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NEW YORK (AP) — Offseason workouts, training camp and preseason games are supposed to supply answers for the 32 NFL teams.

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered and the Atlanta Braves broke it open with a five-run fifth inning, beating the San Diego Padres 9-6 on Thursday to complete their first three-game sweep at Turner Field this season.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An appeals court has upheld a ruling that a New Jersey county had the right to seize more than $800,000 from the operator of an NFL survivor pool.

Former Patriots defensive tackle Frank Kearse was recently released from the hospital after being treated for a knife wound following an alleged domestic incident with his girlfriend while at their apartment, first reported by The Sun Chronicle.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's athletic department on Thursday announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno's first game as coach, a move that sparked backlash on social networks by people critical of Paterno's role in…

Tom Brady, televison producer?

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston minor league outfielder Chad Hardy and two minor league free agents have been suspended for drug violations.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Chance Sisco hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Norfolk Tides to a 13-9 win over the Charlotte Knights on Thursday.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn's defensive line is one of the best in the Southeastern Conference, judging it solely on recruiting rankings.

Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater, one day after going on season-ending injured reserve with a dislocated knee and a torn ACL, released his first statement, displaying resolve for his impending recovery.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets second baseman Neil Walker says he will have surgery for a herniated disk in his back and will miss the rest of the season.

The University of Wisconsin football team will be transporting more than just sports equipment to Lambeau Field this weekend for the Badgers' football game against LSU.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame wide receiver Torii Hunter Jr. is eager to make a name for himself. No offense to dad.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is vowing to come back from the freak knee injury that has knocked him out for the season.

In response to a photograph surfacing Thursday of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs on Aug. 10, the former Super Bowl quarterback released a statement on Instagram Thursday afternoon.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs in protest of "rogue cops" who put the community and other officers at risk.

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered and the Atlanta Braves broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning, beating San Diego 9-6 Thursday to complete their first three-game sweep at Turner Field this season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The reigning World Series champions had been rendered an afterthought as the calendar flipped to August, the Kansas City Royals so far out of playoff contention that some were wondering whether they might begin jettisoning…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent quarterback Jerrod Johnson to give them an option behind Jameill Showers for the final preseason game against Houston.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Darius Hamilton's technique is as flawless is any defensive lineman in the country. So is his knowledge of the game.