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AP Sports WriterDolphins survive late collapse and beat Bengals in OT, 38-35By STEVEN WINEMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) A laugher became a thriller for the Miami Dolphins, and they needed overtime to beat the Cincinnati Bengals.Miami gave up 16 points in the final 29 seconds of regulation but regrouped,...

AP Sports WriterCardinals' Peterson suspended 6 games for PED violationBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy.The NFL did not specify Thursday which illegal substance Peterson...

AP Sports WriterAnguish, sympathy for Heap after ex-NFL player's kid killedBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Condolences poured in for retired NFL player Todd Heap and his family on Saturday, a day after police say the former Pro Bowl tight end accidentally ran over his 3-year-old daughter with a truck,...

AP Sports WriterBengals sign WR Tyler Boyd to 4-year contract extensionBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Receiver Tyler Boyd turned his breakthrough season into a four-year contract extension.The Cincinnati Bengals signed Boyd to a deal that runs through the 2023 season on Tuesday. The second-round pick out of Pittsburgh in...

Associated PressUtility offered Burgum more than free Super Bowl ticketsBy JAMES MacPHERSONBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's trip to the Super Bowl as a guest of a Minneapolis utility included free invitations to a rock concert, private parties, meals and other events, The Associated Press found...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: NFL shamelessly commandeers Kaepernick's causeBy PAUL NEWBERRYThe images are haunting.Dramatic music, punctuated by the beeping sound of an open car door. The silhouette of former NFL star Anquan Boldin, wearing sunglasses and sitting at the wheel of his vehicle.''Yeah, I'll never forget that night,'' Boldin says,...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Tom Coughlin didn't fade away in his goodbye to the New York Giants.The 69-year-old, who led the Giants to two Super Bowls in a 12-year tenure, was Tom Coughlin to the end.In an emotional and poignant farewell Tuesday, Coughlin talked about things that mattered...

Panthers use franchise tag on DT Short; re-sign DE HortonCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers are looking to keep their defensive line intact.Carolina applied the non-exclusive franchise tag to defensive tackle Kawann Short on Monday and re-signed defensive end Wes Horton to a two-year contract. The moves come one...

AP Sports WriterMcCoy trying to settle in as Giants quarterbackBy TOM CANAVANAfter spending much of the past six seasons as a backup quarterback with the Washington Redskins, Colt McCoy knows his job coming to the New York Giants.His primary task is to help offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and new...

AP Sports WriterSoaring Ravens can't afford letdown against lowly JaguarsBy DAVID GINSBURGThe Baltimore Ravens left Cleveland on Monday night riding a wave of emotion following a thrilling victory that greatly enhanced their playoff hopes.The Ravens would love to savor the memory of Lamar Jackson coming off the bench to...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay's Mike Evans resists labels that describe him as a football player, especially those that shortchange what he's accomplished as part of an outstanding class of rookie receivers lighting up the NFL.The seventh overall pick in last spring's draft has been much more than...

AP Sports WriterSaquon Barkley learning about being an NFL running backBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) There's no doubt Saquon Barkley has the talent to be great NFL running back.Speed, power, quickness, smarts, good hands. The Penn State product who the New York Giants grabbed with the second...