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10:37 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Tim Rossovich, a consensus All-America defensive end at Southern California who played in the NFL before going on to an acting career, has died. He was 72. Rossovich died Thursday in Sacramento after a long illness, the school said Friday. Rossovich played at USC from 1965-67 and
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7:20 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky will return from a two-game hiatus due to a right shoulder injury and start Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams, head coach Matt Nagy announced. Trubisky practiced without restrictions the entire week and did not appear on the final injury report the
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6:29 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — With a stirring rendition of “I’ll Fly Away” marking the conclusion of a memorial service for former Houston Texans founder and owner Bob McNair, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wiped tears from his eyes Friday afternoon. Watson has led Houston on a nine-game winning streak, including Sunday’s victory
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6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MABANK, Texas — Former two-time All-Pro linebacker Isiah “Butch” Robertson was killed when the limousine he was driving skidded on a rain-slicked curve on a dark, rural East Texas highway and was hit by two other vehicles. The Texas Department of Public Safety reports the crash happened about 10
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4:50 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill has apologized to coach Doug Pederson for calling the Dallas Cowboys “chokers” earlier in the week, acknowledging that he put his coach “in a hard spot.” “It’s a rivalry game. I didn’t think too much about it,” Grugier-Hill said Friday. “I didn’t mean to disrespect this
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4:34 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ disappointing season took another grim turn Friday, as the NFL announced linebacker Darron Lee has been suspended four games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. The suspension is effective immediately, meaning Lee’s season is over. It will cost him $325,000 in game checks. Lee
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2:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Joe Flacco took his most significant step toward returning Friday, when the Baltimore Ravens longtime starting quarterback fully practiced for the first time since injuring his right hip on Nov. 4. Flacco has yet to be cleared to play in a game, but doctors could do so before
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