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AP Sports WriterBengals' Boyd would love to beat hometown Steelers for onceBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Hines Ward was Tyler Boyd's favorite Steelers player while he grew up in Clairton, Pennsylvania. He loved how No. 86 made the tough catches in the biggest games and helped Pittsburgh win two...

The Latest: Bears to release Parkey after missed field goalINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the NFL scouting combine (all times local):3:30 p.m.Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace confirms the team will release embattled kicker Cody Parkey.Pace says the decision to let Parkey go at the start of the...

AP Sports WriterPatriots re-sign Nick Folk, adding to kicking competitionBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The Patriots may not have settled on their replacement for kicker Stephen Gostkowski.New England re-signed veteran Nick Folk on Monday, giving rookie fifth-round draft pick Justin Rohrwasser some competition for the job as the...

AP Sports WriterHerbert gets full week of practice as Chargers host PanthersBy JOE REEDYINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Justin Herbert has had an entire week instead of just a couple minutes to prepare for his second NFL start.The Los Angeles Chargers rookie will be under center on Sunday against the...

49ers sign OL Mike Person to 1-year dealSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have signed offensive lineman Mike Person to a one-year deal.The team announced the deal Wednesday to bring back a player originally drafted by San Francisco in 2011. Person was inactive his entire rookie...

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...

The Latest: Injuries hamper o-lines for Seahawks, CowboysBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 3 in the NFL (all times EDT):--5:10 p.m.Both Seattle and Dallas have lost starting offensive linemen in the first quarter of their matchup.Seahawks rookie right guard Damien Lewis went down with a left ankle injury...

Associated PressRams' late signing of Ryan Davis could be answer at OLBBy DAN GREENSPANIRVINE, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams made a series of high-profile defensive acquisitions during the offseason. Defensive end Ryan Davis was not one of them.Davis signed a one-year contract two days before training camp...

AP Sports WriterFresh off best outing, Chiefs defense continues to progressBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The prospects of Kansas City slowing down the Green Bay Packers, fresh off their blowout win over Oakland, probably feel a whole lot better after the way the Chiefs played last week.Their...

Saints have 4 starters who are entering free agencyBy The Associated PressNew Orleans Saints (13-4)UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: QB Teddy Bridgewater, S Vonn Bell, CB Eli Apple, G Andrus Peat, WR Ted Ginn Jr., LB A.J. Klein, CB P.J. Williams, RB Dwayne Washington, G Patrick Omameh, LB Stephone Anthony, LB...

The Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Gillette Stadium. Indianapolis at New England When: 6:40 PM ET, Sunday, January 18, 2015 Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts TV: 6:40 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Patriots -7. O/U: 53.5 PREDICTION: Patriots 30, Colts...

AP Sports WriterSurging Steelers clear the air from 'September stench'By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The franchise quarterback hasn't taken a snap since the middle of Week 2 and has essentially become the highest-paid assistant coach in the NFL. The guy tasked with taking over left his third career start...