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FILE - Construction personnel work on the Carolina Panthers' practice facility Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Rock Hill, S.C. A sheriff in South Carolina has announced his deputies started a criminal investigation into whether Panthers owner David Tepper or his company misused public money meant for a failed practice facility. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Panthers owner David Tepper scrutinized in criminal probe

By Jeffrey Collins Dec. 02, 2022 11:36 AM EST

FILE - Carolina Panthers team owner David Tepper looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 17, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Tepper's real estate company filed court papers on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, asking to revoke a bankruptcy settlement it was trying to make with a city and county in South Carolina over its abandoned practice facility. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Panthers withdraw city, county deal over abandoned facility

By Jeffrey Collins Sep. 14, 2022 01:35 PM EDT

FILE - Richard Sherman stands up to leave a King County District Court hearing, Friday, July 16, 2021, in Seattle. Sherman, now with the Tampa Bay buccaneers, pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving and domestic disturbance last summer as part of an agreement that spares him further jail time. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
NFL cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges

By Gene Johnson Mar. 07, 2022 04:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, file photo, former San Francisco 49ers player Paul Salata is seen before an NFL football game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif. Salata, who created the Mr. Irrelevant Award that honors the last selection of the NFL draft, after playing football at Southern California and in the NFL and Canadian Football League, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. He was 94. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe, File)
Paul Salata, creator of Mr. Irrelevant Award, dies at 94

By Beth Harris Oct. 16, 2021 07:02 PM EDT

First-time head coaches, Atlanta Falcons' Arthur Smith, right, and Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Sirianni, left, greet each other at midfield as the two prepare to face off in the first NFL football game of their head coaching careers, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Eagles look to build off impressive, convincing road win

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 13, 2021 03:59 PM EDT

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston (2) passes with teammates running back Tony Jones (37) looking on during NFL football practice in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Payton: Saints planning up to a month away from New Orleans

By Brett Martel Aug. 31, 2021 01:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 12, 2008, file photo, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, holds his guitar trophy after winning the rain-shortened IndyCar Series auto race in Gladeville, Tenn. The IndyCar series race will be held in downtown Nashville, Tenn., this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
IndyCar's Nashville invasion takes winding road through city

By Dan Gelston Aug. 05, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

Ryan Blaney (12), Aric Almirola (10), Paul Menard (21), David Ragan (38) and Matt DiBenedetto (95) start a multi-car wreck between Turns 3 and 4 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
The Latest: Denny Hamlin wins 2nd Daytona 500 in 4 years

Feb. 17, 2019 07:49 PM EST