Human rights and civil liberties
Bears LB Adams arrested, charged with firearm possession

Jun. 24, 2022 07:02 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Bears linebacker Matt Adams was arrested and charged with misdemeanor firearm possession, Chicago police said Friday. Police said they...

FILE - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions from reporters at a press conference following the close of the NFL owner's meeting on March 29, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. The NFL and six of its teams have formally moved in a New York court to force a lawsuit alleging that they engaged in racial discrimination into arbitration where Goodell would be the arbitrator. The league and the teams filed papers Tuesday, June 21, 2022, with a judge presiding over a lawsuit filed by Brian Flores after he was fired in January as head coach of the Miami Dolphins. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
NFL seeks arbitration for Flores' racial discrimination suit

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 22, 2022 01:36 PM EDT

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies virtually, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, during a Hous​e Oversight Committee hearing on the Washington Commanders' workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Team owner Dan Snyder did not attend the hearing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Congress alleges 'shadow' probe by Commanders owner Snyder

By Ben Nuckols Jun. 22, 2022 11:11 AM 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)
All eyes on the NFL's pending decision on Deshaun Watson

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 16, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

Richard Sherman joins Amazon's Thursday Night lineup

Jun. 14, 2022 08:10 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Sherman has been hired by Amazon Prime Video as an analyst for their first season as the exclusive network for “Thursday Night Football.” ...

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry warms up at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Henry insists foot is healthy, open to extension from Titans

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 14, 2022 06:19 PM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills free safety Jordan Poyer (21) looks on during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the New England Patriots in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Bills safety Jordan Poyer will attend and participate in Buffalo's mandatory practices this week after sitting out all of the team's voluntary spring sessions because of a contract issue, a person with direct knowledge of the player's decision told The Associated Press on Monday, June 13, 2022.(AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
AP source: Poyer will report for Bills' mandatory practices

By John Wawrow Jun. 13, 2022 01:31 PM EDT

Washington Commanders NFL football team defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, gives defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis (98) a fist bump during the team's NFL football practice in Ashburn, Va., Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Coach's comments deal another blow to Commanders reputation

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 09, 2022 05:19 PM EDT

New York Giants' Wan'Dale Robinson, right, receives a pass from quarterback Daniel Jones during a practice at the NFL football team's training facility in East Rutherford, N.J., Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Giants cancel practice on final day of mandatory minicamp

By Tom Canavan Jun. 09, 2022 11:23 AM EDT

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus watches his team at the NFL football team's practice facility in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Bears had workout canceled for violating NFL contact rules

Jun. 08, 2022 07:33 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores, right, watches as the team goes through drills during an NFL football practice, Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Flores focused on new job with Steelers, not NFL lawsuit

By Will Graves Jun. 08, 2022 01:57 PM EDT

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is seen during an NFL football OTA practice at Inova Sports Performance Center in Ashburn, Va., Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Del Rio sorry after calling Capitol insurrection a 'dust-up'

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 08, 2022 01:22 PM EDT

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll talks to reporters before a practice at the NFL football team's training facility in East Rutherford, N.J., Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Feliciano says Daboll hasn't changed as Giants top man

By Tom Canavan Jun. 07, 2022 07:02 PM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills assistant special teams coach Matthew Smiley speaks with kicker Tyler Bass (2) during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Orchard Park, N.Y. There's little Matthew Smiley can do to change Buffalo kicking off into the end zone on a fateful play which contributed to the Bills squandering a 3-point lead in the final 13 seconds of regulation of a thrilling and heartbreaking overtime loss to Kansas City in an AFC Division playoff in January. Smiley, newly promoted special teams coordinator, addressed the issue on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen, File)
Communication cited as issue in Bills' blown lead at KC

By John Wawrow Jun. 07, 2022 06:46 PM EDT

Bills promote Brian Gaine to take over as assistant GM

Jun. 07, 2022 09:54 AM EDT
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills promoted Brian Gaine as assistant general manager, part of a series of moves announced on Tuesday to fill offseason...

FILE - Houston Texans coach Romeo Crennel talks during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Dec. 27, 2020, in Houston. Crennel announced his retirement Monday, June 6, 2022, ending a 39-year NFL coaching career highlighted by five Super Bowl titles. He spent the past eight seasons with the Texans. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
Romeo Crennel retires after almost 40 years as NFL coach

By Kristie Rieken Jun. 06, 2022 06:41 PM EDT

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll talks to reporters before a practice at the NFL football team's training facility in East Rutherford, N.J., Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Giants offensive line faces challenge going into next season

By Tom Canavan Jun. 02, 2022 04:16 PM EDT

Mike Brown comes off the bench to call out instructions in the second half as the Golden State Warriors played the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs at Fedex Forum in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The Warriors lost to the Grizzlies 134-95. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Transformative year: Black coaches now lead 50% of NBA teams

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 02, 2022 01:53 AM EDT

FILE - Construction personnel work on the Carolina Panthers' team headquarters and practice facility Aug. 24, 2021, in Rock Hill, S.C. The Panthers' proposed $800 million practice facility project in Rock Hill is officially dead after team owner David Tepper’s real estate company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Wednesday night, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Panthers' practice facility dead after Chapter 11 filing

By Steve Reed Jun. 01, 2022 11:55 PM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, left, and analyst Troy Aikman work in the broadcast booth before a preseason NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. On Monday, May 16, 2022, Buck and Aikman made their first trips to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, to meet with executives and their future co-workers as preparations for the upcoming season began to ramp up. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Fox promoting Olsen caps NFL's announcer movement for now

By Joe Reedy May. 31, 2022 06:50 PM EDT