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AP Pro Football WriterPlayers' union extends CBA voting deadline to Saturday nightBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) The players' union extended the deadline by two days for its members to vote on a new labor agreement with the league.Ballots from some 2,500 members now are due at 11:59 p.m....

Jets to pay fines if players violate anthem policyFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets say they will pay any fines and not penalize players if they violate a new NFL policy to stand or stay in the locker room during ''The Star-Spangled Banner.''Jets owner Christopher Johnson...

The Latest: Demaryius Thomas out with right leg injuryBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NFL's Week 16 (All times Eastern).3:35 p.m.Houston's Demaryius Thomas was carted off the field in the fourth quarter after injuring his right leg. The CBS broadcasting crew said it was an Achilles injury.Thomas was not...

Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict activated after 4-game suspensionCINCINNATI (AP) Linebacker Vontaze Burfict is back on the Cincinnati Bengals' active roster after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancer policy.He's glad to be back, even doing some work with special teams. He watched his teammates pull out...

Steelers meet with LB Don't'a Hightower but no deal reachedPITTSBURGH (AP) Coveted free agent linebacker Dont'a Hightower's tour hit Pittsburgh on Tuesday, but Hightower left the team's facility without signing a deal.The team announced it hosted him after he spent Monday getting wooed by the New York Jets....

AP Sports WriterColts hoping for lucrative payoff from betting big on RiversBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Frank Reich jumped right into research mode when he knew Philip Rivers would hit free agency.The Indianapolis Colts coach studied tapes of Rivers' throws from an uncharacteristically poor 2019 season to compare with...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders sent Derek Carr home to rest after the rookie quarterback showed up Tuesday feeling ill.It's the first practice that Carr has missed since being selected as Oakland's starter at the end of the preseason. The 23-year-old has also been slowed by ankle,...

AP Sports WriterBeane dismisses buzz of Bills being AFC East front-runnersBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Brandon Beane dismisses the growing buzz suggesting the Buffalo Bills are suddenly the AFC East favorites after Tom Brady left for Tampa Bay.''The team to beat in the East is the Patriots,'' the...

AP Sports WriterJets' Bridgewater believes he can again play at high levelBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Teddy Bridgewater refused to think about the possibility of never playing football again.Not when he was clutching his mangled left leg and screaming in pain. Not during the nearly two years...

No verdict yet as Aaron Hernandez blows kisses at daughterBOSTON (AP) The jury in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez has finished its fourth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.Jurors went home at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Deliberations will resume Thursday.Just before the jury departed,...

AP Sports WriterHubbard's career changed in dodgeball, led him to BengalsBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Sam Hubbard was engrossed in a dodgeball game during his high school gym class when Ohio State coach Urban Meyer walked through the door. A lot of heads turned, including his.And his sports career...

AP Sports WriterDaniel Jones gets more than passing grade at Giants minicampBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) After two days of rookie minicamp, it's easy to see why the New York Giants drafted Daniel Jones of Duke with the No. 6 pick.He reminds them of someone they know:...