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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have signed veteran safety Tyvon Branch to a one-year deal. The 28-year-old has been a solid player when he's healthy, but injuries have kept him from appearing in just five games over the past two seasons with Oakland.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed backup quarterback T.J. Yates. He appeared in only one game last season, completing three of four passes for 64 yards with one interception.
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have officially signed wide receiver Brian Hartline in an attempt to help fill the void left by the indefinite loss of Josh Gordon. The 28-year-old had consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in 2012 and 2013 for Miami before dropping to 474 yards last season.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball is talking with the U.S. government about playing exhibition games in Cuba. Manfred says exhibition games could be played in Cuba if they are consistent with the government's policy on Cuba.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland right-hander Gavin Floyd has reinjured his pitching right elbow and may need surgery. The 32-year-old was 2-2 with a 2.65 ERA for Atlanta last season and didn't pitch after June 19. He had surgery six days later to repair a stress fracture of the olecranon, a bone behind the elbow.
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