As India counts dead, brutality of Hindu-Muslim riot emerges
NEW DELHI (AP) — The wounded came in waves. First in ones and twos, limping up the steps and staggering through the alum...
Scars of violence haunt India’s capital after deadly riots
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s hard-line Hindu nationalists watched anti-government protests centered in Muslim communities fo...
Greek islanders attack riot police in migrant camp protests
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government hoped to defuse tensions after protests over plans for new migrant camps on tw...
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 24 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided wit...
Greece: Clashes on islands over new migrant camps
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Clashes broke out overnight on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios, where residents tried to pre...
NFL 101: What’s ahead as next century of pro football begins
MIAMI — The NFL's centennial season concluded with a championship a half-century in the making.
Goodell: Diversity in coach/executive hirings must improve
MIAMI — Stopping short of saying the Rooney Rule is not working, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell noted Wednesday the league needs change to its minorit...
Rapper Missy Elliott, H.E.R. team up for Pepsi Super Bowl ad
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Almost three years ago, Missy Elliott sent a tweet to a then under-the-radar artist whose music she admired and told her that ...
49ers CEO Jed York goes from vilified to Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York got rid of his third coach in as many seasons three years ago and faced calls for his remo...
Hunt family finally gets to see Chiefs back in Super Bowl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clark Hunt remembers well the celebrations four years ago that surrounded the golden anniversary of the Super Bowl, the championshi...
Mahomes gives Reid best hope to win that elusive Super Bowl
Andy Reid revitalized the Kansas City Chiefs the same way he did with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Violence escalates in Beirut as anti-government anger flares
BEIRUT — Lebanese security forces used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes with hundreds of anti-government protesters outside the c...
Riots in Lebanon’s capital leave more than 150 injured
BEIRUT — Police fired volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters amid some of the worst ...
Stopping Titans RB Derrick Henry a goal for Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first thing that most NFL defensive coordinators prioritize is stopping the run, even in this modern pass-happy era, because th...
Titans, Chiefs on verge of Super Bowl, play for AFC title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid rarely digs into his own past, preferring to stay in the moment or focus squarely on the future. It's an approach that ha...
Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
BOSTON — Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros.
On Football: Some answers, lots of questions for title games
After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense fro...
Patriots star Edelman arrested for vandalism in California
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — New England Patriots star Julian Edelman was arrested in Southern California on suspicion of misdemeanor vandalism after jumpi...
Browns, Pats’ McDaniels meet for 7 hours about coaching job
CLEVELAND — Josh McDaniels is back home. Maybe not just to visit.
Heisman reunion: 5 winners suit up for Ravens-Titans matchup
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The top prize for individual excellence in college football is the Heisman Trophy. For the first time in the Super Bowl era, five ...
Patriots in unfamiliar spot entering offseason of unknowns
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the first time in three years, the Patriots won't enter the offseason following a Super Bowl appearance.
Derrick Henry, Titans stun Patriots 20-13 in wild-card upset
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the eerie Foxborough fog lifted, it became clear that New England's reign atop the NFL was ending.
T.S. Eliot letters show love for muse but poet downplays it
PHILADELPHIA — Recently unveiled letters from T.S. Eliot to his muse Emily Hale show how much he loved his longtime friend, but a statement from beyon...
Now NFL rushing leader, Derrick Henry his own worst critic
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No one is a harsher critic of Titans running back Derrick Henry than himself.
T.S. Eliot letters to muse to be unveiled after 60 years
After more than 60 years spent sealed up in a library storage facility, about 1,000 letters written by poet T.S. Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will ...
Column: Think you know 2020? Some sports predictions for you
Predictions aren't for the faint of heart, as anyone who has ever given money to a bookmaker can attest. Strange things can happen, which is a big rea...
Chiefs top Bolts 31-21 to earn No. 2 seed, first-round bye
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mecole Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown, Damien Williams took a handoff 84 yards for another score, and the Kan...
49ers-Seahawks prime-time showdown highlights Week 17
The return of Beast Mode. A division title on the line. Possible home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Broncos hopeful after longest playoff drought for SB champ
DENVER — After changing his head coach or starting quarterback each of the past five winters, John Elway seems to have finally hit on rookies Vic Fang...