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AP Sports WriterGiants' Manning looking forward to playing against BrownsBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) For the past two seasons, Eli Manning has felt a little awkward heading into the New York Giants' preseason opener.It has nothing to do with the football. It's the lack of it that...

Judge limits ability of Aaron Hernandez's child to sue NFLPHILADELPHIA (AP) A federal judge says the 6-year-old daughter of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez missed a 2014 deadline to opt out of the $1 billion concussion settlement and can't separately sue the league over his diagnosis of...

The Houston Texans and the Carolina Panthers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Bank of America Stadium. Houston at Carolina When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 20, 2015 Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Panthers -3....

Bills missing backup RB Moss for game vs RamsBy The Associated PressThe Bills will be without rookie running back Zack Moss for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams. Moss is out with a toe injury.A third-round pick out of Utah, Moss has split time in the backfield with...

Bengals CB Pacman Jones attacked by employee at airportATLANTA (AP) Police say Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam ''Pacman'' Jones was attacked during a run-in with a facility-service employee at the airport in Atlanta.Atlanta Police spokesman Jarius Daugherty says Jones confronted ABM Industries employee Frank Ragin after Ragin made a...

Shaq to compete with Gronk in virtual live party, fundraiserNEW YORK (AP) Shaq and Gronk are about to throw down with each other for a cause.The men with seven championship rings between them will compete against each other June 27 in Shaq's Fun House Vs Gronk Beach, a...

The Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at AT&T Stadium. When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, October 27, 2014 Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Cowboys -10. O/U: 49.5 PREDICTION: Cowboys 30, Redskins 16 Join BetOnline...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have hired former Rams assistant Dennard Wilson as their defensive backs coach. Wilson replaces Joe Danna on Todd Bowles staff, which has five other vacancies, including offensive coordinator after Chan Gailey retired after the season. Wilson was the Rams' defensive backs coach the...

Texans release right tackle Derek NewtonHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Texans released right tackle Derek Newton on Thursday.Newton tore the patellar tendon in both knees in a Week 7 game against the Denver Broncos in 2016. He didn't play again for Houston, sitting out 2017 on the physically unable...

The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Brian Billick for their head coaching vacancy. Billick, who coached the Baltimore Ravens for nine years and led the franchise to its only Super Bowl championship, interviewed with the Eagles last Monday, according to sources. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, general manager Howie Roseman and president Don Smolenski...

Colts players wear T-shirts honoring school shooting victimsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts arrived for practice Wednesday in T-shirts supporting a suburban Indianapolis community rocked by last week's school shooting.Players and coaches wore the ''Noblesville strong'' shirts throughout their workout. Team employees pitched in by wearing them around the...

AP Sports WriterJets' Decker, on IR with shoulder injury, has hip surgeryBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Eric Decker will be sidelined a bit longer than initially expected.The New York Jets wide receiver, already on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, underwent surgery Tuesday on his hip.The Jets...