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Possible Panthers SC practice field move to go to final dayCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A decision on whether South Carolina will offer tax breaks in a bid to get the Carolina Panthers to move their practice fields out of North Carolina will go down to the Legislature's final day.The...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL DRAFT: This is the class of the (flawed) quarterbackBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) We've been hearing it for months: The 2018 NFL draft is all about the quarterback.The quarterback conundrum is more like it.''You can go around a room and probably get four or five...

AP Sports WriterChiefs' Alex Smith ready for season opener in New EnglandBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Andy Reid has maintained all offseason that Alex Smith is the starting quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, even while Patrick Mahomes II was lighting up defenses during four preseason games.Chiefs...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Chris Pratt was teased about his early acting roles while being roasted Friday night at Harvard University, where he received the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award by America's oldest undergraduate drama troupe.Pratt walked to the stage while a band played an instrumental version...

Former Kansas City Chiefs tight end Walter White has diedKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs say former tight end Walter White has died.White was 67. The team said White's family said he died Wednesday of complications from pancreatic cancer.He played his entire five-season pro career with...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Browns hiring Vikings OC Stefanski as next coachBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns didn't pass on Kevin Stefanski a second time.Cleveland is hiring the Vikings' offensive coordinator to be its new coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday.Stefanski...

AP Sports WriterNFL teams up with NCAA for next round of safety improvementsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NFL's top medical experts believe they can take the knowledge of college football physicians and trainers and the research from the NCAA to make football safer - together.Dr. Allen Sills and...

AP Sports WriterBroncos hire ex-Vikings exec Paton as Elway's GM successorBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) John Elway's hand-picked successor as Broncos general manager is Vikings executive George Paton.Elway announced the hiring Wednesday, a day after Paton visited the team's state-of-the-art headquarters where the Super Bowl 50 trophy looks...

Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald Boxing HOF parade grand marshalCANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has been named grand marshal for the International Boxing Hall of Fame's annual parade.Fitzgerald, who starred in college at Pittsburgh, is a lifelong boxing fan and says he considers it a great...

AP Sports WriterPatriots fill need at center by acquiring Bodine from BillsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) David Andrews' uncertain status led the New England Patriots to fill a potentially sudden need at center by acquiring Russell Bodine in a trade with the Buffalo Bills on Friday.The Patriots...

49ers re-sign cornerbacks Donate Johnson, Jason VerrettSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers re-signed cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Jason Verrett to one-year contracts Monday.Both Johnson and Verrett played sparingly for San Francisco last season but were brought back for depth in the secondary.Johnson was a originally a...

AP Pro Football WriterAntonio Brown returns to Raiders, plans to play openerBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Star receiver Antonio Brown returned to the Oakland Raiders on Friday after a one-day absence and is set to play the season opener after apologizing following a run-in with general manager Mike...