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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The kickers have been an afterthought in most Super Bowls, but in a close game they can make all the difference. Harrison Butker’s 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left gave the Kansas City Chiefs a 38-35 win over Philadelphia in last season’s game. Butker

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A wrecking crew tearing down a burned-out St. Louis factory accidentally knocked a brick wall into a transmission tower, causing a brief explosion and power to flicker for some downtown buildings. No one was hurt, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Board of Aldermen lost its livestream, forcing officials

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Years before Taylor Swift grew into the global superstar who has become the talk of this Super Bowl, she was just a young Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, singer happy to strum her guitar and perform as the opening act for the biggest sporting events in town. The U.S.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes four years ago when the teams last met in the Super Bowl. The Niners held a 10-point lead and had possession with less than 10 minutes to play before

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The biggest reason why the Chiefs will beat the 49ers for their third Super Bowl title in four trips over the past five years is quite simple: experience. The Chiefs can lean on what they learned and endured over a dominant six-year run with Patrick

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maybe it will be a long touchdown pass by Patrick Mahomes, or a sack by Nick Bosa. Perhaps there will be a last-second field goal. The key play of this year’s Super Bowl between Kansas City and San Francisco could be obvious when it happens.

By The Associated Press SAINT CHARLES, Mo (AP) — EJ Bellinger had 13 points in Tennessee State’s 65-55 victory over Lindenwood on Thursday. Bellinger also had six rebounds for the Tigers (14-10, 7-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. scored 12 points while shooting 3 for 6 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Led by Evan Eursher and Rob Martin with 16 points each, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 88-69 on Thursday night. The Redhawks are now 8-16 on the season, while the Golden Eagles dropped to 7-17.

By The Associated Press FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State Bison defeated the Kansas City Roos 82-78 in overtime on Thursday night led by Andrew Morgan’s 31 points. The Bison are now 11-13 with the win and the Kangaroos fell to 10-15.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have been getting a chippy in practice this week as kickoff for the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers approaches, culminating in a scuffle involving members of the offensive and defensive lines on Wednesday. Left guard Trey Smith, who carries

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 19 points, Chloe Kitts had 12 points and five blocks and No. 1 South Carolina handily won its first game with leading scorer Kamilla Cardoso out for Olympic qualifying in an 83-45 victory over Missouri. Cardoso, a contender for Southeastern Conference player

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would become one of the last Republican-led states to enact a so-called “stand your ground” law under a bill being considered by lawmakers. State Sen. Brian Hardin says he brought the bill Thursday at the urging of his constituents. He also wants to keep

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina freshman reserve Sahnya Jah has been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. The program announced the status of the 6-foot Jah about 40 minutes before the top-ranked Gamecocks faced Missouri on Thursday night. Jah is from Alexandria, Virginia. She has appeared in 16 games this season, averaging

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state Sen. Loren Lippincott is touting a bill that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.” The hacker would spend his or her days trying to break into the state’s computer network and election equipment and software. The idea

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (AP) — The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday it distributed an average of $51.3 million — up $1.4 million from last year — to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August. The SEC said it divided $741 million of total revenue among its members. That included $718 million distributed

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — For the first time since her husband Lamar Hunt coined the term “Super Bowl,” and their team promptly lost to the Green Bay Packers, the matriarch of the Kansas City Chiefs will not be at the big game Sunday. Norma Hunt died this past summer

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — When the Super Bowl was in the balance in the fourth quarter a year ago, coach Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs put a twist on their frequent pre-snap motion. That led to two wide-open touchdown passes that helped the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles

By MATT BROWN and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear some conservatives on cable news or on social media tell it, Taylor Swift is part of an elaborate plot to help Democrats win the November election. “I wonder who’s going to win the Super Bowl next month,” wrote former Republican presidential candidate