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.

TEMPE, Ariz. The Arizona Cardinals have signed third-round draft pick Rashad Johnson to a three-year contract.

The Arizona Cardinals have signed safety Rashad Johnson to a three-year contract.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. 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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Fans turned out by the thousands Thursday, donning their Tennessee Titans gear or their finest clothes on a steamy hot day for the chance to honor slain ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair's accomplishments and charity work.

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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.

MINNEAPOLIS A judge has blocked NFL plans to suspend Minnesota Vikings players Kevin Williams and Pat Williams.

VIRGINIA BEACH, 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.

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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.

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. Roger Goodell has reached the summit of Mount Rainier.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Fans lined up outside a funeral home before work Thursday to pay their respects to ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

The NFL suspended New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley for the 2009 regular-season opener due to a violation of the league's personal conduct policy.

MIAMI Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth told police he drank up to four shots of premium tequila while partying with friends at a Miami Beach club but did not feel drunk in the hours before he struck and killed a pedestrian with his car.

So far, still so good for Roger Goodell and Jim Mora on Mount Rainier.

MINNEAPOLIS Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over the use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular online fantasy football game, but details were not released Tuesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. An associate says the wife of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair didn't know about Sahel Kazemi before the 20-year-old woman was found dead alongside her husband on the Fourth of July.

PHOENIX Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett says he will report to training camp and not allow his contract issues to affect his performance this season.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. Hall of Fame offensive lineman Lou Creekmur, who starred on the Detroit Lions' three NFL championship teams of the 1950s, died Sunday. He was 82.