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Associated PressRavens OL Urschel retires after 3 seasonsBy TODD KARPOVICHOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel has retired from the NFL after just three seasons.Urschel, a former fifth round pick from Penn State in 2014, received attention for pursuing his doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute...

The United States won the junior ice hockey championships on Saturday after Rocco Grimaldi scored twice and Vince Trocheck added an empty-net goal for a 3-1 win over Sweden in the final. Filip Sandberg put defending champion Sweden ahead on power play early in the second period, but Grimaldi then...

Authorities: Slaying possibly linked to killing of ex-PackerBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alabama authorities say they've found the body of a man believed to have been killed in retaliation for the slaying of a former Green Bay Packers player.Sheriff's officials tell area media 21-year-old Darryl Thomas appears to have been...

The fans at University of Phoenix Stadium will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals when they take their seats on Sunday. When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 26, 2014 Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Cardinals -2.5. O/U: 48 PREDICTION:...

AP Sports WriterLions QB Stafford sits out practice after missing startBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford did not practice with teammates a few days after hip and back injuries stopped his streak of 139 consecutive starts counting the playoffs.Stafford watched Wednesday as quarterbacks Jeff Driskel...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says it's cool that the winner of the Miss America contest credits him with inspiring her. Wentz graduated from Bismarck, North Dakota's Century High School one year ahead of Miss America Cara (KAHR'-uh) Mund. Mund said after winning the title Sunday that ''if Carson...

AP Sports WriterMcVay's coaching staff believes in young Rams boss' skillsBy GREG BEACHAMTHOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) Although Sean McVay is the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, he'll have plenty of experienced help around the Los Angeles Rams.McVay's new coaching staff spent the past week at the...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL star Von Miller has COVID-19, is in good spiritsBy ARNIE STAPLETONAURORA, Colo. (AP) Von Miller has the coronavirus and the NFL star wanted to come forward with his diagnosis to show people how serious the disease is.''I'm going to do whatever I have to...

Raiders place RT Trent Brown back on COVID-19 listHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) The Las Vegas Raiders have placed right tackle Trent Brown back on the COVID-19 list for a second time this season.The Raiders made the move Thursday because Brown still has complications from the illness after a positive...

AP Sports WriterJets not buying into skeptics' dismal outlook for seasonBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) There has been plenty of chatter about the New York Jets this offseason, and none of it has been particularly positive.They've got a three-man quarterback competition, a revamped roster that's minus...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Gregg Williams establishing intense culture on defenseBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Gregg Williams is the furthest thing from warm and fuzzy.Never has been. And, never will.That's not how the New York Jets' defensive coordinator is wired.Williams has helped build stingy defenses all...

AP Sports WriterEx-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73By BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday while struggling with complications...