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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein apologized Thursday for accidentally e-mailing an explicit sex video to numerous NFL employees, including league commissioner Roger Goodell….

AirTran Airways has ended its relationship with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who has been a pitchman for the airline since 2004, but whose image has been tarnished in several off-field incidents. “Michael’s contract expired May 8, and we decided to go in another direction,” AirTran spokesman Tad Hutcheson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday.

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein apologized Thursday for accidentally e-mailing an explicit sex video to numerous NFL employees, including league commissioner Roger Goodell. Zierlein said the incident has been difficult for him and his family and that he intends to use his team-issued computer only for football business from now on.

Marquise Hill used to sit just behind Ty Warren at Patriots meetings. During team drills, they would face each other across the line of scrimmage. On Thursday, there were flowers in the locker where Hill had dressed. “It’s definitely a void there,” Warren said, “just walking by and not seeing him where he usually is.” Just 24 years old, Hill died after falling off a jet ski Sunday night in Lake…

Sam Kagel, the mediator who helped resolve the 1982 NFL strike, has died. He was 98. He died May 21 in San Francisco of old age, his son, John Kagel, said Thursday. Sam Kagel was a prominent labor mediator and arbitrator whose career dated to dockworker strikes in the 1930s, but he was best known for his involvement with the NFL.

Justin Miller’s playful personality and smile were tucked away for a few minutes while he spoke briefly about his recent arrest. “It’s an unfortunate situation, and right now, it’s a legal matter that I can’t discuss, but I’d like to reiterate my apology to my team, the organization and my family,” the New York Jets cornerback said quietly Thursday after voluntary team workouts.

Michael Vick is going for a new image. He hopes his new haircut is a start. Vick, who has worn his long hair in braids since proclaiming in 2004 he wouldn’t get a haircut until he won the Super Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons, showed up for offseason workouts Thursday with a new short natural cut. Vick wasn’t talking, but team spokesman Reggie Roberts said the decision was part of Vick’s resolve for a…

Brad Maynard of the Chicago Bears holds a dubious Super Bowl record. He punted 11 times as a member of the Giants, who lost, 34-7, to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV on Jan. 28, 2001.

Baseball is coming down the pike. That’ s the consolation for the cold wave that has hit the Northeast as we hunker down for Sunday’ s Super Bowl.

To win the Giants’ place kicking job, former Kansas City Chief Lawrence Tynes will have to beat out the free-agent rookie Josh Huston, a former Ohio State player….

Mel Renfro, a former star defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys and a member of the N.F.L. Hall of Fame, participated in a recent study linking concussions to clinical depression….

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter pleaded no contest Wednesday and paid a $1,000 fine for punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after a disagreement at a casino blackjack table….

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter pleaded no contest Wednesday and paid a $1,000 fine for punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after a disagreement at a casino blackjack table….

Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter pleaded no contest Wednesday and paid a $1,000 fine for punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after a disagreement at a casino blackjack table. Porter did not appear in Las Vegas Justice Court while his lawyer, Karen Winckler, entered the plea to a misdemeanor battery charge and paid the fine, said a court aide to Justice of the Peace Pro…

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair faces a July 10 court date on a driving under the influence charge. The quarterback was not in court Wednesday when the new date was set in an agreement between prosecutors and lawyers. “He wanted this resolved,” said McNair’s lawyer, Roger May. Ryan said there is an offer to prosecutors to settle the case without going to court.

When Jerry Porter switched his number this offseason, he said he was ready for a new start and a new attitude after feuding last season with former coach Art Shell. That attitude change has a price, though, and Porter is not willing to pay it. The Oakland Raiders receiver said Wednesday he would have to pay $210,000 to switch his uniform from No.