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AP Pro Football WriterBrady gives Vrabel small trophy for Titans' win over PatsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mike Vrabel has been trash-talking with Tom Brady since the day the former linebacker joined the New England Patriots' offseason program back in 2001 as a free agent.Brady provided a...

AP Sports WriterEagles lose another backup QB, beat Jags 24-10 in preseasonBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Cody Kessler's return to Jacksonville lasted seven plays and ended with a slow walk to the visitors' locker room.Philadelphia's third-string quarterback was knocked out of the team's 24-10 preseason victory against the...

AP Sports WriterColts lose receiver with 'severe' ankle injury as camp endsBy MICHAEL MAROTWESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) Indianapolis Colts receiver Daurice Fountain turned his career around with a terrific training camp.Now he's dealing with another major obstacle.The promising second-year player suffered a ''significant'' left ankle injury that prompted teammates...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Jay-Z sells out Kaepernick, grabs big money from NFLBy PAUL NEWBERRYRemember when Jay-Z was a dynamic hip-hop artist whose stark lyrics gave voice to the oppressed and downtrodden?Well, those days are over.He may have 99 Problems - but a conscience certainly ain't one.Completing his transformation to...

Steelers mourning Darryl Drake's death as training camp endsLATROBE, Pa. (AP) The unofficial credo as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff for Darryl Drake this season was, ''Shut out the noise,'' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger relayed as training camp wrapped up Thursday.Drake perhaps was tacitly referring to some...

AP Sports WriterEagles lose another backup QB, beat Jags 24-10 in preseasonBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Cody Kessler's return to Jacksonville lasted seven plays and ended with a slow walk to the visitors' locker room.Philadelphia's third-string quarterback was knocked out of the team's 24-10 preseason victory against the...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Jay-Z sells out Kaepernick, grabs big money from NFLBy PAUL NEWBERRYRemember when Jay-Z was a dynamic hip-hop artist whose stark lyrics gave voice to the oppressed and downtrodden?Well, those days are over.He may have 99 Problems - but a conscience certainly ain't one.Completing his transformation to...

Associated PressNew Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super BowlBy MELINDA DESLATTEBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) New Orleans' iconic Superdome, home to the Saints football team and a symbol of the city's revival after Hurricane Katrina, will undergo a $450 million facelift, under a financing plan approved Thursday...

Associated PressNew Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super BowlBy MELINDA DESLATTEBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) New Orleans' iconic Superdome, home to the Saints football team and a symbol of the city's revival after Hurricane Katrina, will undergo a $450 million facelift, under a financing plan approved Thursday...

Associated PressNew Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super BowlBy MELINDA DESLATTEBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) New Orleans' Superdome, the iconic domed stadium that's home to the Saints football team, will be getting a $450 million facelift before it hosts its next Super Bowl in 2024.Upgrades to the...

AP Sports WriterESPN hires former Jaguars, Raiders coach Del Rio as analystBy JOE REEDYJack Del Rio never shied away from giving his opinion as a player and a coach. He isn't about to change his approach as an ESPN analyst.ESPN announced the hiring Thursday of the former Jacksonville Jaguars...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Jay-Z sells out Kaepernick, grabs big money from NFLBy PAUL NEWBERRYRemember when Jay-Z was a dynamic hip-hop artist whose stark lyrics gave voice to the oppressed and downtrodden?Well, those days are over.He may have 99 Problems - but a conscience certainly ain't one.Completing his transformation to...