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Morgan State University: Football player dies 08/24/2014 06:00pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- Morgan State University in Maryland says a football player who was hospitalized after a workout two weeks ago has died.Television station WBFF-TV (http://bit.ly/1t4HSVZ ) first reported that 18-year-old Marquese Meadow died Sunday.Morgan State University spokesman Clint Coleman con Morgan State University football player dies 08/24/2014 05:28pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- Morgan State University says a football player who was hospitalized following a workout has died.Television station WBFF-TV (http://bit.ly/1t4HSVZ ) reports 18-year-old Marquese Meadow died Sunday. Morgan State University spokesman Clint Coleman says Meadow had been hospitalized si Obama taking less vacation, but too much for some 08/23/2014 03:16pm • DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) -- President Barack Obama has spent less time away from the White House than his predecessors. But his two-week break on the resort island of Martha's Vineyard and hours on the golf course have his detractors teeing up as they highlight the sl Mathieu, Abraham in tow as Cardinals end camp 08/22/2014 07:50pm • BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals wrapped up training camp on Friday, with two important cogs in their defense working their way back into the fray.Safety Tyrann Mathieu has made a speedier-than-expected recovery from a severe knee injury and outside linebacker Offseason academies keep NFL players in shape 08/22/2014 06:08pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- This past offseason, Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Allen and Donald Stephenson could have made like a couple of college kids on spring break, sleeping 'til noon and then hitting the beach.Instead, they rose with the sun and worked until they dro New, longer grass laid at 49ers' Levi's Stadium 08/22/2014 05:46pm • JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers re-sodded the field at Levi's Stadium from goal line to goal line and sideline to sideline with longer grass Friday and they expect no problems for Sunday's preseason game against the San Diego Chargers.Two high scho Correction: SmallBiz-Small Talk 08/22/2014 04:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Aug. 20 about lending to women-owned businesses, Maria Coyne, head of small business banking at KeyBank, was quoted by The Associated Press as saying the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. examines banks' lending records and makes a judgment about whether they're being prude Colts' Wayne hoping to get on field vs Saints 08/22/2014 02:39pm • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Reggie Wayne and Drew Brees spent most of August following the same script.They tried to get healthy, stay on the practice field and convince their coaches they should play in the most significant week of the preseason.Brees appears to have won his Vargas, Twins avert sweep with 4-1 win vs Indians 08/21/2014 06:30pm • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Phil Hughes has been pitching with a cracked nail on his right index finger, a common side effect of the sharp curveball he throws. He's kept the nail intact with super glue.The big righty has done a nice job of holding the Minnesota Twins' rotation Beleaguered Chiefs secondary adjusting to rules 08/21/2014 06:00pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Sean Smith backpedalled into the end zone with the scout-team wide receiver, careful not to lay a hand on him. When the quarterback let go of the ball, the Chiefs' cornerback quickly jumped on it, snapping it away for an easy interception.It was Broncos, Texans call fights part of football 08/21/2014 05:52pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The last time Broncos star left tackle Ryan Clady was involved in joint preseason practices, he got into a fight with current teammate DeMarcus Ware, then of the Dallas Cowboys.What made those fisticuffs back in 2008 so unusual was that Wolfpack's Byrd back from 3rd serious knee injury 08/21/2014 05:28pm • AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Jarvis Byrd figured he was done with football after suffering the third serious knee injury of his college career last season.Yet here he is, back in preseason camp for North Carolina State and aiming to bolster the Wolfpack's secondary. How much he K-State's Truman makes world stop in weight room 08/21/2014 04:50pm • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Every school has "max-out day," when guys try to better their best in a bunch of weight-lifting exercises -- bench press, squat, hang clean. It's no different at Kansas State.But when linebacker Jonathan Truman wraps his fingers around the bar, a Time for starters to get look as Hawks host Bears 08/21/2014 04:50pm • TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- All James Carpenter wanted was to be able to run. That seems an odd wish coming from a 6-foot-5, 321-pound offensive lineman.For each offseason during his brief NFL career since becoming a first-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2011, Carpenter wa Chiefs' Charles back to practice in limited role 08/21/2014 04:20pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jamaal Charles returned to Chiefs practice Thursday for the first time since hurting his foot last week, though he's unlikely to play in Saturday night's preseason game against Minnesota.Charles hurt the foot last Thursday while moving out of the dormitories at Missouri West