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On first look, it's tempting to ask ''Is that all there is?'' on the NFL free agency front. A deeper investigation reveals some talent being available at most positions. As for studs, game changers and franchise players, well, there simply isn't much now that the Steelers won't be letting prize...

CLEVELAND (AP) Hours after a 28-12 loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in the season finale, Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam fired coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer.Pettine went 10-22 in two years, dropping 18 of his final 21 games after a promising 7-4 start in...

BUFFALO (6-5) vs. OAKLAND (9-2)Sunday, 1:05 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE - Raiders by 4 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Buffalo 5-5-1, Oakland 7-4 SERIES RECORD - Raiders lead 20-19 LAST MEETING - Raiders beat Bills 26-24, Dec. 21, 2014 LAST WEEK - Bills beat Jaguars 28-21; Raiders beat Panthers 35-32 AP PRO32 RANKING - Bills...

The San Francisco 49ers will attempt to trade quarterback Alex Smith this offseason, according to league sources, and some believe they will be able to do it because there is not a great supply of available quarterbacks and there is a demand for Smith. Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner worked...

NEW YORK (AP) Turns out that was one costly towel toss for Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was fined $24,309 by the NFL on Friday after he protested a non-call by mockingly chucking his towel toward an official and being ejected. Kelce thought Jacksonville's Prince Amukamara should have...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola says a carport that has drawn griping from his neighbors in a historic Rhode Island district is legal and comes in handy.Amendola erected the metal structure behind his 1774 home in Providence's College Hill district last month. He...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is among those who will be keeping close tabs on Joe Flacco's contract negotiatons with the Baltimore Ravens. Flacco, the MVP of Super Bowl XLVII, is set to become an unrestricted free agent. His new deal is expected to rival those of Peyton Manning...

That glove Peyton Manning has been wearing on his throwing hand will come in quite handy Saturday for what could be the coldest home postseason game in Denver Broncos' history. Those not playing may want to sit on the heated benches -- or next to the electric heaters -- because...

Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens were turning the Super Bowl into a rout when, without even a flicker of warning, the power went off. When the game resumed 34 minutes later, the San Francisco 49ers were the ones playing lights out. Instead of a blowout, the blackout turned the big...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Peyton Manning will spend the next week in a walking cast and is expected to miss at least two more games with a torn plantar fascia in his left foot.Manning missed the Denver Broncos' 17-15 win at Chicago last week when his longtime backup Brock...

The cap-strapped New York Jets began their anticipated salary dump Tuesday, releasing linebacker Bart Scott and three other veterans. In other expected moves, the Jets also cut linebacker Calvin Pace, safety Eric Smith and tackle Jason Smith. Just like that, the Jets created $30.7 million in cap relief. It puts...

The fans at Lincoln Financial Field will be treated to a game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles when they take their seats on Sunday. Seattle at Philadelphia When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 7, 2014 Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Eagles –1½. O/U:...