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AP Sports WriterAfter Irma, Dolphins back to football on California coastBy GREG BEACHAMOXNARD, Calif. (AP) The Miami Dolphins hit the practice fields Wednesday for the first time in a week, working out under cloudless blue skies in 72-degree, humidity-free California weather.Hurricane Irma and its devastation to South Florida...

AP Sports WriterWide Open: Redskins hoping to get more out of receiversBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Alex Smith met his new receivers for the first time shortly before throwing to them in practice.Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden hopes his quarterback will have other targets this weekend.The Redskins signed...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL plans to observe Juneteenth as league holidayBy ROB MAADDIThe NFL plans to recognize Juneteenth as a league holiday.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement to league employees on Friday in an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating...

AP Sports WriterRudolph: In Pittsburgh to learn, not 'bother' RoethlisbergerBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mason Rudolph started wearing the No. 2 while playing high school football in South Carolina. He kept it during his record-breaking career at Oklahoma State, where he left as the program's all-time winningest quarterback.When the...

AP Sports WriterJets rookie Herndon on DUI arrest: 'This is not who I am'By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Chris Herndon says his arrest last weekend for driving while intoxicated does not reflect the person he is.The New York Jets rookie tight end declined comment after practice...

Associated PressBengals cheerleader and husband launch golf cart transitBy DAN SEWELLCINCINNATI (AP) An entrepreneurial Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader and her husband have teed off on a new way of getting around the city's downtown: golf carts.GEST Carts offers rides on weekend nights to attractions such as riverfront restaurants, a...

AP Pro Football WriterSuspension on hold again, Cowboys' Elliott returns to teamBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Ezekiel Elliott was back with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday, his six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations on hold again after the star running back served a day of it waiting for...

All NFL games on for Week 9 as teams deal with COVID-19By The Associated PressAll NFL games are on for this weekend while teams deal with COVID-19 issues.Depending on their situations, teams were either steering clear of or returning to their facilities Friday, one day after the Packers...

AP Sports WriterSteelers RB James Conner to miss 3rd straight gameBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh running back James Conner's aching right shoulder will keep him out of the lineup for a third straight game when the surging Steelers visit the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.Conner took some reps with...

AP Sports WriterPanthers staying mum on Cam Newton's future with teamBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) While Cam Newton remains optimistic about his chances of playing for the Carolina Panthers next season, the team is remaining mostly silent on the quarterback's future.''He's rehabbing, that's all I can say,'' Panthers...

Associated PressBlown-call lawsuit seeks do-over of Rams-Saints gameBy KEVIN McGILLNEW ORLEANS (AP) In the legal equivalent of a Hail Mary pass, two New Orleans Saints season ticket holders asked a judge on Tuesday to order the NFL commissioner to reverse the results of the NFC championship game that...

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...