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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings will try to keep the Green Bay Packers guessing about their starting quarterback this week.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A season of sky-high expectations began with a thud for the Arizona Cardinals.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Todd Bowles is on to Buffalo.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers, and their revamped offensive line, didn't waste time in looking ahead to Sunday night's matchup at Minnesota.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The most daring gambler on the NFL's first weekend turns out not to be much of a betting man at all.

DETROIT (AP) — Boxing star Claressa Shields says she's still weighing her options about whether to turn pro.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots came into the regular season expecting their biggest test during Tom Brady's four-game suspension to be in their opener at Arizona.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The odds are once again stacked for Joe Gibbs Racing, the team with all four of its drivers in NASCAR's playoffs.

NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Dream star Angel McCoughtry was suspended by the WNBA for one game on Monday for receiving her seventh technical foul of the season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For the Tennessee Titans to turn their franchise from the NFL's worst losers to winners, they have to figure out how to protect a lead.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Kenny Stills' actions Monday were the perfect microcosm of where the Miami Dolphins are right now.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York Mets infielder Wally Backman is out as the team's Triple-A manager in Las Vegas.

Owings Mills, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens found a way to win when they didn't play their best football.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Minutes after losing for the seventh time in eight games, Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith stood in the middle of the locker room, surrounded by teammates and coaches, and let it all out.

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California junior college football player who was arrested after he appeared to punch a referee during a game has apologized, saying it was an accident.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Sky star Elena Delle Donne will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair her injured right thumb.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The other Philadelphia Eagles' rookie under the microscope had an impressive debut, too.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Until the final half-minute of their season opener, the Detroit Lions seemed to be following last year's script. They'd let a sizeable lead slip away and were on the verge of a tough loss on…

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — First-round pick Josh Doctson is active for the Washington Redskins' season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.