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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - James Casey brings both versatility and familiarity to Dove Valley.The free-agent tight end who agreed to a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos on Saturday played for coach Gary Kubiak in Houston from 2009-12.He spent his last two seasons in Philadelphia, where he worked primarily...

MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Dolphins' Mike Pouncey has agreed to terms on a $52.2 million, five-year contract extension that makes him the NFL's highest-paid center.The deal averages $10.4 million per year. Pouncey, who is going into his fifth season with the Dolphins, had been due to earn $7.4...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Colin Kaepernick dropped back to pass and tight end Vernon Davis could hardly believe he was watching the same player.Something had changed.The San Francisco 49ers quarterback spent much of his offseason in Arizona working with former NFL QB Kurt Warner to better himself on...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez will continue deliberating for a fourth day.The twelve jurors have spent nearly 16 hours considering whether to convict Hernandez of the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd was dating the...

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Bengals signed running back Cedric Peerman to a new contract on Thursday, keeping one of their top special teams players.Peerman became an unrestricted free agent after leading the Bengals' special teams in tackles last season.The sixth-year veteran has rushed for 334 yards on 64 carries...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Twelve jurors working to decide whether to convict former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the death of another man are set to resume deliberations.The jurors spent nine hours deliberating on Tuesday and Wednesday.Hernandez is charged with the June 2013 shooting death of...

MIAMI (AP) - The final suspect has pleaded guilty in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during a botched burglary.Timmy Lee Brown will serve 18 years in prison under his plea agreement Wednesday. The 23-year-old Brown was one of five men from the Fort Myers...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The fate of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is now in the hands of the jury, which is returning for its first full day of deliberations in his murder trial.Hernandez is charged with the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against former NFL cornerback Will Allen and his business partner. They're accused of reaping more than $31 million in a Ponzi scheme that promised high returns to investors from funding loans to cash-strapped pro athletes.The Securities and Exchange Commission...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Don Looney, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and also starred at TCU, has died. He was 98.Looney died Sunday, according to an obituary posted by Greenwood Chapel, where services will be held Thursday.Looney was the last known survivor of the 1938 TCU team...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The first defense witness in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is a doctor who says PCP can cause people to be suddenly violent, even days after smoking it.Hernandez's attorneys on Monday focused on the drug, which Hernandez's two...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Jurors in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez are expected to begin deliberations this week after hearing more than two months of testimony.Hernandez, 25, had a $40 million contract with the Patriots and was a rising star with...