Patriots Mount a Comeback for the Ages to Win a Fifth Super Bowl

HOUSTON — The chants rang out loud and long at NRG Stadium in South Texas, not from bars or living rooms across New England, until a wall of sound enveloped a team and a quarterback on a mission. “Brady, Brady,” the fans screamed, and it is in moments like this — the first overtime in Super Bowl history —…

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Renard, Sredojević linked to Black Stars job as Grant hints of exit after AFCON

Avram Grant parried away questions about his future with the Black Stars after the Africa Cup of Nations, saying he was motivated to win something for Ghana and to make Ghanaians happy. A politically correct response to increasing interest in his future as his two-year contract with Ghana runs out next month with speculations about the Israeli’s future, with…

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President Obama, a White Sox Fan, Welcomes the Cubs to the White House

WASHINGTON — The team that wins the World Series typically visits the White House during the subsequent baseball season. But President Obama wanted none of that tradition. With his presidency down to its final week, and the start of the 2017 season still more than two months away, Mr. Obama arranged for the Chicago Cubs to celebrate on Monday….

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About Utah: Looking to slide Ghana into the games

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA — When Akwasi Frimpong got on the phone earlier this year and called the Ghana Olympic Committee, the conversation went something like this: Akwasi: “I’d like to compete for Ghana in the skeleton, I’ve got my own sled and it will cost you nothing.”  GOC: “Fine.” Some men want to be the first person…

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