Patriots and Jaguars Prep for AFC Title Showdown
Patriots hold a 10-1 series edge over Jaguars with last meeting a 51-17 NE win. Jaguars seek first Super Bowl, face Bill Belichick coached NE in seventh straight AFC title game. Blake Bortles aims to reduce turnovers as Jacksonville relies on road takeaway strength and Gronkowski leads tight ends in yards.
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NFC Championship Preview Vikings Seek First Super Bowl Return
Vikings hold 6 2 on the road this season and 25.2 percent third down conversion defense while Case Keenum leads with 67.6 percent completion. Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon pace the ground game as Adam Thielen Stefon Diggs and Everson Griffen anchor the offense and defense. Eagles seek first title since 2004 with Nick Foles setting a playoff efficiency mark. Mychal Kendricks faces brother Eric Kendricks in a marquee conference final.
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LeBron and Curry to captain revamped All-Star draft
LeBron James and Stephen Curry will be the All-Star captains picking teams from a pool of top players for the Los Angeles game. Voting put them ahead in their conferences, separating the format from the East versus West battles previous years. The starters include Kyrie Irving DeMar DeRozan Joel Embiid Giannis Antetokounmpo Anthony Davis DeMarcus Cousins and James Harden with reserves to be named by coaches. James pursues 30,000 career points as he nears Kareem Abdul Jabbar and other all-time scorers.
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