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NFL opens football academy in LondonLONDON (AP) For the past three years, the only way Sergei Starodoubtsev experienced the NFL was by watching highlights of JuJu Smith-Schuster and other players on Instagram.That the 17-year-old found himself sharing a field with the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver - he was...

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammateTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April attack that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates, Dwane Simmons.Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged Friday with...

Dolphins assistant Caldwell to take leave for health issueDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell will take a leave of absence to address health issues that he says ''require my full attention.''Caldwell was hired in February to be the Dolphins' assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach....

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammateTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities have charged an 18-year-old man in an April shooting that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates.The Shawnee County district attorney's office says in a news...

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammateTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April attack that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates, Dwane Simmons.Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged Friday with...

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammateTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April attack that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates, Dwane Simmons.Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged Friday with...

Dolphins assistant Caldwell to take leave for health issueDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell will take a leave of absence to address health issues that he says ''require my full attention.''Caldwell was hired in February to be the Dolphins' assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach....

AP Pro Football WriterJets TE Herndon suspended 4 games by NFL for 2018 DWI arrestBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jets second-year tight end Chris Herndon was suspended without pay by the NFL on Friday for the first four regular-season games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.Herndon...

AP Pro Football WriterJets TE Herndon suspended 4 games by NFL for 2018 DWI arrestBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jets second-year tight end Chris Herndon was suspended without pay by the NFL on Friday for the first four regular-season games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.Herndon...

AP Sports WriterInterference or not, NFL refs preparing for replay reviewsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSPLANO, Texas (AP) Veteran NFL referee Tony Corrente was quick to make the distinction about what changes now that pass interference can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials.''First of all, the rule has not...

AP Sports WriterInterference or not, NFL refs preparing for replay reviewsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSPLANO, Texas (AP) Veteran NFL referee Tony Corrente was quick to make the distinction about what changes now that pass interference can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials.''First of all, the rule has not...

Ex-Wyoming football player to be jailed over sexual batteryLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) A former University of Wyoming football player, who recently signed an NFL contract, had been accused of inappropriately touching two women while in college and was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail after pleading no contest...