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RotoExpertsFANTASY PLAYS: Waiver adds for Week 8 in fantasy footballBy SCOTT ENGELThe latest thing to sweat on fantasy football waivers besides byes and injuries: real-life NFL trades.The deal that sent Cleveland running back Carlos Hyde to Jacksonville last week prompted immediate pickups and high free agency acquisition budget (FAAB)...

AP Sports WriterBlast from past: Fitzgerald, Suggs make plays for CardinalsBy DAVID BRANDTTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals may represent the future of the NFL with their rookie quarterback and first-year head coach.But some of the team's highlights from Week 1 could have been from 2009 just as...

Lions announce 3 more signings, add Fells, Hayden and MartinALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Darren Fells offered an amusing reason for why, as a tight end, he has focused hard on blocking.''Mostly because that's the stereotype that basketball players can't block,'' he said.The Detroit Lions hope the former basketball...

The OAKLAND and the SAN FRANCISCO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/1/2018 at 8:20 PM when they meet in a game matchup. OAKLAND RAIDERS vs SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS When: 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, November 1, 2018 Where: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 307 OAKLAND -3 (-110) 46.5 (-110) 130 -150 308 SAN FRANCISCO TV: 8:20 PM LINE: -3 PREDICTION: SAN FRANCISCO , OAKLAND Oddsmakers currently...

AP Sports WriterCan Zac Taylor take long-suffering Bengals the next step?By JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals liked Zac Taylor the first time they talked to him, but there was one overriding concern when they discussed offering him their head coaching job. He's 35 with only a few...

AP Sports WriterRedskins QB Cousins to play another season on franchise tagBy STEPHEN WHYNOKirk Cousins will be the first quarterback in NFL history to play consecutive seasons on the franchise tag.Cousins and the Washington Redskins didn't sign a long-term deal by the deadline Monday. He will make $23.94 million...

Chargers sign ex-Eagles S Jaylen Watkins to 1-year contractCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Defensive back Jaylen Watkins has left the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers.The Chargers announced the deal Friday.Watkins appeared in 36 games over four seasons for the Eagles,...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks GM downplays chances of Richard Sherman tradeBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) As has often been the case for the past month, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider had to address the latest Monday about star cornerback Richard Sherman and his future.From Schneider's position, nothing the...

The fans at M&T Bank Stadium will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens when they take their seats on Sunday. Baltimore would like to take a stab at defending its Super Bowl crown but first the Ravens must secure a postseason spot....

AP Sports WriterHunt family finally gets to see Chiefs back in Super BowlBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Clark Hunt remembers well the celebrations four years ago that surrounded the golden anniversary of the Super Bowl, the championship game whose name was coined by his late father and...

AP Sports WriterAndersen's induction could open Hall door for VinatieriBy MICHAEL MAROTWESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) Adam Vinatieri vividly remembers his last game against Morten Andersen.The Danish-born kicker had already logged more than 20 seasons in the NFL, was well into his 40s, nearing the end of his career and...

AP Sports WriterBengals put Gio Bernard on injured list, sign long snapperBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals put running back Giovani Bernard on injured reserve Tuesday, two days after he tore his left ACL.Cincinnati (3-6-1) also lost receiver A.J. Green indefinitely to a strained right hamstring during a...