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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Patrick Mahomes is standing on the verge of an unprecedented career: He’s in his fifth Super Bowl, has won three of them already and is trying to win another to pull off a three-peat that has never been done before. He’s won two MVP awards, three Super

By Associated Press (AP) — Howard Twilley, a key receiver for the Miami Dolphins during the team’s perfect 1972 season and a Heisman Trophy runner-up at the University of Tulsa, has died. He was 81. Twilley died Wednesday, according to a Tulsa spokesperson, who confirmed the death with his family. No cause of death was

KFSN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, beating out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in one of the closest MVP races in years. Allen, who led the Bills to the AFC Championship Game, had a career season as the

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, beating out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in one of the closest MVP races in years. Allen, who led the Bills to the AFC Championship Game, had a career season as the leader

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Four new NFL legends are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former defensive end Jared Allen, former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe, former cornerback Eric Allen and former San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates all got the call that they will

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn’s sensational return to the Alpine World Ski Championships ended in disappointment on Thursday after the 40-year-old crashed out of the super-G event. The American was making her first appearance in six years after coming out of retirement last year, but did not finish her first run in

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — There are no words to comfort anybody who’s been affected by a plane crash. In an instant, many lives can be violently cut short – drastically and forever changing the futures of the friends and family who are left behind. It is particularly devastating whenever a large group of

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The US Open will become the first major to offer exemptions to LIV Golf players, introducing new qualification criteria for them to compete in the championship, the USGA announced on Wednesday. It will offer one spot to the highest ranked player in the top three of the LIV Golf

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? That’s not a simple question for the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee. There are 15 modern-era finalists, including Manning, with a limited number of spots available for the class of 2025. While his stats at quarterback weren’t flashy, Manning

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Ten years ago, Jordan Mailata watched the Super Bowl for the first time. The then-17-year-old only cared about one thing: the halftime show. “I only watched the halftime performance because that’s all I knew about the Super Bowl,” he said Tuesday. American football was a far-flung thing

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For many years, Andy Reid was synonymous with midnight green, white and black. Now, he is best known for red, white and gold. Reid was a vastly successful head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons, leading the team to nine playoff appearances, five NFC championship games and

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Neymar said he was left speechless after making his first appearance for Santos since returning to the Brazilian club where he began his illustrious career. Neymar confirmed in January that he was returning to his boyhood club, 12 years after he first left to join Barcelona as one of