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BANGKOK (AP) — A soccer player who has refugee status in Australia told a Thai court Monday that he refuses to be voluntarily extradited to Bahrain, which has asked for his return to serve a prison sentence for a crime he denies committing. Hakeem al-Araibi's rejection of extradition means a trial...

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America's major professional sports leagues are split on how to get a piece of the action from legal sports betting after failing to get early adopting states to cut them in. But they are back in the game this year with several state...

UPDATED: 5:25 p.m. By Brian Stelter, CNN Business (CNN) — Super Bowl LIII averaged 100.7 million viewers across several channels and streaming outlets, according to Nielsen. Viewership on the CBS broadcast network and on the web combined was the lowest total for a Super Bowl match-up since 2009,...

PHILADELPHIA ( WIP Sportsradio ) — Carson Wentz's representative reached out to a handful of select Eagles reporters last week in an attempt to finally address Joe Santoliquito's Philly Voice article last month, which called the Eagles quarterback selfish. Wentz did not completely deny the story,...

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta artist says a building with his mural of Colin Kaepernick was destroyed days before the Super Bowl, so eight more are being made. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports artist Fabian Williams says the building was torn down last week and was about a mile from the...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Football fans bet legally on the Super Bowl from states other than Nevada for the first time Sunday, with the excitement spreading from Las Vegas to as far as Rhode Island. Sunday's big game was the first major sporting event for sportsbooks in a handful of states that opened after...

By Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Defenses dominated what was supposed to be a super shootout, until Tom Brady led one classic drive to win the New England Patriots their record-tying sixth Super Bowl. Brady threw two perfect passes to Rob Gronkowski to set up rookie Sony...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — This year's Super Bowl was painful to watch for many Eagles fans knowing the Birds are getting dethroned as champions. "It's more of a funeral for my hopes and dreams," said Ryan Brown, one of many Eagles fans who decided to hit the town to watch the game. "This is...

By Mae Anderson and Alexandra Olson, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl Sunday is kicking off. Prepare to be entertained ... by the ads. Each year's slate of Super Bowl ads offers a snapshot of the American psyche. Forty-plus brands have shelled out millions for the chance to win over live...

By Doug Criss, CNN (CNN) -- The Super Bowl is upon us once again -- and the thought of it makes your stomach queasy. Maybe you're tired of seeing the New England Patriots in the big game EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Maybe you feel like your team was robbed of its opportunity to play this weekend in Atlanta...