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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...

Steelers cut veteran safety J.J. WilcoxPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran safety J.J. Wilcox on Monday just days after selecting a pair of safeties in the NFL draft.Wilcox played in 12 games for the Steelers in 2017 after Pittsburgh acquired him from Tampa Bay last September for...

AP Pro Football WriterCowboys want Super Bowl hosting do-over, and draft was startBy SCHUYLER DIXONARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys want a do-over on hosting the Super Bowl after horrid weather and a seating fiasco ruined their first try seven years ago.While the wait will easily be more...

Vikings re-sign Terence Newman, NFL's oldest on defenseEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed cornerback Terence Newman, bringing the NFL's oldest active defensive player back for a 16th season that will begin five days after he turns 40.Newman, who has played the last three years with the...

AP Pro Football WriterWilliams says Redskins had 'inside information' on GuiceBy HOWARD FENDRICHASHBURN, Va. (AP) If other teams worried about LSU running back Derrius Guice's character, prompting his fall from first-round prospect to late-second-round pick, Washington Redskins senior VP of player personnel Doug Williams figures he had ''inside...

Jaguars sign 13 rookies, cut punter Nortman, receiver StrongJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed 13 undrafted rookies and cut veteran punter Brad Nortman and third-year receiver Jaelen Strong.The Jaguars selected Mississippi State punter Logan Cooke in the seventh round of the NFL draft and chose LSU...

Associated PressProsecutors review video submitted by Foster's ex-girlfriendBy CHRIS BIDERMANSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The ex-girlfriend of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has submitted a video to prosecutors to support her statement that she lied when she told authorities Foster had hit her.But Santa Clara County prosecutor Jim...

Vikings re-sign Terence Newman, NFL's oldest on defenseEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed cornerback Terence Newman, bringing the NFL's oldest active defensive player back for a 16th season that will begin five days after he turns 40.The move was made Monday with Newman, who has played...

Prosecutors review video submitted by Foster's ex-girlfriendSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The ex-girlfriend of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has submitted a video to prosecutors to support her statement that she lied when she told authorities Foster had hit her.But Santa Clara County prosecutor Jim Dermertzis says the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns exercise fifth-year option on S Damarious RandallBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns exercised the fifth-year option on defensive back Damarious Randall, acquired during the offseason from Green Bay.Cleveland traded quarterback DeShone Kizer and swapped draft picks on March 14 with the Packers for Randall. The...

Former NFL GM, player Matt Millen has rare illnessALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) Former NFL player and general manager Matt Millen says he is being treated for a rare disease that has robbed his heart of most of its normal function.The 60-year-old Millen told the Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania,...