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NFL suspends 2 officials NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride. Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals' loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. The incident drew the ire of union ...

Cooper's injury is Packers' latest challenge

Even when they win, the Green Bay Packers keep suffering major losses. Matt LaFleur's squad got back to the .500 mark with a 17-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, but lost linebacker Edgerrin Cooper to an Achilles tendon injury in the process. Cooper is expected to miss ...

Panthers torch Detroit's secondary

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Detroit Lions can still score points with the best of them. But a leaky defense could be what keeps coach Dan Campbell's bunch from making some noise in the postseason if they're unable to get things turned around over the final 13 games of the regular ...

Brewers take 2-0 NLDS lead over Padres

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Mason Miller with two outs in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the San Diego Padres for the second time in 20 hours, a 4-3 victory Sunday for a 2-0 NL Division Series lead. Miller entered with ...

Nordics, Trojans earn grid victories

North Dickinson piled up 551 yards of offense to capture the Great Lakes Eight-East title with a 74-56 win at Stephenson on Friday as senior Jason Graham scored seven touchdowns. The Nordics finished 3-0 in the conference and improved to 4-2 overall. Stephenson fell to 1-1 in the conference and 2-4 overall. North Dickinson will host Laona-Wabeno in a non-conference game Thursday at at James D. Priestap Memorial Field. They'll then host North Central on Oct. 16 and Mid Peninsula on Oct. 23 . Graham led the ground attack against Stephenson, scoring six rushing touchdowns. He totaled ...

Badgers rout Rangers with big plays

Niagara roared past Wausaukee 44-6 in Northeast Conference 8-player football Friday. "Our kids came out and played fast, and they executed well for the most part," said Niagara coach Ben Laarman. "We made a lot of big plays on both sides of the ball." The visiting Badgers raced to a ...