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A person familiar with J. J. Watt's condition says he has re-injured his back and the Houston Texans expect him to be out until at least December, and possibly the entire season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't confirmed the injury. Watt missed training camp and Houston's four preseason games after surgery in July to repair a herniated disk in his back.

The Bengals aren't sure how many plays they'll get out of linebacker Vontaze Burfict in his first game back from a league suspension.

Prosecutors have charged two protesters who rushed the stage of "Dancing with the Stars" in a protest against Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte.

Tevin Coleman rushed for three touchdowns, Matt Ryan passed for two TDs, and Deion Jones returned an interception 90 yards for a score to help the Atlanta Falcons beat the winless New Orleans Saints 45-32 on Monday night. The game was played nearly 10 years to the day after the Saints' memorable return to the Superdome on Sept.

Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson has played with dozens of cornerbacks over 12 years in the NFL.

Arnold Palmer still had a parking spot outside his old office at Golf Channel, the network he co-founded more than two decades ago.

Arnold Palmer charged across the golf course and into America's living rooms with a go-for-broke style that made a country-club sport popular for the everyman. At ease with presidents and the public, he was on a first-name basis with both.

Reaction to golf great Arnold Palmer's death Sunday at age 87 in Pittsburgh: "At this point I don't know what happened, and I suppose it is not important what happened.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said last week that he will invite the U. N. chief and European Union officials to investigate his bloody anti-drug crackdown, but only if he can question …

Arnold Palmer considered the question, fighting back a mischievous grin.

Former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins said he needed permission to use a banned substance to treat his asthma to ensure he was "back on a level playing field."

Brad Marchand scored twice off assists from Sidney Crosby, including a go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Canada beat Russia 5-2 on Saturday night in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.

Adrian Beltre and the Texas Rangers were subdued as they began the celebration, exchanging hugs near the pitcher's mound at Oakland Coliseum.

The New York Knicks don't expect Derrick Rose's season to be affected because of a potential rape trial, but won't say if he might miss any games.

The Seattle Mariners suspended reserve catcher Steve Clevenger for the rest of the season without pay Friday in the wake of his tweets regarding a recent police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Black Lives Matter movement. General manager Jerry Dipoto said in a statement that as soon as the club became aware of the tweets posted by Clevenger "we began to examine all of our options in regard to his standing on the team.

The governor of Nigeria's northeast Borno state has temporarily relocated to a town that was occupied by Boko Haram extremists for six months, in an effort to promote rebuilding. The region is trying to recover as the extremists slowly lose control of some areas. The town of Bama's infrastructure was decimated in repeated attacks. Kashim Shettima says he hopes to jump-start rebuilding of government offices, markets, clinics and schools.