EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. This story was sent on the AP wire...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report Wednesday by the State Department’s internal watchdog confirms news accounts that staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Britain have accused Woody Johnson, owner of the New...
NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Wold Johnson, the mother of New York Jets owners Christopher Johnson and Woody Johnson, has died. She was 99.
The Jets announced her death Friday night on their...
NEW YORK (AP) — New colors, a tweaked logo, flashy uniforms and fired-up fans and players.
The New York Jets are the latest NFL franchise to switch up their playbooks and call for a major...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ndamukong Suh won't become a New York Jet.
Acting owner Christopher Johnson said Sunday the team has rescinded its offer to the free agent defensive tackle.
Johnson was vague on reasons for the move, admitting though that it "didn't seem to be in keeping with our long-term plan."
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Christopher Johnson has spent the past 17 years as a trusted confidant behind the scenes for his older brother's New York Jets.
He's now front and center as the man in charge of the franchise that Woody Johnson bought in 2000. And he'd love more than anything to deliver on a dream that would satisfy long-suffering fans — and give him some serious sibling bragging rights.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a lifelong fan of the Miami Dolphins, has grown weary of watching the New England Patriots rack up Super Bowl wins while his team watches from afar.
Operating on the theory that misery loves company, he tried Thursday to sell a fellow Patriot antagonist on a plan he's cooked up to sideline New England's star quarterback, Tom Brady.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he'll nominate New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Johnson raised money for Trump's presidential campaign and donated funds to help pay for inaugural festivities. Johnson is chairman and CEO of The Johnson Co., a private asset management firm in New York. He has owned the National Football League team since 2000. Johnson's nomination was expected after Trump made a public reference to it in January.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
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President Donald Trump is criticizing Democrats for not approving his nominees, but the president himself has named few candidates.
As part of a Monday morning tweetstorm, Trump posted that Democrats "are taking forever" to confirm his nominees, including ambassadors.
Trump tweets: "They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want approvals."
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — The quiet swath of rolling hills and horse farms President Donald Trump is expected to use as a weekend summertime retreat is a world apart from his more notable haunts in Palm Beach and New York City.
Two-lane roads are the norm in Bedminster, mostly sans sidewalks. In some corners of the township, horses outnumber people. The police force numbers 16, including its chief.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Woody Johnson insists he's like a lot of New York Jets fans: frustrated after a brutal season and hungry for success.
The team owner is preaching patience, though, and to trust in the process.
That's why Johnson is bringing back Todd Bowles for a third year, an unpopular decision for some who preferred the Jets start over from scratch after a 5-11 season.
"I understand their anger," Johnson said Thursday. "You've just got to be confident in what we're trying to do."
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Todd Bowles remained confident, even as the losses and criticism mounted.
He believes he's still the right man to lead the New York Jets, and the team apparently agrees with the coach.
After ending a dismal season on a winning note with a 30-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the Jets are making no changes in leadership heading into what appears will be a busy offseason.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are sticking with Todd Bowles. The roster he coaches next season might look a lot different.
After ending a dismal season on a winning note with a 30-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the Jets are making no changes in leadership heading into what appears will be a busy offseason.
"I'm not going to take away from the team win today," Bowles said. "I knew I'd be back, so it wasn't a big deal."
Should he stay or should he go?
That's the clash some teams are considering as the NFL season winds down. Here are the pros and cons for keeping seven coaches in their jobs; it would have been eight except that Rex Ryan was fired Tuesday.
TODD BOWLES, JETS
NEW YORK (AP) — These are tough and uncertain times for the New York Jets and their fans.
Turn on local sports radio or check Twitter, and the frustration and desperation oozes right out of the speakers and jumps off the screen.
It's open season on just about everyone, from owner Woody Johnson to general manager Mike Maccagnan to coach Todd Bowles to quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and cornerback Darrelle Revis.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Fitz Magic fizzled, so it's Geno Smith's turn — again.
The New York Jets will start Smith at quarterback Sunday against Baltimore at MetLife Stadium, sending Ryan Fitzpatrick and his one-year, $12 million contract to the sideline.
"I felt like it was time for a change," coach Todd Bowles said after practice Wednesday.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Playoffs or bust? Not necessarily for the New York Jets.
Owner Woody Johnson said Wednesday that the team's goal is, of course, to reach the postseason each year, but declined to say that this season would be a failure without a postseason appearance.
"I'm not going to really look at it that way," Johnson said while speaking to reporters for the first time since early in the offseason.