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Frank Reich out, Jeff Saturday in as Colts try to fix stagnant offense
By Michael Marot INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Reich’s attempt to fix the Indianapolis Colts’ sputtering offense failed, so now owner Jim Irsay is turning to...
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Hurts, Eagles downplay 1st 8-0 start in franchise history
By Dan Gelston PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As the Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto crushed a deep drive Thursday in the ninth inning of a World Series game,...
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A son’s promise: Panthers’ Foreman making most of 2nd chance
By Steve Reed CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman recalls the promise he made to his father just days before he...
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Mexico’s 1st female college football kicker takes field
By Carlos Rodriguez MEXICO CITY (AP) — Andrea Martínez didn’t quite realize what she was getting herself into when she tried out to kick extra...
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Record-setting 12 players dealt on NFL trade deadline day
By Rob Maaddi The NFL trade deadline turned into a frenzy with 15 teams making 10 deals involving 12 players and several draft picks on...
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Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh expects 4 Michigan State players to be charged
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh expects the four suspended Michigan State football players involved in roughing up two members of Michigan’s team to be punished...
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Quick study: McCaffrey picking up San Francisco’s offense
By Joe Reedy INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — It wasn’t Christian McCaffrey’s touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk early in the second quarter that impressed Jimmy Garoppolo the most....
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McCaffrey does it all, leads 49ers to another win over Rams
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey became the 11th player in NFL history with a rushing touchdown, a passing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in...
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NFL trade deadline isn’t so boring anymore
By Rob Maaddi Christian McCaffrey already played his first game with the San Francisco 49ers. Robert Quinn and James Robinson joined their new teams this...
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49ers count on bigger impact in game 2 with McCaffrey
By Josh Dubow SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — For his debut with the San Francisco 49ers, Christian McCaffrey just wanted to make sure he knew...
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Fading fullbacks: Once NFL staple, position keeps declining
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — During a game against the Los Angeles Chargers earlier this year, the Kansas City Chiefs tried just about everything to...
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Brady apologizes for comparing playing football to military
By Fred Goodall TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady apologized Thursday for making a comparison between football and military deployment while interviewing NBA star Kevin...
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AP source: Brady fined $11K for attempted kick of Jarrett
Tom Brady was fined by the NFL on Friday for trying to kick Atlanta’s Grady Jarrett following the play in which the Falcons defensive tackle...
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AP Source: Brady could be fined for apparent kick of Jarrett
By Rob Maaddi The NFL has looked at Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett’s disputed roughing-the-passer penalty on Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady to determine whether...
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Deshaun Watson facing new lawsuit claiming sexual misconduct
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is facing a new civil lawsuit from a woman in Texas claiming he pressured her into a sexual...
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Raiders’ Davante Adams charged for shoving photographer
Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams has been charged with misdemeanor assault for shoving a photographer to the ground as he left the field following...
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NFL: Carolina Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over
By Steve Reed CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper said he ran out of patience with Matt Rhule’s inability to get the...
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More officiating scrutiny during Raiders-Chiefs MNF game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew didn’t even get one day to rest after its latest controversy before another...
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Giants punter ‘Scottish Hammer’ Gillan pays tribute to HBCU
By Ken Maguire WARE, England (AP) — New York Giants punter Jamie Gillan — whose nickname is the “Scottish Hammer” — took an unusual route...
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International prospects flock to London for NFL tryout
LONDON (AP) — Jason Godrick plans to “dominate” as an NFL offensive lineman. The first hurdle seems like a big one, though. “I’ve never played...
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Wilson, Ryan both enduring rough transitions to new teams
DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan can sure feel each other’s pain. None of the nine NFL teams that changed quarterbacks this season...
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NFL players working to ease stigma around mental health help
By Rob Maaddi The pressures of the NFL were getting to Marcus Smith II. He hadn’t lived up to the expectations of being Philadelphia’s first-round...
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Steelers legend Hines Ward starts path to becoming NFL head coach in XFL
(AP) — Hines Ward sees some Pittsburgh in San Antonio. Ward, who played his entire 14-year career with the Steelers and was MVP of their...
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Packers prepare for trip to London, hope to improve offense
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is relying on his NFL overseas experience as his team prepares to play the...
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Rams LB Bobby Wagner flattens protestor who gets on field
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Bobby Wagner delivered one of the biggest hits on a person who got onto the field. The Rams linebacker flattened...