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AP Pro Football WriterWentz tosses 4 touchdown passes, Eagles beat Cardinals 34-7By ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Carson Wentz looked like the vintage Carson Palmer.Wentz threw a career-best four touchdown passes to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-7 on Sunday.The quarterbacks and teams seem headed in opposite...

Mike Ditka apologizes comment on racial oppressionCHICAGO (AP) Mike Ditka is apologizing for saying he wasn't aware of any racial oppression in the U.S. over the last 100 years.The famed former Chicago Bears coach issued the apology Tuesday, a day after he made the comments during a radio...

AP Pro Football WriterCardinals' defense breaks down, gets picked apart by WentzBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Carson Wentz turned third downs into a passing clinic against the Arizona Cardinals.Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson, 2015 Pro Bowl safety Tyrann Mathieu and the rest of Arizona's secondary had a tough...

Mike Ditka apologizes comment on racial oppressionCHICAGO (AP) Mike Ditka is apologizing for saying he wasn't aware of any racial oppression in the U.S. over the last 100 years.The famed former Chicago Bears coach issued the apology Tuesday, a day after he made the comments during a radio...

NFL star Julian Edelman to read from his new children's bookNEWTON, Mass. (AP) NFL star Julian Edelman is getting a different kind of reception these days - as a children's book author.The New England Patriots wide receiver is out for the season with an injury and is scheduled...

AP Sports WriterDolphins deal with fallout from Foerster's abrupt departureBy STEVEN WINEDAVIE, Fla. (AP) The Miami Dolphins' offensive line situation deteriorated this week from inconsistent to intolerable, and now coach Adam Gase is dealing with the fallout.Gase hit the reset button Wednesday by hiring Dave DeGuglielmo as senior...

AP Sports WriterVP Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during anthemBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday.The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton...

AP Sports WriterRookie Fournette setting physical tone for run-heavy JaguarsBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The wildly inconsistent Jacksonville Jaguars have one constant: Leonard Fournette is getting the ball to start games.The rookie has carried on the offense's opening play each week this season, running between the tackles, lowering...

AP Sports WriterVP Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during anthemBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday.The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton...

The Latest: Packer's Crosby misses 2 PATs in game 1st timeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 5 of the NFL (all times Eastern):4:55 p.m.Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby missed his first two extra points against the Dallas Cowboys - the first time in his career he has missed...

The Latest: Packer's Crosby misses 2 PATs in game 1st timeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 5 of the NFL (all times Eastern):4:55 p.m.Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby missed his first two extra points against the Dallas Cowboys - the first time in his career he has missed...

AP Sports WriterBills' depleted offense can't take advantage of chancesBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Three turnovers and a long punt return gave the Bills all they needed to keep their surge going. Their depleted offense simply wasn't up to it.Buffalo wasted chances and gave up a fourth-quarter lead Sunday,...