The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, the Bengals’ Hayden Hurst, the 49ers’ George Kittle and the Eagles’ Dallas Goedert play key roles in their teams’ offenses.
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On Basketball: It might be time to re-think NBA All-Star voting
Oklahoma rookie Chet Holmgren, who will miss the entire season, received four votes from NBA players to start in next month’s All-Star Game.
NFL: With Damar Hamlin home and recovering, Bills and Bengals focus on playing
The Bills and Bengals can refocus on their next matchup now that Buffalo’s safety Damar Hamlin has shown remarkable signs in his recovery some three weeks after collapsing on the field in Cincinnati.
‘Just weird’: Injuries mounting in women’s college hoops
Coaches and sports medicine experts are trying to find the reason for a rash of injuries that have forced the postponement or cancelation of several games this season.
Going home: Bills’ Damar Hamlin released from Buffalo hospital
Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from a hospital in Buffalo nine days after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati.
Nordic skiing: Mt. Blue graduate Emma Charles wins national championship
Charles, who is from Farmington, finished first in the junior women classic sprint race finals at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships in Michigan.
Bills’ Hamlin in critical condition after collapse on field
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and was administered CPR before being driven away in an ambulance during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals
United States’ Gio Reyna almost sent home from World Cup for lack of hustle
20-year-old American apologized to his teammates on the U.S. men’s national team and was forgiven.
Soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s body returned to United States
A senior State Department official says Wahl’s body and possessions have been sent back to the U.S. after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar.
Hockey’s history includes Indigenous roots and handful of non-white pioneers
Some of the first elite Indigenous hockey players made it into the league well before Willie O’Ree became the first Black player to skate in an NHL game.