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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Legends receiver Justin Thomas (10) runs with a reception in front of Orlando Apollos linebacker Andrew Ankrah (55) and defensive end Anthony Moten Jr. (98) during the second half of an Alliance of American Football game in Orlando, Fla. It’s too early to tell what impact the league will have on the sport itself. After all, this is its fourth weekend of games. Away from the field, with an infusion of backing to the tune of $250 million from Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, the AAF is finding its footing. It’s also finding what co-founder Charlie Ebersol calls “substantial interest” in the league in such areas as sponsorships and partnerships, with three new partners signing on since the season opener three weeks ago. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Alliance seeks and finds new partners in commercial world

By Barry Wilner Mar. 02, 2019 02:35 AM EST

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham gets 3-year deal

Mar. 01, 2019 10:52 AM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles and defensive end Brandon Graham have agreed to a three-year contract extension, preventing the team's longest-tenured...

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the AFC Championship NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. The illicit massage parlor sting in Florida that ensnared Kraft is a reminder of how challenging it’s been to crackdown on underground prostitution operations. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges

Feb. 28, 2019 03:25 PM EST

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in Florida case

Feb. 28, 2019 01:40 PM EST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in Florida case. ...

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 file photo, Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel throws a pass during warmups before a CFL football game against the BC Lions in Montreal. Johnny Manziel is now “available” to the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football, the team’s general manager said Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Before acting on Manziel, the Commanders and the new league are looking into why Manziel’s contract was terminated by the CFL earlier this week.(Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Johnny Manziel released, barred from other CFL teams

Feb. 27, 2019 05:08 PM EST

Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Defensive linemen dominate this year's combine class

By Arnie Stapleton Feb. 27, 2019 04:07 PM EST

Officials call for regulations after Robert Kraft charges

By Bob Salsberg Feb. 26, 2019 06:20 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey renewed her call on Tuesday for passage of legislation that would tighten state laws around the licensing and regulation...

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg speaks to the media about charges in recent prostitution investigations outside his offices Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Fla. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a Florida massage parlor for sex acts the night before and the morning of last month's AFC Championship Game, which he attended in Kansas City, authorities said in documents charging him with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. (Richard Graulich/Palm Beach Post via AP)
Authorities: Kraft visited parlor for sex on day of AFC game

By Terry Spencer Feb. 25, 2019 05:50 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, talks with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft before the Patriots face the Oakland Raiders in an NFL football game in Mexico City. Pending the completion of police investigations in Florida, and likely a league probe as well, Goodell could punish Kraft for being charged with two counts of soliciting a prostitute. The 77-year-old Kraft was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Goodell has wide-ranging powers to fine or suspend Kraft

By Barry Wilner Feb. 23, 2019 02:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the AFC Championship NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots, in Kansas City, Mo. Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. Jupiter police told reporters Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that the 77-year-old Kraft has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Patriots owner Kraft denies charges of soliciting prostitute

By Terry Spencer And Joshua Replogle Feb. 23, 2019 10:37 AM EST

FILE - In this June 7, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft speaks with reporters following an NFL football minicamp practice, in Foxborough, Mass. Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. Jupiter police told reporters Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that the 77-year-old Kraft has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Misbehaving owners hardly unheard of in pro sports

By Barry Wilner Feb. 22, 2019 04:12 PM EST

Patriots, Cardinals, Redskins get 4 compensatory draft picks

Feb. 22, 2019 03:56 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — New England, Arizona and Washington each will get four of the 32 compensatory draft picks the NFL awarded on Friday. The Cardinals have...

Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution

Feb. 22, 2019 12:06 PM EST
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution. ...

Nick Cafardo, former Boston Globe sports columnist, poses in this undated photo. Longtime Boston Globe baseball writer has died after collapsing at the Red Sox's spring training ballpark. He was 62. The newspaper said Cafardo had an embolism Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, and Red Sox medical staff was unable to revive him. (John Ioven/The Boston Globe via AP)
Boston Globe baseball writer Nick Cafardo dies at 62

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 21, 2019 11:14 PM EST

Chiefs announce overhaul of defensive coaching staff

By Dave Skretta Feb. 19, 2019 07:32 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid moved swiftly to replace longtime defensive coordinator Bob Sutton after his underperforming group allowed Tom Brady...

Ryan Blaney (12), Aric Almirola (10), Paul Menard (21), David Ragan (38) and Matt DiBenedetto (95) start a multi-car wreck between Turns 3 and 4 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
The Latest: Denny Hamlin wins 2nd Daytona 500 in 4 years

Feb. 17, 2019 07:49 PM EST

Daytona 500 announces 4th consecutive sellout

Feb. 16, 2019 05:19 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 is a sellout for the fourth consecutive year. Daytona International Speedway announced Saturday that all...

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks to reporters at his locker at the NFL football stadium in Foxborough, Mass. A federal judge says the 6-year-old daughter of deceased NFL player Aaron Hernandez missed a 2014 deadline to opt out of the $1 billion concussion settlement and can't separately sue the league over his CTE diagnosis. Yet Hernandez’s death in 2017 came too late for his family to seek compensation for CTE-related suicides under the class action settlement. 
 (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Judge: Hernandez's child can't sue NFL over brain disease

By Maryclaire Dale Feb. 15, 2019 01:33 PM EST

Devin McCourty, left, and Julian Edelman present the award for best pop duo or group performance at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Super Bowl MVP Edelman to wave green flag at Daytona 500

Feb. 14, 2019 03:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans. A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, that the Denver Broncos have agreed to acquire Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's NFL draft. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither team announced the deal. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
AP Source: Broncos to acquire Joe Flacco from Ravens

By Arnie Stapleton Feb. 13, 2019 03:39 PM EST