Manitoba premier on NFL game: 'a lot of disappointment'WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) The premier of Manitoba says there's a ''lot of disappointment'' from the Packers-Raiders exhibition game that was played on an 80-yard field because of safety concerns.Brian Pallister acknowledged during a campaign stop Friday that it ''didn't work...
AP Sports ColumnistColumn: The NFL preseason shows all its ills in 1 nightBy PAUL NEWBERRYCam Newton hobbling to the locker room, the recipient of an unnecessary injury in an unnecessary game.A cash-grab in Canada, leading to what didn't even qualify as a glorified scrimmage on an 80-yard field.The Falcons...
AP Sports WriterShurmur has tough choices to make with cuts next weekBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Pat Shurmur had a relatively easy time making the final cuts in his first season as coach of the New York Giants.Coming off a three-win season, the Giants didn't have a...
Seahawks WR David Moore out for Week 1 with shoulder injuryRENTON, Wash. (AP) Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore will miss the start of the regular season after suffering a shoulder injury in practice.Coach Pete Carroll said Friday that the team is still figuring out the extent of...
Ex-NFL lineman Bennett, wife found dead; son soughtLONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Authorities in Minnesota are investigating the deaths of a former NFL lineman and his wife and say the couple's son is a suspect.The bodies of 63-year-old Barry Bennett and his wife, Carol, were found Wednesday after a...
Patent office sacks Brady's bid for 'Tom Terrific' trademarkBOSTON (AP) It's settled: Tom Seaver is ''Tom Terrific,'' not Tom Brady.The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected Brady's application to take control of the nickname on Thursday, ruling that it ''points uniquely and unmistakably to Tom Seaver.''It adds that...
AP Sports WriterNFL 2019: Rams wary of pitfalls on road to title redemptionBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) That 13-3 loss in the Super Bowl looms large over the Los Angeles Rams. Their high-scoring ascent to the NFL's elite over two thrilling seasons somehow culminated in one of the...
AP Sports WriterBills rookie Oliver boosted by Kyle Williams' crash courseBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Wherever Kyle Williams went, Ed Oliver could usually be found at his side.On the sideline. Walking to and from practice. In meetings.If the Buffalo Bills drafted Oliver with the expectation to replace...
AP Sports WriterNFL 2019: Browns join fray in wide-open AFC NorthBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Picking the order of finish in the AFC North is as a difficult as getting a grip on a wet, bouncing football.The division features two new coaches, a pair of gritty second-year quarterbacks, a...
AP Pro Football WriterInjured reserve is a possibility for Broncos rookie QBBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Drew Lock says he's not sure when his sprained right thumb will allow him to throw a football again and Broncos coach Vic Fangio won't rule out placing the rookie QB on...
AP Sports WriterNFL 2019: Quinn facing heat to take Falcons back to playoffsBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Dan Quinn has gone back to his past to protect his future with the Atlanta Falcons.Quinn fired his three coordinators following a disappointing 7-9 finish in 2018. He appointed himself...
Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession chargeLACONIA, N.H. (AP) New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday.A Belknap County grand jury indicted Chung, 32, on Aug. 8.Members of the Meredith, New...
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