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Associated PressHernandez case brings effort to keep convictions intactBy BOB SALSBERGBOSTON (AP) The legal tradition in Massachusetts of erasing criminal convictions when a defendant dies before an appeal can be heard is coming under renewed scrutiny following the prison death of Aaron Hernandez.A judge dismissed the murder conviction...

The fans at Lincoln Financial Field will be treated to a game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles when they take their seats on Sunday. Seattle at Philadelphia When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 7, 2014 Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Eagles –1½. O/U:...

AP Pro Football WriterLock fires back at dance critic, will keep busting movesBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Drew Lock insists he won't let his guard down now that he has a signature comeback on his resume. What he promises to keep doing is letting his hair down.The...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Killing time hours before kickoff at the New York Giants' hotel, Eli Manning plotted a play he wanted to try against the Miami Dolphins.It worked better than he ever imagined. With the game tied in the fourth quarter, Odell Beckham Jr. slipped 5 yards...

Ed Croke, New York Giants' former PR director, dies at 86EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Ed Croke, the New York Giants' former public relations director, died Wednesday. He was 86.The NFL team said Croke died at his home in Jupiter, Florida.Croke joined the Giants in 1965 as director of...

AP Sports WriterBills agree to terms with CB Vontae DavisBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills got a head start on a major positional need before free agency begins by agreeing to terms with veteran cornerback Vontae Davis on a one-year contract.The team announced the agreement on...

AP Sports WriterChan Gailey resigns as Dolphins' offensive coordinatorBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Chan Gailey has resigned one season after coming out of retirement.The announcement was made Wednesday, one day after Gailey's 69th birthday and one day after coach Brian Flores said he expected...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Randall out against Jets with concussion, Smith backBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns starting safety Damarious Randall will miss Monday night's game against the New York Jets with a concussion.Randall reported to the team's facility Saturday with concussion-like symptoms. He has been placed in the league's...

Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro questionable with knee injury.LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears thought their kicking problems had finally ended when Eddy Pineiro made a 53-yard field goal to beat Denver last week.No such luck.Pineiro will go into Monday night's game in Washington questionable on the injury...

The Latest: 49ers' Goodwin out with concussion after hitBy The Associated PressThe latest on Week 17, the last regular-season weekend in the NFL (all times Eastern):---6:00 p.m.San Francisco's Marquise Goodwin has been ruled out with a concussion after a scary hit late in the second quarter against the Los...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos QB Case Keenum skips practice with sore kneeBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Case Keenum said he'll be back directing Denver's offense Thursday after missing Wednesday's workout with a sore knee.''I woke up Monday a little sore ,'' Keenum said. ''I could have practiced today....

Bucs RB Martin suffers minor cuts, bruises in car accidentTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say running back Doug Martin suffered ''minor cuts and bruises'' when he was involved in a car accident near the team's training facility.General manager Jason Licht said in a statement that the...