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Falcons look to continue domination vs. banged-up 49ersPaced by the league's top overall defense, the Atlanta Falcons look to earn their third straight win on Sunday night when they travel to Santa Clara, Calif., to face the battered San Francisco 49ers.,Atlanta (3-2) has picked up consecutive wins against reigning conference finalists with home victori...

49ers QB Brock Purdy, TE George Kittle return as limited practice participantsSan Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle will return to practice on Wednesday as limited participants.,Purdy has missed four of the past five games due to a turf toe injury initially sustained in the season-opening road win over the Seattle Sea...

49ers WR Jauan Jennings plays with '5 broken ribs,' ankle, shoulder injuriesSan Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings has been playing with five broken ribs as well as ankle and shoulder injuries, he told reporters after the 49ers' 30-19 loss to the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.,Jennings, who has missed two games for the 49ers (4-2), was listed as questionable after...

Denny Hamlin surges late to win South Point 400, advance to Championship 4

Denny Hamlin rocketed past teammate Chase Briscoe Sunday afternoon to win the opening race of the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 8 playoff, the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.,The Round of 8 win made Hamlin the first participant of the four drivers who will compete for...

Denny Hamlin surges late to win South Point 400, ties Kevin Harvick with 60th Cup win

Denny Hamlin rocketed past teammate Chase Briscoe Sunday afternoon to win the opening race of the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 8 playoff, the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.,After a restart wreck for the fifth caution involving Ty Gibbs, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver's...

49ers star LB Fred Warner suffers season-ending ankle injury

Beset by injuries to several key players, the San Francisco 49ers lost their defensive leader as All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner suffered a severe right ankle injury on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season.,Niners coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after a 30-19 road loss to the Tampa Bay Bucc...

Baker Mayfield captains Buccaneers to win over injury-marred 49ers

Baker Mayfield passed for 256 yards and two touchdowns, and Kameron Johnson and Tez Johnson each made their first career touchdown catches to help the host Buccaneers record a 30-19 victory over the banged-up San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.,Rachaad White and Sean Tucker rushed for a touchdown each as...

49ers star LB Fred Warner (lower leg) exits vs. Bucs

San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner was carted off the field midway through the first quarter of Sunday's road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a potentially serious right lower-leg injury.,Warner was defending a running play when his right leg got caught up from behind by purs...