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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez will continue deliberating for a fourth day.The twelve jurors have spent nearly 16 hours considering whether to convict Hernandez of the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd was dating the...

AP Sports WriterChiefs' Mahomes continues to evolve as an NFL quarterbackBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs faced a crucial third-and-long with just under two minutes to go, clinging to a 33-28 lead over the Baltimore Ravens and hoping to put the game away.Patrick Mahomes...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The chairman of the Chicago Bears insists he still has faith in coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace, even after the team's worst season in several decades. Chairman George McCaskey said Wednesday he is ''pleased'' with the job Pace has done the past two...

Packers S Morgan Burnett sidelined by hamstring injuryGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers safety Morgan Burnett will miss Sunday's game against Minnesota with a hamstring injury, and Green Bay might be down another starter in the secondary in cornerback Kevin King.Burnett was ruled out on Friday, and the Packers...

AP Sports WriterSaints safety draws high praise from coaches at rookie campBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Former Florida safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson completed all of two rookie minicamp practices when Saints secondary coach Aaron Glenn predicted that defensive coordinator Dennis Allen would find a way to carve out playing...

Associated PressTexans address needs in draft, add competition to rosterBy JOSHUA KOCHHOUSTON (AP) First-year Houston Texans general manager Brian Gaine showed through his first draft exactly what the team's game plan was - adding competition to the roster.Gaine used four of his eight picks to add depth at...

AP Sports WriterNFL rejects Burfict's appeal, upholds 4-game suspensionBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict will be sidelined to start a season for the fourth year in a row, this time serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancers.The NFL rejected Burfict's appeal without...

AP Sports WriterBrowns get to practice as 'weight' of Steelers game sinks inBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns rang in the new year by practicing. With everything else that transpired over the past week, that was a major victory.They'll go for an even bigger one Sunday.After days...

AP Sports WriterBlast from past: Fitzgerald, Suggs make plays for CardinalsBy DAVID BRANDTTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals may represent the future of the NFL with their rookie quarterback and first-year head coach.But some of the team's highlights from Week 1 could have been from 2009 just as...

Green Bay Packers stay with Pettine as defensive coordinatorGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers coach Matt LaFleur has decided to stick with Mike Pettine as his defensive coordinator.In LaFleur's first season, the Packers went from 6-9-1 in 2018 to 13-3 and the NFC championship game this season as second-year...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have found another potential starting safety in free agency, agreeing to terms with Dwight Lowery.At 5-foot-11, 212 pounds, the seven-year veteran brings more size and experience to a Colts team intent on winning the Super Bowl after losing to New England in last...

AP Pro Football WriterPlayoff time for Titans needing win in Houston for AFC berthBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans know exactly what they must do to earn the first playoff berth of coach Mike Vrabel's tenure and only the second in 11 years for this...