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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson (10) warms up before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Atlanta. Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend. “My post was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community,” Jackson said in a video he posted on Instagram on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Eagles WR DeSean Jackson apologizes for anti-Semitic post

By Rob Maaddi 13 hrs ago

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, former NBA player and players union deputy Roger Mason, left, listens as entertainer Ice Cube, right, announces the launch of the BIG3, a new 3-on-3 professional basketball league, in New York. Hundreds of sports-related businesses got in line for the government-funded Payroll Protection Plan designed to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. None of the four North American major sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball — applied, but both Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League were represented. Rapper Ice Cube's 3-on-3 basketball league says it returned almost half of the $1.6 million it received, but givebacks were rare. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Sports jumps on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass

By The Associated Press Jul. 06, 2020 10:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga. Colin Kaepernick will be featured in an exclusive docuseries produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and The Walt Disney Company was announced Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)
Kaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his life

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 06, 2020 12:09 PM EDT

In this June 19, 2020, photo, people attend a peaceful rally in Chicago to mark Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates the day in 1865 that enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
'Lift Every Voice and Sing' hymn ignites hope across nation

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Jul. 05, 2020 09:45 AM EDT

FILER - In this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo, Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (4) goes to the basket against New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Pacers will finish this season without Oladipo after the two-time All-Star decided to sit out because of the risk of re-injuring his right knee. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Latest: Pacers' Oladipo to sit out restart of season

By The Associated Press Jul. 03, 2020 10:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2019, file photo, Gary Woodland poses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif. The U.S. Open is returning to NBC starting this year at Winged Foot after Fox Sports has asked to end its 12-year contract with the USGA, multiple people told The Associated Press on Sunday night, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal

By Doug Ferguson Jun. 29, 2020 12:59 PM EDT

In this combination photo, filmmaker Ava DuVernay appears at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 9, 2020, left, and Colin Kaepernick attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 6, 2019. Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker DuVernay on a Netflix miniseries about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. Neftlix says the limited series, titled “Colin in Black & White,” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years. (AP Photo)
Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick's path to activism

Jun. 29, 2020 12:50 PM EDT

This Dec. 15, 2015 file photo shows Anita Barney talking about losing her fortune in a swindle perpetrated by former Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter, followed by her own role stealing nearly $500,000 from friends on Schlichter's instructions, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
Filing: Victims deserve ex-quarterback's concussion funds

Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 24, 2020 07:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (22) shakes hands with co-owner Mark Walter as he receives his National League Championship ring during a ceremony prior to the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. The Dodgers were named the Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year at the ESPY Awards on Sunday, June 21, 2020, for their foundation that works to improve education, health care, homelessness and social justice in the city. The foundation, of which Walter is chairman, will use the $100,000 award to continue its programs. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Giants at Dodgers 3/31/2018

Jun. 21, 2020 11:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Nelson Cruz smiles after the Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5 in a baseball game in Minneapolis. Cruz had five RBIs, including two home runs. Cruz received the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at the ESPY Awards on Sunday, June 21, in a videotaped piece introduced by the late boxer's daughter, Laila. Cruz has helped his hometown of Las Matas de Santa Cruz in the Dominican Republic build a police station, a medical clinic and acquire a fire truck and firefighting gear as well as an ambulance. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Royals at Twins 9/19/2019

Jun. 21, 2020 11:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love heads up the court after making a 3-point basket against the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Love received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPY Awards on Sunday, June 21, 2020, for sparking a national conversation about mental health. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
The ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice

By Beth Harris Jun. 21, 2020 11:29 PM EDT

Former NFL, USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk dies at 26

Jun. 21, 2020 08:21 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Tuerk, an All-America offensive lineman at Southern California who was drafted by the Chargers, has died. He was 26. ...

FILE - In this 1973 file photo, Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick poses for a photo. Former running back Kiick, who helped the Dolphins achieve the NFL’s only perfect season in 1972, has died at age 73. In recent years Kiick battled memory issues and lived in an assisted living home, and the team announced his death Saturday, June 20, 2020. (AP Photo/GB, File)
Jim Kiick, Dolphins' perfect season running back, dies at 73

By Steven Wine Jun. 20, 2020 07:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Richie James (13) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. Richie James Jr. has broken his right wrist during offseason workouts and won't be ready to return to the field until after the start of training camp. The 49ers confirmed a report of the injury by NFL Network on Friday, June 19, 2020, and said they will have a better idea of how long James will be sidelined after he reports to training camp next month. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
49ers wide receiver Richie James Jr. breaks right wrist

By Josh Dubow Jun. 19, 2020 01:48 PM EDT

NFL Network, RedZone goes dark on DISH Network, Sling TV

Jun. 19, 2020 01:33 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NFL Network and NFL RedZone went dark on DISH Network and Sling TV Thursday night as both sides try to reach a new distribution agreement. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay stands on the sideline during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals n Los Angeles. McVay wrapped up the Rams' virtual offseason program this week. He could have kept going for another two weeks, but the head coach feels the Rams got plenty of work done in this unusual NFL spring. He still hasn't seen most of his players in person this spring, and he doesn't know when he'll see them next. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
LA Story: Rams, Chargers to appear on 'Hard Knocks'

By Joe Reedy Jun. 18, 2020 01:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Snow walks the sideline in an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Waco, Texas. Carolina Panthers new defensive coordinator Phil Snow has a monumental task ahead of him, returning the once proud Carolina defense to among the best in the league without retired linebacker Luke Kuechly. Carolina's defense is coming off a season in which they allowed 29.4 points per game, the second-most in the league. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File)
Snow faces huge task restoring once-proud Panthers defense

By Steve Reed Jun. 17, 2020 05:58 PM EDT

Giants kicker arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run crash

Jun. 16, 2020 03:43 PM EDT
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Alcohol is suspected in a hit-and-run crash that led to the arrest of New York Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas in Northern California,...

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, then-Philadelphia Eagles strong safety Malcolm Jenkins warms up before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins will join CNN as a contributor focusing on racial and social justice, the network announced Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor

Jun. 15, 2020 12:23 PM EDT

NFL free agent Antonio Brown appears at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., via video link Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Brown was granted bail on Friday after spending the night in a Florida jail. The wide receiver will have to pay a bond of $110,000, surrender his passport, wear a monitor, get mental health evaluation and pass random drug tests. He also can't have guns. Brown is accused of attacking the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
NFL star Antonio Brown gets probation for fight with driver

Jun. 12, 2020 04:59 PM EDT