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Receiver Jeremy Maclin signs 2-year contract with RavensOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Receiver Jeremy Maclin has signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens, who spent much of the offseason looking for a deep threat.After being cut by Kansas City earlier this month, Maclin visited Buffalo and Baltimore last...

AP Sports WriterErratic Steelers defense hoping to disrupt Gronk, PatriotsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Sean Davis in the second round last spring, defensive coordinator Keith Butler reveled in the possibilities.Here was a 6-foot-1, 202-pound guy who could play both safety and cornerback depending on...

AP Legal Affairs WriterTestimony set to begin in ex-NFL star's double murder trialBy DENISE LAVOIEBOSTON (AP) For the second time, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez will hear a prosecutor ask a jury to convict him of first-degree murder.Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday in Hernandez's double murder trial....

Cardinals sign center/guard Tony Bergstrom to 1-year dealTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed center/guard Tony Bergstrom to a one-year contract.Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed Wednesday.The 6-foot-5, 315 pound Bergstrom played 15 games for Houston last season and was released by the Texans on April...

49ers tender contracts to Purcell, BradfordSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers tendered one-year contracts to exclusive rights free agent nose tackle Mike Purcell and linebacker Carl Bradford on Monday.Exclusive rights free agents are players with less than three years of experience and they are unable to...

Petition: Detroit stadium roof causes light pollutionDETROIT (AP) A petition is circulating that asks for Detroit's NFL stadium to turn off its blue nighttime roof lighting.The Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/2kd3U6D ) reports that 23-year-old Margo Dalal of Detroit started the petition online Tuesday, saying Ford Field's roof is...

AP Sports WriterIngram motivated by push from Peterson in Saints backfieldBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Mark Ingram clearly has no intention of playing second fiddle to Adrian Peterson in the New Orleans Saints' backfield.That doesn't mean there will be an internal rivalry or any animus in the club's...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Raiders in Sin City? You can bet on itBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) A town built on losers is about to become a big winner in the NFL relocation sweepstakes.And Sundays in Sin City may never be the same.What seemed unimaginable to most just a...

Saints' Ellerbe, Armstead questionable vs. SeattleMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints linebacker Dannell Ellerbe has been listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Seattle, leaving open the possibility that he'll play for the first time since injuring his quadriceps during preseason.Left tackle Terron Armstead, who returned from a...

Free agent LB Jarvis Jones signs with CardinalsTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Free agent linebacker Jarvis Jones signed Tuesday with the Arizona Cardinals.A first-round draft choice in 2013 out of Georgia, Jones spent his first four years in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but never made a big impact....

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Williams suspended 4 games for substance abuseBy STEPHEN WHYNOWashington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams was suspended four games Tuesday for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.It's his second four-game suspension and first since 2011. He tested positive for marijuana multiple times over the summer of 2011...

AP Sports WriterGood feelings gone as Bryant, Norman feud after Cowboys' winBy SCHUYLER DIXONARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Dallas receiver Dez Bryant and Washington cornerback Josh Norman professed their respect for each other before their first meeting in Week 2.The good feelings were gone by the end of Round 2,...