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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Wilf family is pledging another $19.5 million toward the Minnesota Vikings' stadium project to cover more of the costs in several aspects of building and surrounding areas.The Vikings made the announcement on Thursday night before the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority holds a meeting on Friday....

Rams tight end Higbee pleads guilty to assault in KentuckyBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to assault for a fight outside a bar in Kentucky last year.The Daily News reports the former Western Kentucky University standout...

AP Sports WriterRidley's breakout game gives Falcons another big-play threatBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Opposing coaches have a new reason to reconsider making Calvin Ridley the third priority in defensive plans against the Atlanta Falcons' passing game.The New Orleans Saints tried that approach last week, devoting extra...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Spending just a year around players like Derek Carr and Khalil Mack was enough for Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander to see that the Raiders were on the verge of turning things around in coach Jack Del Rio's second season in Oakland.''That was one of the main...

Lawsuit: Adrian Peterson defaulted on $2.4 million loanMINNEAPOLIS (AP) A lawsuit filed in Minneapolis accuses former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson of defaulting on a $2.4 million loan.Crown Bank says Peterson, who was traded by the New Orleans Saints to the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday, took out...

AP Pro Football WriterNo football talk as Titans safety sticks to racial injusticeBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro made clear he won't let the fight against racial injustice recede from the conversation even as Tennessee returned to practice Friday.And he won't be talking about...

AP Sports WriterSteelers on top in the latest AP Pro32 pollBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) The ''Killer B's'' have the Pittsburgh Steelers on top.The surging Steelers moved up three spots to No. 1 in the AP Pro32 poll on Tuesday, receiving nine of 12 first-place votes for 381...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Jason Babin took part in the Baltimore Ravens' practice Wednesday with an eye toward playing Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.John Harbaugh said there's every reason to believe the 35-year-old veteran could play.The Ravens signed Babin on Tuesday as insurance after Terrell Suggs was lost...

Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crashMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36.The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went off the road, struck a tree and overturned at 8:50...

AP Sports WriterDolphins are in the hunt for first division title since 2008By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Dolphins' relentless defense keeps coming, and even the Buffalo Bills are feeling the heat.Miami has blitzed its way to five consecutive victories to cut Buffalo's lead atop the AFC East...

Washington LT Cornelius Lucas out again for Dallas gameARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Washington left tackle Cornelius Lucas is missing his second straight game with an ankle injury in a Thanksgiving visit to Dallas.With Lucas out again, Morgan Moses will start again at left tackle instead of right tackle and...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL's 1st decade was the 1920s, when teams came and wentBy BARRY WILNERA look at the NFL's first decade, the 1920s:FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron Pros, Decatur Staleys (later the...