By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Ron Rivera told his players Dwayne Haskins will be Washington’s starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles, then he reflected on a similar …
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Great Expectations Part 2 for Browns
By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer It’s all about the quarterbacks in the AFC North, a division that includes the reigning NFL MVP, the top pick in the 2020 draft and a two-time Super Bowl winne…
Will new coaches, new QBs keep it simple? They won’t tell
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Teams with new coaches or new quarterbacks could limit their playbooks early in the season because they missed valuable practice time in the offseason due to the c…
Browns speak out about social justice at stadium practice
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Stefanski waited years to conduct his first full practice as a head coach in an NFL stadium. Some things, however, are more important to him than…
AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season — including one that would have the l…
Browns realistic after collapsing under expectations in 2019
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Before the 30-point loss in the opener, before first-year Freddie Kitchens revealed he was in over his head or Baker Mayfield’s second-year slump…
Doctor: NFL COVID-19 testing issues gave it test fire drill
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — In two-plus weeks, the NFL kicks off its season. That doesn’t leave the league much time to resolve significant issues about its COVID-19 …
Serena Williams uses perfect tiebreaker to avoid loss in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Her yells of “Come on!” filling a stadium devoid of spectators, Serena Williams was pushed to the brink of a stunning loss in her longest match since 2012 before pulling away with a pe…
NFL has 77 apparently false positive COVID-19 tests from lab
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL had 77 positive COVID-19 tests from 11 teams re-examined by a New Jersey lab after false positives, and all those tests came back negativ…
Molina gets 4 hits as Cardinals beat Reds 6-2
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina had four hits and top prospect Dylan Carlson hit his first career homer, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on…