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AP Sports WriterMiller, Broncos aim to avoid back-to-back losing seasonsBy PAT GRAHAMENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos pass rusher Von Miller quickly sacked any notion that there's nothing left to play for in a season that's gone awry.Sure, the playoffs are gone. But there's winning the final two games to...

AP Sports WriterArians comfortable coaching Brady, Bucs during pandemicBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Bruce Arians didn't give much thought to the prospect of opting out of trying to help Tom Brady win a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The 67-year-old whose aggressive offensive philosophy is dubbed ''no...

AP Sports WriterJags give 2-year extensions to Marrone, Coughlin, CaldwellBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville's success last season gave owner Shad Khan hope for the future and increased faith in the team's leadership.Khan gave two-year extensions to coach Doug Marrone, executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin...

The Latest: Vikings crushing Bengals 24-0 at halftimeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL's 15th Sunday of the regular season (all times Eastern):2:45 p.m.The Minnesota Vikings are cruising toward their second NFC North title in three years.They're leading the Cincinnati Bengals 24-0 at halftime, needing a win to...

AP Sports WriterDorsey bolts Browns, leaving chaotic team to find coach, GMBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns ended 2019 the same way they began the year - coach-less and some would argue clueless as well.Cleveland's ringing in 2020 amid more chaos for a perpetually chaotic franchise after Browns...

AP Sports WriterNFL suspends Seahawks LB Mychal Kendricks indefinitelyBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The NFL has suspended Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks indefinitely after he pleaded guilty last month to federal insider trading charges.League spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the suspension under the personal conduct policy on Tuesday. Kendricks'...

AP Legal Affairs WriterJose Baez: Hernandez acquittal burnishes lawyer's reputationBy DENISE LAVOIEBOSTON (AP) During Aaron Hernandez's double murder trial, the former NFL star's lawyer wanted to drive home his point that the prosecution's star witness was a ''three-legged pony'' whose testimony could not be believed. So he galloped...

AP Sports WriterJets tight end Eric Tomlinson catches on as big-time blockerBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Eric Tomlinson is a big, burly tight end whose main job for the New York Jets isn't catching footballs, it's throwing blocks on defenders.That's the gritty, unglamorous life of a...

AP Sports WriterPackers S Josh Jones returns for mandatory minicampBy KEITH JENKINSGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Safety Josh Jones, who missed all of the voluntary organized team activities, appeared on the practice field with his teammates as the Green Bay Packers opened their mandatory minicamp. But Jones did not...

The GREEN BAY and the CHICAGO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/5/2019 at 8:20 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GREEN BAY vs CHICAGO When: 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, September 5, 2019 Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PS OU ML 451 GREEN BAY -3.5 (-110) 46 (-110) 140 -160 452 CHICAGO TV: 8:20 PM LINE: -3.5 PREDICTION: CHICAGO , GREEN BAY Oddsmakers currently have the CHICAGO...

AP Sports WriterColts' longtime announcer retired after using racial slurBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) An off-the-air racial slur prompted the immediate retirement of longtime Indianapolis Colts' radio voice Bob Lamey last weekend, team officials and Lamey's attorney confirmed Wednesday.Local attorney James Voyles issued a statement acknowledging Lamey used ''inappropriate''...

Lions, coach, GM fined for violating injury reporting policyNEW YORK (AP) The NFL confirmed the Detroit Lions have been fined $75,000 for violating the league's injury reporting policy.Head coach Matt Patricia also was fined $25,000 and general manager Bob Quinn received a $10,000 penalty.The fines were levied for...