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The Latest: 5 San Diego players raise fists during anthemBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the seventh week of the NFL season (all times Eastern):4:02 p.m.Five San Diego players raised their clinched right fists as their protest during the national anthem before Sunday's game at the Atlanta Falcons.Standing together...

Bears re-sign linebacker Sam Acho to a one-year contract.LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have re-signed linebacker Sam Acho to a one-year contract.Acho has started 45 of 82 games over six seasons with the Arizona Cardinals (2011-14) and Chicago Bears (2015-16).Last season with the Bears, Acho had...

The Latest: Mexico City to host Raiders vs Patriots in '17HOUSTON (AP) The Latest on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's pre-Super Bowl news conference (all times local):2:30 p.m.The NFL says Mexico City will host a regular-season game between the Raiders and the New England Patriots in 2017.The date and...

AP Sports WriterFirst-rounder Doctson deals with 'lingering' Achilles injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNORICHMOND, Va. (AP) Training camp just started, and the Washington Redskins are already in no mood to mess with any kind of Achilles tendon injury.First-round pick Josh Doctson has been bothered by a sore left Achilles tendon since...

AP Sports WriterPanthers QB Newton: I don't feel protected by NFL officialsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Cam Newton has had it with NFL officials.The Carolina Panthers quarterback fired away Sunday, saying he doesn't feel protected by them on the field and that their lack of calls is ''taking...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Despite missing out on some of the biggest names on the open market like Ndamukong Suh and DeMarco Murray, Oakland Raiders general manager is happy with how the first week of free agency went.McKenzie was able to spend his ample salary cap room to add...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A police detective has described how officers found a shell casing and blue bubble gum that they used to link former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez to a June 2013 killing.North Attleborough police Detective Michael Elliott is being cross-examined by Hernandez lawyer James...

PHOENIX (AP) - A day after giving the same one-sentence response at Super Bowl Media Day, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch had another scripted answer to any questions.Lynch said ''you know why I'm here'' to every question except one. He stayed for five minutes. He came out to...

AP Sports WriterLacy's agent says running back to join SeahawksBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks are hoping Eddie Lacy can be motivated by a one-year contract to rediscover the form that made him the 2013 Offensive Rookie of the Year.The Seahawks and Lacy agreed to terms...

AP Sports WriterBuffalo Bills agree to hire Sean McDermott as coachBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills are putting their faith in Sean McDermott to fix their under-performing defense and restore relevance to a franchise that hasn't reached the playoffs since the Music City Miracle loss...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Wade Phillips is returning to Denver as Gary Kubiak's defensive coordinator.Phillips, 67, interviewed for the position this week after the Broncos were rebuffed in their attempts to speak with Bengals secondary coach Vance Joseph about the position. Joseph, who has a year left on his...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders sent Derek Carr home to rest after the rookie quarterback showed up Tuesday feeling ill.It's the first practice that Carr has missed since being selected as Oakland's starter at the end of the preseason. The 23-year-old has also been slowed by ankle,...