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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson hands off to running back Kareem Hunt (27) during the NFL football team's training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Goodell: NFL appeal of Watson suspension 'right thing to do'

By Tom Withers 6 hrs ago

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores, right, watches as the team goes through drills during an NFL football practice on May 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. A judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, quickened the time it will take to rule whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams, saying that it appears an effort to gather more evidence is a try at “an impermissible fishing expedition.” Flores, who was fired in January as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and is now with the Steelers, filed the lawsuit in February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit

By Larry Neumeister Aug. 04, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson prepares to throw a pass during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
NFL appeals 6-game suspension for Browns' Deshaun Watson

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 03, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson takes part in drills during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Analysis: No winners in Deshaun Watson's case

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 02, 2022 03:00 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Deshaun Watson (4) and Jacoby Brissett (7) jog during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, August 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Watson was suspended for six games on Monday after being accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments, in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Browns QB Watson suspended 6 games, NFL weighs appeal

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 01, 2022 08:29 AM EDT

FILE - A placard for Washington Commanders' Dan Snyder is seen during a Hous​e Oversight Committee hearing on the Commanders' workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Snyder is set to testify later Thursday morning, July 28, before a congressional committee that is investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Commanders owner Dan Snyder testifies before House committee

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 28, 2022 07:38 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during the NFL football team's training camp, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Waiting game: Watson, Browns open camp as NFL ruling looms

By Tom Withers Jul. 27, 2022 01:07 PM EDT

FILE - A general overall view of the exterior of Soldier Field in Chicago before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday, July 25, 2022, presented three options for renovating Soldier Field, the home of the Chicago Bears, but the team said it's not interested. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
Chicago mayor presents 3 options for improving Soldier Field

Jul. 25, 2022 05:07 PM EDT

FILE - Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon (28) is shown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. Green Bay police say their internal affairs department is conducting a review after a video on social media showed an officer grabbing Packers running back A.J. Dillon during a Saturday night, July 23, 2022, soccer match at Lambeau Field. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Green Bay police review video in which officer grabs Dillon

Jul. 25, 2022 03:31 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Watson reported to his first training camp with the Browns on Friday, July 22, 2022, still not knowing how long he'll be their starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
QB Deshaun Watson reports to Browns camp not knowing future

By Tom Withers Jul. 22, 2022 02:07 PM EDT

FILE - Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his legacy following a life of public service in his office at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Jan. 8, 2020. A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case said in a court document she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of Bryant. Mississippi news outlets report that the accusation, which Bryant denies, is in a filing on behalf of defendant Nancy New, who, with her son, once ran a nonprofit group and an education company in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Defendant: Ex-governor ordered payments to NFL's Brett Favre

Jul. 13, 2022 07:20 PM EDT

FILE - Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. A woman accused Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder of sexually harassing and assaulting her on a team plane in 2009, and the woman was later paid $1.6 million by the team to settle her claims, according to a document obtained by the Washington Post, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Snyder camp says he'll testify voluntary, not subpoenaed

Jul. 13, 2022 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. A woman accused Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder of sexually harassing and assaulting her on a team plane in 2009, and the woman was later paid $1.6 million by the team to settle her claims, according to a document obtained by the Washington Post, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
House committee accepts Snyder's offer to testify virtually

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 12, 2022 03:55 PM EDT

FILE - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures while speaking at the NFL Women's Summit, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in San Francisco. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been added to the new Broncos ownership group. Rob Walton announced the inclusion of Rice in a statement issued Monday, July 11, 2022, on behalf of the Walton-Penner family ownership group. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Condoleezza Rice added to new Broncos ownership group

By Pat Graham Jul. 11, 2022 12:34 PM EDT

Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it

Jul. 07, 2022 08:05 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to convince the NFL's...

Sandra Douglass Morgan, left, poses with Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis during a news conference announcing Morgan as the new president of the Raiders NFL football team Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Raiders' Morgan is NFL's first Black female team president

By W.g. Ramirez Jul. 07, 2022 06:29 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson answers a question at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Analysis: Settlement best solution for Deshaun Watson, NFL

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 01, 2022 07:21 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during an NFL football practice at FirstEnergy Stadium, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
AP Sources: NFL adamant on indefinite suspension for Watson

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 30, 2022 07:25 PM EDT

In this artists rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics is a water view of their proposed ballpark at Howard Terminal near Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif. The San Francisco Bay and Development Commission are to vote Thursday, June 30, 2022, on the Oakland Athletics' application to remove Howard Terminal's port designation. A vote in favor would clear the way for designation as a mixed-use development site. (Bjarke Ingels Group/Oakland Athletics via AP)
Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12B ballpark plan

By Olga R. Rodriguez Jun. 30, 2022 07:04 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during an NFL football practice at FirstEnergy Stadium, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
NFL inisists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 29, 2022 07:21 PM EDT