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Two Indiana police officers are acquitted of excessive force in 2020 protesters' arrests
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted early Saturday of using excessive force to strike two women with batons during arrests at a May 2020 protest against racial injustice and police brutality. Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker had...
Mike Tomlin believes in 'football justice.' The Steelers have been served a cold dose of it
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin talks occasionally about the idea of “football justice," the belief that players and teams who put in the time and stick together are eventually rewarded. A different kind of “football justice” seems to have materialized over the last week for...
Backup QBs Browning and Minshew in spotlight as Bengals host Colts in key AFC matchup
CINCINNATI (AP) — When quarterback Joe Burrow was lost for the season because of a wrist injury amid a three-game skid, the Bengals playoff hopes seemed to be fading fast. But Jake Browning had something to say about that. The backup quarterback, in just his second...
The struggling Jets are up next to try to slow Stroud and the Texans
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Houston Texans are surging toward the top of the AFC South, led by a rookie quarterback who has made things look pretty easy so far. C.J. Stroud knows the hard part is ahead of them. “Really, these are the most meaningful games of...
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence returns to practice, taking another step toward playing at Browns
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence returned to practice in a limited capacity Thursday, taking another step toward playing at Cleveland despite a high ankle sprain. Lawrence took snaps, moved around on his right ankle and threw passes during...
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence making progress toward 'hopefully playing' at Browns on Sunday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence has ditched the crutches and the walking boot. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback feels “a lot better” than he thought he would two days after sustaining a high ankle sprain against Cincinnati. Lawrence sat out...
Indianapolis police officer fatally shoots man who was holding bleeding woman inside semitruck
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man holding a woman inside a semitruck was fatally shot by an Indianapolis police officer after he entered the truck's cabin and found the man on top of the bleeding woman, police said. Officers were called to a parking lot on Indianapolis' south side Thursday...
Roger Penske pumps brakes on NASCAR champ Ryan Blaney's Indy 500 ambitions. Larson to attempt double
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One NASCAR championship down and Ryan Blaney already has his eyes on another prize. The Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske said Thursday that NASCAR's reigning Cup champion had inquired about someday running “The Greatest Spectacle in...
Struggling Buccaneers still in position to control destiny in weak NFC South
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers keep wasting opportunities to take control of the woeful NFC South. Losing six of seven games following a 3-1 start, however, hasn’t done irreparable harm to the Bucs' chances of winning a third consecutive division title. ...
Baker Mayfield returns from ankle injury, but can't rally Bucs in 27-20 loss at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Baker Mayfield came out swinging on Tampa Bay's first series Sunday. A right ankle injury changed everything. After seeing the Buccaneers squander a rare chance for an opening possession touchdown, Mayfield valiantly returned. He...
