GREEN BAY, Wis. — ESPN’s Dan Graziano listed Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons among the players good enough to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year if they return healthy and play. Parsons has not played since tearing his ACL in December. Graziano’s condition for Parsons was a...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward called the NFL’s franchise tag “stupid” on Wednesday, four days before the team’s self-imposed deadline to extend cornerback Joey Porter Jr. Heyward is a member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee. He made the comments while speaking with reporters, ESPN’s Brooke...

PHILADELPHIA — The NFL is still investigating Philadelphia Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro over comments former Eagles linebacker Emmanuel Acho made on his Speakeasy podcast in early August, longtime Eagles reporter Derrick Gunn reported Wednesday. Acho played for three NFL teams and “never mentioned a name,” Gunn wrote on...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The preliminary diagnosis for New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown is a high-ankle sprain, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport reported Thursday morning. X-rays on the ankle came back negative Wednesday night. Brown was scheduled for an MRI on Thursday, and Garafolo reported the timeline...

BERLIN — Angel Reese has enjoyed playing with Caitlin Clark and the other young players on the U.S. roster at the FIBA Women’s World Cup, Doug Feinberg of The Associated Press reported Wednesday. That group includes Paige Bueckers and Aliyah Boston. Reese and the group are going through a learning...

BERLIN — Caitlin Clark called many of the stories about her relationship with Angel Reese “false takes” while speaking with reporters at the FIBA Women’s World Cup, Doug Feinberg of The Associated Press reported Wednesday. The two are making their World Cup debuts together for the United States. Clark loves...

SEATTLE — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's 13-10 season-opening loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the last of them in the end zone with New England already in field goal range, and called the night unacceptable. Maye finished 23 of...

SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was ruled out of Wednesday night's 13-10 win over the New England Patriots with a hip injury he sustained on the game's opening drive at Lumen Field. Darnold was sacked on third down by New England outside linebacker Dre'Mont Jones, who spent the...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are placing Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium after a 14-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Because Ohtani carries the two-way designation, he goes on the 15-day list rather than the...

BRISTOL, Conn. — Barry Melrose died Wednesday at 70. His wife, Cindy, told ESPN's Steve Levy, and the network, where Melrose worked for 27 years, reported it. Melrose said he had Parkinson's disease on Oct. 10, 2023, and quit ESPN the same day, hours before the 2023-24 season opened. NHL...