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Yes, Adrian Peterson said, the allegation that he struck his young son with a branch is true. No, he does not believe he committed a crime.

NFL owners will meet Wednesday to discuss the league's personal conduct policy, vote on the sale of the Buffalo Bills and look at further international play.

At 1-4, with matchups against Peyton Manning and Tom Brady up next, a team that spent nearly two years building up its image once again has a perception problem.

University of Florida backup quarterback Treon Harris was suspended from all team activities Monday after a female student accused him of sexual assault in a dorm, the university said.

One day after he was waived by the New Orleans Saints, linebacker Khairi Fortt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, helping the Bengals address a sudden need for help at the position, as well as ...

Of all the reactions Russell Wilson triggered under the lights -- from disbelief, to amazement, to "No way he actually did that" -- the most meaningful came from the team he tormented for more than three hours.

Despite the emotional ups and downs around quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots the past several days, Brady reiterated Monday night that he does not want to play anywhere but New England.

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is expected to enter a plea of not guilty, if asked, to a charge of injuring his 4-year-old son when he appears in court on Wednesday in Texas, a spokeswoman for his attorne...

Two Cincinnati Bengals players have a message for those who have jumped off the team's bandwagon -- stay off.

Willie Young wouldn't mind if former Detroit Lions teammate Ndamukong Suh came to join him in Chicago, and said Tuesday during the "Carmen & Jurko" show Tuesday on ESPN-1000 he might make a recruiting call this offseason...

Injuries to key players have breathed new life into the fantasy waiver wire, especially at running back.

Minnesota DT Tom Johnson, who was arrested early Sunday morning, practiced Tuesday and is on track to play Sunday, coach Mike Zimmer said.

Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali is lending his support to a humanitarian organization that plans to open a clinic in his native Liberia to help combat the Ebola epidemic.

Only nine of the league's 32 teams have a losing record at home, but Week 6 of the 2014 NFL season looks promising for visiting teams. Of the 15 games on the upcoming schedule, more than half feature road favorites.

Former NFL running back Larry Johnson has been arrested on aggravated battery charges after an altercation at a South Beach nightclub.

No one this week could match the timid fourth-down decisions of Andy Reid in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Bad P.R. is only part of it.

Russell Wilson was firing on all cylinders, even if the rest of his Seattle Seahawks weren’t, as he carried the Super Bowl champions to a 27-17 victory in Washington.

All Robert Griffin III did was throw some passes to another injured player on the sideline before the game started.

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Russell Wilson ran for a career-high 122 yards and a touchdown, and Seattle overcame more than a dozen penalties in a victory over the Redskins.