Osi Umenyiora
FILE - Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah (33) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Philadelphia. With a steady stream of players continuing to enter the league with African heritage, the NFL has been slowly making inroads on a continent where American football has long been a distinctly foreign sport. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
NFL's growth abroad now includes giving Africa a chance, too

By Dave Campbell Oct. 11, 2022 06:22 PM EDT

Offensive lineman Jason Godrick, of Nigeria, center, takes part in the NFL International Combine at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. International athletes on Tuesday are taking part in a series of tests in front of NFL evaluators for a potential position in the NFL's International Player Pathway programme. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
International prospects flock to London for NFL tryout

By Ken Maguire Oct. 04, 2022 03:59 PM EDT

Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 30-Oct. 6

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 30 1916 — The Boston Braves snap the 26-game winning streak of the New York Giants with an 8-3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. ...

This image provided by the NFL shows former NFL player Osi Umenyiora taking 40-yard dash times during practice runs at the Uprise Camp in Nigeria, April 25, 2021. The NFL is opening a pathway for African players with a developmental camp in Ghana. It will feature players who previously participated at regional events led by Osi Umenyiora, the two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive end with the New York Giants. (Sope Isaac Kuyinu/NFL via AP)
NFL opening pathway for African players with 1st camp

By Barry Wilner Apr. 04, 2022 01:52 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Sep. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 30 1916 — The Boston Braves snap the 26-game winning streak of the New York Giants with an 8-3 victory in the second game of a...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
Sept. 28 1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as...

FILE - New York Giants' Alfred Morris (41) rushes during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in East Rutherford, N.J., in this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo. The Giants on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, announced the re-signing of Alfred Morris. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)
Giants re-sign RB Alfred Morris in case Saquon not ready

By Tom Canavan Aug. 02, 2021 04:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2012, file photo, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants' 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis. GM Ernie Accorsi got Eli Manning from San Diego in 2004. The deal for the No. 1 overall pick (Manning) saw the Giants send Philip Rivers, the No. 4 overall pick, a 2004 third-rounder, and a first- and fifth-rounder in ‘05 to the Chargers. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
LT and Eli _ and lots of first-round flops in Giants drafts

By Tom Canavan Apr. 21, 2020 06:53 PM EDT

Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Allen in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Jaguars add to defense by drafting Kentucky's Josh Allen

By Mark Long Apr. 25, 2019 10:33 PM EDT

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) puts his helmet on after a stretching period during practice for the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the New England Patriots, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Ram it: LA really is ready to knock off Pats in Super Bowl

By Greg Beacham Feb. 01, 2019 05:46 PM EST