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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes talks to the media before an NFL football workout Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs are scheduled to play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts bring Texas preps to Super Bowl’s big stage

By Schuyler Dixon - Associated Press

AFC defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) of the Las Vegas Raiders reaches for the flag of NFC quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Cousins rallies NFC to win over AFC in Pro Bowl

By Mark Anderson - Associated Press

Sa'Mir Braccey, 17, throws a pass as she tries out for the Redondo Union High School girls flag football team on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Redondo Beach, Calif. California officials are expected to vote Friday on the proposal to make flag football a girls' high school sport for the 2023-24 school year. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

California weighs making flag football a girls’ school sport

By Amy Taxin - Associated Press

FILE - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wipes the sweat from his head during an NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass., July 30, 2015. Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay, announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 exactly one year after first saying his playing days were over, by posting a brief video lasting just under one minute on social media. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Tom Brady’s ‘for good’ retirement comes at a perfect time

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans walks off the field after Philadelphia Eagles' 31-7 win in NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Texans hire 49ers assistant DeMeco Ryans as head coach

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) greet each other after an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Mahomes aims to lead Chiefs to fifth straight AFC title game

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks while standing between the 2022 and 2023 championship trophies during a ceremony celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

Georgia lineman Devin Willock killed in wreck after title celebration

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes, left, speaks with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart after a news conference ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. The championship football game will be played Monday. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

No. 1 Georgia tries to launch dynasty against emboldened TCU

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith looks on from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Texans fire coach Lovie Smith after just one season

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

A sign sits along a fence outside UC Medical Center where Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamiln remains hospitalized, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Cincinnati. Damar Hamlin has shown what physicians treating him are calling “remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours,” the team announced in a statement on Thursday, three days after the player went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Football fans grapple with violent side of a beloved sport

By Jocelyn Noveck - Associated Press

SoFi Stadium tailgating before college football title game gets slammed shut

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

FILE - Washington quarterback Sonny Jurgensen looks to pass against the Giants during an NFL football game in 1974. The Washington Commanders will retire Pro Football Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen’s No. 9 later this season. The former Washington quarterback and longtime radio broadcaster will be honored in the team's regular-season finale Jan. 7 or 8 against the rival Dallas Cowboys. (AP Photo/File)

LOVERRO: Storied Jurgensen-Kilmer rivalry shaped identity of franchise

By Thom Loverro

A painting that shows the number of Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin is illuminated by candles during a prayer vigil outside University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Cincinnati. Hamlin was taken to the hospital after collapsing on the field during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) **FILE**

Risk, even of death, has always been a part of sports

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

New Zealand's Edward Osei-Nketia, right, and Justin Gatlin of the United States compete during the men's 100 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 27, 2019. The fastest man in New Zealand is ready to try college football. Eddie Osei-Nketia holds his country's 100-meter record and has some rugby experience. He has signed to play for Hawaii and is among a geographically diverse group of international recruits who will suit up on campuses across the United States. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) **FILE**

College football adds broader swath of international players

By Ken Maguire - Associated Press

TCU offensive tackle Marcus Williams (71) celebrates with teammates after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Michigan, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. TCU defeated Michigan 51-45. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) **FILE**

‘Extra juice’: Title-seeking TCU used to underdog label

By Stephen Hawkins - Associated Press