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The Latest: Chiefs grab 14-0 lead over TitansBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL playoffs on wild-card weekend (all times local):5:20 p.m. ETThe Chiefs lead the Titans 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, which is precisely the same score after 15 minutes when these teams met...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) It will be the end of an era of sorts this weekend in Oakland. Not that anyone figures to be mourning what should be the final NFL game ever played on a field with infield dirt, especially the players who have had to deal with the bad...

AP Sports WriterChargers QB Rivers will enter free agency after 16 seasonsBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Philip Rivers' 16-year career with the Chargers has come to an end.The franchise announced Monday that Rivers will enter free agency and won't return to Los Angeles for the upcoming season....

AP Sports WriterRavens DE Campbell took unusual path after trade from JagsBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) If this was a typical NFL offseason, Baltimore Ravens newcomer Calais Campbell would have taken his physical at the team facility, signed his contract extension within the building and introduced himself...

Eagles sign running back Jay AjayiPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles have signed running back Jay Ajayi, bringing back a key offensive player from their Super Bowl championship team two years ago.Ajayi replaces Darren Sproles. The veteran was placed on injured reserve Friday because of a torn right hip...

AP Sports WriterDetroit QB Stafford goes on reserve/COVID-19 listBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) One of the NFL's standout quarterbacks is now on the reserve/COVID-19 list.Matthew Stafford was put on the list by the Detroit Lions, according to the league's transactions report Saturday. The reserve/COVID-19 list was created for players...

AP Sports WriterChargers DE Bosa not practicing, questionable for openerBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa did not practice Thursday, leaving his status for the opener against Kansas City in doubt.Bosa was not in pads during the early portion of practice that...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Luck makes the decision of his life, for his lifeBy TIM DAHLBERGThe timing was bad, but even worse was the reaction of the fans who took it upon themselves to boo Andrew Luck the last time he walked off a football field in an Indianapolis Colts...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks appear to be adding kick returner Devin Hester to their roster for the postseason. Fox Sports reported Tuesday night that Hester was signing with Seattle for the playoffs. Hester posted a photo of his locker inside the Seahawks locker room to Instagram on Tuesday...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals are in the middle of the playoff race for the first time in years, while the San Francisco 49ers have been eliminated from the postseason one year after playing in the Super Bowl. Saturday's game between the two teams is yet another example of...

AP Sports Writer'Another tragedy' -- Dolphins coach knew shooting victimBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' roiling emotions of late regarding social injustice were compounded with the death of Chris Beaty, a good friend who was fatally shot after violence erupted during an Indianapolis protest.Beaty,...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Jackson agrees to $56M, 5-year deal with RaidersBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have locked up another member of their stellar 2014 draft class, agreeing to a five-year extension to keep guard Gabe Jackson under contract through the 2022 season.A person familiar...