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AP Pro Football WriterMatchups for the NFC championship gameBy BARRY WILNERMatchups for the NFC championship game Sunday between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons:---When the Packers (12-6) have the ballAaron Rodgers (12) couldn't be hotter. After predicting the Packers would rise from 4-6, the quarterback made sure they...

SEATTLE (AP) - Offensive lineman Stephen Schilling intends to retire from the NFL despite an offer to play another season for the Seattle Seahawks.Schilling confirmed his decision Thursday, saying it's ''just a personal choice for me at this time in my life.''Seattle was hopeful of bringing Schilling back for...

AP Sports WriterPost reports misconduct allegations against DC NFL teamBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Washington Post reported that 15 female former employees of the city's NFL franchise said they were sexually harassed during their time with the teamAP Photo transref:NY155Eds: UPDATES: with recast headline, new lead. With AP Photos.By STEPHEN WHYNO=AP...

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) Tight end Julius Thomas has passed his physical with the Miami Dolphins in a precursor to a trade that will be completed next month, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Thomas took the physical as part of a two-day visit...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) It will be the end of an era of sorts this weekend in Oakland. Not that anyone figures to be mourning what should be the final NFL game ever played on a field with infield dirt, especially the players who have had to deal with the bad...

The KANSAS CITY and the HOUSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 10/8/2017 at 8:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. KANSAS CITY vs HOUSTON When: 8:30 PM ET, Sunday, October 8, 2017 Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 473 KANSAS CITY 1 (-110) 46 (-110) -125 105 474 HOUSTON TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC. LINE: Chiefs -1. O/U: 46 PREDICTION: Texans 23, Chiefs 22 Oddsmakers currently have the...

AP Sports WriterGiants WR Tate suspended 4 games for fertility drug useBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has had the appeal of his four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL's policy on performance enhancers turned down.The decision by an independent...

Sen. McCain drops by for visit at Arizona Cardinals campGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Sen. John McCain dropped by for the final workout of the Arizona Cardinals' training camp at University of Phoenix Stadium on Thursday to chat with team officials and players just a week after the Arizona Republican...

Associated PressPhilly celebrates Super Bowl with emotional rally, paradeBy MICHAEL SISAK and ANTHONY IZAGUIRREPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia's first Super Bowl parade ended in a raucous, emotional rally as hundreds of thousands of partying Eagles fans jammed the streets leading to the city's famed ''Rocky'' steps to revel in an...

AP Sports WriterBrowns new GM Berry prepared for unique, "virtual" draftBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) With degrees from Harvard in economics and computer science, Browns general manager Andrew Berry would seem perfectly suited to handle any pitfalls or problems he might encounter in his first NFL draft - a...

AP Sports WriterAs Brady turns 40, some other old athletes for the agesBy JIMMY GOLENTom Brady is celebrating his 40th birthday like no one before him.Having won a fifth NFL championship ring and a fourth Super Bowl MVP at the age of 39, the New England Patriots quarterback has...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - After three days of light, make that very light, workouts, Team Irvin and Team Carter are ready for Sunday night's Pro Bowl. Tony Romo will start at quarterback for Team Irvin, Andrew Luck for Team Carter in the second year of a format concocted to bring...