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Associated PressJudge orders open hearing on NFL team's emails with churchBy KEVIN McGILLNews outlets and the public will be able to attend a hearing next week in New Orleans on the confidentiality of emails between Roman Catholic officials and the city's NFL franchise concerning clergy sex-abuse scandals.A state judge...

AP Sports WriterSteelers QB Rudolph shows poise in return to ClevelandBy WILL GRAVESMason Rudolph found closure, it seems, with Myles Garrett in his return to Cleveland. The Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback may have found a longer-term future in the NFL, too.There was no brawl this time. No avalanche of...

AP Pro Football WriterFormer NFL execs Polian, Kirwan look ahead to strange draftBy BARRY WILNERBill Polian ran many an NFL draft, making him the main man in the room for several successful franchises.Next week, the Pro Football Hall of Famer knows who the guys in demand will be for...

Bills sign Perry, announce trade of Zay Jones to RaidersORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have signed running back Senorise Perry and announced the trade of receiver Zay Jones to the Oakland Raiders for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick.Perry returns to Buffalo a little over a month...

AP Pro Football WriterBarkley, Griffin shined but Brown didn't at NFL combineBy ARNIE STAPLETONINDIANAPOLIS (AP) All that's left of the 2018 NFL scouting combine is for the deepest class of defensive backs ever to attend the annual assembly of college prospects to wrap up their testing and timing...

AP Sports WriterWorld Series winner looking to cash in on Super Bowl betsBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) The same bettor who took this city's legal sports books for millions of dollars on the World Series is looking to cash in again at the Super Bowl.The bettor placed a...

AP Sports WriterJets' Hackenberg ignores critics, focuses on making progressBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Christian Hackenberg has plenty of critics, many of whom think the New York Jets' second-year quarterback will never be an NFL starter.And that's before the former Penn State starter has even played...

AP Pro Football Writer3-game skid has heat turned up high on Bowles, JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) This season has already taken on a familiar feel for frustrated Jets fans.Lots of promise. Positive vibes. And, then ...Thud.Just four games in, there seems to be a growing sense...

49ers sign DB Antone Exum Jr. to 1-year dealSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive back Antone Exum Jr. to a one-year deal.The 49ers announced the move Wednesday, one day after the team waived defensive back Trovon Reed.Exum originally joined the 49ers last November....

DENVER (AP) Where so many others saw a Super Bowl favorite in Dallas' swaggering offense with its all-star linemen and pair of backfield superstars, Denver's defense envisioned a chance to show everybody that the Broncos are back. They did just that in a 42-17 crushing of the Cowboys . They held...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers CEO Jed York goes from vilified to Super BowlBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) When San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York got rid of his third coach in as many seasons three years ago and faced calls for his removal as well to get...

AP Pro Football'Funky season' provides Jets early evaluating for next yearBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jonotthan Harrison entered training camp as the New York Jets' center, eager to establish himself as a reliable starter.It all changed in a snap in early August when Ryan Kalil was lured...