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January 28, 2026

 

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FILE - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy as he celebrates the Patriots' victory over the Seattle Seahawks in NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz.

Bill Belichick's snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame is criticized by voters and NFL fans

Bill Belichick won six Lombardi Trophies as a head coach with the Patriots, two as an assistant with the Giants and has more Super Bowl rings than anyone in NFL history. Read More.

'I was lucky' says Djokovic after setting up Australian Open semifinal against Sinner

After a walkover and an in-match retirement, 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. Read More.

Brooks Koepka is excited to be back on the PGA Tour. It comes with nervousness over how he's received

Brooks Koepka was freed from the final year of his contract with Saudi-funded LIV Golf and the first person he called was Tiger Woods. Three weeks later, the PGA Tour created a path back for him that starts at Torrey Pines. Read More.

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Beyond the score

Iga Swiatek of Poland walks from the court following her quarterfinal loss to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.

Are tennis players being treated like zoo animals? Iga Swiatek thinks so

Iga Swiatek picked up a theme that Coco Gauff left the Australian Open with after the 21-year-old American's racket-smashing, frustration-releasing moments away from the court went viral. Read More.

Maxim Naumov takes his dream to Olympics to honor his parents and those killed in airline crash

Maxim Naumov’s parents, who had been coaches at the renowned Skating Club of Boston, were among 67 people killed — more than two dozen of them members of the figure skating community — when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport and fell into the icy Potomac River on January 29, 2025. Read More.

Tough coaching helped Pats QB Drake Maye flourish in his second season

The 23-year-old Maye is one victory away from being the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. He is grateful to have coach Mike Vrabel and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in New England. Read More.

 

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What's next

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel celebrates with the trophy after the AFC Championship NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver.

Mike Macdonald and Mike Vrabel lead Seahawks and Patriots to Super Bowl in quick turnarounds

This marks just the fourth Super Bowl featuring two head coaches in their first or second year with it last happening in the 2008 season when Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin bested Arizona’s Ken Whisenhunt in a matchup of second-year coaches. Read More.

Caitlin Clark joining NBC's 'Sunday Night Basketball' for Lakers-Knicks pregame at MSG

Caitlin Clark is headed to the NBA, at least for a couple of nights. Read More.

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