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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after winning Super Bowl LV against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. (STEPHEN M. DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after winning Super Bowl LV against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. (STEPHEN M. DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

NFL: Buccaneers beat Chiefs in Super Bowl 55 as Tom Brady wins ring No. 7

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, February 7, 2021
TAMPA — Tom Brady made the Buccaneers, their fans and their city believe from the moment he arrived in Tampa Bay. With help from old friend Rob Gronkowski and a ferocious defense, Brady and the Buccaneers are Super Bowl champions.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist after an NFL divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams on Jan. 16 in Green Bay, Wis. (MIKE ROEMER/Associated Press)

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist after an NFL divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams on Jan. 16 in Green Bay, Wis. (MIKE ROEMER/Associated Press)

NFL: Rodgers wins 3rd MVP, Donald gets 3rd top defensive player

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, February 6, 2021
A pair of Aarons pulled off an NFL hat trick Saturday night. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers earned his third Associated Press Most Valuable Player award, while Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald took his third top defensive player prize at NFL Honors.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) celebrates running back Joseph Addai's three-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots on Jan. 21, 2007, in Indianapolis. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) celebrates running back Joseph Addai's three-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots on Jan. 21, 2007, in Indianapolis. (AP FILE PHOTO)

NFL: Manning, Woodson, Megatron headed to Hall

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Though others have eclipsed him in some sections of the record book, Peyton Manning’s stamp on the NFL is very much a thing of 2021 and beyond.
Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton is fouled by Buchholz forward Alicia Bryant during Friday’s District 2-6A championship game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Na’Haviya Paxton is fouled by Buchholz forward Alicia Bryant during Friday’s District 2-6A championship game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Buchholz rallies with 21-0 run as Columbia fails to win first district title since 1999

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, February 5, 2021
Columbia took a 10-point lead midway through the third quarter, poised to end a 22-year district title drought. But then, the Lady Tigers went cold. Ice cold. Buchholz turned the game around with tenacious defense and easy buckets in transition.
In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speak during Opening Night for Super Bowl 55 on Monday. (NFL)

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speak during Opening Night for Super Bowl 55 on Monday. (NFL)

NFL: Storylines galore as Brady and Mahomes hook up in Super Bowl

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, February 5, 2021
Someone will make history Sunday in a Super Bowl so filled with storylines it would fill a season of TV programming. Tom Brady, already the true Game of Thrones king, going for a seventh ring.
Columbia guard Dante Brown soars past Santa Fe center Jonathan Lee to score a layup on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Dante Brown soars past Santa Fe center Jonathan Lee to score a layup on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Balanced effort helps Columbia hold off Santa Fe for eighth win in a row

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Marcus Peterson had a big first quarter. It was Tray Tolliver’s turn in the second and back to Peterson in the third. Then in the fourth, it was Charleston Ponds who put Santa Fe away to deliver Columbia its eighth win in a row.