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Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula takes part in the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Buffalo Bills break ground on new $1.54 billion stadium

By John Wawrow Jun. 05, 2023 03:43 PM EDT

FILE - Fans watch as the Washington Commanders face the Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in Landover, Md. A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday, April 13, 2023, because the deal had not been announced. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Commanders' record sale agreed to by Snyder family, Harris group that includes Magic Johnson

By Stephen Whyno May. 12, 2023 04:38 PM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin speaks in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Damar Hamlin will put the $9.1 million given to a GoFundMe campaign by well-wishers after his on-field collapse into his own nonprofit, the Chasing M's Foundation. The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, May 8, 2023, is a first step in the 25-year-old's plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Bills' Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity

By Thalia Beaty May. 08, 2023 07:14 PM EDT

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell meets with fans during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL

By Karen Matthews And Adam Beam May. 04, 2023 11:33 AM EDT

A banner writing ' Glazers out' is displayed by spectators during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Everton, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Man United sale: Sheikh Jassim, Jim Ratcliffe make 3rd bids

By James Robson Apr. 28, 2023 06:42 PM EDT

FILE - Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams warms up before the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Detroit. The NFL has suspended five players for violating the league’s gambling policy on Friday, April 21, 2023. Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney were suspended indefinitely, while Lions wide receivers Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams have been suspended six games.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
NFL, other leagues balancing betting revenue, game integrity

By Mark Anderson Apr. 26, 2023 05:06 PM EDT

FILE - Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Detroit. The NFL has suspended five players for violating the league’s gambling policy on Friday, April 21, 2023. Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney were suspended indefinitely, while Lions wide receivers Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams have been suspended six games. (AP Photo/Leon Halip, File)
Is NFL hypocritical or hypervigilant in betting punishment?

By Arnie Stapleton And Larry Lage Apr. 25, 2023 05:50 AM EDT

FILE - Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Detroit. The NFL has suspended five players for violating the league’s gambling policy on Friday, April 21, 2023. Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney were suspended indefinitely, while Lions wide receivers Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams have been suspended six games. (AP Photo/Leon Halip, File)
NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 21, 2023 11:47 AM EDT

FILE - Charlotte wide receiver Grant Dubose runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 4, 2023. DuBose bet on himself even when nobody else dared. He accepted the only scholarship he was offered out of high school. He worked three jobs when the COVID-19 season canceled his season. He left Division II Miles College to try out with Division I Charlotte at the urging of a friend. Then after two good seasons with the 49ers, now he could see the payoff -- going from bagging groceries and working Wal-Mart shifts to a pro football career. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
DuBose uses odd jobs to carve out unusual path to NFL draft

By Michael Marot Apr. 21, 2023 06:00 AM EDT

AP source: Steve Apostolopoulos joins bidding for Commanders

By Stephen Whyno Mar. 22, 2023 02:25 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has joined the bidding for the NFL’s Washington Commanders, according to a person with knowledge of the...

FILE - Baltimore Ravens tight end Josh Oliver looks on before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 8, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Minnesota Vikings ramped up their run blocking on Monday, March 13, 2023, by agreeing to terms with Oliver on a three-year, $21 million contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)
AP source: Vikings convert Cousins bonus, clear $16M off cap

By Dave Campbell Mar. 14, 2023 03:53 PM EDT

This artist rendering, provided by the National Football League Buffalo Bills, Thursday, March 2, 2023, shows the team's proposed new stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Kimberly Sass has traded in her goal crease for a construction hat and football. The former goalie, who won a National Women's Hockey League championship with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018, has been hired on as project manager in overseeing the building of the Buffalo Bills new stadium. (Courtesy of Buffalo Bills via Populous, via AP)
Sass trades goal crease to oversee Bills new stadium project

By John Wawrow Mar. 10, 2023 04:30 PM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay watches as players warm up before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. McVay says he's back for the long term with the Rams. The youngest coach in NFL history to win the Super Bowl says he made a decision for years to come when he elected to stick with the Rams in January. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Sean McVay says he's back for the long haul with LA Rams

By Greg Beacham Mar. 10, 2023 02:46 PM EST

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores stands on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Flores can pursue some of his discrimination claims against the league and its teams in court rather than through arbitration, a judge ruled Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
NFL coach Brian Flores' discrimination case going to court

By Larry Neumeister Mar. 01, 2023 02:22 PM EST

FILE - Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. The Washington Commanders are denying the contents of a report about the team’s sale process and demands being made by owner Dan Snyder. The team in a statement late Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, said a story published hours earlier by The Washington Post is “simply untrue.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
AP source: NFL owners to discuss Snyder at upcoming meeting

By Rob Maaddi And Stephen Whyno Feb. 28, 2023 02:31 PM EST

FILE - California offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave watches his quarterbacks warm up before an NCAA college football game against Nevada, Sept. 4, 2021, in Berkeley, Calif. Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski continued to overhaul his coaching staff following a 7-10 season on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, hiring Musgrave as a senior offensive advisor and making several other changes. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)
Browns hire Bill Musgrave as offensive coaching assistant

By Tom Withers Feb. 27, 2023 06:32 PM EST

Cowboys name Brian Schottenheimer offensive coordinator

Feb. 24, 2023 05:40 PM EST
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Brian Schottenheimer is taking over as offensive coordinator for Dallas, with the Cowboys still planning on coach Mike McCarthy taking on play...

FILE - Red McCombs, a Circuit of The Americas founding partner, talks about the track that is scheduled to host the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix this fall, during a news conference Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in San Antonio. Billy Joe “Red” McCombs, a former owner of two NBA teams, an NFL franchise and longtime Texas businessman, has died at his home in San Antonio, according to a statement from his family on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Former NBA, NFL team owner, businessman Red McCombs dies

By Ken Miller Feb. 20, 2023 05:16 PM EST

Dr. James Riding In speaks during a news conference by Native American advocacy groups, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. The groups are calling for the NFL football team Kansas City Chiefs to drop their name, logo and their trademark “war chant” where fans make a chopping-hand gesture mimicking the Native American tomahawk. They play to demonstrate outside State Farm Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale during the Super Bowl 57 NFL football game. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Native Americans grapple with Chiefs Super Bowl celebrations

By Terry Tang And Heather Hollingsworth Feb. 15, 2023 05:33 PM EST

Bears buy property for potential Arlington Heights stadium

Feb. 15, 2023 05:09 PM EST
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears on Wednesday bought the property that they’ve been sizing up for a new enclosed stadium in suburban Arlington...