PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Outside linebacker Lawrence Timmons, the No. 15pick in the NFL draft, agreed Sunday with the Pittsburgh Steelers ona five-year contract that could be worth as much as US ...

MONTICELLO, Ga. (AP) _ Two Georgia men who accused suspendedCincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman of kicking and hittingthem at a party have dropped their complaint. Chrissy Pitts, deputy clerk of Magistrate Court in Jasper County,Ga., said Fr ...

DETROIT (AP) _ A stripper is claiming she was inappropriatelytouched by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers. Police and prosecutors are reviewing the claims, Maria Miller,spokeswoman for the Wayne County prosecutor's office, said Monday. The ...

MIAMI (AP) _ Safety Yeremiah Bell signed a US ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ If Titans coach Jeff Fisher had a vote,he'd favour trimming some time off the draft. Fisher, co-chair of the NFL's rules committee, won't be part ofthe NFL owners' talks Tuesday with commissioner Roger Goodell aboutshortening ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Jets kick returner Justin Miller wasarrested early Sunday and charged with third-degree assault after afight at a New York City nightclub. ``I want to apologize to everyone for this situation, includingmy family, my teammate ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was charged with driving under the influence Thursday even though police said his brother-in-law was behind the wheel of the pickup registered to the former Tennessee Titan. Although ...

PHOENIX (AP) _ NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet next Tuesday with two players who have had recent legal problems and hopes to hand down disciplinary measures within 10 days of those meetings. While Goodell's new, stronger player conduct poli ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Running back Frank Gore has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers, a reward for his team-record 1,695 yards rushing last season. Gore, who led the NFC in rushing in his second pro campaign, was du ...

Art Schlichter's career stats are memorable for all the wrong reasons. Ten years behind bars. Twenty some convictions. Forty-four different prisons. One life wasted. ``I served my time,'' Schlichter said. ``I got an enormous amount of time for what I ...