Technology
Kings, Intel announce plans for new R&D center

Feb. 13, 2020 04:00 AM EST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings and Intel announced plans Thursday for the NBA’s first research and development site devoted to finding new ways...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a press conference ahead of Super Bowl LIV, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 in Miami. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Trio of former Duke players win NFL innovation competition

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 31, 2020 04:14 PM EST

NFL dealing with social media hackers during Super Bowl week

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2020 05:39 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — The NFL has been dealing with hackers, not someone trying to peak into the league's records or team playbooks. The hackers...

NFL free agent Antonio Brown appears at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., via video link Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Brown was granted bail on Friday after spending the night in a Florida jail. The wide receiver will have to pay a bond of $110,000, surrender his passport, wear a monitor, get mental health evaluation and pass random drug tests. He also can't have guns. Brown is accused of attacking the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Judge frees NFL star Antonio Brown from house arrest

Jan. 28, 2020 11:13 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., watch and listen to Saints quarterback Drew Brees, speak during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) advocate and former National Football League (NFL) player, Steve Gleason, in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Ex-NFL player Steve Gleason honored by Congress for ALS work

Jan. 15, 2020 07:08 PM EST

FILE - In this May 4, 2019, file photo, Luis Saez rides Maximum Security, second from right, during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Country House was declared the winner after Maximum Security was disqualified following a review by race stewards. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Replay dominated sports in 2019, and expect more this year

By Josh Dubow Jan. 01, 2020 12:33 PM EST

Top-rated helmet manufacturer VICIS enters receivership

Dec. 23, 2019 04:47 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Helmet-manufacturer VICIS announced Monday it is entering into receivership after facing financial troubles. The board of...

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, a Detroit Lions helmet sits on the field prior to an NFL football game between the Lions and Washington Redskins in Landover, Md. No piece of protective equipment has undergone as much transformation over the past decade as the helmet. Through a combination of technological advancements, investment by the NFL and an open marketplace for development, helmets are rapidly evolving _ with more innovation on the horizon. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
NFL at 100: Helmets go high tech in quest for player safety

By Tim Booth Dec. 18, 2019 01:16 PM EST

Washington Redskins defensive back Deshazor Everett heads to the field to work out prior to an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins 11/24/2019

Nov. 24, 2019 12:52 PM EST

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos 11/3/2019

Nov. 03, 2019 03:40 PM EST

NFL launches helmet safety program worth up to $3 million

Sep. 12, 2019 01:24 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has launched the Helmet Challenge aiming to stimulate the development of a new helmet for players that outperforms, based on laboratory...

FILE - In this June 28, 1989, file photo, Marc Buoniconti, left, and his father, former Miami Dolphins player Nick Buoniconti, speak after Marc received the American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award at the Supreme Court in Washington. Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season, has died at the age of 78. Bruce Bobbins, a spokesman for the Buoniconti family, said he died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Dolphins Hall of Fame linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78

By Steven Wine Jul. 31, 2019 11:22 AM EDT

In this photo taken May 23, 2019, Ryan Smith, a test engineer at VICIS, a Seattle-based company that makes football helmets, runs a head-to-helmet impact test in a testing lab in Seattle. The company's latest offering is the ULTIM cap, which is intended for use with youth flag football and competitive 7-on-7 football played during the offseason for youth and high school programs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Helmet maker rounds out football portfolio with new headgear

By Tim Booth Jul. 01, 2019 03:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo U.S. Air Force F-35 A-fighter jets from 31st Test Evaluation Squadron at Edwards AFB fly over Levi's Stadium before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders in Santa Clara, Calif. Raytheon Co. and United Technologies Corp. are merging in a deal that creates one of the world's largest defense companies. The merger was announced Sunday, June 9, 2019. United Technologies makes engines for Lockheed Marti Corp.'s F-35 stealth fighter. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers 11/1/2018

Jun. 10, 2019 09:43 AM EDT

Graphic shows horses in the Belmont Stakes with post positions and silks; 4c x 4 inches; 195.7 mm x 101 mm;
Better camera technology game-changer for Triple Crown races

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 06, 2019 09:17 AM EDT

Helmet tour: Seeking safest possible head protection

By Barry Wilner May. 30, 2019 02:34 AM EDT
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — There probably never will be a perfect football helmet. That doesn't mean manufacturers won't chase that goal. A tour of the...

FILE - In this July 28, 2018, file photo, fans watch the competition between the Philadelphia Fusion and the London Spitfire during the Overwatch League Grand Finals, at Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Overwatch League Commissioner Nate Nanzer is leaving the competitive video game circuit to oversee esports competition for Fortnite publisher Epic Games. Nanzer tweeted Friday night, May 24, 2019, he was moving on from Activision Blizzard, the company behind the Overwatch game and league, for a “new opportunity.” He didn’t provide further details or a firm timeline except to say he’ll be leaving “soon.” Epic Games tells ESPN they will hire Nanzer to help turn the world’s most popular video game into a viable esport. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Overwatch League commissioner leaving to work on Fortnite

By Jake Seiner May. 24, 2019 11:14 PM EDT

In this April 12, 2019, photo, Washington Redskins head athletic trainer Larry Hess demonstrates a salt water float orb inside a recovery room at the team's NFL football training facility in Ashburn, Va. With the use of state-of-the-art machines and techniques, the Redskins hope to cut down on injuries after leading the NFL in players on injured reserve last season. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Only on AP: Redskins recovery methods aim to reduce injuries

By Stephen Whyno May. 20, 2019 02:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, a VICIS Zero1 helmet is displayed in New York. In an annual study, designed by NFL- and NFLPA-appointed biomechanical engineers, rotational velocity and acceleration are measured to evaluate helmets to determine which helmets best reduced head impact severity. The VICIS Zero1 was top rated. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NFL/union helmet test covers potential inconsistency

By Barry Wilner May. 10, 2019 04:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Nickell Robey-Coleman breaks up a pass intended for New Orleans Saints' Tommylee Lewis during the second half of the NFL football NFC championship game in New Orleans. The non-call on the play involving Rams Nickell Robey-Coleman in the NFC championship game cost the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl. (Or, at least that's how they see it in New Orleans) After taking tons of flak, then admitting the call was wrong, but doing nothing to alter the outcome of the game, the NFL rule-makers met a few months later and declared pass interference would now be reviewable.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Analysis: No call in sports is above being picked apart

By Eddie Pells May. 09, 2019 02:11 AM EDT