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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...

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...

Redskins' Norman, Reed game-time decisions against RaidersASHBURN, Va. (AP) Cornerback Josh Norman, tight end Jordan Reed and running back Rob Kelley are among five Washington Redskins players who will be game-time decisions Sunday night against the Oakland Raiders.Redskins coach Jay Gruden says Friday that Norman, Reed, Kelley, linebacker...

Chief resigns after labeling Steelers' Tomlin with slurPITTSBURGH (AP) A Pittsburgh-area volunteer fire chief has lost his post after using a racial slur to describe Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.Paul Smith of the Muse fire company in Cecil Township wrote on Facebook that he added Tomlin to a list...

Children's tale by Patriots player featured at reading eventFRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) A children's book written by New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell is being highlighted at Boston-area schools.Massachusetts' first lady, Lauren Baker, planned to read and discuss ''The Magician's Hat'' on Monday with first- and second-graders at...

Colts unveil Manning statue outside Lucas Oil StadiumINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have unveiled a statue of Peyton Manning on a plaza outside Lucas Oil Stadium in a ceremony attended by hundreds of fans and featuring remarks from Hall of Famers coach Tony Dungy and executive Bill Polian,...

First-time NFL protesters explain how they became wokeBy The Associated PressFootball coaches warn players not to say anything that could wind up on the opposing team's bulletin board.When he set out to challenge NFL protesters, Donald Trump took the opposite tack. He put up a billboard.The president essentially called...

Colts unveil Manning statue outside Lucas Oil StadiumINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have unveiled a statue of Peyton Manning on a plaza outside Lucas Oil Stadium in a ceremony attended by hundreds of fans and featuring remarks from Hall of Famers coach Tony Dungy and executive Bill Polian,...