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May 31, 2013

Gronkowski to have back surgery

New England tight end Rob Gronkowski will have back surgery on a disk in mid-June. A person familiar with the decision tells AP that Gronkowski will undergo the surgery next month, which means he will miss the rest of offseason training activities with the ...

May 31, 2013

Brown rejoins Browns as adviser

As outspoken, unapologetic and intimidating as ever — even at age 77 — Jim Brown has reunited with the Cleveland Browns. Still going strong, the great No. 32 is back where he belongs. “Here I am,” he said. The Hall of Fame running back, ...

May 31, 2013

Bucs' Smith announces retirement

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced wide receiver Steve Smith has retired from the NFL following an injury-plagued career. Smith, a former Pro Bowler who helped the New York Giants win a Super Bowl, played six seasons in the league with the Giants, Philadelphia ...

May 30, 2013

Packers give Jolly second chance

The Green Bay Packers will wait on reinstated defensive end Johnny Jolly, believing he deserves a second chance after a three-year suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. And while coach Mike McCarthy has refused to discuss what’s keeping Jolly from reporting to ...

May 26, 2013

Bears set to retire Ditka's No. 89

Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season. The Bears said Friday the number will be retired at halftime of their Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on Dec. 9, a ...

Griffin striving to be ready for season opener

May 25, 2013

Griffin striving to be ready for season opener

Robert Griffin III’s rehab started with a “cry festival.” Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things out with coach Mike Shanahan. There’s also been a Twitter rant about political correctness, some flak about all the wedding ...

May 25, 2013

Arena Football League eyes China

The Arena Football League is ready to touch down in China. The Philadelphia Soul ownership group, led by former NFL star Ron Jaworski, believed the time was right to give the world’s most populous country an untraditional taste of a very American game. The ...

49ers lose Crabtree for part of 2013 season to Achilles tear

May 24, 2013

49ers lose Crabtree for part of 2013 season to Achilles tear

The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon. San Francisco’s leading wide receiver underwent surgery on Wednesday, though the team is ...

May 24, 2013

Harbaugh to drive Indy pace car

Jim Harbaugh insists he will be coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers’ coach will return to the city where he spent four years as a player to take part in ...

San Francisco Bay Area awarded '16 Super Bowl

May 23, 2013

San Francisco Bay Area awarded '16 Super Bowl

The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game. And Miami took a ...

May 16, 2013

Former running back Muncie dies

Chuck Muncie, a Pro Bowl running back with both the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers, has died at age 60, the NFL clubs and a family spokesman said Tuesday. Muncie family spokesman Vintage Foster said Muncie died at his Los Angeles-area home ...