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Patriots name Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick's successor

Patriots name Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick's successor

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jerod Mayo spent his entire professional football career learning from Bill Belichick, first as a player and then as an assistant.
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Toronto FC training camp opens with medicals then a flight to warm-weather Florida

Toronto FC training camp opens with medicals then a flight to warm-weather Florida

Toronto FC players are scheduled to report for medicals Saturday before heading south for Florida next Tuesday in search of warm weather.
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South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis happiest when UFC cage door closes

South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis happiest when UFC cage door closes

TORONTO — Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis is in his happy place when he steps into the Octagon, as evidenced by the wide smile always present during pre-fight introductions.
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Macklin Celebrini heads mid-season ranking of North American draft prospects

Macklin Celebrini heads mid-season ranking of North American draft prospects

Canadian Macklin Celebrini sits atop the mid-season draft ranking of North American skaters released Friday by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
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French ski star Pinturault airlifted from course following crash, 6 days after becoming a dad

French ski star Pinturault airlifted from course following crash, 6 days after becoming a dad

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — French ski star Alexis Pinturault crashed in a World Cup super-G race Friday and was airlifted from the course, six days after he became a father for the first time.
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Analysis: Love him or hate him, Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches in sports history

Analysis: Love him or hate him, Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches in sports history

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here . ___ Bill Belichick is on to the next chapter of his life.
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Cornelia Huetter wins super-G to give Austrian women first victory of World Cup season

Cornelia Huetter wins super-G to give Austrian women first victory of World Cup season

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Cornelia Huetter gave Austria its first win of the season on the women's World Cup circuit with a narrow super-G victory on home snow Friday.
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Sarrazin wins World Cup super-G after French teammate Pinturault crashes

Sarrazin wins World Cup super-G after French teammate Pinturault crashes

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — On a bitter-sweet day for the French ski team, emerging star Cyprien Sarrazin raced to a winning run in a World Cup super-G Friday, then watched as teammate and new dad Alexis Pinturault had to be airlifted to a hospital af
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International Ice Hockey Federation signals it could allow Israel to play upcoming events

ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation said Friday that it could allow Israel to play in some upcoming world championship tournaments after earlier indicating that Israeli teams would be barred over concerns about security at the event
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Soto gets record $31 million, 1-year deal with Yankees. Guerrero asks for $19.9M from Blue Jays

Soto gets record $31 million, 1-year deal with Yankees. Guerrero asks for $19.9M from Blue Jays

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $31 million, one-year contract that broke Shohei Ohtani’s record for an arbitration-eligible player. Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. filed for $19.
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