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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions will lean on Matthew Stafford a lot this season, maybe more than ever.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Randall Cobb bulked up. Eddie Lacy slimmed down.

HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt will play in Houston's season opener against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Detroit Tigers right-hander Mike Pelfrey has been activated off the disabled list and moved to the bullpen.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The longest regular-season win streak in the NFL these days belongs not to the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, the NFC champion Carolina Panthers or the perennially contending New England Patriots.

ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) -- Jordan Edgerton had a walk-off double, as the Carolina Mudcats topped the Winston-Salem Dash 1-0 on Monday.

DENVER (AP) — John Elway revamped his offense in the wake of the Denver Broncos' third title, shedding both tight ends and three offensive linemen who started in the Super Bowl while bidding farewell to Peyton Manning and his longtime…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Soon after Derek Carr and Khalil Mack were drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 2014, they got together and vowed to change the culture of a franchise that had only known losing for more than a…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Here the Chargers go again.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers signed running back DuJuan Harris to a one-year contract and placed cornerback Will Redmond on injured reserve.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andy Reid made Donovan McNabb sit behind Doug Pederson and wait nine games to get his first NFL start. Pederson won't let Carson Wentz wait at all.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says running back Jamaal Charles is "a stretch" to play in their season opener against the San Diego Chargers following surgery last season to repair the ACL in his right knee.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Sometime before the Washington Redskins open the season, coach Jay Gruden may pull out the tape of a first-round playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers to remind players new and old of what went wrong.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With one of the NFL's better top offenses, the New York Giants went on a spending spree in free agency to shore up the defense. They hope to give rookie coach Ben McAdoo a shot…

University of Wisconsin linebacker Chris Orr will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his right knee against LSU on Saturday.

Goaltending competitions are front and center as World Cup of Hockey pre-tournament camps open around the world from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Columbus, Ohio.

ATLANTA (AP) — The first four weeks should give the Atlanta Falcons a good read on their hopes for a winning season.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston lights up when he talks about his competitive nature.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Unabashed optimist that he is, Drew Brees might be the last person to downgrade expectations for a New Orleans Saints squad coming off a winless preseason.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton turned in an MVP performance last season while leading the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl — and he didn't even have his favorite wide receiver.