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Ford stepping down as Lions owner, daughter taking over

Sheila Ford Hamp went to visit with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle in 1973 after being part of the first class of women who ...

Vikings, Cook present NFL's latest RB contract standoff

Dalvin Cook logged off last week from virtual team activities with the Minnesota Vikings, no longer willing to participate ...

NFL players both eager & anxious to return during pandemic

Seasonal colds and the flu spread through NFL locker rooms just about every year, sending some players home sick while others ...

McCarthy prepping for Cowboys job from old home of Green Bay

Mike McCarthy has spent most of his first offseason as coach of the Dallas Cowboys at home in Green Bay. He's also leaning ...

NFL teams can reopen training facilities with government OK

A limited number of NFL teams are reopening their training facilities Tuesday, while many are prohibited by government ...

Michael McCaskey, who succeeded Halas as Bears' leader, dies

Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, ...

Rodgers says Packers' decision to draft Love surprised him

Packers star Aaron Rodgers acknowledges Green Bay drafting a quarterback in the first round surprised him and complicated his ...

Column: With sports on hold, athletes take up new pursuits

With sports still largely on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and coaches have been looking for ways to ...

Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the ...

AP source: Bears decline Trubisky's 5th-year option for 2021

The Chicago Bears have declined their fifth-year option for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for the 2021 season, a person ...

Favre: Rodgers 'surprised' by Packers' decision to take Love

Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre says Aaron Rodgers was surprised by Green Bay’s decision to draft a quarterback in the ...

49ers fill needs, Packers fall short on draft weekend

The task for the San Francisco 49ers heading into the draft was straight forward. Find replacements for departed starters ...

Cavallari, Cutler getting divorced after 7 years of marriage

Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari and former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler are getting divorced. Cavallari announced ...

The Latest: SEC has 40 players selected through 3 rounds

The Latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft. ___ The Southeastern Conference is on pace to smash another NFL ...

Lions take Ohio St cornerback Jeff Okudah at No. 3 overall

The Detroit Lions became the first team in more than two decades to take a cornerback in the first three picks in the NFL ...

NFL GMs think the remote draft will alter the trading scene

To trade or not to trade? An especially difficult question in this year's NFL draft? The coronavirus pandemic has forced the ...

Browns call latest rumors of trading OBJ "completely false"

Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta dismissed a report the team is trying to trade star wide receiver Odell Beckham ...

Ex-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73

Tom Dempsey, the kicker born without toes on his kicking foot who made a then-record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday ...

The Latest: Packers helping provide $1.5 million for relief

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Green Bay Packers are establishing ...

Brady, Gurley: From 2019 Super Bowl foes to same division

For now, there are four Super Bowl quarterbacks in the NFC South, including a newcomer. Some guy named Brady. Tom Brady's ...