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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has started his review of the Plaxico Burress shooting incident under the league's personal conduct policy. The league confirmed Friday that Goodell was examining the incident in which Burress shot himself in the thigh in late November in a New York City nightclub. The commissioner could suspend him if he finds [...]

A suspect in the slaying of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has appeared in court in a separate homicide case. Willie Clark is charged in the 2006 shooting death of Kalonnian (kah-LON-ee-ANN) Clark, a Denver resident. He was supposed to enter a plea on Friday, but his arraignment was postponed until Oct.
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All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson would welcome Brett Favre to Minnesota with open arms if the quarterback decides to come out of retirement for the second straight year and sign with the Vikings. Peterson said Friday that he grew up watching Favre and admires his passion for the game. But he said it's up to [...]

Former Cleveland Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius is suing the team and the Cleveland Clinic, accusing doctors of negligence over a staph infection in his right knee that kept him off the field last year. Shannon Polk, an attorney for Jurevicius, said the lawsuit was filed Friday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
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LaDainian Tomlinson laughs about the phone call he got on his 30th birthday this week from his younger brother, who referred to the Chargers' running back as an "ancient old man." As for the thought that others might be ready to apply the same label, L.T. shows a sly grin. "That's the one thing that [...]

The man accused in the shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams will be in court to enter a plea in a separate murder case. Willie Clark is charged along with two other men in the shooting death of Kalonniann Clark, a witness in an attempted murder case. Also charged in Clark's death are [...]