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AP Sports WriterGiants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super BowlsBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Eli Manning ended his 16-year NFL career on his own terms. He was classy, well-prepared and walked away as a New York Giant.In a roughly seven-minute speech touched with a little...

Associated PressNFL's Saints seek to shield PR help to church in sex crisisBy JIM MUSTIANNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL at 100: Afterthought as it is, Pro Bowl has rich historyBy DAVE CAMPBELLWith James Lofton's rookie season off to a strong start in 1978, another member of the Green Bay Packers casually tossed some praise his way in the locker room one day in early...

AP Sports WriterGiants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super BowlsBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Eli Manning ended his 16-year NFL career on his own terms. He was classy, well-prepared and walked away as a New York Giant.In a roughly seven-minute speech touched with a little...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: Vikings' Paton withdraws from Browns GM job huntBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota assistant general manager George Paton withdrew his candidacy Friday for Cleveland's general manager vacancy, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition...

Associated PressNFL's Saints seek to shield PR help to church in sex crisisBy JIM MUSTIANNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman...

AP Pro Football WriterHow the 49ers and the Chiefs match up in the Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERIt has been a while since a Super Bowl has appeared to be such a toss-up. This one between the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and the AFC champ Kansas City Chiefs is...

AP Pro Football WriterHow the 49ers and the Chiefs match up in the Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERIt has been a while since a Super Bowl has appeared to be such a toss-up. This one between the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and the AFC champ Kansas City Chiefs is...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: NFL shamelessly commandeers Kaepernick's causeBy PAUL NEWBERRYThe images are haunting.Dramatic music, punctuated by the beeping sound of an open car door. The silhouette of former NFL star Anquan Boldin, wearing sunglasses and sitting at the wheel of his vehicle.''Yeah, I'll never forget that night,'' Boldin says,...

AP Sports WriterWith foundation in Mahomes, Chiefs built team for Super BowlBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The team that would eventually take the Kansas City Chiefs back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years was under construction long before general manager Brett Veach...

AP Pro Football WriterTrades play big role in building of Super Bowl-bound 49ersBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Most executives preach the importance of building through the draft. Splashy free agent signings each March generate lots of headlines.When it came to building the San Francisco 49ers into a...

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...