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AP Sports WriterSeahawks' Olsen to join Fox as NFL analyst after retirementBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen told The Associated Press he has agreed to a contract with Fox Sports to become its No. 2 NFL game analyst once he retires from football.Olsen signed...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Browns, Garrett closing in on contract extensionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns are closing in on a contract extension with star defensive end Myles Garrett, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Garrett, the No. 1 overall pick in...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Browns, Garrett closing in on contract extensionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns are closing in on a contract extension with star defensive end Myles Garrett, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Garrett, the No. 1 overall pick in...

AP Sports WriterPost-Redskins, Washington has long road toward new nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the University of North Dakota moved on from being the Fighting Sioux like Washington’s NFL team is doing from Redskins, the new name could’ve been anything.More than 1,600 suggestions were submitted, ranging from the realistic to the...

AP Sports WriterPost-Redskins, Washington has long road toward new nicknameBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the University of North Dakota moved on from being the Fighting Sioux like Washington’s NFL team is doing from Redskins, the new name could’ve been anything.More than 1,600 suggestions were submitted, ranging from the realistic to the...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Chiefs, Jones agree to 4-year, $85M extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones agreed to a four-year contract that could be worth up to $85 million on Tuesday, the latest in a lavish spending...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Chiefs, Jones agree to 4-year, $85M extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed with defensive tackle Chris Jones on a four-year, $85 million contract extension that includes $60 million in guarantees, a person familiar with the deal told The...

Eagles sign Jason Peters, plan to move him to right guardPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles have signed nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters to a one-year deal and plan to use him at right guard.The 38-year-old Peters enters his 17th season in the NFL and 12th in...

AP Science WriterSwamp Monsters? Red Tails? Gridlock? What might NFL call DC?By SETH BORENSTEINWashington, perhaps the nation’s most reviled city, needs a new nickname for its football team. What could possibly go wrong?Naming opportunities are rife with ridicule, partisanship and humor: Washington Gridlock, Washington Swamp Monsters, Washington Bureaucrats, Washington...

NFL Panthers owner establishes South Carolina scholarshipsCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his wife Nicole are donating $567,000 over the next three years to establish a scholarship program at the University of South Carolina.The funds will go to set up the Tepper Scholars program at...

AP Science WriterSwamp Monsters? Red Tails? Gridlock? What might NFL call DC?By SETH BORENSTEINWashington, perhaps the nation’s most reviled city, needs a new nickname for its football team. What could possibly go wrong?Naming opportunities are rife with ridicule, partisanship and humor: Washington Gridlock, Washington Swamp Monsters, Washington Bureaucrats, Washington...

AP Sports WriterWashington's NFL team drops 'Redskins' name after 87 yearsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans.A new...