6:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A songwriting team is suing singer Carrie Underwood, the NFL and NBC, saying they stole a song and used it to introduce “Sunday Night Football” last season. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court over the song “Game On.” The suit sought unspecified damages, saying
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7:25 AM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings For a long time, the rule was the same: Year 3 is the breakout age for NFL wide receivers.
3:25 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL is teaming up with the NCAA to make football safer. Two of the league’s top medical experts, Jeff Miller and Dr. Allen Sills, spent Monday and Tuesday in Indianapolis meeting with NCAA officials, college team doctors and trainers. Both told The Associated Press they hope it’s
7:09 PM ET Former Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers running back Rod Smart has been found safe, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, after he was reported missing in South Carolina. Police had put out a missing person advisory for Smart, who had last been seen almost a week ago in Indian Land, South
2:44 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Justin Pugh heard the hype surrounding Kyler Murray leading into this year’s NFL draft. There was, he said, a lot of it. So when the Arizona Cardinals took Murray first overall, Pugh, one of the Cardinals’ starting guards, was given a front-row seat to Murray Mania. So how did
6:21 PM ET Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are planning several ways to honor team owner Pat Bowlen , who died last week at 75 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s just two months shy of his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Renaming their stadium in his honor isn’t
5:33 PM ET The Green Bay Packers claimed tight end Michael Roberts off waivers from the Detroit Lions on Monday. Roberts was waived last week after a trade that would have sent him to the New England Patriots was rescinded because conditions weren’t met. Roberts didn’t pass his physical with the Patriots, a source told
1:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have not been in pads in the offseason, but there was plenty to glean from the three organized team activities and three minicamp practices in May and June. So much that it’s time to take a first crack at predicting the 53-man roster, even though the
9:36 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Defensive tackle Michael Pierce accepted responsibility for being pulled from practicing at last week’s Baltimore Ravens mandatory minicamp, blaming it on an error in his training regimen. “Throughout the offseason, I tend to lift more than run,” Pierce told WNSP-FM radio in Alabama on Friday. “Being a nose