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AP Sports WriterBrowns trade TE Telfer to Chiefs for DE NicolasBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns traded tight end Randall Telfer to the Kansas City Chiefs for defensive end Dadi Nicolas.A sixth-round pick in 2015, Telfer is the sixth veteran dealt by new Browns general manager John...

Associated PressAuthorities: Slaying possibly linked to killing of ex-PackerBy JAY REEVESBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A man whose bullet-riddled body was found dumped along a rural road in Alabama apparently was killed in retaliation for the slaying of a former Green Bay Packers player, authorities said Wednesday.A statement from the...

Jaguars decline to exercise 5th-year option on Dante FowlerJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars declined to exercise the fifth-year option in defensive end Dante Fowler's rookie contract.The decision could mean Fowler, the third overall pick in the 2015 draft who had eight sacks last year, will become a...

Steelers place LB Ryan Shazier on IR, ending 2018 seasonPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed linebacker Ryan Shazier on injured reserve for the 2018 season to give him more time to recover from spinal stabilization surgery.The team made the move on Wednesday, which will open up a...

AP Sports WriterRuss Brandon resigns as Bills, Sabres presidentBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Russ Brandon abruptly resigned his dual role as president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres after being confronted by the teams' owners regarding an inappropriate relationship with a female employee, two...

AP Sports WriterRuss Brandon resigns as Bills, Sabres presidentBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Russ Brandon abruptly resigned his dual role as president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres in a major shake-up for the teams' owners, Terry and Kim Pegula.The Pegulas announced in a...

Chicago State hires former Bears, Notre Dame DT Zorich as ADCHICAGO (AP) Former Chicago Bears and Notre Dame defensive tackle Chris Zorich has been hired as athletic director at Chicago State.A Chicago product who was on Notre Dame's 1988 national championship team and played for the Bears from...

AP Sports WriterRuss Brandon resigns as Bills, Sabres presidentBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Russ Brandon has resigned his dual role as president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres in a major shake-up for the teams' owners, Terry and Kim Pegula.The Pegulas announced they had...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Bills, Sabres president Brandon leaving teamsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Buffalo Bills and Sabres president Russ Brandon is leaving his post in a major shake-up made by the teams' owners,...

Raiders O-lineman Alexander suspended 4 games for PEDsALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland Raiders offensive lineman Vadal Alexander has been suspended without pay for the first four games next season for a violation of the league policy on performance-enhancing drugs.The Raiders made the announcement Tuesday, attributing the information to the...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Bills, Sabres president Brandon leaving teamsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Buffalo Bills and Sabres president Russ Brandon is leaving his post in a major shake-up made by the teams' owners,...

AP Television WriterNFL draft a big draw, but not a record-setterBy DAVID BAUDERNEW YORK (AP) With someone walking onstage every few minutes to read a name off a piece of paper, the NFL draft wouldn't seem like a big television draw. Yet the 11.2 million people who watched...