KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) On every team that Will Shields played, from high school in Oklahoma to college at Nebraska to the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, there was always someone better than him.More talented. More athletic....

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Deshaun Watson took the shotgun snap, backpedaled a few steps and launched a perfect pass to receiver Mike Williams. Moments later, Watson faked the handoff and burst through the line downfield.It has been a strong...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has filed for divorce from his estranged wife of nearly 60 years.His attorney Bobby Samini says Wednesday the papers were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court roughly...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says there's no reason for the league not to keep holding outdoor games each season.Bettman made a promotional appearance Wednesday at the University of Minnesota football stadium. That's where the Minnesota Wild...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Having spent his entire football career playing close to his Virginia home, new 49ers wideout Torrey Smith is enjoying his first extended stay out West in the Bay Area.''From where I went to high...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Hunter Knighton once went a week without sleeping, afraid to close his eyes because the nightmares were inevitable. Panic attacks were common. Memories were hazy. Breathing was a struggle.The dark, scary moments are still...

NEW YORK (AP) Tom Brady denied under oath to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that he tampered with footballs before the AFC title game, and investigator Ted Wells said in a transcript that he never warned the New England...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson will play this season with a brace on his surgically repaired left knee.Watson is the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year. He tore his ACL last November, had surgery...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum has injured his left knee while playing for the Australian National team. They were playing the Slovenia National team in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Tuesday.Exum was driving into the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) The Vancouver Canucks have signed recently acquired center Brandon Sutter to a five-year contract extension at an average annual value of $4.375 million (US) per season.The Canucks acquired the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Sutter and a...