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AP Was There: OJ Simpson questioned in double killingsLOS ANGELES (AP) This week marks 25 years since O.J. Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her LA home.Investigators quickly focused their attention ?on the former football great, leading to...

AP Sports WriterChiefs potentially down 2 more defensive starters vs. PatsBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs learned shortly before kickoff last week that offensive lineman Andrew Wylie had been taken to the hospital for a suspected case of appendicitis, leaving them even more short-handed...

NFL referees group adds 4 members to start work in 2017WASHINGTON (AP) The NFL Referees Association has added four new members who will start work this season.Association president Tony Steratore announced Wednesday the additions of Mike Carr, Ryan Dickson, David Oliver and Brad Rogers.All four took part in...

AP Sports WriterPatriots turn attention to Titans as wild-card matchup loomsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) No team has repeated as Super Bowl champions since the Patriots did in the 2003 and 2004 seasons.They'll have to overcome their own history - and a contributor to those championship teams -...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL didn't learn its lesson after Ray Rice incidentBy ROB MAADDIAfter mishandling Ray Rice's domestic violence incident two years ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said ''I got it wrong'' and vowed ''the same mistakes can never be repeated.''It doesn't appear the league learned its lesson.The NFL...

Randall Cobb, Clay Matthews questionable for PackersGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers receiver Randall Cobb and linebacker Clay Matthews are listed as questionable because of hamstring injuries for Green Bay's game Sunday at Atlanta.Cobb and Matthews were both limited in practice Thursday. The Packers next practice Saturday.Coach Mike McCarthy...

Lattimore questionable, Harris out for Saints vs. PanthersMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Saints top cornerback Marshon Lattimore is listed as questionable and top returner Deonte Harris has been scratched for Sunday’s game against Carolina.Full back Zach Line also has been ruled out, while tight end Josh Hill practiced fully on...

AP Sports WriterBrown out? Tomlin frustrated with star receiver's anticsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Tomlin doesn't want to say Antonio Brown bailed on the Pittsburgh Steelers.The longtime head coach is not ruling it out either.The star wide receiver went radio silent in the days before the team's regular-season...

Brady can tie Favre for 2nd most wins by beating 49ersBy The Associated PressNEW ENGLAND (7-2) at SAN FRANCISCO (1-8)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE - Patriots by 14RECORD VS. SPREAD - New England 7-2, San Francisco 2-7SERIES RECORD - 49ers lead 8-4LAST MEETING - 49ers beat Patriots 41-34,...

Associated Press7 Seahawks questionable to play against RamsBy CURTIS CRABTREERENTON, Wash. (AP) Safety Bradley McDougald, running back Chris Carson and right guard D.J. Fluker headlined a list of seven Seahawks players listed as questionable to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.McDougald (knee), Carson (hip) and Fluker (calf)...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos bolstered their tight end corps by singing five-year veteran Richard Gordon and waiving rookie Mitchell Henry.This is the third AFC West team for Gordon, a 28-year-old who has played in 34 NFL games since being drafted by the Raiders in 2011 out...

Vikings sign Kendall Wright, who led Bears in receivingEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have signed wide receiver Kendall Wright, who led the Chicago Bears in receptions and yards last season.The Vikings announced the addition Friday, putting Wright in the mix behind standouts Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs....