Patriots punch ticket to Super Bowl with gritty 10-7 win over Broncos

DENVER (AP) – Drake Maye ran for 68 yards and threw for 86 in sloppy, snowy conditions and scored New England’s only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Arizona still unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll ahead of showdown with BYU

Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll ahead of Monday night’s showdown at No. 13 BYU, while fellow unbeaten Nebraska climbed to a program-best fifth ahead of its big week in the Big Ten.

Host Italy announces 196-member team for Milan Cortina Olympics

ROME (AP) – Host Italy named its biggest ever Winter Olympics team with 196 athletes set to compete at the Milan Cortina Games starting next week.

SEC sets record with 10 ranked teams, a 1st in 50-year history

NEW YORK (AP) – The Southeastern Conference set a record with 10 teams in The Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.

Swiss champion Basel fires coach Magnin ahead of decisive Europa League clash

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) – Swiss champion Basel fired coach Ludovic Magnin on Monday, three days before a decisive game in the final round of the Europa League.

Switzerland leaves 44-year-old ski-jump great Simon Ammann off team

BERN, Switzerland (AP) – Switzerland left 44-year-old ski-jumping great Simon Ammann out of a team of 175 athletes picked Monday for the Milan Cortina Olympics that includes three defending champions.

US names 232-athlete roster for Milan Cortina Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The U.S. team released its 232-athlete roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday and it includes Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven Americans making their fifth trip to the games.

Philip Rivers removes himself from consideration for Bills head-coaching job

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Philip Rivers called time out, informing the Buffalo Bills he is withdrawing from consideration for the team’s head-coaching job, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.

New All Blacks coach must have test-level experience

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – The successful candidate who replaces Scott Robertson as All Blacks head coach will have to have coached already at test level, New Zealand Rugby has announced.