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AP Pro Football Writer49ers finally have winning record in Year 3 under ShanahanBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) For the first time since coach Kyle Shanahan took over in San Francisco in 2017, the 49ers have a winning record.After losing 10 straight games to open Shanahan's first season...

LA Rams sign OT Lucas, waive OL Dielman and DL JeffersonTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams have signed offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas, who spent the past three seasons with the Detroit Lions.The Rams waived offensive lineman J.J. Dielman and defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson on Tuesday to...

AP Pro Football WriterAnderson: temporary paralysis only reinforced love of gameBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Like any other NFL player, Zaire Anderson knew the game's risks but was skeptical he'd ever be the one not getting up off the field someday.That changed on New Year's Day when the...

AP Sports WriterSteelers searching for cure to red-zone issuesBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The drive that put the NFL's last unbeaten team on notice started three feet from the Pittsburgh Steelers own end zone.Over the course of the next five minutes, the Steelers put their considerable offensive talents on...

AP Was There: The first start for a black quarterback in AFLDENVER (AP) Marlin Briscoe had to demand a tryout to be considered at quarterback when he was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1968. He ended up becoming the first black quarterback to start in the American...

AP Sports WriterSteelers want draft built on difference-makers, not dramaBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Antonio Brown is gone.The Pittsburgh Steelers hope the drama the star wide receiver produced during his prolific, but occasionally problematic stay followed him out the door.And while general manager Kevin Colbert understands it will be...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL medical officer Dr. Sills speaks of uncertain timesBy BARRY WILNERDays after the NFL revealed its hopes of conducting a normal regular season and playoffs, its chief medical officer warns that nothing is a certainty during the coronavirus pandemic.Dr. Allen Sills, a neurosurgeon who has been...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) Washington Redskins running back Matt Jones was held out of practice Wednesday with a knee injury. Coach Jay Gruden says Jones reported soreness while moving laterally and pain when cutting. It's unclear how the injury will affect Jones' availability for the Redskins' game Sunday against the Cincinnati...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams have given coach Jeff Fisher a contract extension. Rams spokesman Artis Twyman confirmed the move before Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. The deal was first reported by the NFL Network, which said it was a two-year extension through 2018. Twyman said he...

AP Sports WriterLooking ahead, 16 Dolphins take part in business seminarBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Preparing for life after football, 16 Miami Dolphins players began a five-day business seminar in New York on Monday arranged by team owner Stephen Ross.The seminar is designed to help players with an interest...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Aqib Talib returned Andy Dalton's too-high pass for a touchdown, but Jeremy Hill countered with an 85-yard touchdown run on Monday night and the Bengals ran their way to a 20-7 halftime lead over the Denver Broncos.It was another rough start to a night game for...

AP Pro Football WriterNew coordinator, same offense for Marcus Mariota and TitansBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Arthur Smith has worked for a several head coaches, including four with the Tennessee Titans so he knows as well as anyone just how much turnover quarterback Marcus Mariota has dealt...