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Hernandez case brings effort to keep convictions intactBOSTON (AP) Massachusetts lawmakers are re-examining a legal custom that allows for criminal convictions to be erased when a defendant dies before an appeal can be heard.The scrutiny follows Aaron Hernandez's prison death.A judge dismissed the former NFL player's murder conviction...

AP Pro Football WriterGaroppolo takes lessons from Brady into 1st Super Bowl startBy JOSH DUBOWMIAMI (AP) Jimmy Garoppolo had a front-row seat in the best classroom on the best way to prepare for being a starting quarterback in the Super Bowl.After watching Tom Brady prepare for two Super...

AP Pro Football WriterJets release guard Brian Winters after 7 seasonsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets released right guard Brian Winters on Sunday.The Jets will save $7.28 million - Winters' entire salary due this season - on the salary cap.The 29-year-old Winters was the...

The MIAMI and the LA CHARGERS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/17/2017 at 4:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MIAMI vs LA CHARGERS When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 17, 2017 Where: StubHub Center, Carson, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 277 MIAMI -4.3 (-110) 45 (-110) 130 -150 278 LA CHARGERS TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Chargers -4.5. O/U: 45 PREDICTION: Chargers 26, Dolphins 24 Oddsmakers currently have the...

All the concern about how well Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur would work with veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers have disappeared near the end of their second season together. LaFleur, who came to Green Bay after one unremarkable season as the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator, has teamed with Rodgers to...

Dante Fowler Jr.'s rookie season lasted less than an hour, ending abruptly when he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during 11-on-11 drills in the first day of the Jacksonville Jaguars' rookie minicamp. The 6-foot-3, 261-pound defensive end is facing surgery and a grueling rehab that could last...

Chargers lose starting left guard Matt Slauson for seasonCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers left guard Matt Slauson will miss the rest of the season with a biceps injury.Coach Anthony Lynn announced the setback Monday.Slauson was hurt midway through the third quarter of the Chargers' third consecutive...

AP Sports WriterPanthers sign LB Thomas Davis to 1-year contract extensionBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have signed outside linebacker Thomas Davis to a one-year contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2018 season.Financial terms were not released by the team on Tuesday.The 34-year-old Davis...

Associated PressRaiders' Hayden comfortable moving inside to defend the slotBy MICHAEL WAGAMANNAPA, Calif. (AP) Raiders defensive back DJ Hayden knows his NFL career might already be at a crossroads after just three seasons.That point was driven home emphatically in the offseason when the team made multiple changes to...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan has wasted no time assembling his new staff, which will include his longtime assistant Dennis Thurman taking over as defensive coordinator.Thurman held the same role under Ryan with the New York Jets the past two years. The two have...

Injured 49ers CB K'Waun Williams suspended 2 gamesSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Injured San Francisco 49ers cornerback K'Waun Williams has been suspended two games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.Williams was already sidelined by a high ankle sprain but now will officially be suspended the next two...

Associated PressMurray, Walker, Morgan questionable for Titans vs. BrownsBy TERRY McCORMICKNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are unsure whether a trio of players will be able to play Sunday when they visit the winless Cleveland Browns.Running back DeMarco Murray, who tweaked his hamstring for the second time this...