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Walsh, Locke ready for outdoor Vikings home games 07/26/2014 03:48pm • DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -- The kicker and the punter on any team had better get along, with all the time the specialists spend together and apart from the rest of the players.Blair Walsh and Jeff Locke started their friendship well in advance, as high school prospect Rookie WR Landry off to good start with Dolphins 07/26/2014 02:10pm • STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- With training camp barely underway, Miami Dolphins rookie receiver Jarvis Landry has already showed an ability to catch the ball and the boss' eye.When team owner Stephen Ross was asked what player he's most eager to see this season, he named Landry, Camps are open, training rooms will get busy 07/26/2014 01:32pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Now that training camps are underway, team owners and fantasy football fans alike are holding their collective breath, praying to reach the regular season with their rosters intact.Chances are they won't.Three playmaking linebackers didn't even make it through Gronk's back: Star tight end practices with Pats 07/26/2014 12:38pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Rob Gronkowski ran short routes, caught passes and jogged back to the line of scrimmage.He didn't cut sharply, run hard at defensive backs or participate in 11-on-11 drills.The oft-injured tight end for the New England Patriots is practicing at training camp but not ready f At Stanford, summer work goes beyond football 07/26/2014 04:00am • ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- For most major college football programs, summer is a time for players to load up on classes and concentrate on conditioning for the upcoming season.Not at Stanford.Cardinal players are cashing in on a one-of-a-kind resource run by the footb College football workouts not for the meek 07/26/2014 04:00am • JOHN MARSHALL AP College Football Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The massive men ran from one station to the next, barely taking a second to catch their breath between rounds of sit-ups, push-ups and throwing weighted balls against a wall.They moved on to the weights next, easily whipping bars with mul Confident Cardinals open camp expecting success 07/25/2014 10:40pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- After going 10-6 and barely missing the playoffs, the Arizona Cardinals are a confident but wary bunch as they open their second training camp under coach Bruce Arians."You can sense the energy" among the players, said defensive tackle Darnell Dockett. "These guys, they know Rams: No restrictions on Bradford 07/25/2014 09:12pm • Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) -- At times, Sam Bradford forgot all about his surgically repaired left knee.Except for a brace, the St. Louis Rams have no restrictions in training camp for their quarterback, either. The first overall pick of the 2010 draft missed the last nine games last season an Browns WR Gordon reports to camp, hearing looms 07/25/2014 09:00pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Josh Gordon's off-field issues didn't put him out of shape.The embattled Pro Bowl wide receiver reported to Browns training camp Friday and passed his conditioning test as he awaits an appeal hearing with the NFL on a possible suspension.Gordon is scheduled to meet with the leagu Okung, Chancellor slowed as Seahawks camp opens 07/25/2014 07:40pm • RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- Startling left tackle Russell Okung and strong safety Kam Chancellor were both spectators as the Seattle Seahawks began training camp on Friday.Okung and Chancellor are both recovering from surgeries in the offseason, but coach Pete Carroll said Friday that both are close to re Vikings put Munnerlyn, Sendejo, Ford on PUP list 07/25/2014 06:30pm • MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have placed cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, safety Andrew Sendejo and tight end Chase Ford on the physically unable to perform list to start training camp.The other player held out of the first full practice on Friday was wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson McCarthy changing things up for Packers camp 07/25/2014 06:30pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Going into his ninth year coaching the Packers, Mike McCarthy isn't averse to changing things up.After two injury-filled seasons, an alteration is coming to how Green Bay prepares for games.The practice schedule is changing, with players getting an off day, then running throu All quiet at Denver Broncos camp this summer 07/25/2014 06:28pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Sylvester Williams plucked Peyton Manning's throw out of the air, then the 313-pound defensive tackle raced around the right side, flipping the ball to safety Quinton Carter, who promptly dropped it with nobody between him and the end zone 50 yards away.Crickets.Williams smo Robbie Lawler poised for another title shot 07/25/2014 05:30pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Robbie Lawler believes he's ready for another shot at the UFC welterweight championship he let slip through his hands four months ago.A number of fighters in the division can make the same claim. But the 32-year-old Lawler is the clear-cut favorite with four wins and a narro Ex-players join Rams as part of Walsh program 07/25/2014 04:10pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Four former NFL players have joined the Rams coaching staff this summer as part of the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship program.The participants include former Titans running back John Simon, who coaches at Southern Miss; former Titans defensive tackle Tony Brown, who is an