A somber Super Bowl reminder in 'Mr. Falcon' CTE diagnosis

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis seemed to transition easily into his post-playing career, landing a job as the manager of the team's training camp hotel and rising through the franchise's front office to vice president.

Cashless Super Bowl coming? Visa says yes

So you're headed to the Super Bowl some year in the future, and you're wondering how much cash you'll need for the big game.

Gurley says he taught Michel to 'run and catch' at Georgia

Todd Gurley says he often communicated with two other former Georgia running backs, Sony Michel and Nick Chubb, during the 2018 season.

LA's Cooks grabs 2nd shot at Super Bowl after Patriots trade

In the past three NFL seasons alone, Brandin Cooks has caught passes from Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Jared Goff while playing for Sean Payton, Bill Belichick and Sean McVay.

In the younger, cheaper NFL, Super Bowl champs get cut, too

A word of warning to all those soon-to-be Super Bowl champions in New England or Los Angeles: Don't get too comfortable. You might be looking for a job fairly soon.

2 baseball scouts have intriguing ties to Super Bowl QBs

The Montreal Expos would be thrilled with this Super Bowl. And those who used to be part of the defunct baseball franchise's evaluation process certainly are, even all these years later.

Media night more like a mosh pit and Mardi Gras

Super Bowl Media Night is the NFL's version of a rock concert, with player interviews rather than music.

Sean McVay's high school teammates dish on Rams coach

They were memories to last a lifetime. Playing football alongside Sean McVay at the Marist School in Atlanta, Chris Ashkouti, Chris Davis and Michael Ashkouti became good friends with their quarterback who is now the head coach of the L.A. Rams.

Rams' Gurley says he doesn't care about Super Bowl role

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Todd Gurley is a serious sports fan who loves going to the Super Bowl each winter, attending all of the decadent parties and soaking up the game-day atmosphere. The Los Angeles Rams' superstar running back will miss out on most of those wild parties this year in Atlanta, but he doesn't mind too much.

Barrett, No. 2 Duke pull away to beat Georgia Tech 66-53

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Mike Krzyzewski could tell something was off with his Duke team, so he burned a timeout shortly after halftime to talk about it. That the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with yet another double-figure victory taught the Hall of Fame coach something significant about them. RJ Barrett had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke pulled away to beat Georgia Tech 66-53 Saturday...

Crump's 21 points lift hot-shooting Dogs past Texas, 98-88

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Tom Crean couldn't help but marvel at Georgia's shooting from the floor, on 3-pointers and from the free-throw line. "Not sure I've ever coached a team in all my 19 years that shot that well," said Crean, the former Indiana and Marquette coach in his first season in Athens. Tyree Crump scored 21 points while setting a career high with six 3-pointers and...

Pepsi, Coke vie for publicity days before Super Bowl

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola and rival Pepsi are vying for publicity in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.

With voodoo dolls, cookies Saints fans protest missed call

A New Orleans bakery is turning out thousands of cookies with a picture of a referee with a circle and slash mark across it in red icing.