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Denver Broncos' stadium gets a new, temporary nameDENVER (AP) The home of the Denver Broncos will be known as Broncos Stadium at Mile High while the team continues to look for a new naming-rights sponsor.The team announced the temporary name change Wednesday following a vote by the district...

The Latest: Cowboys' Cooper leaves vs. Jets with quad injuryBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL's Week 6 (all times EDT):---5:15 p.m.Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper is questionable to return against the New York Jets with a quadriceps injury.Cooper left the game late in the first quarter...

Lions re-sign CBs Mike Ford and Dee VirginALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions re-signed cornerbacks Mike Ford and Dee Virgin.The team announced the moves Tuesday. Ford and Virgin were exclusive rights free agents.Ford has played 22 games for the Lions and made six starts in two seasons.Virgin...

AP Sports WriterAllen, McCaffrey and defense have led Panthers resurgenceBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Truth be told, the Panthers could probably do without a bye this week.Coach Ron Rivera's team is playing its best football since 2015, when it went 15-1 in the regular season and reached the...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans still addressing O-line issues as preseason endsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are running out of time to address their offensive line woes with the preseason winding down.The Titans, who will be without three-time Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan for...

Chiefs TE Harris suspended 1 game by NFL for drug violationKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for violating its substance abuse policy.Harris pleaded guilty in March in Bates County, Missouri, to one...

Ex-TCU, Seattle QB gets 3 years in prison for beating womanFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Former TCU and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to charges from the 2018 beating of his girlfriend.Boykin and prosecutors agreed to the sentence...

AP Pro Football WriterThomas raising depression awareness after sister's suicideBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Solomon Thomas knows the pain of having a loved one take her own life after his older sister killed herself this offseason.Thomas and his family now want to use the anguish from Ella...

AP Pro Football WriterUndrafted players making big impression on RaidersBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) After winning just four games last season and holding four picks in the top two rounds of the NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders figured to have plenty of opportunities for rookies to contribute.What's a...

AP Pro Football WriterLindsay heads the list of undrafted rookies making impactBy ROB MAADDIPhillip Lindsay didn't receive an invitation to the NFL scouting combine and his name wasn't called during the draft.Motivated by the snub, he made history.The talented Denver Broncos running back became the first undrafted offensive player...

Lions sign David Fales as backup QB option, cut Connor CookALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have signed quarterback David Fales and waived quarterback Connor Cook.Detroit also added offensive lineman Luke Bowanko and released safety David Jones on Monday.Fales replaces Cook as a backup candidate behind Matthew...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders sweep 3-game homestand to get into playoff raceBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Surviving a five-game worldwide odyssey made sure the Raiders’ final season in Oakland wouldn't get derailed early. Sweeping a three-game homestand in Oakland for the first time in 39 years has put...