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Lions lament the one that got away after blowing big lead in NFC championship

The Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions had their best season in generations. Players, coaches and at least some fans are not ready to celebrate at the moment. The Lions let an opportunity slip to play in the Super Bowl for the first time, becoming the first team to lose a 17-point halftime lead in a conference championship game with their 34-31 loss at San Francisco. “We know we accomplished a lot this year, but our ultimate goal was the Super Bowl and we were within reaching distance and there’s nothing worse than almost making it,” Lions linebacker ...

Ravens were excellent this season but still came up short

The Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Less than 24 hours after Baltimore’s season ended with a loss in the AFC championship game, All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton was dealing with both physical and emotional pain. “Body is sore, heart sore,” he said. “But we move on.” The Ravens head into the offseason lamenting an opportunity that got away. Baltimore finished with the best record and best point differential in the NFL and beat other top teams in surprisingly convincing fashion down the stretch, but in their most important test last weekend, the Ravens still couldn’t ...

Will Margot Robbie survive?

Sometimes the universe has a sense of humor. Could there be a more amusing coda to the “Barbie” phenomenon than the Ken doll, played by Ryan Gosling, getting a best supporting actor nomination, while Barbie herself, played by Margot Robbie, got snubbed? The director, Greta Gerwig, too, missed out on the big prize, failing to get a best director nomination. The patriarchy strikes again. “Barbie,” of course, is the annoying, occasionally entertaining $1.4 billion feminist parable that was made into an unstoppable cultural juggernaut last year. In certain circles, if you ...

Iran-backed drone kills 3 US troops in Jordan, Biden says US ‘shall respond’

The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Biden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence during an appearance at a Baptist church’s banquet hall. “We had a ...

Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans, they’re a safety net under stress

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Elisa Reyes has come to Plaza del Sol Family Health Center for doctor’s appointments for more than a decade. She moved away a while ago but keeps returning — even if it means a two-hour roundtrip bus ride. That’s because her two children see the same doctor she does. Because when she’s sick, she can walk in without an appointment. Because the staff at the Queens clinic helped her apply for health insurance and food stamps. “I feel at home. They also speak my language,” Reyes, 33, said in Spanish. “I feel comfortable.” Plaza del ...

Niners’ wild rally gets them past Lions, into Super Bowl

The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers were on the brink, needing a spark to overcome a big deficit and avoid a third straight loss in the conference title game. Brandon Aiyuk delivered with an improbable catch that helped save San Francisco’s season. Purdy’s 51-yard pass that deflected off a defender’s face mask into Aiyuk’s hands helped the Niners rally from 17 points down at halftime to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 on Sunday and reach the Super Bowl. The 49ers (14-5) scored 17 points in an eight-minute span of the third ...