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AP Sports WriterPanthers owner under contract to keep Richardson statueBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) While new Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper would like the focus to be on his plans for the team's future, he cannot completely put the franchise's sullied past behind him.Tepper has to keep the...

Man pleads guilty to cheating NFL players in charity fraudKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) An Ohio man has admitted defrauding NFL players out of money meant for charities.Thirty-nine-year-old Camario Richardson, of Maple Heights, Ohio, pleaded guilty Monday to mail fraud in federal court in Kansas City.Prosecutors say Richardson told...

NFL players union files grievance over anthem policyNEW YORK (AP) The NFL Players Association filed a grievance with the league on Tuesday challenging its national anthem policy.The union says that the new policy, which the league imposed without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining...

AP Sports WriterPanthers owner under contract to keep Richardson statueBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) New Panthers owner David Tepper says while he'll accept nothing less than an ''open and safe'' work environment in Carolina, he's ''contractually obligated'' to keep a 13-foot high statue of former owner and team...

NFL players union files grievance over anthem policyNEW YORK (AP) The NFL Players Association filed a grievance with the league on Tuesday challenging its national anthem policy.The union says that the new policy, which the league imposed without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining...

AP Sports WriterPanthers owner under contract to keep Richardson statueBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) While new Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper would like the focus to be on his plans for the team's future, he cannot completely put the franchise's sullied past behind him.Tepper has to keep the...

AP Sports WriterPolice: Woman assaulted at home of NFL star LeSean McCoyBy JOHN WAWROWPolice acknowledged Tuesday that a woman was assaulted during a home invasion at a suburban Atlanta house owned by NFL star LeSean McCoy, hours after graphic posts on social media accused the Buffalo Bills running back...

Cowboys cornerback indicted following road-rage incidentPLANO, Texas (AP) Dallas Cowboys cornerback Marquez White has been indicted on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in what he described as a road-rage incident in suburban Dallas.The 23-year-old White said in a statement to his hometown newspaper, the...

Ex-Detroit Lions tight end Pettigrew arrested in PittsburghPITTSBURGH (AP) Police say a former Detroit Lions player has been arrested in Pittsburgh for punching an officer after refusing to pay a limo driver.NFL free agent Brandon Pettigrew is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, theft of services and...

Ex-NFL player violates restraining order, threatens womanLOS ANGELES (AP) A former NFL cornerback has been arrested after police say he broke into the Southern California house of an ex-girlfriend who has a restraining order against him.Police say Brandon Browner broke into the house, threatened to kill the woman...

Arizona Cardinals GM Steve Keim apologizes after DUI arrestCHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim is apologizing for what he calls ''incredibly poor judgment and inexcusable actions'' that resulted in a Fourth of July DUI arrest in a Phoenix suburb.The Cardinals said Saturday the team was...

NFL includes 7 rookie officials for upcoming seasonNEW YORK (AP) The NFL roster of game officials for the upcoming season includes seven rookies among the 121.The newcomers announced Friday are: field judges Land Clark of the Pac-12, Matt Edwards and Don Willard of the Big Ten, and Anthony...