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Pro Picks: GB, Lions, Bears look like winners

The Kansas City Chiefs are in an unfamiliar position with an even record, chasing a playoff spot. The Indianapolis Colts are also in a new spot, leading a division they haven't won since 2014. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (5-5) have no margin for error when they host Daniel Jones, ...

Aaron Jones relishes a return to Lambeau Field

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With J.J. McCarthy struggling to find his touch and the Minnesota Vikings having put only one field goal on the board to show for their first three quarters, their first big break of the game last week came with a long punt return that gave them the ball at the Chicago ...

Bucks face a challenging stretch without Antetokounmpo

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The knock on the Milwaukee Bucks heading into the season was that they didn't have enough star power supporting Giannis Antetokounmpo. Now they're going to have to find a way to win without the two-time league MVP. Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Antetokounmpo will miss about ...

Packers will face North rivals over next 3 weeks

ince beating the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions on the season's opening weekend, the Green Bay Packers haven't played a single divisional game. That's about to change in a big way. The Packers play each of their division rivals over the next three weeks. Green Bay (6-3-1) hosts ...

Giannis likely sidelined 2 weeks — Rivers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says he expects Giannis Antetokounmpo's groin strain to keep the two-time MVP out for "probably two weeks." Rivers discussed the injury Tuesday while speaking on Bucks+ Audio's "Courtside with Gale Klappa" podcast. "I don't know what ...

Big Ten denies Michigan regent’s claim of coercion

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference pushed back Tuesday on a claim by a University of Michigan regent that Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened to punish the school if it refuses to support a plan that would clear the way for $2.4 billion in private investment in the league. Mark Bernstein, chairman of the Michigan board of regents, told The Associated Press this week that Petitti had attempted to "strong-arm" Michigan in a move he said "calls into question his continued leadership of the Big Ten Conference." "The Big Ten conference commissioner has threatened the ...