Jim McMahon
NFL, NFLPA seek alternatives to opioids for pain management

By Rob Maaddi Mar. 05, 2021 01:41 PM EST
The NFL is taking steps to learn more about different ways to help players manage pain. Last month, the NFL and NFL Players Association...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist after an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Rams 32-18 to advance to the NFC championship game. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
3 title game quarterbacks have similar draft history

By Josh Dubow Jan. 20, 2021 02:34 AM EST

FILE - In this October 1984 file photo, a groundskeeper at Jack Murphy Stadium paints the logo for the 1984 World Series between San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers in San Diego. The biggest piece of San Diego's sports history is slowly being knocked down and ground to bits. Now the stadium is coming to an unceremonious end, leaving generations of fans feeling melancholy because, due to the coronavirus pandemic, they didn't get to say a proper goodbye to the place where they tailgated with gusto in the massive parking lot before cheering on the Chargers, Padres and Aztecs, or watched myriad other events and concerts. (AP Photo,File)
San Diegans left feeling sad as 'The Murph' comes down

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 22, 2020 05:24 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 21 1953 — Notre Dame ties Iowa 14-14 by faking injuries in both halves. With two seconds to go in the first half, a Notre Dame player...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:58 AM EST
Nov. 19 1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 03, 2020 10:39 AM EDT
Sept. 10 1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford. ...

Broncos-Texans Capsule

By The Associated Press Dec. 05, 2019 03:54 PM EST
DENVER (4-8) at HOUSTON (8-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE — Texans by 7 1/2 RECORD VS....

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Carolina Panthers fire head coach Ron Rivera

By Steve Reed Dec. 03, 2019 03:28 PM EST

FILE - At left, in a Jan. 12, 1970, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Henry Stram smiles as he listens to reporters' questions the day after the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in the Super Bowl 4 football game, in New Orleans. At right, in a Jan. 11, 1970, file photo, Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant speaks to reporters after losing the Super Bowl to the Chiefs in New Orleans. For the second year in a row, a heavily favored NFL team lost to a supposedly weaker AFL opponent in pro football's championship game, when the Vikings fell to the Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)
NFL at 100: Chiefs' only title came as underdogs to Vikings

By Dave Campbell Oct. 29, 2019 05:42 PM EDT