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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers are planning a shared stadium in the Los Angeles area if both teams fail to get new stadium deals in their current hometowns.The teams announced plans for the $1.7 billion stadium in Carson in a joint statement Thursday...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - After a week plagued by snow days and scheduling issues, the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is resuming.Less than two hours of testimony has been given this week.Monday and Tuesday were canceled because of snow. The judge then cited...

AP Sports WriterText: Lawyer seeks plea deal, doubts Manziel can stay cleanBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) An attorney handling Johnny Manziel's domestic violence case expressed doubts about the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback's ability to stay clean and said he was given a receipt that shows Manziel may have spent more...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts owner Jim Irsay sent a loud, clear message to his team Wednesday night. He wants to hang another Super Bowl banner inside Lucas Oil Stadium.On an evening Indianapolis opened minicamp practice to the public, Irsay gave an impassioned speech to his team before handing a...

Chicago running back Matt Forte is missing his second straight game with a right knee injury, and Green Bay's Eddie Lacy is out Sunday against Detroit a week after sustaining a groin injury.Both were listed as questionable, and Forte is sitting against St. Louis after injuring his knee two...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with contracts with 10 undrafted rookies, including Virginia safety Anthony Harris.The Vikings announced the deals Tuesday.Harris was widely pegged as a mid-to-late-round pick, but concerns about a shoulder injury likely contributed to his fall off the board....

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have fired Ken Whisenhunt after a 3-20 start, and Mike Mularkey has been named interim head coach for the rest of the season.The Titans announced the move Tuesday morning and have scheduled a news conference.Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A person with knowledge of the agreement has told The Associated Press that free agent running back Reggie Bush has reached a deal with the San Francisco 49ers.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday and didn't provide details. Bush visited the team Wednesday and...

AP Sports WriterSaints coaches: Top pick Rankins in good shape, learns fastBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins can accept people calling him boring, as long they're referring to the way he spends time away from football.''I'd use, `laid back,' but whatever...

PHOENIX (AP) - Tom Brady began winning Super Bowls when Russell Wilson was still a teenager, tuning in to see the big game on TV.''Of course I remember watching Brady,'' Wilson said Tuesday. ''He won some incredible games. Incredible comebacks. Incredible throws. Incredible plays. Hopefully he doesn't make too...

Former Seahawks player Tarvaris Jackson arrested in FloridaKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has been arrested in central Florida after authorities say he pulled a gun on his wife.An Osceola County Sheriff's Office arrest report says the 33-year-old Jackson had been visiting family in Kissimmee...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay's Mike Evans resists labels that describe him as a football player, especially those that shortchange what he's accomplished as part of an outstanding class of rookie receivers lighting up the NFL.The seventh overall pick in last spring's draft has been much more than...