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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck speaks during a news conference following an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. The oft-injured star is retiring at age 29. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Andrew Luck seeks life without football’s pain

By Deron Snyder

FANTASY PLAYS: Pool is deep for quality wide receivers

By JOE GALLINA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2018 file photo, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) is tackled by Green Bay Packers defensive back Bashaud Breeland, right, during an NFL football game in Seattle. Baldwin is no longer a football player, and one of his first projects in his post-playing career is spearheading construction of a community center in the Seattle suburb of Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Doug Baldwin moving his focus from football to philanthropy

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck speaks during a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. The oft-injured star is retiring at age 29. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Column: Luck makes the decision of his life, for his life

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shakes hands with Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay after a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. The oft-injured star is retiring at age 29. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Luck finds cost of football too pricey to continue career

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Paradise tight end Jacob Duncan runs through a tunnel of former players during the opening ceremony of their high school football game against Williams, in Paradise, Calif., Friday Aug. 23, 2019. This is the first game for the school since a wildfire in November killed multiple people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings, including the homes of most of the Paradise players. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Latest: Football team wins 1st game after 2018 fire

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In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, photo, Paradise High School football player Lukas Hartley runs up the stairs of the football stadium after practice in Paradise, Calif. Paradise’s game against Williams High School on Friday will be the first game for the team since a wildfire nearly destroyed the foothill community last year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

‘I don’t want no sympathy:’ Football helps heal ravaged town

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 24, 2000, file photo, Pat Summerall, lead play-by-play announcer for the NFL on Fox Sports, announces his retirement during a news conference in the Century City section of Los Angeles. Summerall transitioned from a successful playing career to the booth in the 1960s and became the voice of the NFL. He started off as an analyst and was part of the first Super Bowl. He shifted to a play-by-play role in 1974 at CBS and that is where he really shined. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

A look at iconic announcers in NFL history

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1973, file photo, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle appears before the House Communications Subcommittee on Capitol Hill In Washington. Rozelle was a visionary but no one knows if he could have seen the league turn into a financial juggernaut that has its own network and countless hours of programming per week dedicated to what is happening on and off the field. (AP Photo/File)

A look at the seminal broadcasting moves that define the NFL

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Correction: Kansas-Miles of Miles story

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, file photo, Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) kicks a field goal as punter Pat O'Donnell (16) holds during a preseason NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. Pineiro emerged the winner in a kicking battle with Elliott Fry, and countless other candidates earlier. Pineiro has a strong leg, but has never kicked in a regular-season NFL game. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Pagano returns to Indy as Bears face Colts

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Florida head coach Dan Mullen, left, talks with defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Mullen is navigating a few last-minute roster tweaks before the season opener. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Florida’s Mullen, Miami’s Diaz forged friendship decade ago

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2016, file photo, Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr., left, scrambles past Louisville linebacker Jonathan Greenard (58) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Houston. Greenard’s 2018 season ended after nine plays, cut short on Louisville’s opening defensive series when he dislocated his right wrist and tore several ligaments in a 51-14 loss to Alabama. Greenard opted to leave Louisville after coach Bobby Petrino was fired in November, scrambled to complete his degree and ended up at Florida as a graduate transfer. Now, he’s expected to start for the eighth-ranked Gators when they usher in the college football season against rival Miami on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

Florida’s Greenard to “face my fears” in return to Orlando

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Jeff Allen is shown during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. Jeff Allen spent most of the offseason baking cookies with his wife, who began a business back home in Texas. As much fun as he had, though, he was happy to exchange his chef’s hat for a football helmet again when the Chiefs called him recently. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Chiefs welcome new/old faces in Allen, Thomas to roster

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photos shows new Kansas football coach Les Miles, left, at an NCAA college football news conference in Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 18, 2018, and Chris Klieman introduced as the 35th Kansas State head football coach in Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 12, 2018. The two schools took vastly different approaches to hiring new head coaches. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

New coaches at Kansas, K-State are studies in contrast

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2018, file photo, Auburn offensive lineman Prince Tega Wanogho (76) watches from the sideline in the second half of the Music City Bowl NCAA college football game against Purdue, in Nashville, Tenn. Prince Tega Wanogho came to Alabama from Nigeria wanting to be the next LeBron James. He became Auburn’s left tackle instead. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

No. 16 Auburn’s Wanogho a standout lineman, not next LeBron

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

Former Howard University quarterback and NFL offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton is the coach and general manager of the new XFL franchise, which announced on Wednesday that its name will be the DC Defenders. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **

DC Defenders, Washington’s new XFL team, happily on the clock

By Deron Snyder

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska in Madison, Wis. Taylor was selected a preseason All-American by AP poll voters after running for more than 2,00 yards last season. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Running track sped up success for Badgers RB Jonathan Taylor

By KEITH JENKINS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Nebraska defensive lineman Ben Stille (95) celebrates a sack of Colorado quarterback Steven Montez during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb. The Nebraska defense is counting on Stille and his linemates as the 24th-ranked Cornhuskers try to rebound from a 4-8 record last year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Homegrown Husker Stille excited to be part resurgence

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

16-year-old is latest young shooting victim in St. Louis

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