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Associated PressCarolina Panthers offered $120M to move practice field to SCBy JEFFREY COLLINSCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina appears ready to offer $120 million in tax breaks to the Carolina Panthers to move their practice fields and team headquarters out of North Carolina, after the state Senate overrode objections...

Giants sign former Cowboys running back Rod SmithEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have signed former Dallas Cowboys running back Rod Smith.The Giants announced the signing Wednesday, putting Smith in a crowded backfield to compete for the backup job to NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year...

Panthers owner needs tax breaks for SC practice fields moveCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper says he wants to move his practice fields to South Carolina, but if the state can't help him with incentives, he's fine keeping them in North Carolina.Tepper said Wednesday he can...

Possible Panthers SC practice field move to go to final dayCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A decision on whether South Carolina will offer tax breaks in a bid to get the Carolina Panthers to move their practice fields out of North Carolina will go down to the Legislature's final day.The...

Kevin Mawae donates memorabilia to Pro Football Hall of FameCANTON, Ohio (AP) A poem that hung in Kevin Mawae's locker is among more than 200 items he's donated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with many to be displayed this summer as part of an exhibit featuring...

Packers' Ted Thompson says he has autonomic disorderGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers senior football operations adviser and former general manager Ted Thompson says he has been diagnosed with an autonomic disorder that affects his body's nerves.Thompson released a statement through the club on Wednesday detailing that his health...

Associated PressPitched battle: Kraft attorneys fire back at prosecutorsBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Two attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft are accusing prosecutors of misconduct in his misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution case.Alex Spiro and William Burck made the allegations Wednesday, a day after prosecutors accused...

Panthers owner needs tax breaks for SC practice fields moveCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) With a proposal that would offer tax breaks to entice the Carolina Panthers to move their practice fields to South Carolina going down to the wire, owner David Tepper said he is fine with leaving them...

Associated PressVote delayed on SC Carolina Panthers HQ, practice fields bidBy JEFFREY COLLINSCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina senators decided not to hold a key vote Tuesday on whether to give the Carolina Panthers tax breaks and incentives to move their practice fields out of North Carolina, as it...

Bucs medical staff evaluating Pierre-Paul after car crashTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The status of Tampa Bay's Jason Pierre-Paul for the upcoming season is uncertain following a single-car accident last week near his home in South Florida.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers said Tuesday that the club's medical staff is conducting a...

Bears acquire kicker Eddy Pineiro from RaidersLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have acquired Eddy Pineiro from Oakland, adding another kicker to the mix to replace Cody Parkey.The Bears sent a conditional seventh-round pick in 2021 to the Raiders in the deal announced Tuesday. Oakland gets the...

Prosecutors accuse Kraft's lawyers of lying in courtFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Two of Patriots owner Robert Kraft's defense attorneys are being accused of lying by prosecutors in his solicitation of prostitution case.The Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office filed a motion Tuesday asking that attorneys Alex Spiro and...