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FILE - Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson looks on during warmups before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Oct. 30, 2022, in Houston. Tennessee owner Amy Adams Strunk fired general manager Jon Robinson in the midst of his seventh season with the Titans off to a 7-5 start. The Titans announced Strunk's decision in a statement released Tuesday, Dec. 6. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
Titans owner fires GM Jon Robinson in his 7th season

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 06, 2022 12:40 PM EST

FILE - Construction personnel work on the Carolina Panthers' practice facility Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Rock Hill, S.C. A sheriff in South Carolina has announced his deputies started a criminal investigation into whether Panthers owner David Tepper or his company misused public money meant for a failed practice facility. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Panthers owner David Tepper scrutinized in criminal probe

By Jeffrey Collins Dec. 02, 2022 11:36 AM EST

A photograph taken using a drone shows Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium after owners the Glazer family announced they are considering selling the club as they "explore strategic alternatives", Manchester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. On Tuesday, the same day the potential sale was annnounced it was also it was also confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo had left Manchester United by mutual consent. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Inflation or not, price of pro sports teams keeps going up

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 24, 2022 05:30 AM EST

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) dives between Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin (44) and safety Julian Blackmon (32) in the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Pass interference negated the play. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Monday night return has Colts, Steelers planning prime show

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2022 07:15 PM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke is shown before an NFL football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. Representatives of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the authority that owns The Dome at America’s Center have reached a tentative agreement dividing up the $519 million remaining in settlement money from the lawsuit over the NFL Rams’ relocation.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
St. Louis region announces plan for Rams settlement money

By Jim Salter Nov. 23, 2022 10:28 AM EST

AP sources: NFL players' union accuses teams of collusion

By Rob Maaddi Nov. 22, 2022 06:05 PM EST
The NFL Players Association claims teams have colluded to avoid giving players fully guaranteed contracts. The union filed the grievance last month,...

FILE - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell interacts with fans during the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Las Vegas oddsmakers had argued for years that sports betting is easier to monitor where it's legal and regulated. (AP Photo/Doug Benc, File)
Vegas oddsmakers, officials say NFL finally hears message

By Mark Anderson Nov. 22, 2022 03:47 PM EST

FILE - People line up to make sports bets at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J., March 19, 2021. Gambling has gone from the forbidden topic in the NFL to a key part of the league's present and future. The days of lobbying against widespread legalized sports betting, preventing broadcast partners from even discussing point spreads and even prohibiting players from holding a fantasy football convention because it was at a casino are firmly in the past. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Once forbidden, gambling now embraced by NFL

By Josh Dubow Nov. 22, 2022 01:10 PM EST

FILE- Washington Commanders helmets sit on the field during practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 in Ashburn, Va. The congressional investigation of the NFL's Washington Commanders will end when Republicans take over early next year. U.S. House Committee for Oversight and Reform ranking Republican Rep. James Comer issued a statement Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, saying simply, ‘It’s over." (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Commanders settle with Md. over season-ticket holders' money

By Stephen Whyno Nov. 18, 2022 02:42 PM EST

FILE - District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine speaks during a news conference in Washington, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The Washington Commanders have been sued again by the District of Columbia, this time accused of scheming to cheat fans out of ticket money. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, announced the filing of a lawsuit in civil court against the NFL team for the team's actions in taking season-ticket holder money and keeping it for its own purposes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Commanders sued by DC for cheating fans out of ticket money

By Stephen Whyno Nov. 17, 2022 02:40 PM EST

FILE - Indianapolis Colts vice chair Kalen Jackson, also one of the team's owners, watches during the first half of the Colts' NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Oct. 6, 2022, in Denver. From the owner’s suite to the front office to the sidelines, the number of women in the NFL is steadily rising. Jackson was born into football, one of three daughters of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. She got her introduction to the sport attending community events. Now, she has a seat at the table for owners’ meetings. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Number of women working in the NFL steadily rising

By Rob Maaddi Nov. 17, 2022 06:00 AM EST

The grandstand at the shuttered Arlington International Racecourse is seen from parking lot in Arlington Heights, Ill., Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Chicago Bears want to turn the Arlington Heights site, once a jewel of thoroughbred racing, into a different kind of gem, anchored by an enclosed stadium and bursting with year-round activity — assuming a deal with Churchill Downs Inc. to buy the land goes through. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports construction rolls right through economic uncertainty

By Andrew Seligman And John Wawrow Nov. 17, 2022 06:00 AM EST

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDanielsc on the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Las Vegas, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Mark Davis sticks by Josh McDaniels even as Raiders struggle

By Mark Anderson Nov. 14, 2022 06:53 PM EST

Carolina Panthers running back D'Onta Foreman runs against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
Panthers players push owner Tepper for grass field

By Steve Reed Nov. 14, 2022 03:42 PM EST

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence leaves the field following the team's NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oct. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis. The NFL Players Association is calling on six venues, including Indianapolis, to change their current playing surfaces, saying the turf in those stadiums results in “statistically higher in-game injury rates” involving non-contact and lower-extremity injuries. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
NFLPA calls on 6 venues to improve playing surfaces

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2022 06:30 PM EST

Workers prepare a sign inside the FC Bayern Munich soccer stadium Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to play the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL game at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Goodell: More NFL games likely for Germany, possibly soon

By Ken Maguire Nov. 12, 2022 08:17 AM EST

FILE 0 Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson stands on the field during an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cleveland. othing can slow the NFL’s popularity, but there are significant, unsavory off-field issues that are looming over the league as the season heads to the second half: multiple investigations of Commanders owner Daniel Snyder; the suspension and pending return of Browns QB Deshaun Watson; the lawsuit brought by Steelers assistant coach Brian Flores. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Snyder’s status, Watson’s ban, Flores’ lawsuit hang over NFL

By Howard Fendrich Nov. 10, 2022 02:23 PM EST

Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) signs memorabilia for fans before a NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in Landover, Md. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
DC attorney general to make announcement about Commanders

By Stephen Whyno Nov. 09, 2022 01:33 PM EST

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger (4) is sacked by New England Patriots linebacker Josh Uche (55) in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Colts trying to adapt to 3rd straight week of major change

By Michael Marot Nov. 07, 2022 05:05 PM EST

Miami Dolphins linebacker Bradley Chubb (2) stretches during NFL football practice in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)
'Sky's the limit': Chubb relishes fresh start in Miami

By Alanis Thames Nov. 03, 2022 08:24 AM EDT