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AP Sports WriterColts hire Frank Reich as new head coachBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich as their new head coach.Team officials made the announcement Sunday. Reich is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday.The move comes five...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Colts agree to deal making Reich new head coachBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have reached a deal with Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich to become their next head coach, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Colts agree to deal making Reich new head coachBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich has agreed to become the Indianapolis Colts' new head coach.The person spoke Sunday...

Steelers sign Pro Bowl FB Nix to 4-year contractPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed Pro Bowl fullback Roosevelt Nix to a four-year contract.The 25-year-old Nix played in all 16 games for the AFC North champions this season. Used primarily as a blocking back for All-Pro Le'Veon Bell,...

Radio host suspended for using stereotyped Asian accentBOSTON (AP) A Boston sports radio host who impersonated a sports agent on air using a stereotyped Asian accent has been suspended for five days.Radio station WEEI says in a statement it doesn't support host Christian Fauria's ''insensitive and ill-conceived attempt...

Associated PressBengals cheerleader and husband launch golf cart transitBy DAN SEWELLCINCINNATI (AP) An entrepreneurial Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader and her husband have teed off on a new way of getting around the city's downtown: golf carts.GEST Carts offers rides on weekend nights to attractions such as riverfront restaurants, a...

Jets sign son of def. coordinator, to reserve/future dealFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed defensive back Kacy Rodgers II, son of defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers, to a reserve/future contract.Rodgers II was undrafted out of the University of Miami in 2013 and spent the last...

Jim Garrett, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett's dad, dies at 87DALLAS (AP) Jim Garrett, the father of Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and a longtime scout for the club, has died. He was 87.The team said Jim Garrett died Friday night with his wife, Jane, and his eight children...

Jets sign son of def. coordinator, to reserve/future dealFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed defensive back Kacy Rodgers II, son of defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers, to a reserve/future contract.Rodgers II was undrafted out of the University of Miami in 2013 and spent the last...

Associated PressPolice: 2 stabbed, officer assaulted during Eagles' paradeBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRREPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia's mayor on Friday praised fans for their largely peaceful revelry at the Eagles' Super Bowl parade, noting only a few ''small hiccups'' during a celebration that included two stabbings, a toppled Jumbotron and the assault...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings hire Eagles QB coach John DeFilippo to run offenseBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) John DeFilippo stood on top of a double-decker bus with the rest of the Eagles, as they cruised through raucous downtown Philadelphia on Thursday to celebrate the franchise's first championship in 57...

The Latest: City 'sorry' for blocking view of Eagles' paradePHILADELPHIA (AP) The Latest on the aftermath of the Philadelphia Eagles' parade (all times local):5:10 p.m.Philadelphia officials are apologizing to fans who had their view of the Eagles' parade blocked by an accordion bus carrying police officers.The city on...