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Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Philadelphia 'hard to forget' for McNabb (AP)
Donovan McNabb has one foot planted in the nation's capital and the other firmly in the City of Brotherly Love. He is a Redskin now, but part of him will always be an Eagle. On a hot June day, McNabb conducted a clinic for children on a community field in the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. Brian Westbrook was there along with other longtime former Eagles teammates.

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Tebow to be pitchman for underwear (AP)
Tim Tebow has agreed to a multiyear contract -- not with the Denver Broncos, but with Jockey International Inc. to be an underwear spokesman. The quarterback will work with several of the underwear company's product lines in catalog, TV and print advertisements and on jockey.com. Tebow said in a statement that he's "long been a fan and consumer of Jockey and think they make a quality...

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Giants rookie S Jones leaving hospital (AP)
New York Giants rookie safety Chad Jones is heading home to New Orleans after a nearly monthlong stay in the hospital. The Giants say the third-round draft pick from LSU was scheduled to be released from the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan on Tuesday to return to home. Jones was transferred to the hospital June 29 after suffering serious injuries to his left leg and ankle in an early...

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Steelers unsure about Big Ben's ban (AP)
The Pittsburgh Steelers expect to go through most or all of training camp without knowing the exact date when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can play again. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell plans to visit the Steelers' camp on Aug. 5, but the stop is not specifically related to Roethlisberger's six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	USC's Kiffin surprised by Titans lawsuit (AP)
Southern California coach Lane Kiffin says he was surprised by the lawsuit filed against him and USC by the Tennessee Titans after he hired away one of the NFL team's assistant coaches. Kiffin hired Kennedy Pola on Saturday to be offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the Trojans. Titans coach Jeff Fisher said he was upset by the fact that Kiffin didn't contact him before...

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Patriots' Welker put on active-PUP list (AP)
Star receiver Wes Welker was placed on the New England Patriots' active physically unable to perform list on Tuesday as he continued his strong recovery from knee surgery. The team made the move two days before it opens training camp and there's a chance Welker could come off the list by then and take part in drills.

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Cowboys' Bryant stunned over pad fallout (AP)
Dez Bryant insists he was unaware of the rookie ritual of carrying a veteran's shoulder pads after practice. The Dallas Cowboys' first-round pick would have done more than that had he known his refusal to accommodate Roy Williams' request would become such a big issue. "I told Roy this ...

Jul 28, 1:15 AM	Rams optimistic Bradford will sign soon (AP)
The St. Louis Rams are optimistic they'll sign No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford soon, perhaps by Thursday when quarterbacks and rookies are due for their first training camp workout. Whenever Bradford arrives, he won't be throwing to Terrell Owens. The franchise is thin at wide receiver, but coach Steve Spagnuolo said Tuesday that the team has decided against signing Owens.

Jul 25, 1:30 AM	Cowher's wife dies at 54 of skin cancer (AP)
Kaye Cowher, the wife of ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher and a former basketball player at North Carolina State and in the now-defunct Women's Professional Basketball League, has died of skin cancer. She was 54. Cowher died Friday in her native North Carolina, where the family relocated at her urging during Cowher's final year as coach in 2006, one season after the Steelers won the Super...

Jul 25, 1:30 AM

Giants sign former Titans LB Bulluck (AP)

The New York Giants have agreed to terms with free agent linebacker Keith Bulluck. Agent Gary Wichard says Bulluck and the team came to an agreement Saturday. Media reports said the deal was for one year and $2.5 million. Bulluck has spent his entire 10-year career with the Tennessee Titans. He was a first-round pick out of Syracuse in 2000 and grew up in New City, N.Y., about 30 miles north of where...