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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Todd Bowles had seen enough shenanigans.After two skirmishes on the practice field on a steamy Sunday, the New York Jets coach ordered his players to run five penalty gassers - from one sideline to the other, and back - and followed it up with...

SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Chargers say they have agreed to a contract extension with quarterback Philip Rivers through the 2019 season.The extension, announced Saturday night, comes as team chairman Dean Spanos has angered many Chargers fans by exploring a move to the Los Angeles area.Rivers' current...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Whatever Quinten Rollins lacks in actual on-field experience at cornerback position, the Green Bay Packers' second-round pick makes up for with his personality.Rollins played four years of basketball at Miami of Ohio before going out for football with his final year of eligibility -...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Derek Carr completed three passes to Oakland rookie receiver Amari Cooper on an opening field-goal drive and the Raiders beat the St. Louis Rams 18-3 in their exhibition opener under new coach Jack Del Rio.Carr kept looking for Cooper and threw an interception to Trumaine...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Detroit Lions running back Joique Bell has been working hard to get back on the practice field. If he needed any extra incentive, he got it Thursday night.Lions rookie Ameer Abdullah's hype train picked up a lot of speed in the 23-3 win over...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a $1.3 million home and 2005 Hummer owned by former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez can be sold as part of a lawsuit filed over the death of a man Hernandez has been convicted of killing.Superior Court Judge...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A judge in Missouri's capital city dismissed Gov. Jay Nixon from a lawsuit challenging an effort to build a new professional football stadium in St. Louis, and transferred the case on Thursday to a St. Louis court.The ruling by Cole County Circuit Judge Jon...

A look at what to expect in Thursday night's NFL preseason games:---PACKERS AT PATRIOTSWill the New England Patriots' preseason opener be a coming-out party for Jimmy Garoppolo or a thumb in the eye to Roger Goodell and the NFL's ''Deflategate'' investigation?That's what football fans will see when the Patriots...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Panthers cornerback Josh Norman says he has nothing but ''mad respect'' for Cam Newton and there are no hard feelings between he and the star quarterback following a training camp scuffle earlier this week.Norman even posted a selfie of himself and Newton on his Twitter...

NFL training camps are in full swing.There's never a shortage of desperation, heat or testosterone this time of year, and that leads to plenty of fisticuffs, on and off the field.Usually, high-profile players manage to stay above the fray.This summer, a few have made headlines, including Cam Newton, Dez...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton defended his role in a training camp scuffle with cornerback Josh Norman, saying he would do the same thing again.Newtown said Tuesday, ''What's the blueprint of a franchise quarterback? Leading your team. I'm not going to let anyone dictate how I...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge is weighing whether to allow the governor to sign off on plans to build a new stadium for the St. Louis Rams.A state lawmaker argued Tuesday in Cole County Circuit Court that Gov. Jay Nixon and officials who oversee the current...