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49ers release veteran safety, special teams standout George Odum
The San Francisco 49ers released veteran safety George Odum on Saturday, one day after placing him on the active/non-football injury list.,Odum, 31, played 12 games for the 49ers last season (two starts) and recorded 11 tackles on defense and a career-high four passes defended, as well as five tackl...
Chase Elliott earns pole position at rainy Dover
Practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway was canceled due to inclement weather Saturday afternoon.,Through a metric established by NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott was awarded pole position fo...
49ers put WRs Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall on PUP list
The San Francisco 49ers placed wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall on the active/physically unable to perform list on Friday.,Aiyuk is still recovering from an ACL tear in his right knee that occurred against the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 20, 2024. He may not be ready when the regular s...
Report: 49ers WR Jauan Jennings seeks new deal or trade
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings is seeking a new contract or a trade, ESPN reported Monday.,Jennings, 28, is due to earn $7.5 million in the final season of his contract in 2025, according to Spotrac.,He set career highs across the board last season with 77 receptions for 975 yards ...
49ers WR Demarcus Robinson gets probation in DUI case
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was sentenced to three years probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor DUI.,Robinson, 30, was a member of the Rams when he was arrested last November. Officers said they observed him driving at more than 100 mph on a Los Angeles freeway. ,...
Joey Logano wins Cup Series pole in Atlanta on tiebreaker
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Joey Logano led an armada of Fords into the top eight starting spots for Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (7 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Logano clocked in at 30.979 seconds (178.960 mph) in Friday's qualifying session to secure his first Busc...
Report: 49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir arrested in L.A.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday night on a charge of obstruction of justice, police said.,Lenoir, 25, was released from jail early Friday morning and is scheduled to appear in court next month, according to multiple reports.,According to the L...
Chase Briscoe edges teammate Denny Hamlin for Pocono victory
Chase Briscoe had enough gas to get to the end and hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' The Great American Getaway 400 in Long Pond, Pa.,Driving in his first season for JGR, the 30-year-old Briscoe, who led 72 laps, held the poin...
Pacers, Thunder stick with same approaches for Game 4
The Oklahoma City Thunder aren't panicking.,The Indiana Pacers aren't taking anything for granted.,Heading into Friday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis, the teams say they're not changing much about the approaches that have worked for them.,The Pacers lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 -- a...
Denny Hamlin pulls out third win of year at Michigan
Denny Hamlin worked his way by William Byron with four laps to go and had enough gas to hang on and win Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.,The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 11 caught Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet with four circuits left on the two-mile tra...
Chase Briscoe claims 3rd straight NASCAR Cup Series pole at Michigan
Chase Briscoe claimed his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series pole position Saturday morning, with the Joe Gibbs Racing driver taking top honors at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400.,Briscoe's No. 19 JGR Toyota turned a lap of 195.514 mph for his fourth pole of the ...
WR Chris Conley retires from NFL to attend film school
Wide receiver Chris Conley is retiring from the NFL after 10 seasons to pursue a career as a filmmaker. ,Conley's second act will begin by attending film school at his alma mater Georgia, his agent Jonathan Perzley told NFL Network on Saturday.,Conley appeared in 132 games (65 starts) with five team...
Ryan Blaney prevails in Nashville to claim first 2025 victory
Ryan Blaney opened the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series' regular-season schedule with a win over Carson Hocevar and the field Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.,The 2023 Cup champion took the lead late in Stage 2 of the 300-lap event -- NASCAR's 14th points-paying race of ...
Chase Briscoe fastest at Nashville for second consecutive pole
Chase Briscoe claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for the second consecutive week and third time of the season Saturday, besting his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, by only 0.049 seconds in qualifying to earn the top starting position for Sunday's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedwa...
Music City set for encore after 2024's five-OT thriller
As the NASCAR Cup Series moves to Tennessee for Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, former series champion Brad Keselowski still was thinking about the just-completed visit to Charlotte. ,After battling late into last Sunday night in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Spe...
Report: 49ers finalizing deal for Eagles DE Bryce Huff
The San Francisco 49ers are finalizing a trade to acquire defensive end Bryce Huff from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a mid-round draft pick, ESPN reported on Friday.,Per the report, the trade will not be processed until after June 1.,The Eagles restructured Huff's contract this week. He w...
Veteran P Thomas Morstead signing with 49ers
Veteran punter Thomas Morstead apparently is signing with the San Francisco 49ers.,The former Pro Bowl selection posted a picture of himself Wednesday on social media standing outside of Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., with the caption: "Grateful is an understatement!",<blockquote class="twit...
Tyrese Haliburton posts triple-double as Pacers top Knicks for 3-1 lead
Tyrese Haliburton delivered a one-of-a-kind performance Tuesday night, and it put the Indiana Pacers one victory away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.,Haliburton recorded 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover to lead the Pacers to a 130-121 victory over ...
Oilers stifle Stars, move within one win of Stanley Cup Final
To maintain that the Edmonton Oilers are rolling along would be an understatement.,The Oilers are one win away from a second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final after claiming a 4-1 home-ice victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.,Edmonton has won three consecutive clashes in the Western Con...
Oilers stifle Stars to move within one win of Stanley Cup Final
Corey Perry and Leon Draisaitl each collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday that has them one win from the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year.,Kasperi Kapanen and Adam Henrique added empty-net goals in the fi...