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AP Sports WriterChiefs prepped for Texans in pseudo-rematch of Week 6By DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs will welcome the Texans to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday for the divisional round of the playoffs, a rematch in name only of their Week 6 nail-biter won by...

AP Pro Football WriterJets bring back K Catanzaro after Myers leaves as free agentBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The Jets solved their kicking question with a familiar foot.Chandler Catanzaro was signed to a one-year deal by New York on Friday, marking the kicker's second stint with the...

AP Sports WriterBears QB Mitchell Trubisky takes break from social mediaBy ANDREW SELIGMANBOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) Mitchell Trubisky is tired of it all.The Chicago Bears quarterback has no use for the critics. And when it comes to social media, he's taking a breather, too.All Trubisky wants is to start...

Associated PressMistrial declared on remaining counts against ex-NFL playerBy JULIE WATSONVISTA, Calif. (AP) A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday on the remaining charges against former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. after a jury convicted him of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman but could not break a deadlock...

AP Sports WriterFlacco on Ravens' struggling offense: 'It starts with me'By DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Two games. Two touchdowns. Two losses.That's how the Baltimore Ravens went from being undefeated to .500, and why they're again in catch-up mode in the AFC North behind their insufferable rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers.After...

Two-sport standout Tom Yewcic dies at age 88ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) Tom Yewcic, a multisport standout who played one game at catcher for the Detroit Tigers before spending several years as a punter with the Boston Patriots, has died. He was 88.An obituary posted on the website of Keefe...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith says he expects there are ''more than enough people'' who will express some sort of disagreement with him when the union convenes in Hawaii for elections later this month.At least a half-dozen candidates say they will challenge Smith, who...

Jaguars promote OL Chris Reed, release QB Ryan NassibJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have elevated offensive lineman Chris Reed from the practice squad and released quarterback Ryan Nassib.The addition of Reed to the 53-man roster likely means the Jaguars (2-2) are concerned about the health of center...

AP Sports WriterBills riding momentum in preparing to face Colts in playoffsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Simply making the playoffs no longer cuts it in Buffalo.Having gone one-and-done in their two most recent playoff appearances since snapping a 17-year postseason drought in 2017, these Bills have loftier...

The New York Jets have a new starting quarterback -- Michael Vick. In a desperate move to save face in an ugly season, Rex Ryan -- stuck in a seven-game losing streak -- made the expected decision Monday, benching the struggling Geno Smith in favor of the 34-year-old Vick. He...

AP Pro Football WriterNo longer strong suit? Titans defense struggling vs the runBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans aren't close to panicking over sloppy run defense, and the Jacksonville Jaguars gives them a chance to show just how much better they can be.Leonard Fournette left...

Report: Petition with NLRB seeks union for NFL running backsBy The Associated PressA petition reportedly has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to create a separate union for NFL running backs.According to the website Law360, the petition was filed Thursday by the International Brotherhood of Professional...