Ryan and Jones were surrounded by media at Monday's Super Bowl Opening Night show at Minute Maid Park, the home of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros, with the dynamic ball carriers content to field questions in the background.
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Atlanta's unsung ground game complements Ryan's air show
Quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Julio Jones get top-billing in the high-flying Falcons' attack, but running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman helped turn Atlanta into a scoring machine. Ryan and Jones were surrounded by media at Monday's Super Bowl Opening Night show at Minute Maid Park, the home of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros, with the dynamic ball carriers content to field questions in the background.
Raptors' Lowry joins condemnation of Trump travel ban
Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Kyle Lowry is the latest member of the National Basketball Association community to blast U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, describing it as "absolute bullshit." Lowry, Raptors president Masai Ujiri and head coach Dwane Casey pulled no punches on Monday when asked about the executive order by Trump to halt the U.S. refugee program and temporarily bar citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
Thomas pens strong finish as Celtics jolt Pistons
Isaiah Thomas performed more of his fourth-quarter magic and the Boston Celtics blew an 11-point lead but held off the Detroit Pistons 113-109 for the their fourth straight victory on Wednesday night. Thomas, who entered the game averaging a league-best and record-pace 10.0 points per game in the fourth quarter, scored 24 of his 41 points in the final 12 minutes.
USOC say foreign athletes not affected by Trump travel ban
The U.S. Olympic Committee said on Monday they were told by the U.S. government that President Donald Trump's ban on visitors from some Muslim-majority countries should not impact athletes traveling to the United States for international events. USOC leaders have received a number of inquiries about the impact of Trump's travel ban and said the U.S. government told them it would work to ensure foreign athletes get expedited access to the United States for international competitions.
Brady pumped up to dispel asterisk over Deflategate
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is the man who has everything -- leading man good looks, super model Gisele Bundchen as his wife, lovely children and hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings. Everything, that is, except the fifth Super Bowl ring he is fiercely determined to win on Feb. 5 against the Atlanta Falcons.
Kyrgios hopes team spirit can help overcome Seppi loss
Nick Kyrgios struggled to deal with the furor over his shock second round meltdown at the Australian Open but said the return to a team environment with Davis Cup had helped him through it. The local hope was jeered off the court by sections of the crowd after squandering a two-set lead and throwing a tantrum in the 1-6 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 10-8 loss to Italian Andreas Seppi on Jan. 18.
Falcons' Freeman looking for payday
Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman says he will look to maximize his earning potential as he heads into the final year of his contract because the punishing nature of his position means he might not have a long career. A fourth-round draft choice in 2014, Freeman has one more season remaining on a rookie deal that pays him $800,000 including bonuses.
Super Bowl Opening Night open to all
It was Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday when the National Football League opened its borders to all saying; give us your weird, your strange and wackiest questions. Members of the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, who will clash on Sunday to decide the NFL championship, kicked off Super Bowl week taking turns facing an eclectic media mob in a televised prime time question-and-answer free-for-all where very little is out of bounds.
Freeman, Cope to answer MP questions on Team Sky probe
Former Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman and Simon Cope, who delivered a medical package to cyclist Bradley Wiggins at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine, will be questioned by MPs next month over allegations of wrongdoing. Former coach Shane Sutton told MPs last month that the package had contained medicine that was administered to the British 2012 Tour de France winner by Freeman.
Federer says his game-style made him believe he could win 18th slam
In his darkest moments last year when he doubted if he would ever get back to full fitness following his knee injury, Roger Federer clung on to one thought -- he still had the game to maybe sneak another grand slam title. He was right.
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