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AP Pro Football WriterAP Exclusive: Titans' ownership staying in Adams familyBy TERESA M. WALKEROwnership of the Tennessee Titans is remaining with the Adams family with Susie Adams Smith agreeing to sell her share of the team to the family-controlled KSA Industries Inc.Amy Adams Strunk will hold a 50% share...

AP Sports WriterFoles gets a chance to show he's more than a good backupBy ANDREW SELIGMANCoach Matt Nagy sensed the calm in Nick Foles as the veteran quarterback led the Chicago Bears to another comeback victory last week.It struck him right before the go-ahead touchdown pass to Anthony Miller...

Washington LT Cornelius Lucas out again for Dallas gameARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Washington left tackle Cornelius Lucas is missing his second straight game with an ankle injury in a Thanksgiving visit to Dallas.With Lucas out again, Morgan Moses will start again at left tackle instead of right tackle and...

AP Sports WriterRam it: LA really is ready to knock off Pats in Super BowlBy GREG BEACHAMATLANTA (AP) The Los Angeles Rams aren't ready to beat the Patriots, according to much of the conventional wisdom around the Super Bowl.Only four members of the upstart NFC champions have ever...

AP Sports WriterCharles Davis joins CBS as part of its No. 2 NFL crewBy JOE REEDYCharles Davis is moving from the Fox Sports booth to CBS. The network announced on Tuesday that Davis will be an analyst for its NFL coverage and contributing to football coverage on CBS Sports...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - From the moment Rex Ryan first strolled through the door, it was clear things would be different around the New York Jets.He was a larger-than-life character with a mouth that matched his size and swagger, starting with his declaration at his introductory news conference...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos bring in practice squad punter to push KingBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Marquette King has not lived up to the lofty expectations the Denver Broncos had of the athletic punter working at altitude, so now he's got some competition.The Broncos signed rookie punter Colby...

Feb. 17-23 - NFL combine, Indianapolis.March 2 - Final day to designate franchise or transition players.March 10 - All teams must be under the 2015 salary cap; all 2014 player contracts expire; free agency begins.March 19 - Trading period for 2015 begins.March 22-25 - Annual league meeting, Phoenix.April 6...

Cardinals sign Philon and Seals-JonesTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed defensive lineman Darius Philon to a two-year contract and tight end Ricky Seals-Jones to a one-year deal.Terms of the deals announced Thursday were not disclosed.The 25-year-old Philon has played four seasons with the Chargers after being...

AP Sports WriterTexans' J.J. Watt fulfills dream in Green Bay - sort ofBy KEITH JENKINSGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) J.J. Watt remembers standing outside the Packers' practice field as a kid, watching Brett Favre through the holes of the chain-link fence. He dreamed of one day being on the...

AP Sports WriterNFL has 1st female replay official, more leeway to celebrateBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) Terri Valenti always enjoyed football as a little girl, but never dreamed then of being in the NFL. That became her goal only after officiating games for the first time in 1999.Valenti...

S Eric Reid: 49ers won't force players to stand for anthemSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers won't be forcing their players to stand during the national anthem, safety Eric Reid said Wednesday.Reid, the first player to join Colin Kaepernick in protest last season, said he had...