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Luck doesn't fit the mold of the typical NFL star 09/06/2014 04:28am • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Andrew Luck has always tried to deflect the spotlight.As a highly recruited high school quarterback in Houston and as a Heisman finalist at Stanford, he was often the reluctant center of media attention. Even now, he tries to avoid the sideshows th Elway wonders about playing now 09/06/2014 12:03am • The Associated Press John Elway retired from the game at age 38, his body too battered to try to win a third straight Super Bowl title. He looks at how the league has changed and wonders what it would be like playing now.Peyton Manning (38), Tom Brady (37) and Drew Brees (35) look like they can pla Fisherman admits to trafficking striped bass 09/05/2014 06:50pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- A St. Michaels fisherman has pleaded guilty to trafficking in illegally harvested striped bass.Thirty-seven-year-old Lawrence "Daniel" Murphy entered the plea Friday in federal court in Baltimore.According to his plea deal, Murphy worked on a ship owned and operated by Michael Hayd Von Miller back to his old self on, off the field 09/05/2014 04:30pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The cadre of cameras and reporters around his locker started to disperse when Von Miller feigned indignation."What? No questions about the chickens?" he asked.Forget for a moment his return from reconstructive knee surgery. Or playing a Divers seek lost crab pots in Washington waters 09/05/2014 11:09am • MANUEL VALDES Associated Press PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) -- Over 12,000 crab pots are lost in Washington state's Puget Sound every year, costing an estimated $700,000 in lost harvest revenue, and more poignantly, damaging the sea floor environment. Using sonar to find the pots, divers and scientists The perks of pet ownership for retirees 09/05/2014 08:02am • WASHINGTON -- Owning a pet can offer companionship, but researchers are saying pets offer more perks, including better physical and emotional health for aging generations. About 68 percent of U.S. households have a pet, according to a recent survey from the American Pet Products Association. Th Comedian Joan Rivers dead at 81 09/05/2014 02:28am • LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81.Rivers died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, s How to Count Calories 09/05/2014 12:00am • When you're trying to lose weight, the formula is simple -- the number of calories you burn has to be greater than the number of calories you take in. Despite the promises of magic weight-loss pills and diets telling you to just avoid carbs and watch the pounds melt off, nutrition experts say plain 10 Financial Terms Every Investor Should Know 09/05/2014 12:00am • For a novice, it can be intimidating to invest money. There's the anxiety that comes with taking risks and knowing you may not get all of your money back. But arguably, what's even more intimidating is the investing jargon. There are a lot of buzzwords financial advisors and veteran investors use, l How to survive acid reflux -- without a pill 09/05/2014 12:00am • Feeling the burn?That painful sensation in your chest or throat -- acid reflux, or what doctors call GERD -- isn't intractable. Lifestyle and dietary tweaks can bring relief, experts say. "Simple can make a big difference," says gastroenterologist Jorge Rodriguez, author of "The Acid Reflux Sol Study: Action-packed TV might make you snack more 09/04/2014 08:10pm • LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That's the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisurely paced talk show.THE SKINNY: Cornell University researchers randomly assigned al Texans' Clowney reveals concussion 09/04/2014 07:02pm • HOUSTON (AP) -- Jadeveon Clowney says he's ready to make his NFL debut for the Houston Texans after recovering from a concussion.The top overall draft pick left a practice Aug. 20 after a helmet-to-helmet hit with Denver Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme. He missed the Texans' final two preseason games, 49ers eager to focus on football amid distractions 09/04/2014 04:10pm • JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- In a week that should be filled with talk about another Super Bowl run and the pomp and circumstance of finally playing the much-hyped season opener, the San Francisco 49ers once again find themselves dealing with potential embarrassment an FDA: Little evidence to support testosterone drugs 09/04/2014 03:30pm • MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says there is little evidence that testosterone-boosting drugs taken by millions of American men are beneficial, though the agency is also unconvinced by studies suggesting the hormone carries serious risks.The agen Stock Up On the Good Stuff: Surprising Staples in a Dietitian's Pantry 09/04/2014 12:00am • The foods that stock the shelves of any pantry can be a major determinant of how well a person is able to uphold healthy eating habits. The choice is whether to stock your pantry in a way that supports healthy eating habits -- or leaves you constantly tempted. When we're exposed to foods that suppor