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Lions waive running back Tion GreenALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have waived running back Tion Green.Green appeared in five games last season for Detroit, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns on 42 carries. Green was an undrafted rookie last year out of Cincinnati.Detroit has tried...

Associated PressChargers CB Verrett set for season-ending knee surgeryBy DAN GREENSPANCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Jason Verrett will undergo season-ending knee surgery for the second consecutive year.Verrett will end the season on injured reserve for the third time in his four-year career. Verrett was limited...

AP Sports WriterRB Todd Gurley gets huge new contract extension from LA RamsBy GREG BEACHAMIRVINE, Calif. (AP) Running back Todd Gurley agreed to a lucrative four-year contract extension through 2023 with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday.Rams general manager Les Snead confirmed a new deal for the NFL's...

Falcons’ Kazee done for the year with Achilles injuryFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Falcons coach Dan Quinn said safety Damontae Kazee will be placed on injured reserve and miss the rest of the season with a torn Achilles tendon.Kazee was hurt in the second quarter of Atlanta's 30-16 loss...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Quarterback Nick Foles is getting to know his new St. Louis Rams teammates.''We love him,'' wide receiver Kenny Britt said Thursday after the second OTA session and first open to reporters. ''Great deep ball, he puts it on the money every time.''He can throw every...

AP Sports WriterRavens QB Flacco status for Sunday's game 'up in the air'By DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Carrying a three-game losing streak and a losing record, the Baltimore Ravens now face the burden of uncertainty at the quarterback position.Joe Flacco is nursing a hip injury that could...

AP Sports WriterSayers gets another ovation as Bears kick off celebrationBy ANDREW SELIGMANROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Gale Sayers drew one more thunderous ovation from the Chicago crowd.Six Hall of Famers and 230 past and present players and coaches were on hand as the Bears kicked off their 100th anniversary...

Football patriarch Clay Matthews Sr. diesSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Former San Francisco 49ers lineman Clay Matthews Sr., who was the patriarch of a famous football family, has died. He was 88.The 49ers said Matthews died Thursday. He had been dealing with a long illness.Matthews was a two-way player...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Bills, Sabres president Brandon leaving teamsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Buffalo Bills and Sabres president Russ Brandon is leaving his post in a major shake-up made by the teams' owners,...

AP Pro Football WriterTV money gives NFL leg up if fans can't fill teams' coffersBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Timing favored the NFL over other major pro sports leagues in trying to figure out how to keep the coronavirus pandemic from wrecking the 2020 season.America's most popular sport has...

Bills-Broncos, Panthers-Packers set for Dec. 19 doubleheaderNEW YORK (AP) The NFL has set its pairings for the league's first Saturday doubleheader this season.The Buffalo Bills will visit the Denver Broncos on Dec. 19 at 4:30 p.m. ET. That will be followed by the Carolina Panthers at Green Bay...

Associated PressTrump says Clinton trying to rig debates with NFL conflictsBy DOUGLASS K. DANIELWASHINGTON (AP) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says opponent Hillary Clinton and other Democrats ''are trying to rig'' the fall debates by scheduling two of the events opposite NFL games. The football league has complained...