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AP Pro Football WriterICYMI in NFL Week 4: Belichick's Patriots have bad D, 2 LsBy HOWARD FENDRICHNo matter how many yards and points Tom Brady manages to generate, his New England Patriots are not going to go very far this season if they can't get their defense straightened out.Coach...

The Latest: Packers take 7-3 lead in 3rd quarterBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL's opening Sunday (all times Eastern):---6:14 p.m.The Packers are on the board in the season opener against the Seattle Seahawks. Ty Montgomery's 6-yard touchdown run gave the Packers a 7-3 lead at 10:33 of...

AP Sports WriterGatlin won't take knee in exhibition race in BrazilBy STEPHEN WADERIO DE JANEIRO (AP) World sprint champion Justin Gatlin won't be taking a knee in protest this weekend at an exhibition race in Brazil.However, Gatlin said Friday that does not mean he's against highlighting issues of...

Oklahoma man charged with manslaughter in Dennis Byrd deathBy The Associated PressCLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) An Oklahoma man has been charged with manslaughter almost a year after a collision killed former NFL player Dennis Byrd.Rogers County court records indicate the charge was filed Wednesday against 18-year-old Zachary Reed of...

AP Sports WriterSteelers believe Stephon Tuitt's injury not season endingBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Stephon Tuitt made his way into the Pittsburgh Steelers' locker room late Monday afternoon, sat down in his chair and started fiddling with his laundry bag.No sign of immediate pain from the biceps injury that...

AP Pro Football WriterUnexpected losses by solid favorite host teams in Week 4By BARRY WILNERThe two most recent Super Bowl teams were at home against big underdogs. So the Patriots and Falcons lost.Dallas held the Rams to two touchdowns in Jerry's Palace. That seems like a sure bet.Nope, should...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Brown responds to trash talk from Eagles' JohnsonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Redskins linebacker Zach Brown isn't taking too kindly to some trash talk from Eagles lineman Lane Johnson.Philadelphia's starting right tackle wrote on The Players' Tribune that the Eagles are going to ''whup'' Washington...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL 2017: Titans, Mariota eager to push aside Texans, ColtsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans might be the AFC South's most optimistic team thanks to quarterback Marcus Mariota.Yes, Houston coach Bill O'Brien has picked Tom Savage as his starter with the Texans...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings' Bradford out against Bucs; Keenum to start againBy DAVE CAMPBELLEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings face another quarterback quandary, with Sam Bradford sidelined against Tampa Bay because of an ailing left knee and Case Keenum set for his second straight start.Vikings coach Mike...

49ers coach Shanahan being realistic after 0-3 startSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers took a long-term approach when they overhauled their entire football operation last winter by hiring a new coach and general manager. Amid their 0-3 start under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, the team...

AP Sports WriterGreat 1st half spirals into blowout loss for ColtsBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Jacoby Brissett and the rest of the Indianapolis Colts played well enough in the first half to hear the home team being booed off the field at halftime.Those boos didn't last long. It took...

NFL alumni promoting screening for prostate cancerBy The Associated PressThe NFL Alumni Association has chipped in with the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and LabCorp to educate men on the need for early screening for prostate cancer.They also are increasing access to such screenings across America through Oct. 15.Prostate...