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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) celebrates with teammate Victor Hedman (77) after knocking the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Column: Maple Leafs now at 55 years since last championship

By Paul Newberry May. 16, 2022 03:01 PM EDT

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Offseason QB moves played big role in NFL schedule

By Josh Dubow May. 13, 2022 08:47 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie runs the ball during rookie mini camp NFL football practice Monday, May 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Analysis: Amazon Prime Video gets solid 1st slate from NFL

By Joe Reedy May. 13, 2022 03:39 AM EDT

FILE -Joe Kapp, right, shakes hands with Gino Cappelletti at Curry College in Milton, Mass., Oct. 2, 1970, before Boston Patriots workout session. Gino Cappelletti, a former AFL Most Valuable Player and original member of the Boston Patriots who was part of the franchise for five decades as a player, coach and broadcaster, has died. He was 89. Cappelletti died at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts. His death was announced by the New England Patriots on Thursday, May 12, 2022. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/A.E. Maloof, File)
Gino Cappelletti, who scored 1st points in AFL history, dies

By Kyle Hightower May. 12, 2022 04:56 PM EDT

USA Today's Jarrett Bell wins writers' award for service

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2022 01:20 PM EDT
USA Today sports writer/columnist Jarrett Bell has won the Bill Nunn Jr. Award for journalistic contributions while covering pro football. Bell, who...

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Slime Time: Nickelodeon to broadcast Christmas Day NFL game

By Barry Wilner May. 10, 2022 11:41 AM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports television sideline broadcast reporter Erin Andrews, left, interviews then-New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at midfield after an NFL football game between the Patriots and the New York Giants, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network said on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. When that actually happens is unclear, since Brady recently renounced his announced retirement and said he plans to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends

May. 10, 2022 10:34 AM EDT

FILE - New Jersey Generals Herschel Walker, center, carries the ball for a first down past General's Bryan Millard, left, and Los Angeles Express' Dennis Edwards during the first quarter of an USFL game in Los Angeles on March 6, 1983. The original USFL was a league that made a whole lot of sense, only to be undone by the greed and hubris of owners such as former President Donald Trump, who saw the fledgling organization as a conduit to the NFL. (AP Photo/File)
Column: Spring football league's time has come ... and gone

By Paul Newberry May. 06, 2022 05:22 PM EDT

Television journalist Rich Eisen runs the 40-yard dash during the "Run Rich Run" charity event benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, April 23, 2022. What started as a challenge from Terrell Davis during the NFL Scouting Combine has grown into much more for Rich Eisen. This year's "Run Rich Run" segment will air during Saturday's coverage of the NFL draft. (Brandon Sloter/NFL via AP)
Run Rich Run takes spotlight on final day of NFL draft

By Joe Reedy Apr. 30, 2022 03:18 AM EDT

Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders speaks to the fans prior to the Jackson State's Blue and White Spring football game, an NCAA college football contest, Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Deion Sanders highlights HBCU prospects ahead of NFL draft

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 25, 2022 09:01 AM EDT

FILE - The National Football League logo appears on the 50 yard line for NFL Super Bowl 56 in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by three Black coaches who allege racist hiring practices should fail. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
Ho, ho, hut: NFL will play 3 games on Christmas for 1st time

By Joe Reedy Apr. 22, 2022 06:50 PM EDT

Tirico, Collinsworth and Stark to do 'Sunday Night Football'

Apr. 19, 2022 02:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports revealed its new “Sunday Night Football” announcing team with analyst Cris Collinsworth returning and being joined by Mike Tirico in the...

FILE - American Team head coach Jeff Fisher walks the sideline during the first half of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl college football game against the National Team Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. Former NFL coach Jeff Fisher is head coach of the Michigan Panthers in the USFL. The USFL season kicks off Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
New USFL hoping to succeed where other spring leagues failed

By Joe Reedy Apr. 14, 2022 02:48 PM EDT

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan holds his new jersey following a press conference at the NFL team's practice facility in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Ryan and Reich could be a winning match in Indianapolis

By Barry Wilner Mar. 28, 2022 03:33 PM EDT

FILE - NBC Sports reporter Al Michaels reports from the sidelines during warm ups before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcer team when Prime Video takes over the "Thursday Night Football" package in September. The move was announced on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, ending weeks of speculation. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Michaels, Herbstreit to call Prime Video's NFL package

By Joe Reedy Mar. 23, 2022 03:04 PM EDT

Michigan defensive lineman David Ojabo speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
NFL prospect David Ojabo hurt at Michigan's Pro Day workout

By Larry Lage Mar. 18, 2022 12:57 PM EDT

FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams runs during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Jan. 9, 2022, in Detroit. The Las Vegas Raiders have traded two draft picks to Green Bay for All-Pro receiver Adams. A person familiar with the move said Thursday, March 17, the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in April's draft and another draft pick to the Packers to reunited Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been announced. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
AP source: Raiders acquiring Davante Adams from Packers

By Josh Dubow Mar. 17, 2022 08:09 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. Aikman is on the verge of leaving Fox after 22 years to become the lead analyst on ESPN's Monday Night Football. The New York Post reported that Aikman will sign a five-year deal that would rival the $17.5 million per year Tony Romo is making at CBS. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Buck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN's 'Monday Night' booth

By Joe Reedy Mar. 16, 2022 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones (55) rushes Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Jan. 2, 2022. Jones bounced back from an injury-plagued 2020 season to record 10 1/2 sacks in 2021 for his seventh double-digit sack season. Only 12 players have had more seasons with at least 10 sacks and Jones' 107 1/2 for his career lead the NFL since he made his debut in 2012. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Raiders overhaul D-line by signing Jones, trading Ngakoue

By Josh Dubow Mar. 16, 2022 01:03 PM EDT

FILE - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) reacts as he leaves the field after an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Jan 2. 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. Aaron Rodgers is planning to come back to the Green Bay Packers for an 18th season, a move that keeps the reigning MVP off the trade market and answers the question that had dominated NFL offseason discussions.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Packers announce Rodgers has signed contract extension

Mar. 15, 2022 02:27 PM EDT