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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos ended the New York Jets’ five-game winning streak with a 34-17 road victory in a showdown of AFC division leaders on Sunday.

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - The New York Giants won their seventh straight game and closed in on the NFC East title by defeating the Washington Redskins 23-7 on Sunday.

Plaxico Burress’ lawyer said Sunday he was advised that the New York Giants’ star receiver will be charged with criminal possession of a weapon after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh. Lawyer Benjamin Brafman wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press that Burress will turn himself in Monday morning in New York City [...]

To earn a national championship, Alabama or Florida will have to win two games matching No. 1 vs. No. 2. The top-ranked Crimson Tide and second-ranked Gators held their spots in the AP Top 25 Sunday, setting up the 40th game matching the highest ranked teams in the AP Top 25. Alabama (12-0) and Florida [...]

New Orleans running Reggie Bush started Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after missing the previous four games because of a knee injury. Bush hadn’t played since tearing the meniscus in his left knee on Oct. 19 during a loss at Carolina and having arthroscopic surgery. Safety Jermaine Phillips returned to Tampa Bay’s lineup after [...]

Lance Armstrong is set to start training camp this week without having subjected himself to drug tests by the anti-doping expert he teamed with and with no deal in place to post results of those tests online. When the seven-time Tour de France winner announced his comeback earlier this year, he partnered with renowned anti-doping [...]

New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress will turn himself in to authorities “when required” in connection with his accidental shooting, his lawyer said Sunday. Attorney Benjamin Brafman spoke to reporters after meeting with Burress at his Totowa, N.J., home for an hour, two days after the shooting. “We will make arrangements for Mr.

Announced one last time as the “starting free safety” for the Washington Redskins, Sean Taylor was inducted into the team’s Ring of Fame before Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. With his mother, father, girlfriend and daughter huddled under umbrellas near the center of the field, Taylor’s name was unveiled on the upper-level facade [...]

Now it’s up to voters and computers. Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 3 Oklahoma based its case for a BCS bump on its high-powered offense, outscoring No. 11 Oklahoma State 61-41 Saturday night in the highest-scoring Bedlam rivalry game in the century-old series. Needing to make up a minuscule [...]

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star New York Giants receiver has been fined and suspended. The Giants said the shooting happened Friday night and he was released from the hospital [...]