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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...

Chiefs' practice facility left home alone in Kansas CityBy The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) When the Chiefs won their first AFC championship in 50 years, chairman Clark Hunt and the rest of his ownership family decided that they would bring everyone associated with the franchise to the Super Bowl:...

AP Sports WriterCenter of attention; Steelers' Pouncey eyes delicate balanceBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Maurkice Pouncey didn't love the collective bargaining agreement the NFL Players Association reached with team owners just as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the league and the world to a standstill. Not even a little.Six months...

AP Pro Football WriterThe ins and outs of how some teams handled 2017 NFL draftBy BARRY WILNERPHILADELPHIA (AP) With 253 selections over three days, and a couple hundred thousand people on hand, the NFL draft seems as complex an operation as exists.Don't believe it, at least not for...

EATON, Ohio (AP) - An Indianapolis Colts running back has been cited on a marijuana possession charge in western Ohio.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Ahmad (AH'-mahd) Bradshaw was stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 70 this month. He was charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of...

AP Sports WriterRivers ready to lead Chargers' Fight for LA through winningBy GREG BEACHAMCOSTA MESA, California (AP) The Chargers' advertising campaign in their relocation season is built around what they call the ''Fight for LA.''Realizing that the Los Angeles Rams have a head start in the nation's second-largest...

Dolphins sign Maualuga, place Ford on IRDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Linebacker Rey Maualuga has signed with the Miami Dolphins, who put wide receiver Isaiah Ford on injured reserve.Maualuga gives the Dolphins some needed linebacker depth, especially after rookie Raekwon McMillan was lost for the season with a knee injury...

AP Sports WriterNew 49ers regime begins winning over returning playersBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) If there's one thing Eric Reid knows well after four years in the NFL as a safety for the San Francisco 49ers, it's reading the first impression from a new coach.After playing his...

Associated PressSt. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams relocation to LABy JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the National Football League over the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles, alleging the league violated its own relocation guidelines and enriched itself at...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders' Hurst happy to turn focus from heart to footballBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) After months of questions about the health of his heart sent him tumbling down the draft board until being taken by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round, Maurice Hurst was...

Raiders sign former Chiefs LB Derrick JohnsonALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have officially signed free agent linebacker Derrick Johnson to a one-year contract.Coach Jon Gruden had said last week the sides agreed to terms and the contract became official on Monday. Oakland waived defensive back Darius Hillary...

Panthers use franchise tag on DT Short; re-sign DE HortonCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have applied the non-exclusive franchise tag to defensive tackle Kawann Short and re-signed defensive end Wes Horton to a two-year contract.Short would make an estimated $14.77 million if he signs the one-year tender.A four-year...