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AP Sports WriterAP source: Jackson agrees to $56M, 5-year deal with RaidersBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have locked up another member of their stellar 2014 draft class, agreeing to a five-year extension to keep guard Gabe Jackson under contract through the 2022 season.A person familiar...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Washington's NFL team does its best to Be WorstBy PAUL NEWBERRYYou've gotta hand it to Washington's alleged NFL team.There's the offensive nickname. Not to mention claiming a player off waivers not long after he allegedly beat up a woman - again. And let's not forget the...

AP Sports WriterSimple star: Browns’ Chubb dodges defenses, shuns spotlightBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Nick Chubb prefers the shadows to the spotlight.On a Cleveland team with no shortage of giant egos and gargantuan personalities, Chubb's humility and modesty set him apart.In some ways, he's the anti-Baker Mayfield, the...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) His locker is still with the team's defensive backs, but Deone Bucannon is almost always an inside linebacker now.And a very good one.Through six games, last year's first-round pick leads the team in tackles with 53, 14 more than the runner-up, fellow inside linebacker Kevin...

Associated PressWill she flip? Deputies need woman to say she was traffickedBy TERRY SPENCER and MIKE SCHNEIDERSTUART, Fla. (AP) The Chinese masseuse shrinks into her chair as the Florida sheriff's detective tells her deputies installed hidden cameras in her spa's ceiling. He knows she and other women had...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos headed to the White House next weekBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos' trip to the White House next week holds special meaning for one player in particularThe Super Bowl champions will visit the White House on Monday and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL At 100: Rooney Rule has its positives and its faultsBy BARRY WILNERIn 2003, the NFL had three minority head coaches: future Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards and Marvin Lewis.In the 12 previous seasons, there had been six. Total.Considering that the majority...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: Jets' Osemele cleared to play; he wants surgeryBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets guard Kelechi Osemele says he needs season-ending shoulder surgery and is waiting for the team to authorize the procedure, but the team wants him on the...

Green Bay Packers say with Pettine as defensive coordinatorGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers coach Matt LaFleur has decided to stick with Mike Pettine as his defensive coordinator.In LaFleur's first season, the Packers went from 6-9-1 in 2018 to 13-3 and the NFC championship game this season as second-year...

AP Sports WriterEven amid latest Bryant drama, Steelers control AFC NorthBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers laughed along with Martavis Bryant a week ago as the talented but erratic wide receiver downplayed reports he requested a trade.It's not quite so funny anymore.Bryant stayed home on Monday with...

The San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Hard Rock Stadium. San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins When: 11/27/2016 1:00 PM Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 261 SAN FRANCISCO -7.5 (-110) 45.5 (-110) 250 -310 262 MIAMI TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Dolphins -7.5....

Associated PressSeahawks supporting Chris Carson amid fumble concernsBy CURTIS CRABTREERENTON, Wash. (AP) Despite having lost a fumble in each of the first three games, running back Chris Carson has the support of the Seattle Seahawks.Coach Pete Carroll's ''it's all about the ball'' philosophy runs counter to a running...