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Microsoft teams with NFL for new award at upcoming HonorsBy The Associated PressMicrosoft will present the first “Anything But Ordinary” Player of the Year award at the upcoming NFL Honors awards show.The award will be voted on by fans through Jan. 20. The award will honor a player’s accomplishments...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say they're gathering information after defensive end Da'Quan Bowers was arrested after a handgun was found in his luggage at a New York airport. Bowers was arraigned Monday on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and posted $10,000 bond. Team officials said Tuesday they won't...

List of notable NFL injuries this seasonBy The Associated PressSome of the star NFL players who got hurt in 2017:Aaron Rodgers, Packers, broken collarbone, Oct. 15 against VikingsDeshaun Watson, Texans, torn ACL, Nov. 2 in practiceCarson Palmer, Cardinals, broken left arm, Oct. 22 against RamsRyan Tannehill, Dolphins, torn ACL...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans, Saints use new ways to keep NFL players cool in campBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee Titans running back Dion Lewis has been so focused on football with his new team that he didn't realize until a few days into training camp just...

AP Sports WriterBears look to stay in contention after ending 6-game slideBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) With calls for sweeping changes getting louder by the loss, the Chicago Bears can breathe a little easier at least.Their six-game skid ended with a 36-7 romp over Deshaun Watson and the Houston...

Eagles linebacker Dannell Ellerbe out vs. VikingsPHILADELPHIA (AP) Eagles starting linebacker Dannell Ellerbe is inactive for Sunday's NFC championship game against Minnesota because of a hamstring injury.Ellerbe was Philadelphia's third middle linebacker after Jordan Hicks and then backup Joe Walker sustained season-ending injuries. Najee Goode will likely take...

AP Sports WriterStill ticking: "Big Ben" to set franchise mark vs. TexansBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Randy Fichtner watched the big kid with the strong arm and the sense of invincibility that is the province of the very young and immediately grew worried.So Fichter, then the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterbacks...

Tommie Smith to return to Mexico City to light Raiders torchALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith will return to Mexico City to light the torch honoring late Raiders owner Al Davis before Oakland plays Houston in an NFL game.Smith will make his second trip back to...

Titans, offensive tackle Dennis Kelly agree to new dealNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with offensive tackle Dennis Kelly.The team did not announce terms of the deal Wednesday, two days before the Titans report for training camp.The Titans traded for Kelly...

The Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Soldier Field. Arizona at Chicago When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 20, 2015 Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Cardinals -2. O/U: 46 PREDICTION: Cardinals 27, Bears 23 Join BetOnline...

AP Sports WriterNFL teams up with NCAA for next round of safety improvementsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NFL's top medical experts are asking college football physicians and trainers to help make the game safer.They want the NCAA to pitch in, too.Dr. Allen Sills and Jeff Miller, the NFL's...

AP Sports WriterNFL 2019: Ravens hope Jackson, run game and defense can winBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) In an NFL landscape filled with strong-armed quarterbacks and high-scoring games, the Baltimore Ravens are kicking it old school.Combining a slick-footed quarterback with an aggressive defense and the most accurate placekicker in...