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AP Sports WriterKnock, knock: Browns there; team set for HBO's 'Hard Knocks'By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Ready or not, the Cleveland Browns are getting their close-up.Coming off a historic, dismal 0-16 season, the Browns have been chosen to appear on HBO's popular ''Hard Knocks'' series, which gives NFL fans...

CLEVELAND (AP) Brent Urban just wanted a chance to play. Will Hill wanted redemption.On one dramatic, unforgettable play, the two Ravens achieved their goals.Urban blocked Travis Coons' field-goal attempt as time expired and Hill returned it 64 yards for a touchdown, sending Baltimore to an improbable 33-27 win...

AP Sports WriterPatriots expecting unexpected in latest matchup with MahomesBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) If there's one thing Bill Belichick is sure of, it's that there's no special formula to slowing down the Chiefs offense and quarterback Patrick Mahomes.''All the superlatives that have been said about him, I'd...

Lions cut DT 'Snacks' Harrison after 1-year, $11M extensionALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have released defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison.The Lions announced the move Tuesday, less than a year after signing him to an $11 million, one-year contract extension. He went into the 2019 season with...

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) Former NFL wide receiver Davone Bess was sentenced Thursday to one year of supervised probation after pleading no contest to an endangerment charge in Arizona. The 31-year-old Bess originally had pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawful flight from a law-enforcement vehicle near his suburban Phoenix...

Associated PressCarson Palmer out with broken left arm, needs surgeryBy ZAC BOYERLONDON (AP) Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer broke his left arm in the 33-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday, leaving Drew Stanton to take over after the team returns from its...

AP Pro Football WriterAPNewsBreak: Dolphins anthem punishment includes suspensionsBy ROB MAADDIMiami Dolphins players who protest on the field during the national anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued this week.The ''Proper Anthem Conduct'' section is just one sentence in a nine-page discipline...

A team-by-team look at policies for NFL fans attending gamesBy The Associated PressA team-by-team look at the policies for NFL fans attending games in the 2020 regular season. (As of Sept. 2, 2020).Arizona - No fans in September for two games, against Washington and Detroit.Atlanta - No fans in...

The fans at Georgia Dome will be treated to a game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons when they take their seats on Sunday. San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2016 Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia ROT ...

Fred McNeill, the former Minnesota linebacker who helped the Vikings reach two Super Bowls in his 12-year NFL career, has died. He was 63.Wife Tia McNeill said he died Tuesday in Southern California of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He also suffered from dementia.Drafted 17th overall in 1974, the...

AP Sports WriterWhat now? Slumping Steelers searching for answersBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Tomlin, to borrow a phrase, trusts the process. So does Ben Roethlisberger and everyone else on the Pittsburgh Steelers.Yet trusting the reeling AFC North leaders will get things turned around following a third straight loss...

AP Sports WriterBears QB Trubisky out to prove doubters wrong, beat FolesBy ANDREW SELIGMANMitchell Trubisky insists he is one motivated quarterback.He comes into a make-or-break season locked in a competition with former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles for the Bears' job, knowing his future as a starter in Chicago...