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LONDON — For the past three years, the only way Sergei Starodoubtsev experienced the NFL was by watching highlights of JuJu Smith-Schuster and other players on Instagram. That the 17-year-old found himself sharing a field with the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver — he was the one in workout clothes, not...

In Friday’s “First Call,” an NFL player tries “bull jumping.” A dumb rule change is on trial in minor league baseball. And an unhappy Penguin anniversary. Is this covered in his contract? There is a leaping penalty in football. But I don’t think this is it. Redskins cornerback Josh Norman...

Former NFL defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth reached out for help on social media after he was hospitalized with kidney failure earlier this week. A Wednesday night Instagram post from Haynesworth’s verified account shows the 38-year-old laid up in a hospital bed at a Vanderbilt University. The post requested assistance with...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown will help pay for the college education of the toddler who nearly was hit by furniture Brown was accused of throwing off a balcony in 2018, according to court documents released this month. A settlement reached in a lawsuit brought by the boy’s grandfather,...

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was involved in a two-car accident early Thursday morning that resulted in his left arm being amputated. Norton’s left arm had to be amputated by paramedics at the scene for him to be removed from the rolled-over vehicle, sources told the South Florida Sun...

NEW YORK — Ezekiel Elliott is vowing to avoid incidents similar to a recent one in Las Vegas that forced the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell. Elliott tweeted Tuesday after meeting with Goodell in New York that he had “worked hard to...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien has been arrested in Washington state on suspicion of domestic violence. The Spokesman-Review cites Spokane police saying Rypien was facing a charge of fourth-degree assault. Rypien, 56, was processed at the Spokane County Jail at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and was...

Former NFL defensive lineman Chris Long explains his connection with Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, who his favorite account to follow on Twitter is and how he ended up on the cover of Sports Illustrated after the Virginia men’s basketball team’s national championship during Part 5 of this week’s “Huddle...

ANDERSON, S.C. — Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson says he will pay for the funeral of an 11-year-old South Carolina girl who died after someone fired more than 35 shots at her home. News outlets report a family member announced Lawson’s contribution Wednesday evening at a vigil for Ja’Naiya...

Chris Long said he knew in summer 2014, before Aaron Donald played one snap with the then-St. Louis Rams, that the former Pitt standout would be as good as he is. “I would like to credit myself with being the first person know he was going to be amazing,” Long...

Former NFL standout Chris Long discusses his college days at Virginia, where he says almost transferred, in Part 3 of this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast. Long, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long, went on to win back-to-back Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The speakers behind the end zone of the sun-splashed practice field blared the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” as the Baltimore Ravens offense broke the huddle. A wall of offensive players lined up behind the formation, facing the defense. Coaches lurked. A few steps behind center, in the...

CINCINNATI — Bengals rookie offensive tackle Jonah Williams is expected to miss the season after surgery for a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The team said in a statement Williams is expected to make a full recovery. He was injured at a practice earlier this month. The Bengals drafted...

Kansas City radio host Kevin Kietzman is facing some criticism for seeming to invoke the death of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s son against him. The “Between the Lines” host on WHB 810 AM in Kansas City on Monday questioned a Yahoo! Sports report that embattled wide receiver Tyreek Hill...

Recently retired NFL veteran Chris Long talks about the “shenanigans” he got into with friends while growing up, the value of hard work as a three-sport athlete in high school and getting recruited before settling on Virginia during Part 2 of this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus” podcast. Long, son...

The Buffalo Bills are looking for a couple to get married in a halftime ceremony during a regular season game next season. The team announced the “Halftime Wedding Experience of a Lifetime” contest last week and are looking for a couple of fans to tie the knot at New Era...

It’s not often that an 11-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl winner retires and lives in his parents’ house, but that’s just what has happened to Chris Long. “They’re working on my house, so we’re a family of four living with my folks,” he said with laugh during this...

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell was unable to give a clothing description of the women who allegedly robbed him because they were not wearing any, according to a recording that TMZ claims is Bell’s call to 911. The former Pittsburgh Steeler reported that he was robbed May 25...

Trace McSorley, punt-returner? It could happen in Baltimore this season. Penn State’s winningest quarterback has spent time at the Ravens’ offseason workouts catching punts with the special teams. In an interview on the Ravens’ website, McSorley said he has had some “ups and downs” but wants to make an impact...

George Halas wanted an NFL team in Dallas, and in 1960 the influential founder of the Chicago Bears helped Clint Murchison get one. Less than 10 years later, a league that for decades piggybacked geographically on baseball went from 16 to 26 franchises in a merger with the rival American...

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL’s top medical experts are asking college football physicians and trainers to help make the game safer. They want the NCAA to pitch in, too. Dr. Allen Sills and Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president for health and safety initiatives, spent Monday and Tuesday in Indianapolis...