PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles have excused Riley Cooper from all team activities after the wide receiver was caught on video making a racial slur. The Eagles and Cooper announced the decision Friday. Cooper apologized profusely Wednesday after a video of him using the N-word at a Kenny Chesney concert …
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MINNEAPOLIS – Kevin Love is making up for lost time in a hurry. After a disappointing, injury-filled season a year ago, Love has made a triumphant return to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is averaging 27.1 points and 14.2 rebounds to lead the Wolves to a 6-3 start. Love is averaging …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing to revamp their defensive line by agreeing to terms with free agents Chris Clemons and Ziggy Hood. Seattle released Clemons in a cost-cutting move Wednesday. His cross-country trek to Jacksonville reunites him with former Seahawks defensive coordinator and current Jaguars head coach …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Struggling Titans receiver Kenny Britt says his teammates have noticed he’s not going after the ball during games like he does during practice. Britt has been in such a funk that he’s lost his starting job to Kendall Wright and fans are calling for him to be …
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LOS ANGELES – Every year, the NCAA college basketball tournament gives employees a reason to goof off at their desks and root for their alma maters. But there’s a growing source of potential headaches for bosses. Media companies like hosts CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc.’s Turner are doing all …
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 600 former NFL players Tuesday claims that the league illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their injuries for games and led to medical complications down the road. The lawsuit alleges that the league obtained and administered the …
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ST. LOUIS – One last time, Jeff Fisher said it was just the next game on the schedule, ignoring all those familiar faces on the other sideline. Mike Munchak, too, noting he’s not one to socialize before games. Occasionally, there were reminders it was a game, and a reunion, too. …
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FALL RIVER, Mass. – A grand jury on Friday morning indicted a key witness against former football star Aaron Hernandez, charging him as an accessory after the fact in the June 17 murder of Odin Lloyd. Carlos Ortiz, one of two men allegedly with Hernandez the morning he is accused …
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Brooke Hogan, the daughter of WWE legendHulk Hogan, was not in attendance at her father’s private funeral service in Florida on Tuesday. Instead, she chose to honor him in what she called “the most genuine way” she knew how, watching the sunset with her family. Wrestler Hulk Hogan and his …
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Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones spoke about the team’s contract negotiations with star linebacker Micah Parsons during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning. Jones spoke to co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones about the ongoing standoff with Parsons. The pass rusher is in the final year …
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