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AP Sports WriterAP source: Colts reach 3-year deal with edge rusher AutryBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Indianapolis Colts have agreed to terms on a three-year deal with free agent defensive end Denico Autry.The person requested anonymity...

Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for Week 9By JOE GALLINANFL schedule makers are really testing fantasy football players with another six teams on a bye during Week 9. Here are several players to start and others to avoid as you continue your march toward your...

No verdict yet as Aaron Hernandez blows kisses at daughterBOSTON (AP) The jury in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez has finished its fourth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.Jurors went home at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Deliberations will resume Thursday.Just before the jury departed,...

AP Sports WriterGolden surprised by tender, frustrated by free agencyBy TOM CANAVANFree agency has not been good to linebacker Markus Golden.The 29-year-old pass rusher had to settle for a one-year deal from the New York Giants in 2019 because he was coming off a so-so season with the Arizona...

AP Sports WriterCarolina WR Kelvin Benjamin dedicates season to his momBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) If Kelvin Benjamin had a bad game, he always knew where to turn.If the media got on him about dropped passes, or people on social media were bullying him for being overweight and...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL at 100: Another labor stoppage looms in 2 yearsBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) Eight years ago at this time, when the NFL was hitting a mere 91 and counting, discord between players and owners reached such a fevered state that the league locked out...

Cardinals cut Weaver, Jones and FosterTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Linebacker Evan Weaver, cornerback Chris Jones and running back D.J. Foster are among 16 players cut by the Arizona Cardinals.The cuts Saturday also included cornerback Jace Whittaker as the Cardinals trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit.Weaver was a sixth-round...

Tom Brady idolized Joe Montana as a kid in the Bay Area. Now, he's surpassed his hero for postseason wins. Brady got his 17th, the most for any quarterback, in New England's 41-28 AFC divisional victory over Houston on Sunday. If Brady can lead the Patriots past Baltimore in next...

Gronkowski at Patriots practice after concussion protocolFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Tight end Rob Gronkowski was back on the field Saturday, returning from concussion protocol as the New England Patriots prepare for the Super Bowl.Tom Brady was also on the field, gripping a football without a glove on his right...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Finally, the Super Bowl might be fun againBy TIM DAHLBERGFinally, the Super Bowl might be fun again.No more scowling Bill Belichick, angry as always under his hoodie. No more sly smiles and phony platitudes from Tom Brady.No talk about Spygate; no worries about deflated footballs.And no...

Associated PressChargers CB Verrett set for season-ending knee surgeryBy DAN GREENSPANCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Jason Verrett will undergo season-ending knee surgery for the second consecutive year.Verrett will end the season on injured reserve for the third time in his four-year career. Verrett was limited...

AP Sports WriterBennett defines his own 'Patriot Way' en route to Super BowlBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) If Martellus Bennett had his way, people would live in his world.He describes it as a fun place, where imaginations can run wild and people can feel unrestrained.And in a way,...