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AP Sports WriterTrubisky not conceding Bears starting QB job to FolesBy ANDREW SELIGMANLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Mitchell Trubisky understands why the Chicago Bears acquired quarterback Nick Foles.That doesn't mean he's ready to hand over the starting job.Trubisky said the trade for Foles gave him extra motivation to show...

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 WriterMahomes, Mathieu leading Chiefs in voter registration driveBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu knew they had a platform to speak out about social injustice given their visibility and stature with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.The question was what to...

NFL star Antonio Brown gets probation for fight with driverFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) NFL free agent Antonio Brown pleaded no contest Friday to charges related to a fight with a moving truck driver outside his South Florida home earlier this year.As part of a deal with Broward County...

AP Sports WriterSean McVay wraps up Rams' offseason program 2 weeks earlyBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Sean McVay sent the Los Angeles Rams into their summer break Thursday without seeing most of his players in person this spring.The head coach also doesn't know when he'll see them next,...

AP Sports WriterBills QB Allen stays busy despite pandemic restrictionsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Josh Allen has hardly spent this coronavirus pandemic-altered offseason in self-isolation.The Buffalo Bills quarterback, instead, kept himself busy in seeking advice from Peyton Manning and Brett Favre on Zoom calls, to gathering his teammates...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL to spend $250 million on social justice initiativesBy BARRY WILNERThe NFL is committing $250 million over 10 years to social justice initiatives, targeting what it calls “systemic racism” and supporting “the battle against the ongoing and historic injustices faced by African Americans.”The league, which has...

AP Pro Football WriterDespite far more support, kneeling might not be widespreadBy ROB MAADDINFL players who want to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism have far more support than Colin Kaepernick did four years ago.Still, it might not be widespread for a few reasons.If...

AP Pro Football WriterFloyd death spurs action in Minn. sports for societal changeBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Eric Kendricks woke up distressed shortly after George Floyd was killed just a few miles from the stadium where the Minnesota Vikings play.Kendricks, the All-Pro inside linebacker who has mostly stayed...

AP Sports WriterBrowns executive proud to be part of diverse front officeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The messages of congratulations came from complete strangers. They caught Kwesi Adofo-Mensah off guard.Hired last month as the new vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns after seven seasons with the...

AP Sports WriterSean McVay wraps up Rams' offseason program 2 weeks earlyBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Sean McVay sent the Los Angeles Rams into their summer break Thursday without seeing most of his players in person this spring.The head coach also doesn't know when he'll see them next,...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL extends virtual offseason until June 26By BARRY WILNERThe NFL has extended virtual offseason programs for teams through June 26, but no further.Although team facilities have opened for key personnel, coaches and players rehabilitating injuries, healthy players have been barred from those complexes due to the...