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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — One of the NFL’s most dominant pass-rushing duos could be on the field together for the first time in nearly two years. It would be somewhat fitting if it happened against Jacksonville. Denver star linebackers Von Miller and Bradley Chubb haven’t shared a meaningful

WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Giants have placed starting left guard Shane Lemieux on the injured reserve list and signed offensive lineman Matt Skura off their practice squad. The Giants made the moves hours before a game against the Washington Football Team at FedExField. Lemieux had been ruled out of the game on Wednesday.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jamie Gillan caught hundreds, maybe thousands of snaps during training camp and the preseason. He dropped the first one that counted last week. Gillan failed to catch a snap in the fourth quarter of the opener at Kansas City, and then made matters worse when

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller is officially back. The Broncos star linebacker celebrated his return to the lineup with a pair of sacks against the Giants last weekend after missing all of 2020 with an ankle injury. His successful return, however, was really sealed Thursday when he

By The Associated Press Iowa State finds itself seeking a dominant win, proving an initial ranking at No. 7 in the AP Top 25 was no fluke. The Cyclones managed just 16 points against Northern Iowa in their six-point win in the season-opener before losing to No. 5 Iowa 27-17. If there were ever a

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — A quirk in the schedule has 16th-ranked Coastal Carolina in a Buffalo state of mind. Coming off a win over Kansas and Buffalo’s former coach Lance Leipold, the Chanticleers travel to western New York to face his former team, the Mid-American Conference Bulls on Saturday.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are feeling pretty good about themselves after a stellar Week 1 performance and rightfully so. Quarterback Kyler Murray was awesome in the 38-13 win over Tennessee Titans. Receiver DeAndre Hopkins was, too. Linebacker Chandler Jones outshined both of them with a jaw-dropping,

POINT CLEAR, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur trophy stays with Lara Tennant. She won the title for the third straight time with a 2-and-1 victory over seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port. Tennant, who’s from Portland, Oregon, won in 2018 and 2019. The championship was canceled last year by the pandemic. Next year

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In his short time in the NFL, Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones says Damien Harris has been one of the first guys to pick him up when he senses his former Alabama teammate has struggled. This week, the roles have been reversed after Harris’ costly

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Tyrod Taylor spent just one season in Cleveland but made a lasting impact on Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. Taylor started three games in 2018 before Mayfield, the No. 1 overall draft pick that year, took over. Mayfield said he learned a great deal from the 32-year-old

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Mahle allowed five hits over six innings and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep by edging Pittsburgh 1-0. Pinch-hitter Asdrúbal Cabrera provided the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly against Cody Ponce. Mahle improved to 12-5 for Cincinnati. The victory gave the Reds a

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Mac Jones and Zach Wilson are providing some fresh-faced buzz to an old AFC East rivalry that has gotten rather stale. All eyes will be on the rookie quarterbacks Sunday at MetLife Stadium when Jones’ New England Patriots square off against Wilson’s

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are ready to face off again. This is the fourth straight season Baltimore and Kansas City are playing each other. Jackson has yet to beat Mahomes and the Chiefs. The Baltimore quarterback is 30-5 as a starter in the regular season against everybody else.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers could never really figure out Drew Brees when he was playing quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. They’re hoping things will be different on Sunday with Jameis Winston leading the Saints. Brees dominated Carolina for more than a decade, going 18-11 as

By The Associated Press Arkansas is ranked for the first time since 2016, and the 20th-ranked Razorbacks want to build momentum after their shocking win over then-No. 15 Texas 40-21 had fans streaming onto the field. They can’t afford to look ahead to their SEC opener against Texas A&M, especially with Georgia Southern featuring that

By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Despite Aaron Rodgers’ poor game in Week 1, the simulations are high on him to post a top-12 week against the Detroit Lions, who allowed Jimmy Garoppolo to throw for 314 yards on just 25 attempts.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have beaten the Miami Dolphins five straight times. Neither team thinks that means much heading into Sunday’s matchup in South Florida. Buffalo has scored at least 31 points in each of those five wins, including a 56-26 thrashing last January. The

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers will try to go 3-0 for the first time since 2012 when it faces Delaware at SHI Stadium on Saturday. The game is a matchup of college’s football two major divisions. Delaware, also 2-0, is a member of the Football Championship Sudivision. Rutgers is

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Tottenham has drawn 2-2 with Rennes in their opening game of the group stage of the Europa Conference League and Roma has beaten CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria 5-1. Tottenham and Roma rank among the early favorites to win the new third-tier European tournament. West Ham earned a comfortable 2-0