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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner missed a chance at his milestone 100th career win and the San Francisco Giants wasted another chance for a potential push in the NL West, losing to the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Wednesday…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck can see and hear the reminders of the Indianapolis Colts' slow starts every day.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — New players. New coaches. New schemes.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick doesn't need any extra incentive heading into this week's home opener against division rival Miami.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Andrew Luck didn't need to see the film of Cam Newton getting clobbered to realize Denver's defense can put a serious hurt on the quarterback.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Eric Kendricks had an up-and-down rookie year for Minnesota, learning on the job as the starter at middle linebacker, and a hamstring injury during training camp kept him out of all four preseason games last…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — As if figuring out how to slow down Vikings running back Adrian Peterson wasn't tough enough, the Green Bay Packers must prepare for two unique variables when they visit Minnesota this weekend.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Blake Bortles remembers very little about his first career start, which came at San Diego two years ago. His only vivid recollection: Sailing a pass 15 feet over Allen Robinson's head on the first play of…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals' bats have picked a bad time to go cold.

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Tortorella stood in the middle of the ice and bellowed at the top of his lungs: "Too slow! We're too slow. Move the puck and skate."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Quick's sublime play in a Team USA jersey outweighed some recent struggles with the Los Angeles Kings as coach John Tortorella named him the starting goaltender going into the World Cup of Hockey.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — When the game is on the line in the closing minutes, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr looks for inspiration in an unusual place.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — After a loss to New England last season, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins posed a question to the three-time Super Bowl MVP who plays his position for the Patriots.

HOUSTON (AP) — Former Clemson star DeAndre Hopkins said he respects Tigers coach Dabo Swinney. The Houston Texans receiver also made it clear that he thinks Swinney's recent comments about 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest showed a lack of…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming into the regular season, the biggest question on the New York Giants was their offensive line.

TORONTO (AP) — Is this as bad as it gets for the struggling Toronto Blue Jays?

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Robert Griffin III's left arm is cradled in a black sling, restrained. Same as his career.

Sparta High School football coach John Blaha was named the Green Bay Packers High School Coach of the Week.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke is opening its men's basketball practices to NBA scouts for two days in October.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower did not practice because of a knee injury and tight end Ron Gronkowski is still nursing a hamstring as New England prepares to host the Miami Dolphins in their home opener.