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Brown avoids prison

MIAMI — Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami. Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez sentenced Brown to three years of probation, during which time he will have to ...

AP pro picks

Something has to give when the NFL’s highest-scoring offense faces the league’s stingiest defense. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills (-3) lead the league in scoring at 33.3 points per game. The Minnesota Vikings are giving up the fewest points at 13.3. The two 6-1 teams meet Monday ...

Hocevar only just a spectator at Homestead

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Carson Hocevar may have finally felt the burn. Hocevar, who was suspended for the NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his on-track actions last week, used the analogy of touching a stove to learn how hot it is during his 20-minute media ...

Steelers Warren the center of attention

PITTSBURGH — Jaylen Warren’s legs never stop moving. Which way they take the relentlessly upbeat Pittsburgh Steelers running back during a given play is a mystery, sometimes even to Warren himself. Take what looked like a give-up call during last Sunday’s 27-6 victory over Cleveland ...

Lions’ ground game needs to count on Wallace again

With Matt Campbell and Penn State’s first Big Ten victory out of the way, the Lions now focus on getting the second win of the Big Ten slate. Here are five keys to a win on the road at Washington this afternoon. 1. Feed Cam: It turns out that Campbell wasn’t kidding when he said ...

Lines are being crossed in college football these days

Some nitpicking as Penn State makes its first trip to Washington since taking a train there in 1921 (and winning 21-7): Ugly incidents in college football are on the rise. Beyond the midseason firings of head coaches and coordinators that have become common, there are reports of families ...