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Beltran to sit out Astros' White House visit

Breakthrough: The Astros celebrate winning their first ever World Series.

When the Houston Astros visit President Donald Trump at the White House to celebrate their World Series championship, they'll do so without recently retired outfielder Carlos Beltran.

'I'm not a loser anymore': Super Bowl celebration brings catharsis amid some chaos

Party time: Philadelphia Eagles stand atop a news van while waiting for the team to deplane/

Philadelphia Eagles fans awoke Monday to sunshine and cold, nursing foggy brains that might still be trying to piece together the new reality confronting them. Along Broad Street, city sanitation workers had done such a stellar job of clean-up overnight, it might make one wonder: Was Sunday night real? Did the Eagles really win the Super Bowl? Did the raucous celebration, the tangle of overjoyed humanity - and the inevitable pockets of debauchery - really happen?

This is not Tom Brady's epilogue

Uncertain future: Tom Brady walks off the field after losing the Super Bowl.

The duel was over and a younger, unlikely gun by the name of Nick Foles was at the podium in the MVP room. Tom Brady knows that piece of real estate well. He had occupied it - no, owned it - after four superb performances in his five Super Bowl victories.

Several Eagles players skipping White House visit

"I personally do not anticipate attending that": Malcolm Jenkins.

Malcolm Jenkins and Chris Long shared a kinship that went beyond the fact that they were teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles' defense. One of the leaders of the national anthem player demonstrations, Jenkins was joined by Long, who stood with an arm on Jenkins's shoulder as he sought to raise awareness of social injustice and police brutality.

Simmons can't get 76ers past the Pacers

Ben Simmons' 76ers went down to the Pacers.

Ben Simmons added another double-double to his NBA rookie season stats but a poor shooting night from the Australian and his Philadelphia 76ers teammates resulted in a 100-92 NBA loss to the Indiana Pacers.

Brady could be right: There is no underdog in Superbowl LII

Dog days: Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long (R) celebrates with his underdog mask.

When asked about the dog masks that Philadelphia Eagles players and their fans have been wearing to celebrate the team's underdog status throughout the NFL playoffs, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, as he often does, swatted the question to the ground.

Gronkowski cleared to play in Super Bowl

Ready to go: Rob Gronkowski.

Rob Gronkowski was cleared from concussion protocol on Thursday, giving New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady his biggest weapon in time to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in the Super Bowl.

Tom Brady's peers are getting older - he can't relate

Ageless wonder: Tom Brady at practice before the Super Bowl.

On Saturday night, five years after the final game of his 14-season career, Randy Moss will almost certainly be announced as a new member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Sunday, Tom Brady, the quarterback who helped revitalize Moss' career in 2007, will be on the field at U.S. Bank Stadium in search of his sixth Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots.

NFL retirement not on my radar: Tom Brady

Going nowhere: Tom Brady.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is not thinking about retirement but for everyone else preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl it seems to be something they are pondering.