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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: We need Kaepernick more than ever in troubled timesBy PAUL NEWBERRYIt's been a terrible week in America.Maybe if we had just followed the lead of Colin Kaepernick, who had hoped the simple, non-violent act of taking a knee during the national anthem would move us to...

Associated PressSouth Carolina: Tax break for Carolina Panthers near passageBy JEFFREY COLLINSCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina is getting ready to offer the Carolina Panthers around $120 million in tax breaks to move practice fields and the team's headquarters to the state from North Carolina.Both the South Carolina House...

AP Sports WriterNFLPA accused of stonewalling ex-players on disability fundsBy JOHN WAWROWThe attorney representing retired NFL players alleges the players’ union stonewalled his clients when confronted with questions whether their Social Security disability payments would be affected before the labor agreement with the league was narrowly ratified last month.Ben...

Associated PressFlorida decision likely clears Pats owner of solicitationBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Florida prosecutors said Monday that they will not appeal a court ruling throwing out video recordings allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex acts, making it likely that...

ESPN: "Monday Night Football" ratings up 8 percent over 2017BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) ESPN's ''Monday Night Football'' posted an 8 percent increase over last season, and remained the most-watched series on cable.The 17-game prime-time package averaged 11.647 million viewers compared to 10.788 million last season and 11.390 million in...

AP Pro Football WriterThe big screen: Vikings make use of old-fashioned pass playBy DAVE CAMPBELLEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings made all kinds of changes to their offense this season, from new linemen to new blocking strategies to a new backup quarterback.One of the biggest goals was...

AP Sports WriterBen's back and the Steelers believe the playoffs are, tooBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Ben Roethlisberger explored all of his options last winter while his surgically repaired right elbow healed.He could have walked off into the sunset with his wife and three children and not endured a...

Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: Time to unload Howard, Murray?By CHRIS MEANEYLast week most people in the fantasy football community were down on Jordan Howard and DeMarco Murray. Both running backs were limited in practice all week with injuries and both were questionable to play Week 3. Not only did...

AP Sports WriterNFL rejects Burfict's appeal, upholds 4-game suspensionBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict will be sidelined to start a season for the fourth year in a row, this time serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancers.The NFL rejected Burfict's appeal without...

AP Pro Football WriterJets could be without WR Anderson, CB Johnson, C LongBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson is doubtful for Sunday's game at Chicago because of an ankle injury that kept him out of practice all week.Receiver Quincy Enunwa...

AP Sports WriterChargers LB Denzel Perryman out for season with knee injuryBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.Coach Anthony Lynn said Monday that Perryman injured the lateral collateral ligament in his...

NEW YORK (AP) Adam Gase still absolutely envisions Jamal Adams as a member of the New York Jets this season. Plain and simple. That's despite the star safety's trade request, all of Adams' headline-grabbing social media posts - and the rumors and reports that have dominated the last several weeks of...