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Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens is planning to sign the $27.3 million franchise tag after the club declared it wouldn't negotiate a long-term contract this offseason, two people with knowledge of the decision said Thursday.

Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt was charged Thursday with misdemeanor domestic battery after a complaint filed by the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, accused him of causing bodily harm to a daughter.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort.

Alabama has rewarded football coach Kalen DeBoer and men's basketball coach Nate Oats for getting their teams to the postseason.

The Pittsburgh public school district is having students do remote, "asynchronous" learning from Wednesday through Friday during the NFL draft.

The Washington Commanders have options with the No. 7 pick in this year's NFL draft, which begins with Round 1 on Thursday night.

Coming of a 5-12 season in 2025 -- and only two seasons removed from an NFC Championship game appearance -- the Washington Commanders have a specific position of need on each side of the ball in this year's NFL Draft.

The National Gallery of Art is getting $116 million to loan its art collection across America from the Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation.

Don't expect a run of quarterbacks to be taken in the first round of this year's NFL draft as happened in 2021 and 2024.

The Washington Commanders head into the 2026 NFL draft -- which opens Thursday night in Pittsburgh -- holding six picks but only two in the first three rounds, a lean haul that puts a premium on hitting early selections.