Their pursuit of a historic third straight Super Bowl remains alive, and resumes this weekend when they host the Houston Texans for a chance to compete in a seventh consecutive AFC Championship Game.

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At the upcoming Australian Open, a tournament he has won a record 10 times before, Djokovic resumes his quest for tennis history. Four months out from his 38th birthday, he would comfortably be ...