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The Latest: Kraft ordered to appear as 3-day hearing endsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) The Latest on a suppression of evidence hearing in the Robert Kraft prostitution case (all times local):5:30 p.m.Attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wound down a three-day hearing by arguing surveillance video...

AP Sports WriterFalcons bolster offense by picking RB Smith, WR GageBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons have bolstered their offensive depth by selecting running back Ito Smith and wide receiver Russell Gage in the NFL draft.The Falcons traded two seventh-round picks to the Rams for...

AP Pro Football WriterLock returns to practice, apologizes again for COVID-19 slipBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Many viewers cringed at Denver's ugly loss to the Saints behind a rookie receiver pressed into duty because every Broncos quarterback was barred by the NFL over coronavirus concerns.Among them was Drew...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers vs Seahawks, with Sherman on other side of rivalryBy ROB MAADDIThe last time the San Francisco 49ers had a winning record for a home game in November, Colin Kaepernick was their quarterback and Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman ate turkey legs at midfield to celebrate...

Associated PressNFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secretBy JIM MUSTIANNEW ORLEANS (AP) An attorney for New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints' public-relations help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to unseal hundreds...

The Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints will meet on the gridiron at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. Carolina at New Orleans When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 16, 2016 Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Oddsmakers currently have the Panthers listed as 3-point favorites versus the...

Vikings' Sendejo fined $53,482 by NFL for hit vs. PackersBy The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo has been fined $53,482 by the NFL for his hit during a play in Minnesota's tie at Green Bay last Sunday.Sendejo was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness after...

The Latest: No penalty called when Sanders' facemask grabbedBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NFL Week 3 (all times EDT):3:10 p.m.Eagles running back Miles Sanders' facemask was yanked so viciously on a kickoff return, his neck twisted and his helmet flew off his head.And the referees missed the call.Detroit...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles await unbeaten Vikings, familiar face in Sam BradfordBy BARRY WILNERWhen the Eagles were 3-0, the schedule called for a bye. They haven't won since.Into Philadelphia on Sunday come the Minnesota Vikings, the NFL's only unbeaten team. They are coming off a bye.''I think it's 0-0...

AP Pro Football WriterVirtual offseason impacts rookies, teams preparing for 2020By JOSH DUBOWJoe Burrow should be getting ready to report to rookie minicamp this month, then joining the veterans on the Cincinnati Bengals for the rest of the offseason program.But like everyone else around the NFL, Burrow is left...

Raiders say there's 'good chance' WR Amari Cooper will playALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Coach Jack Del Rio says there's a ''good chance'' the Oakland Raiders will have receiver Amari Cooper back after he missed last week's game with a sprained ankle.Cooper was listed as questionable on Saturday for the...

AP Pro Football WriterPlayers annoyed with NFL's crackdown on celebrationsBy ROB MAADDIHey NFL players: If you want a safe way to celebrate touchdowns and big plays, just hug it out.Don't twerk. Don't pretend to shoot a bow and arrow. Don't even think about playing basketball with a football. And,...