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Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years for assaults

Feb. 19, 2021 08:55 PM EST
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and assaulting two...

NFL writer Terez Paylor of Yahoo dies unexpectedly at age 37

Feb. 09, 2021 07:04 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Terez Paylor, the popular NFL writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter whose career took him from the Kansas City Star to Yahoo...

Fans cheer during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Tampa mayor addresses maskless fans after Super Bowl

By Tamara Lush And Freida Frisaro Feb. 08, 2021 08:46 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo, people walk down a sidewalk near Super Bowl 55 activities in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Officials plead: Don't let Super Bowl become superspreader

By Heather Hollingsworth And Curt Anderson Feb. 06, 2021 12:29 PM EST

Anaja Brackett throws a football at the NFL Experience for Super Bowl LV Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tampa Bay makes best of Super Bowl week amid sour economy

By Curt Anderson Feb. 01, 2021 01:13 PM EST

New York considers allowing some fans at Bills playoff game

By Marina Villeneuve And John Wawrow Dec. 23, 2020 03:35 PM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York health commissioner is considering whether to allow 6,700 fans to attend a rare Buffalo Bills home playoff game if all...

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II (15) throws a pass as Baltimore Ravens defensive end Derek Wolfe (95) applies pressure during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Mayor: Jets' win could be defining moment for woeful Jaguars

By Mark Long Dec. 21, 2020 01:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, a sign is posted outside of Orchids of Asia Day Spa, in Jupiter, Fla. A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, that police violated the rights of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others when they secretly video recorded them paying for massage parlor sex acts, barring the tapes' use at trial and dealing a potentially deadly blow to their prosecution. (Hannah Morse/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
Women plead guilty in sex sting involving Patriots owner

Dec. 01, 2020 05:57 PM EST

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock, right, confers with quarterback Riley Neal during NFL football practice Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
No QBs in Denver, no home for SF as COVID-19 sows NFL chaos

By The Associated Press Nov. 28, 2020 05:10 PM EST

Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson (8) tries to pass against Philadelphia Eagles' Rodney McLeod (23) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Rodney McLeod's voting initiative includes fun events

By Rob Maaddi Oct. 29, 2020 12:52 PM EDT

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) celebrates his touchdown with wide receiver Marquez Callaway (12) in the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Mayor agrees to start allowing fans at Saints' home games

Oct. 20, 2020 06:39 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)
NFL reminds teams to follow sideline rules on face coverings

By Barry Wilner Sep. 14, 2020 11:18 AM EDT

Jacksonville Jaguars starting quarterback Gardner Minshew II signals a play during NFL football training camp, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
Column: Jags might be worst franchise in all of pro sports

By Paul Newberry Sep. 01, 2020 03:04 AM EDT

Bowlen family feud trial pushed back from September to 2021

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 06, 2020 10:09 PM EDT
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — The Denver Broncos ownership trial that was supposed to begin next month has been pushed back to next year because of the...

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2017, file photo, fans stand for the national anthem at New Era Stadium before an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets in Orchard Park, N.Y. New Era Field will no longer be the name of the stadium, after the global sports headware and clothing apparel company asked to be released from its naming rights and sponsorship agreement. No reason was provided for the move, announced Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
New Era asks to pull out of Bills stadium naming rights deal

By John Wawrow Jul. 15, 2020 06:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) talks with some young fans along the fence line after making a catch in drills during practice at NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa. The coronavirus pandemic forced the NFL to abandon, at least for 2020, the fading but still time-honored tradition of teams traveling to training camp. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
NFL's stay-at-home order means no travel for training camp

By Schuyler Dixon Jul. 08, 2020 11:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. More than half of the 32 NFL teams will not have their coaching staffs back at their facilities Friday. June 5, 2020, even though the league has approved such returns where local governments allow them. Clubs with coaches in place at their training complexes were Super Bowl champion Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Denver, Dallas and Atlanta.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
More than half of NFL coaching staffs not at team facilities

By Barry Wilner Jun. 05, 2020 03:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this still image from video provided by the NFL, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Ever since the coronavirus forced pundits, reporters, analysts and sports figures to speak to the masses from their dens, living rooms and kitchens, television has given us a peek at the famous and not-so-famous — a glimpse we never got when they were in the studio. (NFL via AP)
NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday _ with provisos

By Barry Wilner May. 15, 2020 06:20 PM EDT

NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it

May. 15, 2020 06:19 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. ...

FILE - In this March 16, 2003, file photo, Ricky Craven, right, crosses the finish two-thousandths of a second ahead of Kurt Busch to win the NASCAR Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. The 70-year-old raceway will host the return of NASCAR Cup Series racing, among the biggest events so far as sports makes a halting comeback from a global shutdown forced by the coronavirus pandemic. (Alison Sidlo/The Morning News via AP, File)
The Latest: Mahomes to celebrate virtual grads at Texas Tech

By The Associated Press May. 15, 2020 11:22 AM EDT