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The Latest: 49ers' Goodwin out with concussion after hitBy The Associated PressThe latest on Week 17, the last regular-season weekend in the NFL (all times Eastern):---6:00 p.m.San Francisco's Marquise Goodwin has been ruled out with a concussion after a scary hit late in the second quarter against the Los...

AP Sports WriterBlank's approach made 'Inflategate' a blip on Falcons' radarBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) The ''Deflategate'' scandal has hovered over the Patriots for parts of three seasons, thanks to appeals of Tom Brady's four-game suspension, finally served at the beginning of this season.New England's Super Bowl opponents had...

Brady has Evans active vs. Saints despite hurt hamstringBy The Associated PressBuccaneers receiver Mike Evans is active for Sunday's game in New Orleans after missing practice with a hamstring injury during the past week.In other late-afternoon kickoffs, the Bengals are without eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins for...

Dolphins' Fitzpatrick learns of mom's death before scrimmageMIAMI (AP) Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's mother died Saturday, and he left a morning scrimmage as it began to be with his family, coach Brian Flores said.The team gathered in prayer as Fitzpatrick departed. He missed one day of practice...

AP Sports WriterNFL At 100: Raiders' slow exit from Oakland painful for fansBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) The slow, agonizing demise of the Oakland Raiders will continue for at least one more season.There will be one more ''final'' home game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, on Dec. 15...

Pope meets with NFL delegation, urges 'culture of encounter'VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis has met with an NFL Hall of Fame delegation and urged them to translate values of teamwork and fair play from the football field to the broader community and help build a ''culture of encounter.''Speaking...

The Latest on the NFL's first Sunday of the regular season (all times eastern): --- 5:25 p.m. Panthers three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen has been taken to the locker room in the second quarter with a foot injury. The team has announced he will not return. Olsen missed nine games with a...

AP Pro Football WriterGlove love: Rudolph's mitts go from scam to fundraiserBy DAVE CAMPBELLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) In the celebratory chaos of the victorious locker room, Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph was approached after his game-winning touchdown catch in overtime in New Orleans by a man with a...

Injuries always the bane of NFL teams in the summerBy The Associated PressIt is a well-accepted axiom in the NFL preseason that the key is not performance, it's health.Don't lose a major contributor.Several teams failed in their mission this summer, although a few of them should be able to...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' McCown still leads, competes even as Darnold emergesBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Josh McCown is still No. 1 on the New York Jets' quarterback depth chart. At this point, though, he might as well be No. 100.With each practice, it appears increasingly...

The Chargers say Philip Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming seasonLOS ANGELES (AP) The Chargers say Philip Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming season.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers are interviewing Green Bay Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf for their general manager vacancy. The Niners said that they met with Wolf on Thursday, making him the first candidate to interview for the job since Trent Baalke was fired Sunday...