SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Winning the headlines during free agency in March doesn’t typically lead to success in January and February in the NFL. This season, that hasn’t been the case. Two of the most aggressive teams during the free agency period last offseason ended up in the Super Bowl, …

From Groundhog Day to Superbowl Sunday. And how lawmakers are amping up the Tennessee death penalty. Those stories and more in this week’s Mocs News.

MILAN (AP) — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.

MILAN (AP) — Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida won host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday, taking the women’s 3,000 meters in an Olympics-record time.With fans rising to their feet and roaring for her as she competed on her 35th birthday, Lollobrigida finished in 3 minutes, 54.28 seconds, more …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dak Prescott snapping the ball to Jalen Hurts is a play that can only be witnessed at the Pro Bowl Games, the centerpiece for the NFL’s push to grow flag football on the biggest stage this week at the Super Bowl. Prescott wasn’t just filling in at …

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen brought home the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games by winning the downhill on Saturday. It’s his first Olympic crown in his very first Olympic race. Not so long ago, it wasn’t clear if there would be anymore “firsts” for him …

Noah Winter brags he’s been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady. Brady competed in 10 — more than any other player. But Winter will be part of the Super Bowl spectacle for his 30th straight year this year, not in uniform but as the guy in charge of the celebratory confetti …

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — It just wouldn’t feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren’t all there. And this might be the last time they all do it. That’s what three old friends were coming to grips with just before this year’s Super Bowl. The trio of octogenarians are the only …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as offensive. Trump said later Friday that he won’t apologize for the post: …

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics.