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Associated PressBay Area investors still working to keep Raiders in OaklandBy PAUL ELIASSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oakland civic leaders and deep-pocketed investors fighting to keep the Raiders from moving insist they are still in the game despite team owner Mark Davis formally applying to the NFL to relocate to...

AP Sports WriterJulio Jones in coach mode for start of Falcons' minicampBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Julio Jones left his helmet inside and wore a floppy hat to the opening day of the Atlanta Falcons' three-day minicamp.As he prepares for his ninth season, Jones was in player-coach...

Bills add Diggs in trade, shore up defensive needsBy The Associated PressBUFFALO BILLS (10-7)UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: DE Shaq Lawson, DL Jordan Phillips, RB Frank Gore, CB Kevin Johnson, OL LaAdrian Waddle, LB Lorenzo Alexander, LB Julian Stanford, DB Kurt Coleman, DB Dean Marlowe, LB Maurice Alexander, RB Senorise Perry.RESTRICTED...

Falcons' Ryan won't play against Seahawks, Schaub to fill inATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan won't play Sunday against Seattle, ending his 10-year streak of consecutive starts.Ryan sprained his right ankle last week in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He had limited participation in Friday's...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Offensive coordinator Todd Haley says the Steelers have the most balanced attack he's ever been around. Pittsburgh ranks in the top 10 in total yards, yards rushing and yards passing heading into Sunday's game against Indianapolis. Haley says his group remains a work in progress outside of...

AP Sports WriterDolphins survive late collapse and beat Bengals in OT, 38-35By STEVEN WINEMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) A laugher became a thriller for the Miami Dolphins, and they needed overtime to beat the Cincinnati Bengals.Miami gave up 16 points in the final 29 seconds of regulation but regrouped,...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Ten wins weren't enough to get the Philadelphia Eagles in the playoffs last year. Eight or nine should win the NFC East this season.One thing is certain about this division at the midpoint: It's mediocre.A big hit by a rookie linebacker in Week 2 changed everything....

AP Sports WriterUnbeaten Badgers have no margin for error in Big Ten raceBy STEVE MEGARGEENo. 10 Wisconsin is walking a fine line on its path to a potential second straight appearance in the Big Ten championship game.After a flurry of COVID-19 cases caused the Badgers to scrap games with...

AP Pro Football WriterJets LB Copeland suspended 4 games by NFL for PED violationBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing...

Former NFL and USC player David Lewis dies at 65TAMPA, Fla. (AP) David Lewis, a key member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 1979 team that reached the NFC title game, has died. He was 65.Lewis died Tuesday in Tampa. The cause was not immediately known, but he had...

Chargers re-sign defensive lineman Damion SquareCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Defensive lineman Damion Square has re-signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, the franchise said Wednesday.Square will be going into his eighth season in the league and seventh with the Chargers. He has appeared in every game the past three...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings' Cook making strong offseason comeback in knee rehabBy DAVE CAMPBELLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings made a splash on the free agent market last month, with their fully guaranteed contract for quarterback Kirk Cousins and the signing of defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson for another...