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AP Sports WriterVikings D preparing for all scenarios with Rodgers, PackersBy GENARO C. ARMASGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) For the Minnesota Vikings, it's more about whether Aaron Rodgers will have his full bag of tricks while playing with a knee injury than if he'll be playing at all.The Vikings...

AP Sports WriterThomas will return to Denver with Houston on SundayBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Demaryius Thomas is playing for a team other than the Denver Broncos for the first time in his career after his trade to the Houston Texans.The receiver won't have long to miss Denver though,...

Baker, last of Giants' 3 first-rounders, sprains left kneeEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Cornerback DeAndre Baker, the last of the New York Giants' three first-round draft picks, sprained his left knee in practice Sunday.Baker injured the knee doing individual drills early in the non-contact portion of the workout.The Giants...

AP Sports WriterStrip sack: Browns star Garrett poses nude, set to dominateBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Myles Garrett keeps a list of goals. Posing nude on rocks in the California desert was never one of them.He checked it off anyway.At the urging of his mother, Audrey, and some...

The Latest: Hoyer latest in string of fill-in QBs this yearBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 10 in the NFL (all times Eastern):5 p.m.With Brian Hoyer making his first NFL start in more than two years, the Indianapolis Colts are the 16th club to have used multiple starting...

AP Pro Football WriterAP Source: Jets agree to terms with 2nd-round pick WR MimsBy DENNIS WASZAK JR.The New York Jets have agreed to terms with Baylor wide receiver Denzel Mims, their second-round draft pick in April, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press.The person spoke...

The Indianapolis Colts public relations staff has won the Pete Rozelle Award from the Professional Football Writers of America for its work with both local and national media. The Colts public relations staff of Steve Campbell, Matt Conti, Christian Edwards, Pamela Humphrey and interns Hayden Clark and Kaila Lewis won...

AP Sports WriterPost-Redskins, Washington has long road toward new nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the University of North Dakota moved on from being the Fighting Sioux like Washington’s NFL team is doing from Redskins, the new name could’ve been anything.More than 1,600 suggestions were submitted, ranging from the realistic to the...

AP Sports WriterSaints' Kamara focused on his health and team, not contractBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints running back Alvin Kamara asserts that he is focused on his health and his team - and is trying not to think about the fact that he has one season left...

The Latest: TD streak for Packers' Adams reaches 7 gamesBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 13 in the NFL (all times EST):---5:15 p.m.Green Bay's Davante Adams has caught a touchdown pass in seven consecutive games.Adams extended the streak and scored his 12th touchdown of the season when Aaron...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers sign Gould to new deal, place him on COVID-19 listBy JOSH DUBOWThe San Francisco 49ers locked up their kicker for the next two seasons and found one for this week.The Niners signed Robbie Gould to a renegotiated contract that keeps him on the team through...

AP Sports WriterBrowns lose CB Ward for Steelers game after positive testBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns ended 2020 without practicing for their first game in 2021. COVID-19 has Cleveland's playoff hopes in peril.Issues with the virus intensified Thursday for the Browns as top cornerback Denzel Ward and...