Football

3rd pleads guilty in probe of Pilot Flying J
A third employee of the truck stop chain owned by Tennessee's governor and the owner of the Cleveland Browns pleaded guilty Tuesday in what ...
Former Oklahoma St QB Lunt joining Illinois
Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, returning to his home state after giving the Illini little ...
Football writers honor Colts coach Chuck Pagano
Chuck Pagano spent most of last season finding new ways to coach football. During his ordeal of chemotherapy treatments for leukemia, he watched games ...
Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson released from jail
A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week ...
Manziel tweet sounds ready to leave A&M
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel still has three years of eligibility left at Texas A&M. But a tweet he sent out early Sunday morning has some ...
Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift
Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in ...
AP Sources: WR Cruz signs contract tender
Wide receiver Victor Cruz has signed his $2.879 million tender with the New York Giants. Two people familiar with the contract told The Associated ...
Ohio football player classified as sex offender
A judge says an Ohio high school football player convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year should be classified as a sex offender. Judge Thomas ...
NCAA opens hearing on U of Miami violations
The NCAA opened a key hearing in the massive infractions case against the University of Miami on Thursday, with school officials, former coaches and ...
NFL to limit bags brought into stadiums
Bring yourself to the game. Leave the cooler and backpack at home. The NFL is tightening stadium security starting this preseason, limiting the size ...
Broncos release top rusher Willis McGahee
Willis McGahee's decision to skip offseason workouts isn't what cost the veteran running back his job with the Denver Broncos. His absence, however, ...
Belichick not judging QB Tebow after 1 practice
One day of practice wasn't enough for Patriots coach Bill Belichick to share his thoughts on new backup quarterback Tim Tebow. Two days? Not a lot to ...
Redskins have no plans to change their offense
Washington has no plans to change their offense despite Robert Griffin III's surgically repaired right knee that kept the quarterback out all spring ...
NFL commissioner Goodell defends Redskins nickname
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Washington Redskins nickname is "unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect." Goodell ...
Lions among Blackhawks fans in Stanley Cup finals
The Chicago Blackhawks can boast of some mighty beasts among their supporters: two massive bronze lions that guard the Art Institute of Chicago.
Belichick not judging Tebow after 1 practice
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn't ready to give his impressions of Tim Tebow after one practice. Belichick says he's not getting into ...
AP Sources: Tebow signs 2-year deal with Patriots
Tim Tebow and Tom Brady took turns, zipping passes over the middle and lofting tosses toward the corner of the end zone. On his first day with the ...
Relatives seek custody of Chiefs player's baby
The mother of a Kansas City Chiefs player who killed his girlfriend and himself late last year, leaving his baby daughter an orphan, said in court ...
Te'o talks mostly football in rare news conference
Manti Te'o is just one of the guys. He's confident he can be a three-down linebacker in the NFL. It takes some serious leverage to play against tight ...
FB Leach cut by Ravens in salary-cap move
Vonta Leach was released Tuesday by the Baltimore Ravens, who failed to agree on a restructured contract with the three-time All-Pro fullback.
NFL looking at 2015 draft sites
The NFL is looking at options for where to hold the draft in 2015. Next year's draft, one of the most popular events on the league calendar, was moved ...
Reed in Houston, still rehabbing after hip surgery
New Houston safety Ed Reed is still rehabbing after hip surgery and isn't sure if he'll be ready to play for the Texans in the season opener on Sept.
Next up for Redskins' RG3: rehab during honeymoon
After showing that he can now do "explosive sprinting" — his dreadlocks flowing behind him as he dashed from sideline to sideline in the end zone of ...
Tebow to sign with Patriots
A flop on Broadway, Tim Tebow is getting an audition in Beantown. Whether he'll perform well enough to make it to training camp with the New England ...