Super Bowl champion Patriots should get even stronger this offseason; No. 4 Louisville suspends two top contributors ahead of matchup with No. 12 Virginia; Best of the 2017 Super Bowl: See the best and worst commercials, Lady Gaga, oh, and the Patriots’ incredible comeback; Good luck deciding whether Markelle Fultz or Lonzo Ball will be the top pick in the NBA draft; The Falcons face a big challenge replacing Kyle Shanahan. How about Chip Kelly?; The two Falcons plays (and play calls) that handed the Super Bowl to the Patriots; Julio Jones made an iconic catch. Then the Falcons blew the Super Bowl.; Tom Brady didn’t just have the best Super Bowl ever. He played the greatest football game ever.; LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner elected to T.O.-less Hall of Fame class; Torn ACL for Zach LaVine yet another bad break for the Timberwolves; Matt Ryan beats Tom Brady for MVP award. Brady has his chance Sunday for payback.; Is this T.O.’s year to make the Hall of Fame?; NCAA reportedly is on the verge of blackballing North Carolina for years over ‘bathroom bill’; ‘I blew it': A realistic Kyle Shanahan reportedly assesses his Super Bowl LI calls; Historic comebacks and droughts snapped: Unreal run of championships keeps going; This sad video of Falcons Super Bowl merch getting boxed up is NSFAtlanta; Vegas books stung by Super Bowl props and Pats’ comeback, but they’ll probably survive; No hug, but Tom Brady and Roger Goodell still effectively bury Deflategate; Tom Brady on his missing Super Bowl jersey: ‘It’s going to be on eBay soon, I guess’; Tom Brady won this Super Bowl for his mother, who has cancer; Martellus Bennett’s daughter is giving Riley Curry a run for her money; Super Bowl TV ratings down for second straight year, but not by much; Statistical confessions of an alleged Tom Brady hater; The Atlanta Falcons played the perfect Super Bowl until two key changes undid it all; Eight numbers that show just how crazy Patriots’ comeback in Super Bowl LI really was   National sports stories and blog updates   NCAA reportedly is on the verge of blackballing North Carolina for years over ‘bathroom bill’ One estimate gives the state 12 days to repeal the law or face six-year NCAA-event drought. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Early Lead  •  Read more » ‘I blew it': A realistic Kyle Shanahan reportedly assesses his Super Bowl LI calls A bad game isn't likely to keep one of the top offensive coordinators from taking the 49ers' top job. By Cindy Boren  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Historic comebacks and droughts snapped: Unreal run of championships keeps going Starting with Villanova's last-second win over North Carolina for the NCAA basketball title, sports fans have been treated to a succession of white-knuckle finals studded with historic significance. By Des Bieler  •  Early Lead  •  Read more »   Super Bowl champion Patriots should get even stronger this offseason The Patriots will have an excellent chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   No. 4 Louisville suspends two top contributors ahead of matchup with No. 12 Virginia The Cardinals will be without forward Deng Adel and center Mangok Mathiang for their second meeting with the Cavaliers this season. By Ava Wallace  •  Read more »   Best of the 2017 Super Bowl: See the best and worst commercials, Lady Gaga, oh, and the Patriots’ incredible comeback Luke Bryan's rendition of the national anthem hit the under, President George H.W. Bush's coin flip drew a raucous ovation and the Falcons have the first two touchdowns of the game as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick face the biggest Super Bowl deficit of their time together. By Adam Kilgore and Washington Post  •  Read more »   Good luck deciding whether Markelle Fultz or Lonzo Ball will be the top pick in the NBA draft The Pac-12's biggest stars showed Saturday why they are clearly the top two picks in a loaded 2017 NBA draft class. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   The Falcons face a big challenge replacing Kyle Shanahan. How about Chip Kelly? There's no guarantee Atlanta can return to the Super Bowl, with at least one big change coming in the offseason. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   The two Falcons plays (and play calls) that handed the Super Bowl to the Patriots Looking back at the Super Bowl's pivot points, and surveying the entirety of the NFL during Super Bowl week. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   Julio Jones made an iconic catch. Then the Falcons blew the Super Bowl. When the Falcons should have sealed a Super Bowl victory, they enabled Tom Brady's greatness. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   Tom Brady didn’t just have the best Super Bowl ever. He played the greatest football game ever. How good was Brady's Super Bowl Sunday? Let us count the ways. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner elected to T.O.-less Hall of Fame class Jerry Jones, Terrell Davis, Jason Taylor, Morten Andersen, Kenny Easley also are headed to Canton. Paul Tagliabue misses cut. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Torn ACL for Zach LaVine yet another bad break for the Timberwolves The injury constitutes the latest disappointment in a season full of them for Minnesota. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Matt Ryan beats Tom Brady for MVP award. Brady has his chance Sunday for payback. It's Ryan vs. Brady again on Super Bowl Sunday. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   Is this T.O.’s year to make the Hall of Fame? LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner, Jerry Jones also among candidates up for consideration Saturday. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Fantasy Football Tip Sheet Your cheat sheet for weekly fantasy domination. Sign Up »         Share Sports Break:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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