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AP Sports WriterDolphins Hall of Fame linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season and became a leader in the effort to cure paralysis,...

NEW YORK (AP) Former New York Giants player Luke Petitgout (PEHT'-ih-goo) will serve 30 days in jail after being convicted of harassing his estranged wife and her date.The 39-year-old former major leaguer was sentenced Friday after being convicted of a harassment charge in Manhattan Criminal Court. Petitgout was...

AP Pro Football WriterGuaranteed money at half for 2019 free-agent contractsBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) Guaranteed payments for unrestricted free-agent contracts this month make up just over half of the total money to be paid, down a bit from 2018, when Kirk Cousins signed a fully guaranteed $84-million...

Giants DB Baker surrenders to police in armed robbery caseFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker surrendered to police Saturday after being charged with robbing people of money and valuables at a cookout he was attending with another NFL player.Baker is charged with four counts...

AP Pro Football WriterToughest task of all begins now for Jets, GM Joe DouglasBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Get ready, Joe Douglas. All eyes are on you for the next several months.The New York Jets general manager embarks on his first full offseason in charge, with...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tyrann Mathieu made waves this week with comments about San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick and new starter Blaine Gabbert.''We just knew Kaepernick's tendencies. We knew what he liked to do,'' Mathieu said in a conference call with Bay Area...

The Latest: Colts scoreless at half for 1st time this seasonBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 10 in the NFL (all times Eastern):5:30 p.m.For the first time all season, the Indianapolis Colts are scoreless at halftime.Probably not a coincidence that they had Brian Hoyer at quarterback.Hoyer threw two...

AP Pro Football WriterRevenge Tour: Jags face several former players down stretchBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars are seeing former teammates nearly every week, so many down the stretch that it could be considered a Revenge Tour.It started last Sunday, when veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis,...

Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian says a draft class can't be fully measured until after their fourth season. As this year's rookies prepare to hit the home stretch of their first regular season, one early assessment is crystal clear: Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott have been something...

AP Sports WriterNFC North champion Bears look to keep rolling in playoffsBy ANDREW SELIGMANLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears are rolling into their first playoff appearance in eight years, with nine wins in 10 games and their sights set on a bigger prize after capturing the NFC...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos: Lock safe after QB Driskel goes on COVID-19 listBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Denver Broncos No. 3 quarterback Jeff Driskel was placed on the COVID-19 list Thursday but contact tracing showed starter Drew Lock and the Broncos' other QBs weren't in danger of being...

Associated PressNFL puts Giants' Brown on 'exempt' list pending abuse probeBy SHAWN POGATCHNIKLONDON (AP) The NFL placed Josh Brown on paid leave Friday hours after coach Ben McAdoo struggled to answer questions about how the New York Giants might discipline the kicker for abusing his wife.In a letter...