BOSTON (AP) -- A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's house was a semi-pro football player with connections to Hernandez, his family said Wednesday.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive end Justin Smith to a two-year contract extension Wednesday to keep one of their most important defensive players off the free-agent market next offseason.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Jacksonville owner Shad Khan says the Jaguars are only focused on the one game a year the NFL wants his team to play in London the next four years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns' owner and Tennessee's governor pleaded guilty Tuesday in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.
