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AP Sports WriterBrown out: Browns fire VP, coach Jackson keeps job for '18By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Sashi Brown brought analytics, a bevy of draft picks and some stability to the Cleveland Browns.In the end, losing mattered most.With the Browns not winning and still the NFL's saddest franchise, owners...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Tomlin is not a big picture guy. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach, as he likes to say, prefers not to ''paint with a broad brush.'' Only when the season is over will Tomlin widen out the lens. Still, even with a month to go Tomlin acknowledged the responsibilities...

AP Pro Football WriterShaquem Griffin finally hears his name at NFL draftBy BARRY WILNERARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is known for taking chances on players. So many, from Richard Sherman to Russell Wilson to Doug Baldwin, have worked out.On Saturday, Carroll and GM John Schneider spent...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - John Dorsey likes to say that it takes several years before a verdict can be returned on a draft pick. There is a learning curve for rookies, often a steep one. The pro game is faster, players are stronger and the plays more complex.If...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed kick returner Corey Grant and receiver Tony Washington on injured reserve.The team also promoted receiver Neal Sterling from the practice squad Tuesday.Grant tore a hip flexor in a loss to Houston on Sunday, and Washington severely strained a hip flexor.The...

AP Pro Football WriterColin Kaepernick: Timeline of a gesture and its echoesBy BARRY WILNERColin Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011. The next year lhe ed the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The loss of safety Earl Thomas to a season-ending injury left a gaping hole in the Seattle Seahawks' formidable defense. The Green Bay Packers are more concerned about the considerable talent still left with the Seahawks. Life without Thomas begins Sunday when Seattle travels to Lambeau Field...

AP National WriterMethod vs. Message: How sports can start a movementBy EDDIE PELLSColin Kaepernick's first two ''protests'' drew scant attention. He sat on the bench, out of uniform, virtually unnoticed. His third got some buzz after a reporter tweeted a picture of the 49ers bench that had nothing to...

Family sues Kansas City Chiefs over fan's beating deathKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The family of a Missouri man fatally beaten in 2013 outside of Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, is suing the NFL franchise.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/29wxteF ) reports the wrongful-death lawsuit was filed...

AP Sports WriterReport: NFL owner made inappropriate sexual, racist remarksBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The NFL and the Carolina Panthers declined comment on a report Sunday that at least four former Panthers employees received monetary settlements due to inappropriate workplace comments and conduct by owner Jerry Richardson.The Sports...

The St. Louis Rams look to take advantage of a rare favorable matchup when they host lowly Jacksonville on Sunday. The Rams are coming off their third straight loss, but two were on the road at Atlanta and Dallas and the other was at home against a hungry San...

The DALLAS and the CAROLINA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/9/2018 at 4:25 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 9, 2018 Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina ROT TEAM PS OU ML 473 DALLAS -3 (-110) 44 (-110) 130 -150 474 CAROLINA TV: 4:25 PM LINE: -3 PREDICTION: CAROLINA , DALLAS Oddsmakers currently have the...