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AP Sports WriterBrowns place CB Terrance Mitchell on injured reserveBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns placed starting cornerback Terrance Mitchell on injured reserve with a broken right wrist.Mitchell got hurt in the second quarter of Sunday's 45-42 loss at Oakland. He underwent surgery on Monday, when coach Hue...

Associated PressNFL playoff 'do-over' lawsuit moved to federal courtBy KEVIN McGILLNEW ORLEANS (AP) Six days before the Super Bowl, the court battle has begun in a longshot lawsuit seeking a possible do-over of the NFC game that ended with a Los Angeles Rams victory over the New Orleans...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans’ Derrick Henry most productive once in open fieldBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Titans running back Derrick Henry is nearly unstoppable once he breaks into the open field and sets his sight on the end zone.He gets wide-eyed with anticipation. And for good reason...

The Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at FedExField. Seattle at Washington When: 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 6, 2013 Where: FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland Oddsmakers currently have the Seahawks listed as 1-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game's total...

AP Sports WriterSteelers can clinch AFC North title against surging RavensBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Ben Roethlisberger insists these late-season get-togethers between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are ''fun.''Really.''When you play Baltimore you are going to get your head knocked off, they're going to knock your head off,...

AP Sports WriterCardinals re-sign OT D.J. Humphries to 3-year dealBy DAVID BRANDTThe Arizona Cardinals have re-signed starting left tackle D.J. Humphries to a three-year contract that keeps him with the team through the 2022 season.The 26-year-old Humphries started all 16 games at left tackle last season, anchoring an offensive...

SoFi Stadium serving as voting center in NFL vote initiativeNEW YORK (AP) One of the NFL's two new stadium sites will serve as a voting center as the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams are making SoFi Stadium a venue for election support.The NFL also announced Tuesday on Voter...

Redskins LB Trent Murphy suspended 4 games for PED useASHBURN, Va. (AP) Washington Redskins linebacker Trent Murphy has been suspended the first four games of next season for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drug policy.The league announced the suspension Friday. Murphy is suspended without pay for the first...

AP Sports WriterAP Sources: Seahawks land WR Phillip Dorsett on 1-year dealBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks made a significant addition to their wide receiver group by agreeing to a one-year contract Tuesday with Phillip Dorsett, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.The people...

Hightower thrilled to be back on Patriots' defenseFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Dont'a Hightower is clearly thrilled to be back on the field after the frustration of having to sit and watch most of last season on the sidelines.After making one of the biggest sacks in New England franchise history...

BOSTON (AP) - Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been moved to a new prison a week after he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life behind bars.A state prisons official says Hernandez was moved Wednesday to the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley.Hernandez...

Falcons boost offense in class of 20 college free agentsFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) After focusing on defense in the NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons added more help on offense when they agreed to contracts with 20 college free agents on Monday.The Falcons took four defensive players, including Clemson...