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AP Sports WriterESPN names Phil Dean new "Monday Night Football" producerBy JOE REEDYESPN has named Phil Dean as its new producer for “Monday Night Football” beginning with the upcoming season.Dean has been with the network since 1992. He has been the lead college basketball producer for 12 years and...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma QB Jalen Hurts taking changes in strideBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) New Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts learned at a basketball game just how much Sooners fans already had embraced him.The week Oklahoma announced that Hurts was transferring from Alabama, he was watching halftime festivities during...

No change to pass interference rule by competition committeeNEW YORK (AP) The NFL competition committee has decided against making any changes to the new rule for reviewing pass interference, the league announced Thursday.That means the rule stands as approved by NFL owners in March.Owners decided in May to...

AP Sports WriterTexans look to regroup after close loss to IndianapolisBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Texans were one play away from likely extending their winning streak to three games on Sunday.Instead a late fumble on the Colts 2 kept them from scoring and led to a 26-20...

The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Levi's Stadium. Baltimore at San Francisco When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2015 Where: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Ravens -3. O/U: 43.5 PREDICTION:...

AP Pro Football WriterOakland Raiders prepare for 10-day road trip to East CoastBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) After pulling off a successful 10-day stay on the East Coast last year, the Oakland Raiders are ready to do it again.The Raiders flew to upstate New York on Friday to...

AP Pro Football WriterTop-flight Seahawks await Cam Newton, Patriots in Week 2By BARRY WILNERThe Seattle Seahawks have had a nasty habit of starting slowly. If their debut at Atlanta last weekend is any indication, Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson have the motors revving from the jump.Few teams were more...

AP Sports WriterHeat for tweet: Browns' Randall amazed by jersey postingBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns safety Damarious Randall underestimated two things: the power of social media and passion of Cleveland fans.Randall said Wednesday he never imagined that an innocent Twitter posting about the NBA Finals would blow up...

AP Sports WriterTexans roll to sixth straight win entering bye weekBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Texans have won six straight games for the first time since 2012, leaving their terrible start behind them and putting them firmly in control of the AFC South as they head into...

AP Sports WriterAdrian Peterson declines to address financial woesBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Adrian Peterson says he won't be discussing financial woes that came to light over the summer.The Washington Redskins running back conducted his first interview of training camp Tuesday and declined to answer a question about...

Tony club finally admits next-door neighbors Brady, BundchenBROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) An exclusive club in the tony town where Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen live has finally admitted the celebrity couple.The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2tjfRwi ) that The Country Club in Brookline, a leafy and affluent Boston suburb, quietly...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos inform Marshall they won't pick up his optionBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Even though Brandon Marshall was expecting it, Friday's news that he had likely played his last game in a Denver Broncos uniform threw him for a bit of a loop.''It's just different...