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Professional Sports

A presidential first: Trump at Super Bowl

By Darlene Superville The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national ...

Pop star Swift gets booed by heavily pro-Eagles crowd

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Taylor-Travis Bowl 2 was a somber affair, unlike its romantic predecessor. Last year, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce locked lips on the field at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as red and gold confetti fell around them like rain after his ...

Moss makes emotional return to ESPN set following cancer treatment

The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Hall of Famer Randy Moss made an emotional return to ESPN’s coverage of the Super Bowl on Sunday, two months after he took a leave from his job to get treated for cancer. Moss was back on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” before Kansas City took on ...

Sports at a glance

Giannis out of All-Star Game Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play in next weekend’s All-Star Game because of a strained left calf, meaning NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will have to pick a replacement. Bucks coach Doc Rivers confirmed Antetokounmpo’s status Sunday, ...

Questionable calls prove not to be decisive

By Josh Dubow The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The officials were a big storyline headed into the Super Bowl thanks in part to social media conspiracy theories about favoritism toward the Kansas City Chiefs. They were a big part of the first quarter of the game with both teams ending ...

Fangio’s defense delivers big plays

By Dan Gelston The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Cooper DeJean took an interception to the house, Zack Baun made a pick in his old professional home and the Eagles so thoroughly thrashed Patrick Mahomes that by the time Kendrick Lamar had “Game Over” brightened in the Superdome ...