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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL is investigating whether Buffalo Bills linebacker Manny Lawson has violated the league's personal conduct policy, the team has announced.

LONDON (AP) — Britain's police watchdog says two officers are under criminal investigation over the death of a former Premier League soccer player who was shot with a stun gun by police.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. was kicked out of practice Thursday following a skirmish with Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Ali Marpet.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Following years of discussions, Chris Koch will never forget the moment the Buffalo Bills sold him on the idea of transforming Ralph Wilson Stadium into what became New Era Field on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kerron Clement picked up on Thursday where the United States left off on the sultry evening before — hauling in more gold.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Allyson Felix got jostled and stumbled. Instead of handing off the baton, she had to try flipping it to English Gardner.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Despite all the talk at the Olympics about Brazil's talented strikers, it's the defense that's holding the team together as the host tries to win the soccer gold medal for the first time.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Josh Doctson is inching his way back from an Achilles tendon injury, though the Washington Redskins still don't know when the wide receiver will be ready to practice with the team, let alone play in a…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Terrell Suggs still wears No. 55, and his familiar mischievous smile isn't going anywhere.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Thursday it will refund fans for tickets and hotel stays after canceling its annual preseason game this month because of poor field conditions.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Si Yajie established herself as China's latest gold-medal favorite at the diving pool, leading another round in the women's 10-meter platform Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A male weightlifter from Kyrgyzstan became the first athlete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to be stripped of a medal after a positive drug test.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Rookie cornerback Xavien Howard has been activated from the physically unable to perform list by the Miami Dolphins.

News website The Daily Mail has obtained footage of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen returning to the Olympic village the night Lochte said they were robbed.

The former NFL star was sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A financial industry watchdog organization has fined former Nebraska quarterback Jerry Tagge for breaking rules about borrowing money from clients.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson has reached the Olympic bantamweight final after Russian semifinal opponent Vladimir Nikitin was ruled out with an injury.

A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil police official: Lochte fabricated robbery claim; US Olympic swimmers were in rowdy gas station confrontation.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on plans to redevelop Atlanta's Turner Field for use by Georgia State University (all times local):