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AP Pro Football WriterPoint spreads seem a bit high in divisional playoffs roundBy BARRY WILNERThe best of college football will be on display Saturday night in Baltimore.Say what?Well, if you believe the Heisman Trophy represents the top player in the college game, then consider that five of the winners...

Former Packers RB Ahman Green charged with child abuseGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green was charged Monday with felony child abuse after his 15-year-old daughter told police he punched her in the face.Green, 40, is also charged with disorderly conduct in the...

AP Sports WriterBackup offensive lineman signs tender to stay with ColtsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Offensive lineman Evan Boehm has signed a one-year tender to play for the Indianapolis Colts next season.The 6-foot-6, 310-pound interior lineman made four starts and played in 11 games with Indianapolis last season. He...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis dead at age 85By STEVE MEGARGEEWillie Davis, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Green Bay Packers win each of the first two Super Bowls, has died. He was 85.The Packers confirmed Davis' death to the...

AP Pro Football WriterPettis' rough start to 2nd season with 49ers leads to big TDBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Dante Pettis' roller-coaster start to his second season in the NFL has led him to the end zone for the biggest touchdown of the year for the San...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper is back in Louisiana to enter pleas next week in state and federal sex assault cases.According to online jail records, Sharper was moved to the St. Tammany Parish jail Wednesday.The 39-year-old Sharper is due Monday in New Orleans'...

AP Sports WriterDolphins' injury-depleted line must try to block Bears' MackBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Last week, the Miami Dolphins resorted to eight-man pass protection, so desperate were they to slow an onslaught against quarterback Ryan Tannehill.And now they have to block Khalil Mack.That will be a daunting task...

Woodyard among 2 defensive starters out for Titans vs BillsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans will be without two defensive starters in Buffalo with coach Mike Vrabel declaring linebacker Wesley Woodyard and safety Kenny Vaccaro both out for the game.Vaccaro's absence Sunday is no surprise as he dislocated...

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at NEW YORK GIANTS - EAGLES: OUT: QB Nick Foles (collarbone). DNP: LB Casey Matthews (not injury related). LIMITED: CB Bradley Fletcher (hip). FULL: DT Beau Allen (shoulder), DE Brandon Bair (knee), TE Trey Burton (back), LB Trent Cole (hand), S Chris Maragos (hamstring), WR Jordan Matthews...

AP Pro Football WriterButt out to prove he's the best tight end in '17 draft classBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Jake Butt has no regrets and one thing to prove.The former Michigan star and Denver Broncos rookie wants to show he's the best tight end of the 2017...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL, union extend deadline for franchise tags to MondayBy BARRY WILNERThe deadline for applying franchise and transition tags to free agents has been moved from Thursday to Monday by the league and the players' union.With the NFL Players Association's members still voting on a new labor...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Twelve jurors working to decide whether to convict former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the death of another man are set to resume deliberations.The jurors spent nine hours deliberating on Tuesday and Wednesday.Hernandez is charged with the June 2013 shooting death of...