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Cardinals’ Josh Shaw suspended for betting on NFL gamesNEW YORK (AP) Arizona Cardinals cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games on multiple occasions this season, the first time in more than 35 years a player has been banned for gambling.The league announced the...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Aqib Talib returned Andy Dalton's too-high pass for a touchdown, but Jeremy Hill countered with an 85-yard touchdown run on Monday night and the Bengals ran their way to a 20-7 halftime lead over the Denver Broncos.It was another rough start to a night game for...

AP Pro Football WriterGaroppolo gets 49ers to Super Bowl with handoffs not throwsBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Maybe it was fitting that Jimmy Garoppolo did his best Bob Griese impersonation in the victory that sent the San Francisco 49ers to Griese's old stomping grounds in Miami for...

Texans sign center Nick Martin to 3-year contract extensionHOUSTON (AP) Center Nick Martin has signed a three-year, $33 million contract extension with the Houston Texans.Martin, who is set to make just more than $1.1 million this season, will be under contract through the 2022 season.Martin was drafted in...

Associated Press$154.7 million bet on Super Bowl at Nevada sports booksBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Gamblers in Nevada wagered $154.7 million on this year's Super Bowl, an increase from last year but still below the high set in 2018.The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its Super Bowl...

AP Pro Football WriterLe'Veon Bell ready to run in Jets debut: 'Don't hold back'By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Le'Veon Bell has waited long enough.The star running back will make his debut for the New York Jets on Sunday in the season opener against the Buffalo Bills....

Bills sign wide receiver Rod Streater, tight end SaxtonORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have signed wide receiver Rod Streater and tight end Wes Saxton, while releasing tackle Cyrus Kouandjio and quarterback Josh Woodrum.Streater is entering his sixth season after spending four with Oakland and 2016 with...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the NFL's annual scouting combine (all times local): --- 1:25 p.m. Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio is a happier man now that he has a new contract. Three weeks ago, team owner Mark Davis rewarded the coach for the team's playoff run by tearing up the original...

AP Sports WriterLions may look to bolster pass-catching options in draftBy LARRY LAGEALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions were the laughingstock of the league when they drafted wide receivers in the first round three straight years from 2003 to 2005, and none of them panned out for...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have been in transition all year.Rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is learning on the job. Coach Mike Zimmer is shaping his new team's mindset. Dave Mansell is making sure a 970-foot steel roof truss will be in place on time and within budget, along...

Associated PressVikings' Barr says he was not trying to injure Aaron RodgersBy SAM EKSTROMEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr said Friday he did not intend to ''take out'' Aaron Rodgers with a hit last weekend that left the Packers quarterback with a broken right collarbone.After...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo has season-ending knee surgeryBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon was watching his teammates from a hotel just days after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery when he saw quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's knee buckle.McKinnon knew immediately what...