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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Roger Goodell will not be returning the draft picks stripped from the New England Patriots for the use of deflated footballs in the 2014 AFC championship game. The NFL commissioner said Wednesday at the owners' meetings that he responded to a letter from Patriots owner Robert Kraft seeking reinstatement of the first-round selection in next month's draft and a fourth-rounder

DENVER (AP) — If this 17th matchup with Tom Brady was indeed the final one, Peyton Manning got the last laugh — thanks to Von Miller. The star of Denver's dominant defense had 2 1/2 sacks, an interception and a pass breakup in the Broncos' 20-18 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday...

NEW YORK (AP) — New England's Danny Amendola has been fined $23,152 for a blindside block during a punt in the Patriots' playoff victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL announced the fine on Friday. Amendola was back as the return man when Kansas City's Jamell Fleming circled under a kick in an attempt to down it inside the 5 yard-line...

Tom Brady passed for 356 yards and four touchdowns, and the New England Patriots routed the Miami Dolphins, 36-7, in Foxborough, Mass., on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge deflated "Deflategate" Thursday, erasing New England quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for a controversy that the NFL claimed threatened football's integrity. U.S. District Judge Richard M...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL suspended Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady for the first four games of the season, fined the New England Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks Monday as punishment for deflating footballs used in the AFC title game...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him...

Seeing his beloved New England Patriots win the Super Bowl may be the second most memorable sight this fan witnessed this month.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Tom Brady and the Patriots made this Super Bowl all about football, not footballs. Clutch football, spiced by a sensational fourth-quarter rally and a goal-line, game-saving interception. The record-setting Brady threw for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Julian Edelman with 2:02 remaining Sunday night as New England rallied from a 10-point deficit to win its fourth

The Super Bowl is this Sunday and the odds are pretty even. The Seahawks are slight underdogs, according to the oddsmakers.