49ers general manager John Lynch meets ... CNN's John Lynch

San Francisco's "Captain America" has reached the Super Bowl. And so have I.

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US women's soccer star eyes 'potential' career as kicker in NFL

Carli Lloyd has played in soccer World Cup finals. She's played in Olympic gold medal games. She's played in domestic cup finals.

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Why Italy remembers Bryant 'as a son, not as a star'

Kobe Bryant may have made his name in the US but some of his most formative years were spent in Italy.

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Tony Gonzalez thinks T.J. Hockenson can be an All-Pro and wants to help

T.J. Hockenson was the eighth overall pick of the Detroit Lions in last spring’s NFL Draft and became the highest drafted tight end since Vernon Davis went sixth overall to the San Francisco 49ers in 2006. The high hopes for Hockenson to become Matt Patricia’s Detroit version of Rob Gronkowski didn’t completely manifest as a [more]

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Packers part ways with receivers coach Alvis Whitted

The Green Bay Packers have elected to part ways with wide receivers coach Alvis Whitted. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced the decision in a statement released by the team on Thursday night. “We want to thank Alvis for all that he contributed to our success this season,” LaFleur said. “He’s a great man and [more]

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Report: John Pagano interviewed for Broncos outside linebacker job

Former Houston Texans assistant coach John Pagano interviewed for the vacant outside linebackers coaching job with the Denver Broncos on Thursday, according to Ryan O’Halloran of the Denver Post. Pagano spent the last two seasons as a senior defensive assistant and outside linebackers coach for the Texans. Pagano and Broncos head coach Vic Fangio both [more]

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Tom Brady posts cryptic message to Twitter

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady posted a cryptic message to his Twitter account on Thursday night in the form of a grainy black-and-white photograph. The photo showed a silhouette of Brady walking in the tunnel of a stadium with the football field in the distance. It’s tough to tell if he’s is walking toward [more]

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