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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson (53) walks off the field following an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Indianapolis. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis. The Colts said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 4, 3018, that the team is “heartbroken” by Jackson’s death. Authorities say the driver that struck them before dawn on Sunday tried to flee on foot but was quickly captured.

Monday funeral in Atlanta for Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson (53) walks off the field following an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Indianapolis. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis. The Colts said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 4, 3018, that the team is “heartbroken” by Jackson’s death. Authorities say the driver that struck them before dawn on Sunday tried to flee on foot but was quickly captured.

February 8, 2018, 9:55am Nation & World

Funeral services have been arranged for Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, who was killed with his Uber driver when authorities say a drunken driver living illegally in the U.S. struck them along a highway. Read story

Rachael Denhollander hugs Det. Lt. Andrea Munford on Monday after the third and final day of sentencing in Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Mich., where Nassar was sentenced on three counts of sexual assault.

USA Gymnastics sets up fund for athletes abused by Nassar

Rachael Denhollander hugs Det. Lt. Andrea Munford on Monday after the third and final day of sentencing in Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Mich., where Nassar was sentenced on three counts of sexual assault.

February 8, 2018, 9:51am Nation & World

USA Gymnastics has established a fund it says is designed to assist gymnasts who were victims of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar. Read story

Philadelphia Eagles stand atop a news van while waiting for the team to deplane Monday at Philadelphia International Airport a day after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52.

Philadelphia gears up to shut down for Eagles parade

Philadelphia Eagles stand atop a news van while waiting for the team to deplane Monday at Philadelphia International Airport a day after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52.

February 7, 2018, 9:53am Nation & World

Philadelphia is gearing up and shutting down for its first-ever Super Bowl parade, with universities, schools and city offices all shuttering and mass transit being shifted to serve the needs of parade-going Eagles fans. Read story

Separated in age by about a decade, Lindsey Vonn, left, and Mikaela Shiffrin head to the Pyeongchang Olympics as the past, present and future of ski racing in the United States and around the world.

Vonn, Shiffrin are Alpine’s best past, present, future

Separated in age by about a decade, Lindsey Vonn, left, and Mikaela Shiffrin head to the Pyeongchang Olympics as the past, present and future of ski racing in the United States and around the world.

February 6, 2018, 7:00pm National Sports

Separated in age by about a decade, Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin head to the Pyeongchang Olympics as the past, present and future of ski racing in the United States and around the world. Read story

Portland's Peter Jacobsen returns to play in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week. It is a confluence of some of the most important elements on the PGA Tour, from corporate to entertainment, from professionals to amateurs. That’s what brought Jacobsen back to play at age 63.

Column: Pebble Beach more than a meeting of land and sea

Portland's Peter Jacobsen returns to play in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week. It is a confluence of some of the most important elements on the PGA Tour, from corporate to entertainment, from professionals to amateurs. That’s what brought Jacobsen back to play at age 63.

February 6, 2018, 6:30pm National Sports

Pebble Beach is renowned as the most felicitous meeting of land and sea. The tournament is a meeting of a different variety. Read story

FILE In this Feb. 4, 2018 file photo fans brave cold temperatures as they wait to get into U.S. Bank Stadium before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The extreme cold that settled over Minneapolis during the Super Bowl has some wondering if the NFL’s marquee event will ever return. Despite some complaints about the weather, many who attended say it wasn’t a negative. The NFL has used the Super Bowl as a reward for municipalities that pump public money into new venues. The next four Super Bowls will be held at warm-weather sites, all of them with new or recently renovated stadiums.

Questions raised about frigid Super Bowls

FILE In this Feb. 4, 2018 file photo fans brave cold temperatures as they wait to get into U.S. Bank Stadium before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The extreme cold that settled over Minneapolis during the Super Bowl has some wondering if the NFL’s marquee event will ever return. Despite some complaints about the weather, many who attended say it wasn’t a negative. The NFL has used the Super Bowl as a reward for municipalities that pump public money into new venues. The next four Super Bowls will be held at warm-weather sites, all of them with new or recently renovated stadiums.

February 5, 2018, 4:12pm National Sports

After years of planning and many millions in spending, there was one thing organizers of Super Bowl 52 couldn’t control — a Minnesota winter. Read story

Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Foles holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33.

Nick Foles a Super Bowl MVP and unlikely folk hero in Philly

Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Foles holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33.

February 4, 2018, 9:18pm National Sports

Cast aside once in Philadelphia, Nick Foles delivered the city its first Super Bowl title, and he outdueled the great Tom Brady to do it. Read story

Philadelphia Eagles’ Brandon Graham, center, strips the ball from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles recovered the fumble.

Graham’s strip-sack of Brady hands Super Bowl to Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles’ Brandon Graham, center, strips the ball from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles recovered the fumble.

February 4, 2018, 9:17pm National Sports

The stage was set for another dramatic Super Bowl comeback for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Read story

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) holds his daughter, Lily James, after winning the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33.

Eagles outlast Patriots for 1st Super Bowl, 41-33

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) holds his daughter, Lily James, after winning the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33.

February 4, 2018, 7:54pm Latest News

The Philadelphia Eagles’ flight from last to first ended up with a Lombardi Trophy. Read story

United States' Lindsey Vonn competes during an alpine ski, women's world Cup downhill race, in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018.

Vonn records 81st win ahead of Olympics

United States' Lindsey Vonn competes during an alpine ski, women's world Cup downhill race, in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018.

February 4, 2018, 9:46am National Sports

Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill of the weekend on Sunday in a perfect dress rehearsal for the Pyeongchang Olympics. Read story