Professional football
FILE - In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints super fan Jarrius "J.J." Robertson, right, accepts the Jimmy V perseverance award with his parents, from left, Patricia Hoyal and Jordy Robertson at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on in Los Angeles. Jordy Robertson, whose seriously ill son Jarrius gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team, was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday, May 11, 2021, for drug trafficking and for fraudulently capitalizing on his son's illness with a phony charity. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
8 years for dad of Saints 'super fan' in charity, drug case

By Kevin Mcgill 7 hrs ago

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters in Jackson, Miss., about his support for Willowood Developmental Center, a facility that provides training and assistance for special needs students. Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 in welfare money he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events he never showed up to, according to a spokesperson for Mississippi Office of the State Auditor Logan Reeves, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Mississippi says it awaits $600K repayment from Brett Favre

By Leah Willingham 7 hrs ago

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 file photo, New England Patriots running back James White (28) warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. For James White, the upcoming 2021 NFL season is all about starting fresh, both on and off the field. It was just this past September that the veteran Patriots running back was blindsided hours before New England’s second game of the season with news of a horrific car accident in Florida that killed his father and critically injured his mother. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Patriots' White ready to turn page on painful 2020 season

By Kyle Hightower 9 hrs ago

FILE - Former Clemson teammates Travis Etienne and Trevor Lawrence pose with their Jacksonville Jaguars jerseys during an introductory press conference in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Friday, April 30, 2021, file photo. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP, File)
Reunion Tour: College teammates getting back together in NFL

By Mark Long 10 hrs ago

FILE - This Feb. 5, 2016, file photo shows the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, home to the Oakland Athletics, in Oakland, Calif. Major League Baseball instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure a new ballpark it hopes will keep the club in Oakland in the long term. MLB released a statement Tuesday, May 11, 2021, expressing its longtime concern that the current Coliseum site is “not a viable option for the future vision of baseball.”(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark

By Janie Mccauley 10 hrs ago

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2007, file photo, then-Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan celebrates after an NCAA college football game in Honolulu. Brennan, a star quarterback at the University of Hawaii who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting, died early Tuesday, May 11, 2021, his father said. He was 37. Brennan, who has had public struggles with alcohol, died at a hospital in California, his father, Terry Brennan, told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman, File)
Famed Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan dead at age 37

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher 11 hrs ago

Chargers agree to terms with lineman Christian Covington

May. 10, 2021 05:35 PM EDT
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Defensive lineman Christian Covington has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Chargers. Covington will be going...

Burnley's Matej Vydra is challenged by Fulham's goalkeeper Alphonse Areola during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Burnley at the Craven Cottage Stadium in London, Monday, May 10, 2021. (Catherine Ivill/Pool via AP)
Fulham relegated from English Premier League after 1 season

May. 10, 2021 04:59 PM EDT

File-This July 18, 2018, file photo shows shows Chris Berman appearing at the ESPY Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Berman will continue to host “NFL PrimeTime” after agreeing to a new contract with ESPN. The multi-year agreement was announced on Monday, May 10, 2021, which is Berman's 66th birthday. “We've been working on it for awhile and this was the perfect time to do it,” Berman said during a telephone interview. “ESPN has been almost two-thirds of my life. I'm honored that what I do still works.”(Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)
ESPN announces extension for Berman on his 66th birthday

By Joe Reedy May. 10, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

FILE - Former Florida football player Tim Tebow speaks to fans after he was inducted in the Ring of Honor at Florida Field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Gainesville, Fla., in this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, file photo. Tebow and Urban Meyer are apparently getting back together, this time in the NFL. The former Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback is expected to team up with his college coach by signing a one-year contract to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the NFL Network reported Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
LSU at Florida 10/6/2018

May. 10, 2021 03:34 PM EDT

FILE - Former Florida football player Tim Tebow speaks to fans after he was inducted in the Ring of Honor at Florida Field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Gainesville, Fla., in this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, file photo. Tebow and Urban Meyer are apparently getting back together, this time in the NFL. The former Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback is expected to team up with his college coach by signing a one-year contract to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the NFL Network reported Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Report: Tebow-Meyer reunion on verge of becoming official

By Mark Long May. 10, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

NFL renews 9 social justice grants totaling $2.5 million

By Rob Maaddi May. 10, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
The NFL has renewed nine grants totaling $2.5 million through its social justice platform Inspire Change. The renewals announced Monday...

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Eric Fisher is shown after an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, in this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo. Two people with direct knowledge have confirmed to The Associated Press the Indianapolis Colts have signed Eric Fisher to play left tackle. Kansas City selected Fisher with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 draft but the Chiefs released their longtime starter in March. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
AP source: Colts sign Fisher to fill need at left tackle

By Michael Marot May. 10, 2021 12:45 PM EDT

Indian club apologizes for quarantine breach in Maldives

By John Duerden May. 10, 2021 02:31 AM EDT
Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal has apologized for an “inexcusable” breach of COVID-19 protocols by two of his players and a coach that led to the Indian club...

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, center, competes in the second heat of the men's 100-meter dash prelim during the USATF Golden Games at Mt. San Antonio College Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Walnut, Calif. At left is Felipe Bardi Dos Santos and at right is Abdullah Mohammed. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Metcalf turns in respectable 100 time, finishes last in heat

May. 09, 2021 05:11 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
May 10 1913 — Donerail, ridden by Roscoe Goose, comes from fifth place in the stretch to upset Ten Point by one-half length and win the...

Canelo Alvarez celebrates after defeating Billy Joe Saunders in a unified super middleweight world championship boxing match, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
Alvarez adds another title with 8th-round TKO of Saunders

By Schuyler Dixon May. 09, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

New York Jets first round draft pick Zach Wilson (2) works out during NFL football rookie camp, Friday, May 7, 2021, in Florham Park, N.J.(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Wilson making quick connections in 1st week as new Jets QB

By Dennis Waszak Jr. May. 08, 2021 02:59 PM EDT

Broncos place Ja'Wuan James on non-football injury list

By Arnie Stapleton May. 07, 2021 07:20 PM EDT
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos placed right tackle Ja’Wuan James on the non-football injury list Friday, two days after he tore an Achilles tendon...

Vikings sign TE Shane Zylstra from Minnesota State

May. 07, 2021 05:25 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have signed tight end Shane Zylstra out of the NCAA Division II program at Minnesota State that produced two-time Pro...