• Players, family mourn death of McNair
  Several players were among a crowd of about 5,000 who attended a Saturday memorial service for NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

• Mass. man sees debt to Brady repaid by stranger
  A convicted bank robber who says he had to panhandle to repay a debt to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has had his debt erased by a local businessman.

• Seemingly indestructible QB's death hard to accept
  The shocking news spread first via text and cell phone messages on the Fourth of July holiday.

• Slain ex-QB McNair mourned as a 'hero,' 'legend'
  Titans quarterback Vince Young didn't expect to speak Saturday during his mentor's funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words.

• Thousands expected at McNair funeral in Miss.
  A capacity crowd of 8,000 was expected Saturday at the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

• Family, friends mourn McNair's girlfriend Kazemi
  The woman who killed Steve McNair before turning the gun on herself was buried Friday in Florida in a private ceremony with about 30 friends and family members.

• OH man makes plea in shooting of ex-Colts player
  A man in Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder 27 years after he fired a gunshot that investigators say caused a former NFL player's kidney-infection death this year.

• Mass. man scrambles to repay Tom Brady
  A man who unwittingly stole two flower planters worth $8,000 from behind Tom Brady's Boston condominium says he has to panhandle to pay restitution.

• Stallworth released from jail
  Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth was released from a Miami jail on Friday morning after serving 24 days for his DUI manslaughter charge.

• Browns WR Stallworth released from Miami jail
  Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth has been released from a Miami jail after serving 24 days for DUI manslaughter.

• Chargers RB from Philly wounded in shooting
  San Diego Chargers rookie running back Curtis Brinkley was hospitalized in stable condition Friday after being shot at a suburban Philadelphia intersection, authorities said.

• McNair's girlfriend distraught over love and money
  At just 19 years old, Sahel Kazemi thought she had it all: She was dating former NFL star Steve McNair, partying in VIP rooms and vacationing in Las Vegas.

• Judge blocks suspensions of Kevin and Pat Williams
  A Minnesota judge blocked the doping suspensions handed down by the NFL to Minnesota Vikings linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, meaning they'll be able to play until the case is resolved.

• Cards sign third-round pick Johnson to 3-year deal
  The Arizona Cardinals have signed third-round draft pick Rashad Johnson to a three-year contract.

• Cardinals sign third-round pick Johnson
  The Arizona Cardinals have signed safety Rashad Johnson to a three-year contract.

• Haynesworth pleads no contest to reckless driving
  Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Tennessee and will be on probation for three months.

• Coach, teammates remember slain ex-NFL QB McNair
  Steve McNair's pastor and close friend cautioned against judging the ex-NFL quarterback Thursday, reminding people who gathered for his memorial not to cast the first stone when talking about his life off the field.

• Line of Scrimmage: McNair's Death Should Be Part of Legacy
  Those of us still clinging to the naive hope that the police investigating the death of Steve McNair would step to the podium in Nashville on Wednesday, and announce that our suspicions about the manner in which the former Pro Bowl quarterback died were way off, have now loosened our grip on that notion.

• McNair taped suicide prevention PSA before death
  Tennessee state officials say they had been preparing a youth suicide prevention public service announcement featuring former NFL quarterback Steve McNair before he was shot and killed last week.

• Judge blocks doping suspensions of 2 Vikings
  A judge has blocked NFL plans to suspend Minnesota Vikings players Kevin Williams and Pat Williams.

• Ex-NFL star Bruce Smith convicted of DUI in Va.
  Former NFL star Bruce Smith was convicted of drunken driving Thursday by a judge who rejected his claim that old football injuries, not alcohol, were responsible for his poor performance on field sobriety tests.

• Police: McNair death ruled murder-suicide
  Nashville police held a press conference Wednesday and said the death of former NFL star Steve McNair was ruled a murder-suicide.

• Officer: McNair unhappy in girlfriend's DUI stop
  If former NFL star Steve McNair's girlfriend was upset about being arrested for drunken driving two days before she killed him and herself, she didn't let it show.

• NFL commish brought to tears by Rainier
  Roger Goodell has reached the summit of Mount Rainier.

• Fans line up to honor slain ex-NFL QB McNair
  Fans lined up outside a funeral home before work Thursday to pay their respects to ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair.