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AP Sports WriterNew look, new attitude for Gase's sputtering DolphinsBy STEVEN WINEDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Jay Ajayi is gone and Jay Cutler is back, giving the Miami Dolphins' worst-in-the-league offense a different look than last week.Coach Adam Gase believes the unit also had a different attitude when the team...

Tom Brady gets buzz cut as cancer charity raises $6.5MQUINCY, Mass. (AP) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got a buzz cut for a cancer research institute.Brady was the mystery guest at Thursday's ''Saving by Shaving'' annual fundraiser for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.Brady showed off his...

AP Sports WriterSecond down: Browns lose another starting QB as McCown outBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Cleveland's notorious quarterback carousel has thrown another rider.Just two weeks into a new season, the Browns are down two starters.''This is pro football and these things happen,'' first-year coach Hue Jackson said....

AP Pro Football WriterA look at the key players in the Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERHOUSTON (AP) Projected starters and key players for the Super Bowl at Houston:ATLANTA FALCONSOFFENSEMatt Ryan, QB (2), 6-4, 217, 9th season, Boston CollegeHad best season, making All-Pro, leading NFL in passer rating (117.1), with...

AP Sports WriterAP source: NFL seeking $2M from Jerry Jones over legal spatsBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation says the NFL is exploring options to get more than $2 million in reimbursement for legal fees from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over his...

AP Sports WriterTurning 40: Brady showing few signs of decline at milestoneBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Professional athletes measure achievement in championships, with a constant eye slanted toward Father Time.Next up for Tom Brady is challenging the conventional wisdom of how long a quarterback can play at a...

49ers sign defensive lineman Damontre Moore to one-year dealSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Defensive lineman Damontre Moore has signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.The team announced the addition of Moore on Friday. This is Moore's sixth NFL team in seven years.Selected by the Giants in the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he's frustrated but relieved his knee injury is not more serious.Roethlisberger is out indefinitely after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and sustaining a bone bruise. He was hurt in the third quarter of last Sunday's 12-6 win...

March 10 - All teams must be under the 2015 salary cap; all 2014 player contracts expire; free agency begins.March 19 - Trading period for 2015 begins.March 22-25 - Annual league meeting, Phoenix.April 6 - Teams with new head coach can begin offseason workouts.April 20 - Teams with returning...

AP Pro Football WriterDetermining All-Decade team for 2010s no easy choreBy BARRY WILNERThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is embarking on a difficult assignment: determining the All-Decade team of the 2010s.Yes, there are some slam dunks on both sides of the ball and on special teams. There also are...

The Latest: Kyler Murray hurts ankle, Cards lead with backupBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 17 in the NFL (all times EST):---4:55 p.m.Kyler Murray has hurt his ankle, and Chris Streveler led the Arizona Cardinals to a touchdown on his first drive against the Los Angeles Rams.Murray was...

AP Pro Football WriterHall of Fame endorses labor agreement for inductee benefitsBy BARRY WILNERThe Pro Football Hall of Fame in an unusual move is endorsing the labor agreement the players' union currently is voting on, citing pension benefits for its inductees and other former players.Hall of Fame President David...