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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.

Hub Arkush addresses some of the rumors about Colin Kaepernick's contract and clears up some false reports on the state of Kaepernick's deal.

The Badgers will open the season Nov. 11 at the Kohl Center vs. Central Arkansas, and will play host to Prairie View A&M on Nov. 27.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo could now reportedly be on the sideline longer than initially anticipated.

The 2017 NFL Draft will officially be held in Philadelphia April 27-29, the league announced Thursday.

The Bears' former director of college scouting, Greg Gabriel has over 30 years of experience in NFL scouting and he'll be breaking down the top NFL prospects to watch this college season and other NFL news each week here at…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL has officially announced that Philadelphia will host the 2017 draft.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams turned heads when she made a cameo in Beyonce's "Sorry" music video — where she twerked heavily — and now the tennis star is releasing her own dancing video.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Last year Ohio State's offensive engine was powered mostly by All-American tailback Ezekiel Elliott, and the passing game took a back seat. Coach Urban Meyer wants that to change.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay is bracing itself for an invasion of Badgers and Tigers.

It’s been almost a year-and-a-half since the Bears traded Brandon Marshall to the Jets, and he recalled two of his reasons he wanted to leave the Bears in an interview with The MMQB’s Albert Breer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sweden's Henrik Zetterberg is out of the World Cup of Hockey because of an injury.

CEDAR FALLS — The raw kid who came to Northern Iowa five seasons ago exists now only on old video and yesterday’s media guides.

It's one of the classic mysteries, only a slight variation on the "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?"