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Former 49ers punter Max Runager dies at age 61ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) Max Runager, the former NFL punter who helped the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl following the 1984 season, has died. He was 61.The 49ers announced Runager's death Sunday, and The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg...

AP Sports WriterBrian Robison the last man standing for the VikingsBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Brian Robison watched Chad Greenway retire in the offseason and Adrian Peterson leave to sign with the New Orleans Saints.Those two longtime Minnesota Vikings stars were really the only contemporaries for the...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL didn't learn its lesson after Ray Rice incidentBy ROB MAADDIAfter mishandling Ray Rice's domestic violence incident two years ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said ''I got it wrong'' and vowed ''the same mistakes can never be repeated.''It doesn't appear the league learned its lesson.The NFL...

AP Sports WriterCostly cussing: Jets coach Bowles gets a 'swear jar'By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Todd Bowles needs to curb his cussing - or it'll cost him.The New York Jets' normally low-key coach used some profanity during his news conference after a 31-28 victory over winless Cleveland...

AP Pro Football WriterKubiak wants Broncos to put Super Bowl 50 in rearview mirrorBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Shortly after the Denver Broncos began training camp Thursday with Jay Z's ''On To The Next One'' blaring over the loudspeakers, their safeties and cornerbacks donned actual blinders.''It's about focusing...

Associated PressDecathlete Garrett Scantling trying to make it in the NFLBy GEORGE HENRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Garrett Scantling decided before his freshman year at Georgia to honor his track and field scholarship and focus solely on the decathlon.Now five years out of football, Scantling has shelved his decathlon...

AP Sports WriterRaiders LT Donald Penn to miss playoff game with knee injuryBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders will be without star left tackle Donald Penn for their playoff opener against Houston.The Raiders said Friday that Penn would be inactive after injuring his left knee in...

AP Sports WriterCowboys pay tribute to Dallas police before start of campBy SCHUYLER DIXONOXNARD, Calif. (AP) In one wave after another, Jason Witten, Tony Romo and Dez Bryant walked arm-in-arm onto the field for the start of the Cowboys' training camp with families of the Dallas police officers...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL didn't learn its lesson after Ray Rice incidentBy ROB MAADDIAfter mishandling Ray Rice's domestic violence incident two years ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said ''I got it wrong'' and vowed ''the same mistakes can never be repeated.''It doesn't appear the league learned its lesson.The NFL...

AP Sports WriterAP Power Rankings: Patriots take No. 1 spotBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) With Tom Brady back at quarterback, the New England Patriots once again lead the NFL in wins.And because of that, they also lead the latest AP Pro32 poll , which was released Tuesday.The Patriots...

AP Sports WriterRedskins: Trainer's laptop stolen but medical records safeBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) The Washington Redskins confirmed that an athletic trainer's laptop was stolen but said medical records were not at risk.The team said in a statement Wednesday that someone broke through the window of the trainer's...

Cardinals name Leftwich QBs coach, Kitchens shifts to RBsTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have hired former NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich as their quarterbacks coach and shifted Freddie Kitchens to running backs coach.The team announced the moves in a release Friday.Leftwitch played 10 NFL seasons with Jacksonville, Atlanta,...