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Associated PressTrial on tap in Giants, Eli Manning memorabilia lawsuitBy DAVID PORTERHACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday in a New Jersey memorabilia dealer's lawsuit that accuses New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning of conspiring with the team's equipment staff to sell bogus ''game-used''...

AP Pro Football WriterPlayer reps not voting on NFL labor deal; more talks TuesdayBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) NFL owners' eagerness to approve negotiated terms of a new labor agreement apparently is not matched by the players.They want more talks.Union player representatives decided Friday to not vote on...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Long redeems himself at guard after center strugglesBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Spencer Long was frustrated, angry and thoroughly embarrassed.He had gone from being the leader of the New York Jets' offensive line to an unexpected punchline.Long was all over the blooper...

AP Sports WriterOBJ has Mayfield's back, believes Browns close to breakoutBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Odell Beckham Jr. believes the Browns' offense will come around. Until then, he's defending Baker Mayfield.On the heels of Cleveland's quarterback storming away from an interview session and expressing his frustration at losing...

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammateTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities have charged an 18-year-old man in an April shooting that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates.The Shawnee County district attorney's office says in a news...

With a 5-10 record and a three-game losing streak heading into the final weekend of the regular season, it can be said without reservation the New York Giants don't deserve to be in the playoffs. This is 2020, though, and we are talking about the NFC East, the division that...

Giants-Packers PreviewEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants will head to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers in a Sunday night game that will reunite teacher and student on the same field.The teacher would be Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and the student, Ben McAdoo, McCarthy's...

Redskins QB Alex Smith on playing again: 'That's the plan'WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith says he hopes to play football again but still needs to make basic progress like relearning how to run after breaking his right leg.In an interview during a massage at a shopping...

AP Pro Football WriterJets trade disgruntled star safety Jamal Adams to SeahawksBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jamal Adams' wish was finally granted: He's leaving New York in a stunning trade.The Jets dealt the disgruntled star safety to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, splitting with a gifted player...

AP Sports WriterMen At Work; Steelers ditch flash as training camp opensBy WILL GRAVESLATROBE, Pa. (AP) No helicopter swooping in for a wind-swept landing. No Rolls Royce wrapped in black-and-gold complete with a chauffeur in full uniform.No firetrucks or random all-terrain vehicles either.The 2019 version of the Pittsburgh...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears signed defensive lineman Bruce Gaston and placed defensive lineman Ego Ferguson on the reserve/injured list.Gaston has appeared in two games this season with the Green Bay Packers, with one tackle.In the preseason, Gaston had three tackles - including a sack -...

IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered two fractured transverse process in his back in the loss to the Washington Redskins, but there remains a chance he could play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, according to multiple sources. The Cowboys and Romo have stressed this is not related...