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The Dolphins opted for “live” contact in training camp on Monday, and the practice was sufficiently rough and tumble to result in an apparent concussion for running back Jay Ajayi. After practice, coach Adam Gase discussed and defended the decision to dial up the physicality. “I’ve been thinking about it for a while, probably since…

Two years ago, Kam Chancellor staged a holdout about nothing. This year, he’s in camp and happy, and optimistic that he’ll get his long-awaited extension before the start of the regular season. “I think it’s been positive on both ends,” Chancellor said of contract talks, via Sheil Kapadia of ESPN.com. “Hopefully it’ll get done any…

Van Damme was sent-off late Saturday versus Seattle, his third red card of the season (all for two yellows).

Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton recaps Sunday's race at Pocono, which saw Kyle Busch win his first Cup race of the year.

Jets players may not be willing to tank the season, but two of them say they are willing to kick the bucket. In separate contexts, safety Jamal Adams and cornerback Morris Claiborne expressed on Monday a willingness to die on the football field, if it came to it. Speaking at a fan forum in response…

A report from Alex Marvez of Sporting News on Monday indicated that Chargers coach Anthony Lynn told quarterback Philip Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates that they had to be at Saturday’s training camp practice rather than travel to Canton to see former teammate LaDainian Tomlinson inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lynn…

Our friends at the Beyond the Pitch have Greg in the house for a podcast ahead of the All Star's appearance versus Real Madrid.

Washington announced it has signed free agent running back Kenny Hilliard, releasing Keith Marshall with an injury designation in a corresponding move. The Texans made Hilliard a seventh-round draft choice in 2015 and has spent most of the past two seasons on Houston’s practice squad. Hilliard, 25, has never played in a regular-season game. In…

Vikings outside linebacker Anthony Barr wasn’t quite the impact player the team hoped he’d be last season, finishing with career lows in sacks and total tackles despite being healthy for all 16 games for the first time in his three years in the NFL. Barr admits that part of the problem is he just has…

But Bickell also remembers the support from Blackhawks, Hurricanes, and fans.

Clippers forward shoots down Rockets general manager's idea

Running back Latavius Murray remains on the sideline at Vikings training camp after having surgery on his right ankle this offseason and said Monday that there isn’t a timetable for when that is going to change. Murray said he doesn’t feel as if he’s “behind or anything” in terms of the pace of his recovery…

Strange timing

Cornerback is a potential trouble spot for the Eagles this season and they added to the group on Monday as they look for a mix that will keep that from happening. The Eagles announced that they have signed Tay Glover-Wright. The team had an open spot on the 90-man roster so they didn’t need to…

The Bengals were running out of safeties, and had way more kickers than any team needs this time of year. So they solved both problems at once. The team announced they had added safety Cedric Thompson, and released kicker Jon Brown. The Bengals were carrying three kickers anyway, leaving veteran Randy Bullock and fifth-round rookie…

Chase Elliott, Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth are currently in the three open spots on the playoff grid.

The topic of whether the Jets are tanking this season in hopes of jumpstarting the construction of a better team in the future by landing the top pick in the draft has been a popular one this offseason. Different members of the team have offered differing opinions about whether that’s the plan for this season…

The hearing isn't scheduled until Wednesday, so there's still time to settle.

Explaining when, why and how VAR is coming to MLS for the second half of the season.

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone didn’t see it coming. But he didn’t spend much time thinking about the implications of Branden Albert retiring, either. Via Phillip Heilman of the Florida Times-Union, Marrone said Albert visited his office this morning to tell him the news, at which Marrone began thinking about the rest of his day. “He came…

Canadian prospect reclassifying

The Lions brought in a new offensive lineman on Monday to take the roster spot of one who has opted to retire. The team announced that they have signed tackle Nick Becton and that Tony Hills has been placed on the reserve/retired list. The team also activated safety Rolan Milligan from the physically unable to…

At a time when the Ravens are taking the temperature of fans and sponsors to determine their reaction to the potential acquisition of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, it’s fairly clear that the locker room would have no problem with it. “Hell yeah, if he’s going to help us win,” veteran linebacker Terrell Suggs recently told ESPN.…

When the Seahawks brought back linebacker Mike Morgan, you knew they’d need the roster spot to add him. It has apparently been created by cutting a guy they signed earlier this offseason. According to Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Seahawks have cut veteran Arthur Brown. Brown was signed in March, but the Seahawks…