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PHOENIX - As fans gather for Sunday's Super Bowl in Arizona, billboard trucks are expected to travel around Phoenix with messages reminding revelers of what critics see as an inadequate NFL response to domestic violence involving star NFL players. Dispatched by an anti-sexism group...

Revolution dancers take third at conference championship The Revolution dance team finished third in the Northern Lights Conference at the championship meet Friday, Jan. 23, in Pierz. Pequot Lakes placed third in high kick with a rank total of 9. Aitkin took first, followed by...

Twenty-six youth skiers from the Mount Ski Gull (MSG) Alpine Racing Team participated in the Northland Junior Race Series (NJRS) meet at Lutsen Mountain on Sunday, Jan. 25. Eight placed in the top three of their respective divisions. In the girls age 8-9 group, Millie Taylor of Crosslake...

My dad always said that "It takes a big person to admit when they're wrong." Well, I admit that 25 years ago I was part of a sports staff at the Brainerd Dispatch that made a mistake. The week before the kickoff event in the winter of 1991, we heard there was a new ice fishing tournament...

Whenever Marshawn Lynch decides to leave the National Football League, one thing is for certain: It will be on his terms. OK, two things. He also won't pop up six months later as an analyst for the NFL Network, and he is not going to kick Jon Gruden out of the color role on...

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Seattle's No. 1-ranked defense is one of the things keeping New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick awake at night this week. Belichick has studied the team from 2012, when the teams last played, and measured their progress in quality and depth. He marveled...

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft opened Monday's press conference with a stern statement in which he voiced displeasure for the way the NFL is handling the "Deflategate" investigation and how media is covering it, with assumption of guilt from the head coach...

Pete Carroll had a mission when he took over as coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 -- to prove that his large-and-in-charge coaching model could work in the NFL. It was not the way things operated during his three years in New England. "This is a football game we play," Carroll...

The NFL and YouTube announced a partnership on Monday that will deliver content on a new channel. Through the official NFL channel on YouTube -- and video directly viewable for Google Search users -- the partnership will enable fans to engage with NFL content on computers, tablets...

The New York Jets will hire Rex Hogan as their director of college scouting and Brian Heimerdinger to a prominent front-office role, according to NFL Network. Hogan served as a national scout for the Chicago Bears, but was released from his contract. He had been a scout with the...

New England Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater said Saturday that the NFL Players Association has recommended players avoid publicly talking about the league's ongoing investigation regarding under inflated footballs. "I'd love to get into that with you, but we have been instructed...

By Andrew Both Reuters More than 100 million Americans are expected to watch this year's Super Bowl, but there are about 7 billion people in the rest of the world who may not be so captivated. The NFL has a loyal following in countries including Britain, Australia, Canada...