NFL

June 21-27 - Rookie symposium, Aurora, OhioAug. 8 - Hall of Fame inductions, Canton, OhioAug. 9 - Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio: Minnesota vs. PittsburghSept. 10 - Regular season begins, Pittsburgh at New EnglandSept. 13 - First full weekend of regular season

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - NaVorro Bowman intercepted a pass in the end zone by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and even in a late May practice it meant plenty. Even with his speed not quite the same thanks to a bulky brace he still wears to protect his surgically repaired...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Clay Matthews said he's happy with continuing to spend at least part of his time at inside linebacker.Whether the Green Bay Packers' five-time Pro Bowl linebacker really likes the idea or is continuing to toe the company line, this much was clear during Thursday's...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Brandon Marshall is putting his foot down - only not the right one, since there are two screws holding it together.That starting spot at inside linebacker for the Denver Broncos? It will belong to him again once he's healthy.''I just believe in myself to the...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - John Siegal, an end who helped the Chicago Bears win three NFL titles in the 1940s and was their oldest former player, has died. He was 97.The Bears said Wednesday that he died this week at his home in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.Siegal spent his...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tight end Marcedes Lewis knew his role would change after the Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent Julius Thomas in March.Lewis' salary ended up getting modified, too.Lewis restructured the final year of his contract, taking a significant pay cut to remain in Jacksonville. Now, with the...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has apologized for a post on social media Tuesday that referenced flood-ravaged Houston, where San Francisco opens the preseason Aug. 15.Kaepernick had posted on Twitter and Instagram earlier Tuesday a photo of submerged cars and this message: ''I warned you...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Chargers opened OTAs on Tuesday with Philip Rivers at quarterback.''Just like I thought I would be,'' Rivers said.Rivers is entering his 12th season and it comes on the heels of an eventful few months.In the run-up to the NFL draft, speculation was...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - NFL player Ray McDonald has been released from jail after posting bail for a domestic violence arrest in Northern California.McDonald walked out of a Santa Clara County jail in San Jose on Monday afternoon, pushing past television cameras and reporters as he got into a...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Chicago Bears have released defensive end Ray McDonald following a domestic violence arrest in Northern California that police say stemmed from him assaulting a woman who was holding a baby.Santa Clara police Lt. Kurt Clarke reports that McDonald was arrested at 7 a.m. Monday...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Adrian Peterson has informed Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer that he will not be attending the team's optional practices that start on Tuesday.Peterson has been unhappy with the Vikings for a perceived lack of...

Greg Hardy wouldn't be on the Dallas Cowboys if Hall of Famer Roger Staubach were making the call. "I don't have any tolerance toward domestic violence," the Cowboys great said in an interview with KTCK-AM 1310 on Friday. "If I was making the decision, it probably wouldn't have been good...