THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Terrell Owens isn't leaving out Buffalo when it comes to holding his youth football camp in suburban Dallas later this month.
The Bills receiver has teamed with a Buffalo radio station in hosting a contest to have local coaches nominate players -- boys aged 7 to 17 -- for a chance to win one all-expenses-paid trip to attend Owens' fourth annual camp on June 24-25. The winner will be determined by a poll conducted on the radio station's website.
Owens, who signed with the Bills shortly after being released by the Cowboys in March, said he didn't want to overlook his new supporters in Buffalo.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A misdemeanour charge against Buffalo Bills fullback Corey McIntyre will be dropped after police say a witness offered questionable statements.
Prosecutors say the victim's identification of McIntyre as the suspect was questionable.
McIntyre was arrested last month on accusations that he fondled himself outside a Port St. Lucie woman's home about 160 kilometres north of Miami. The incident occurred in March. McIntyre had been free on US$10,000 bond.
He has denied the charge, and said Wednesday he is happy his name has been cleared.
Police suspect another man may be the culprit, and McIntyre was misidentified.
McIntyre has said he was out riding his bike in the area as part of his regular workout on the night he was arrested.
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanour drug charge against Steelers wide receiver and Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes.
Allegheny County Assistant District Attorney Rachel Newman announced the decision at a court hearing Wednesday.
Pittsburgh police say they found three marijuana-filled cigars -- or blunts -- in Holmes' car when he was pulled over on Oct. 23. They pulled Holmes over because they were looking for a car similar to the one he was driving. Holmes alerted police to the drugs.
Holmes' lawyer argued the traffic stop violated the football star's rights because the search warrant wasn't specific enough. Prosecutors agreed.
Asked if he was happy with the outcome, Holmes said: "I'm all right."
Patriots NT Vince Wilfork returns to practice
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Nose tackle Vince Wilfork is practising again with the New England Patriots.
Wilfork attended the first day of the team's mandatory three-day minicamp Wednesday after skipping all 12 days of voluntary organized team activities.
He missed those workouts to emphasize his desire for a new contract to replace the six-year deal that ends after this season. Wilfork made the Pro Bowl in the 2007 season and said he wants to stay with the Patriots, who drafted him out of Miami with the 21st pick in 2004. He said earlier this week he is seeking a contract that makes him comfortable, but is not demanding one of the top deals in the NFL.
NEW YORK -- The NFL is starting a spinal treatment program for retired players.
The league will make specialists available at five hospitals across the United States to evaluate and treat retirees with spinal injuries. It will be available to any player whose pension is vested, which comes after he has played three seasons plus four games.
The hospitals involved in the program are Mount Sinai in New York City; the Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital in Atlanta; UCLA Health System in Los Angeles; the U of California in San Francisco; and Washington University in St. Louis.
Each medical centre provides an orthopedic spinal surgeon who will direct the program and also includes a neurosurgeon. Players who can't afford treatment can get financial aid from the NFL Player Care Foundation.
