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Birthdays – Feb. 14

Jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker is 80. TV personality Pat O'Brien ("The Insider," "Access Hollywood") is 75. Magician Teller of Penn and Teller is 75. Actor Ken Wahl ("Wiseguy") is 66. Opera singer Renee Fleming is 64. Actor Meg Tilly is 63. Singer-music producer Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! is 62. Actor Sakina Jaffey ("House of Cards") is 61. Actor Enrico Colantoni ("Just Shoot Me") is 60. Actor Zach Galligan ("Gremlins") is 59. Actor Valente Rodriguez (TV's "George Lopez," film's "Erin Brockovich") is 59. Bassist Ricky Wolking of The Nixons is 57. Actor Simon Pegg (2009's "Star Trek") is 53. Bassist Kevin Baldes of Lit is 51. Singer Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty is 51. Actor Danai Gurira ("Black Panther") is 45. Actor Matt Barr ("Blood and Treasure") is 39. Actor Jake Lacy ("The Office") is 37. Actor Tiffany Thornton ("Sonny With a Chance") is 37. Actor Brett Dier ("Jane the Virgin") is 33. Actor Freddie Highmore ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Bates Motel") is 31.

Miller, Pack lead No. 15 Miami to win at North Carolina

Jordan Miller had 24 points and 11 rebounds as No. 15 Miami took over after halftime then had to hold off a late rally to beat North Carolina 80-72. Nijel Pack added 23 points for the Hurricanes. In other AP Top 25 action on Monday, No. 9 Baylor beat West Virginia and Texas Tech upset No. 6 Texas.

Super Bowl-winning combo will be leading Chiefs into future

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid celebrated his second Super Bowl win and said the feeling never gets old. As long as Reid is dialing up plays and Patrick Mahomes is executing them, the Chiefs will be in contention to get right back into this spot.

Analysis: Super Bowl had feel-good vibes for all

The Super Bowl had something for everyone. Long before Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the biggest winner of this NFL season walked onto the field. Damar Hamlin came out to a rousing ovation during a pregame ceremony honoring the men and women who saved his life.

NFL takes no breaks as Chiefs' Super Bowl revelry wanes

The Kansas City Chiefs awoke Monday still reveling in the glow of their second Super Bowl title in a four-year span, while the Philadelphia Eagles were left to lament how close they came to winning another Lombardi Trophy of their own. The rest of the league? Well, they’ve been looking toward the future for a while now.

Bruins' Ullmark is NHL's biggest goalie surprise this season

Few expected Linus Ullmark to be the top goaltender in the NHL and backstop the Boston Bruins to the best record in the league. The same goes with Stuart Skinner in Edmonton and Logan Thompson in Vegas. All three were All-Stars and are among the biggest goalie surprises this season.

Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts

The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in Europe.

UNLV ranked for first time in 29 years; South Carolina No. 1

The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history.