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Bills announce rookie QB Allen to start against Bengals
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Josh Allen moved one step closer to becoming the Buffalo Bills' starter.Coach Sean McDermott is providing the strong-armed, first-round draft pick his opportunity to win the job by naming him the starter in Buffalo's preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
The team announced the decision on its Twitter account Monday evening after Allen practiced with the first-string offense earlier in the day.
The Bills provided no other details regarding the decision, and McDermott isn't scheduled to... Read More
Wisconsin WR Cephus charged with felony sexual assault
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was charged with felony sexual assault on Monday, accused of misconduct involving two women at his apartment last April.Cephus, a 20-year-old junior from Macon, Georgia, was suspended by the team shortly after he was charged with third-degree sexual assault and second-degree sex assault of an intoxicated victim. The charges were filed by the Dane County district attorney and Madison police said Cephus is accused of assaulting the two women on April 22.
Cephus said he was taking a leave of absence from... Read More
No. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25; Clemson, Georgia next
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare three-peat.The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll for three straight seasons. Alabama received 42 out of 61 first-place votes.
No. 2 Clemson received 18 first-place votes. Georgia is No. 3 and Wisconsin is fourth. The Badgers received one first-place vote. Ohio State was ranked No. 5.
The preseason AP poll started in 1950 and since then only Oklahoma from 1985-87 had started No. 1 in three straight years... Read More
Adrian Peterson signs with running back-depleted Redskins
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have signed four-time All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson.The team announced the deal Monday after meeting with Peterson. Jamaal Charles and Orleans Darkwa also visited the Redskins the past two days after several injuries at the position, with the team opting to sign Peterson and De'Veon Smith.
Peterson, 33, joins his fourth team as he enters what would be his 12th NFL season. The 2012 MVP is 12th all-time in rushing with 12,276 yards and needs 37 to pass Jim Brown.
The former Minnesota Vikings star split... Read More
Racing stickers pour in for casket of Iowa boy with cancer
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Race drivers and others have been answering the call from an 11-year-old Iowa boy who wants racing stickers to cover his casket after he dies from leukemia.Caleb Hammond's uncle, Chris Playle, told The Des Moines Register that his family brought him home to Oskaloosa, about 55 miles southeast of Des Moines, after determining the painful treatments he'd been undergoing at a Des Moines hospital weren't working and other options offered little hope. Playle says Caleb's been home for about three weeks doing things an 11-year-old normally does, but that he... Read More
Top Stories in Sports
- Bills announce rookie QB Allen to start against Bengals
- Jansen returns from DL earlier than expected for Dodgers
- Wisconsin WR Cephus charged with felony sexual assault
- No. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25; Clemson, Georgia next
- Texas A&M changes handling of sex assault cases after uproar
- Adrian Peterson signs with running back-depleted Redskins
- Racing stickers pour in for casket of Iowa boy with cancer
- Ohio State trustees set Wednesday meeting on Meyer's future
- No. 1 Halep withdraws from final tune-up for US Open
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