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FILE - In this March 27, 2010, file photo, WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr., left, with brother Brett DiBiase, right, induct their father "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase into the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame at the Ceremony in Phoenix, Ariz. Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history involves tens of millions of misspent dollars earmarked for needy families. The civil lawsuit involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state, including Ted DiBiase and sons Teddy and Brett. (Rick Scuteri/AP Images for WWE, File)
EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

By Erica Hunzinger Oct. 03, 2022 02:10 PM EDT

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals' Josh Tupou (68) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati. Tagovailoa suffered a second frightening injury in five days when he was carted off the field Thursday. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Column: Tua shouldn't have played, but complex issues remain

By Paul Newberry Sep. 30, 2022 06:57 PM EDT

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is examined during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
NFL's handling of concussions questioned after Tua's injury

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 30, 2022 06:03 PM EDT

FILE - Permian linebacker Israel Martinez, left, and defensive lineman Tyler Tomlinson pray before a high school football game against Abilene on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas. Abilene won 30-13. A poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted Sept. 9-12, 2022, finds that about 3 in 10 Americans say they feel God plays a role in determining which team goes home the victor. (Edyta Blaszczyk/Odessa American via AP, File)
AP-NORC poll: On game day, some see prayer as a Hail Mary

By Holly Meyer Sep. 30, 2022 09:01 AM EDT

Evidence markers noting an apparent bullet holes are seen at the scene where multiple people were shot near Roxborough High School in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Police search for 5 shooters in high school football ambush

Sep. 28, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey speaks to the wide receivers during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2022. Dorsey can appreciate a need to rein back his emotions after a video clip showed him in the visitors’ coaches booth ripping off his headset and violently bouncing it off the table, before trashing his game notes in the immediate aftermath of a 21-19 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)
Bills coordinator Dorsey erupts in close loss to Dolphins

By John Wawrow Sep. 27, 2022 04:10 AM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 25, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) speaks with the media after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 19-3 in an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. In some Tampa Bay area schools, students use foam rollers and vibrating spheres to massage their muscles as they work toward goals for strength and flexibility. It's all part of a new physical education curriculum from Brady, whose vision for healthy living is fueling a fitness empire. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Tom Brady's TB12 Method is in schools. Experts have doubts.

By Heather Hollingsworth Sep. 23, 2022 08:06 AM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans leaves the field after being thrown out of the game against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Buccaneers' Mike Evans loses appeal of 1-game suspension

By Fred Goodall Sep. 21, 2022 05:32 PM EDT

With Evans serving 1-game suspension, Bucs sign Cole Beasley

By Fred Goodall Sep. 21, 2022 04:57 PM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cole Beasley wants to help Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers any way he can. With star receiver Mike Evans suspended for Sunday...

FILE - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray warms up on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. Police in Las Vegas say they're investigating allegations that a fan struck Murray amid celebrations of Arizona's 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray on smack: 'Vegas is Vegas'

By David Brandt Sep. 21, 2022 03:00 PM EDT

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) throws against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Police investigating allegation that fan struck Kyler Murray

Sep. 19, 2022 02:10 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 14, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills (10) sports a Uvalde sticker on his helmet prior to an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Texans honor Uvalde shooting victims, host HS team Sunday

By Kristie Rieken Sep. 11, 2022 01:50 PM EDT

FILE - Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) changes the offense at the line of scrimmage during an NFL preseason football game against the Buffalo Bills, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. The “Baker Bowl” is one of the highlight games of the NFL’s Week 1 calendar as Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft, and the Panthers host the Browns on Sunday. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt, File)
Mayfield makes Panthers debut vs Browns in season opener

By Steve Reed Sep. 08, 2022 06:09 PM EDT

FILE - Indianapolis Colts defensive end Kwity Paye (51) wears a "Stop Hate" social justice decal on his helmet during the team's NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 12, 2021, in Indianapolis. NFL teams will stencil “It Takes All of Us” and “End Racism” in end zones for the third straight season as part of the league’s Inspire Change social justice initiative. Players again can wear specific messages on their helmets. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)
All Rams will wear 'Choose Love' helmet decals vs Bills

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 08, 2022 09:55 AM EDT

A customer makes a sports bet at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 6, 2022. In the fifth year of legal sports betting in most U.S. states, the action is speeding up due to microbetting, the ability to place a bet on an outcome as narrowly targeted as the result of the next pitch in baseball or the next play in football. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Wins — and losses — can pile up with sped-up sports betting

By Wayne Parry Sep. 07, 2022 11:20 AM EDT

Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association Tony Clark gets emotional as he speaks during a news conference at the Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Major League Baseball Players Association joins AFL-CIO

By Stephen Whyno Sep. 07, 2022 11:08 AM EDT

FILE - Baylor football coach Guy Morriss reads a short statement after it was announced by school officials, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, in Waco, Texas, that he would not return as head coach. Guy Morriss, a 15-year NFL offensive lineman who started Super Bowl XV for the Philadelphia Eagles before coaching collegiately at Baylor and Kentucky, has died. He was 71. Kentucky athletics spokesman Tony Neely confirmed Morriss’ death on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, after being informed by his family. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP, File)
Former NFL lineman, college coach Guy Morriss dies at 71

Sep. 06, 2022 02:43 PM EDT

Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Texans to host Uvalde high school team at season opener

Sep. 03, 2022 01:32 PM EDT