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AP Sports WriterHarbaugh ready to launch 'new era of football' for RavensBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) After signing a four-year contract, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh is excited about a ''new era'' for a team already well on its way to sporting a different look in 2019.The...

Associated PressNFL concussion fund pays out $485M, but legal fights resumeBy MARYCLAIRE DALEPHILADELPHIA (AP) The NFL concussion fund has paid out nearly $500 million in its first two years, but some players' lawyers say there aren't enough doctors in the approved network to evaluate dementia claims.They went to...

AP Sports WriterBrowns get to practice as 'weight' of Steelers game sinks inBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns rang in the new year by practicing. With everything else that transpired over the past week, that was a major victory.They'll go for an even bigger one Sunday.After days...

Keith Fahnhorst, 49er tackle who won 2 titles, dies at 66SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Keith Fahnhorst, a star tackle for the San Francisco 49ers who won two Super Bowl titles in the 1980s, has died. He was 66.He died Tuesday, the 49ers said Friday. No cause was given.Fahnhorst won...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks seek 1st 5-0 start in team history hosting VikingsBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Throughout its franchise history, the Seattle Seahawks have never started a season 5-0.Not in the years Seattle was a contender in the old AFC West. Not after it moved to the NFC. Not...

Cardinals send OT Veldheer to Broncos for 6th-round pickTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have traded veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.The 30-year-old Veldheer, at 6-foot-8 and 322 pounds, started 53 games in four seasons...

AP Sports WriterZiggy Ansah likely to play for banged up SeahawksBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) Pass rusher Ziggy Ansah is likely to return from an ankle injury, while starting safety Bradley McDougald is among a handful of starters who will be game-time decisions for the Seattle Seahawks on...

AP Pro Football WriterPatriots-Chiefs rematch headlines Week 14By ROB MAADDIBeating the New England Patriots has been the primary focus for the Kansas City Chiefs since losing the AFC championship game last January.The Chiefs had home-field advantage and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes but the Patriots escaped Arrowhead Stadium with a...

The Latest: Bears rule out Smith, Mooney for Saints gameBy The Associated PressThe Latest on wild-card Saturday in the NFL playoffs (all times EST)5;30 p.m.The Chicago Bears have ruled out leading tackler Roquan Smith and second-leading receiver Darnell Mooney for their wild card game against the New Orleans Saints...

Associated PressThumb injury doesn't slow Saints' top draft pick in campBy LES EASTMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints No. 1 draft choice Marcus Davenport will undergo minor thumb surgery now that the team has completed its mini-camp.But the lingering injury didn't prevent him from demonstrating the skills that...

Vikings place LB Barr on COVID reserve; 8th player on listEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings placed linebacker Anthony Barr on the reserve list for COVID-19 on Thursday, the eighth player they've designated since training camp began.The reserve list was created by the NFL for a player who...

The Latest: Raiders hold pregame ceremony for fire victimsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL's sixth Sunday of the regular season (all times Eastern):4:32 p.m.The Oakland Raiders held a moment of silence and kept the torch that honors late owner Al Davis unlit as part of a pregame...