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'Butterflies' for Jay Gruden at 1st Redskins camp 07/23/2014 07:16pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The most stressful part for Jay Gruden was setting up the schedule. Sixteen days of Washington Redskins practices and meetings, all on him."I tried to use input from everybody," he said.Gruden takes the field Thursday for his first training camp practice as an NFL head coach, t Bills DT Marcell Dareus wants to earn team's trust 07/23/2014 05:46pm • PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus can finally start focusing on football again, even though he spent much of Wednesday riding a stationary bike on the sideline.Dareus was finally back after missing the first three days of training camp in suburban Rochester. Dareus releas Tight end Vernon Davis arrives at training camp 07/23/2014 05:26pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- For anyone figuring Vernon Davis has some catching up to do during training camp, quarterback Colin Kaepernick has no concerns.The star tight end joined the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday after sitting out the offseason program and mandatory minicamp hoping for a new co App helps college students recover post-workout 07/23/2014 05:01pm • Zoe Sagalow, special to WTOP.com WASHINGTON -- Now there's a smartphone app to help people exercise smarter, telling them how many carbohydrates and how much fat they burned. Jim Hagberg, who designed the app, says he sees it as useful to not only athletes but anyone who exercises. " can be us Attention to defense when Packers open camp 07/23/2014 03:40pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- When Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews and the rest of the Packers are healthy, they might be able to beat anybody in the NFL.Now if only they could stay out of that crowded trainer's room.Coach Mike McCarthy is preparing for the worst, just in case, after 2013's injury-plagued se Decoding D.C.'s newest fitness concepts, from barre to booty shakin' 07/23/2014 01:43pm • It seems like a new specialty fitness concept is popping up every other week in D.C. — possibly a byproduct of the region’s permanent spot near the top of lists of the nation’s fittest cities. We wrote a few years ago about the ramp-up in leasing for fitness concepts and that tren Headley wins it in 14th inning of Yankees debut 07/23/2014 08:22am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Chase Headley hustled to New York, eager to help his new team right away. That's exactly what he did -- about 4 1/2 hours after pulling on his pinstripes.Headley came through with a storybook swing at the stroke of midnight in his Yankees debut, hitting a game-winning single in the Rangers use 9 pitchers, lose to Yankees 2-1 in 14 07/23/2014 02:43am • NEW YORK (AP) -- The Texas Rangers started a rusty rookie who hadn't worked in three weeks. They ended the game with a guy on the mound who threw 99 pitches two days ago and then a bullpen Tuesday afternoon.Chase Headley came through with a storybook swing at the stroke of midnight in his Yankees de Fowles helps Sky edge Fever 60-57 07/23/2014 12:30am • ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Sylvia Fowles knew she had to step up for her struggling team. Her teammates have said they need her, and her coach has challenged her.Fowles responded with 21 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Chicago Sky to a 60-57 victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesd Sam excited about next phase of career 07/22/2014 08:53pm • R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Now it starts to get intense for Michael Sam and the rest of the St. Louis Rams rookies.The first openly gay player drafted in the NFL is enthusiastic about the challenge. Twice on Tuesday, he mentioned how enjoyable it was being back on the field an Andre Johnson's holdout could cloud Texans camp 07/22/2014 08:16pm • KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) -- As the Houston Texans prepare for the start of training camp on Saturday, their biggest question mark involves a player who probably won't be there when they take the field.Disgruntled receiver Andre Johnson skipped offseason workouts and mandatory min Former Illini player dies in workout at new school 07/22/2014 08:10pm • WINONA, Minn. (AP) -- Campus officials say a football player at Winona State University who recently transferred from Illinois has died while working out with teammates.Winona State said in a news release that 22-year-old Shawn Afryl died Monday during a workout at Maxwell Field on campus. Informati Bengals expect CB Hall, DT Atkins back during camp 07/22/2014 04:36pm • CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals expect cornerback Leon Hall to be ready for the start of training camp and defensive tackle Geno Atkins to join them for full workouts sometime later, bringing one of the NFL's top defenses closer to full strength.Hall and Atkins are two of Cincinnati's biggest questio RB Wilson cleared to practice with Giants 07/21/2014 07:38pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants running back David Wilson has been cleared for contact work after recovering from neck surgery.Although he attended offseason workouts with the Giants, Wilson was held back from many activities by the team's medical staff. On Monday, he said, "I got clea Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers 07/21/2014 05:12pm • ANN SANNER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A few weeks before their prom king's death, students at an Ohio high school had attended an assembly on narcotics that warned about the dangers of heroin and prescription painkillers.But it was one of the world's most widely accepted drugs that kill