By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby said Friday any talk of wanting out of Las Vegas did not come from him. One NFL reporter said this week he expected Crosby to be traded because the seven-year veteran didn't want to go through ...

By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba appeared as though he would have his work cut out for him to replicate the success he enjoyed in his first 1,000-yard season in 2024. Quarter b ack Sam Darnold, who has had his fair share of skeptics over the years, ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pitchers Graham Ashcraft and Edwin Uceta won their salary arbitration cases Friday, improving players to 5-0 this year. Ashcraft was awarded $1.75 million rather than the Cincinnati Reds' $1.25 million offer in a case heard Thursday by Keith Greenberg, Howard Edelman ...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As the New England Patriots continued to rack up wins late in the regular season, coach Mike Vrabel shied away from mentioning the idea of a Super Bowl run when he spoke to his team after games. But there were hints of where ...

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Donovan Mitchell was already in store for an emotional week. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard was selected to the NBA All-Star Game for the seventh straight season and will watch his fiancée, Coco Jones, sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before Super Bowl 60 on ...

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" aka "Volare" — ...