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FILE - Cleveland Browns place kicker Cody Parkey (2) celebrates after kicking a 46-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, in this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, file photo. Parkey agreed to re-sign with Cleveland on Friday, March 19, 2021, returning to the team after beginning last season on the practice squad.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Browns continue defensive makeover, add Walker, Jackson

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, photo, Paradise High School cheerleaders practice in preparation for the football team's first game of the season in Paradise, Calif. Paradise's game against Williams High School on Friday will be the first game since a wildfire nearly destroyed the foothill community last year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Cheerleaders score win against California COVID ban

By Jocelyn Gecker - Associated Press

California cheerleaders score win against state ban

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

Tottenham's manager Jose Mourinho during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at the Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Pogba returns from injury to help Man Utd beat Milan in EL

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) waits for the snap during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, file photo. Ryan Fitzpatrick has agreed to sign a one-year deal with Washington, according to a person with direct knowledge of the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday, March 16, 2021, because the deal cannot be official until the new league year starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File) **FILE**

Ryan Fitzpatrick not the first choice, but he makes sense

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees waves to his family and fans after an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in New Orleans. The Buccaneers won 30-20. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Drew Brees, Saints quarterback, retires after 20 NFL seasons

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

File-This Feb. 7, 2010, file photo shows New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrating with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami. Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Record-setting Saints QB Brees announces retirement at 42

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Kansas picks Emmett Jones as interim football coach

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

CFL, XFL set for discussions about potential partnership

Associated Press

FILE - Kansas head coach Les Miles is shown before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers. Then-Athletic Director Joe Alleva's recommendation to former LSU President F. King Alexander is detailed in a newly released report into how the university handled sexual misconduct complaints. The report was released Friday, March 5, 2021, by the Husch Blackwell law firm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Kansas AD Jeff Long resigns after Les Miles debacle

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

Former NFL player Tony Dixon, left, speaks with an unidentified person at the NFL Player Care Foundation Career Fair in Atlanta on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. The NFL Player Care Foundation was established in 2007 with the mission of helping former players improve their quality of life. More than 40 national businesses took part in February, including PepsiCo, where Dixon has been on staff since 2009. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

Career fair helps former NFL players find new careers

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

FILE - Kansas head coach Les Miles is shown before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers. Then-Athletic Director Joe Alleva's recommendation to former LSU President F. King Alexander is detailed in a newly released report into how the university handled sexual misconduct complaints. The report was released Friday, March 5, 2021, by the Husch Blackwell law firm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Kansas AD: Miles shared nothing of misconduct allegations

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - Kansas head coach Les Miles is shown before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers. Then-Athletic Director Joe Alleva's recommendation to former LSU President F. King Alexander is detailed in a newly released report into how the university handled sexual misconduct complaints. The report was released Friday, March 5, 2021, by the Husch Blackwell law firm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Recording, cataloging sports history is his specialty

By JOHN HARTSOCK and The (Altoona) Mirror - Associated Press

Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley reacts from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP)

UConn gives contract extensions to coaches Hurley, Edsall

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2020, file photo, Sheila Ford Hamp, Detroit Lions principal owner and chairman, watches during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. It took Hamp about one second to respond when asked about the potential for women in key roles in the NFL. “The sky is the limit for anything females want to do,” said Hamp, who spoke at the league's fifth annual Women's Careers in Football Forum late last month. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Female owners encourage young women to pursue football path

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Commissioner Roger Goodell talks about the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award during the NFL Honors ceremony as part of Super Bowl 55 Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Annual NFL women’s forum enhancing career opportunities

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

High school football player dies after 1st day of practice

Associated Press

FILE - Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills in Houston, in this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, file photo. J.J. Watt has agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The team announced the deal with the free-agent edge rusher on Monday, March 1, 2021. Watt was released last month by the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

Cardinals all-out recruiting pitch brings Watt to the desert

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

FILE - Sam Gordon catches a football in Herriman, Utah, in this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo. A federal judge ruled against Gordon on Monday, March 1, 2021, finding that Utah school districts don't have to offer separate football teams for girls. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Judge: Utah schools don’t need to offer girls’ football

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SOPHIA EPPOLITO - Associated Press