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49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) to miss season
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall requires right knee surgery and will miss the 2026 season.,General manager John Lynch confirmed on Saturday that Pearsall needs a procedure to repair a torn PCL.,Pearsall, a 2024 first-round pick, experienced pain and swelling in his knee earlier this...
Reports: 49ers bring back WR Deebo Samuel on 1-year, $7 million deal
Deebo Samuel agreed to a one-year deal with the 49ers worth $7 million, reuniting with San Francisco following a season away from the team that drafted him.,Multiple outlets reported the agreement but it was yet to be made official by the 49ers late Thursday.,Samuel was a second-round pick of the 49...
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan corrects record, says crash was his fault
Making his first public comments since being part of a head-on car accident earlier this month, Kyle Shanahan admitted fault on Tuesday for the collision that left him with serious injuries.,The San Francisco 49ers head coach met with reporters in his office to give his side of the story after the i...
Carson Hocevar delights fans with pole-winning run for Brickyard 400
SPEEDWAY, Ind.-Standing on pit wall as Denny Hamlin completed his qualifying lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Carson Hocevar raised his arms in exultation and turned to hug Spire Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez.,Hocevar knew at that moment that Saturday's time trials at the historic 2.5-mile o...
49ers' Kyle Shanahan to be limited in camp after serious car crash
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan broke his nose, three ribs and his hand, needed over 40 stitches to his face and sustained a severe concussion after he was involved in a car accident last week, ESPN reported Saturday.,Per the network, the accident occurred on July 14 after Shanahan coll...
WNBA All-Star Game tickets soar to $340
Ticket prices for the WNBA All-Star Game continue to rise leading up to the tipoff on Saturday night in Chicago.,The get-in price at United Center escalated from $74 on June 19 to $118 on July 19 to $233 by Friday, according to ticket-tracking service TicketData.com. At 12:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, th...
Bubba Wallace looking for rare repeat at Brickyard 400
Bubba Wallace is raring to go back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 30th running of the NASCAR Cup Series' Brickyard 400, a race he claimed last July in his 23XI Racing Toyota.,Thirteenth in points after 21 races, the 32-year-old Wallace may just have the momentum after his recent runs to make...
Joey Logano fastest to finish in first North Wilkesboro points race since '96
Joey Logano dominated by leading a career-high 323 laps as NASCAR welcomed historic North Wilkesboro Speedway back to the Cup Series' regular-season points schedule for the first time since 1996 in Sunday night's Window World 450 in North Wilkesboro, N.C.,Winless since early May of last season at Te...
Window World 450 qualifying rained out; Ryan Blaney placed in pole
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C.-"Great lap," quipped Ryan Blaney on Saturday as he addressed reporters in the North Wilkesboro Speedway media center.,Of course, there was no lap, after rain drenched the 0.625-mile short track and forced cancellation of qualifying for Sunday's Window World 450 (7 p.m. ET on T...
Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar wins grueling Stage 14
Tadej Pogacar won his career 25th Tour de France stage -- and fourth in 2026 -- as he captured the treacherous Stage 14 and increased his overall lead on Saturday.,The 155-kilometer route from Mulhouse to Le Markstein features three difficult Category 1 climbs, and Pogacar patiently stayed with the ...
Ryan Blaney emerges from rain-soaked Georgia race with OT win
Ryan Blaney rebounded from late damage to his Ford and won a three-wide battle at the line in overtime, taking the checkers in Sunday night's wild, rain-delayed Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,The Team Penske driver led a race-high 171 laps but got a shove from Christopher Bell...
EchoPark provides stage for drama atop Cup Series standings
A twist of fate has touched Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin over the past two weekends, and it has resulted in a shakeup at the top of the NASCAR Cup Series standings.,Over that span, Reddick has been transformed from points leader to runner-up to Hamlin with more drama expected on Sunday night (7 p....
Chase Briscoe picks up first win of season in return to Chicagoland
Chase Briscoe made up time on pit road and led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing, holding off teammate Christopher Bell on Sunday to win for the first time in 2026 at the eero 400 in the NASCAR Cup Series' return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.,Briscoe brought in his No. 19 Toyota one circ...
Brandon Aiyuk takes Instagram swipe at Jayden Daniels
It doesn't look like Brandon Aiyuk will be a Washington Commander after all.,After numerous social media posts in which he said he's planning to join the Commanders, Aiyuk suddenly took public jabs at Washington's franchise quarterback, Jayden Daniels.,In an Instagram story where he tagged Daniels' ...
To Shane van Gisbergen's chagrin, NASCAR returns to Chicagoland Speedway
Shane van Gisbergen restored his dominance on road courses Sunday and reinforced the fact that he is the greatest NASCAR road racer ever, but the stakes increase for the New Zealander during the second half of 2026.,It's 18 races down, 18 to go this season and, to the Trackhouse Racing driver's chag...
OpTic outlast Thieves in CDL Major 4 grand final
OpTic Texas avenged an upper-bracket final loss to the Los Angeles Thieves, pulling off a 4-3 comeback victory in the best-of-seven grand final of the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major on Sunday in Nanterre, France.,With the victory, OpTic received $150,000 and 100 CDL points.,Earlier Sunday, OpTic ...
OpTic, Thieves advance to CDL Major 4 upper-bracket final
OpTic Texas charged into the upper-bracket final of the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major, cruising to a 3-0 win over G2 Minnesota on Saturday in Nanterre, France.,OpTic move on to face Los Angeles Thieves, who eked out a 3-2 win over FaZe Vegas in the other upper-bracket semifinal.,Meanwhile, the h...
49ers' George Kittle: World Cup shows NFL can play on grass
San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle has seen the World Cup contested on grass fields at NFL stadiums.,If "futbol" can be played exclusively on grass, Kittle asked why can't the NFL do the same?,"We've made it clear that we prefer grass fields. We know it's better on our bodies. And clea...
LA Thieves, FaZe, G2, OpTic advance to upper semis at CDL Major 4
Los Angeles Thieves, FaZe Vegas, G2 Minnesota and OpTic Texas advanced into the upper-bracket semifinals with victories during a busy first day of playoff action at the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major on Friday in Nanterre, France.,The top-seeded Thieves, the only unbeaten team in qualifying at 5-...
49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk posts 'Go Commanders'
Having "played his last snap" for the San Francisco 49ers, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is apparently pushing for a cross-country move.,Aiyuk shouted out the Washington Commanders in his Instagram story on Sunday night, yelling "Go Commanders! Go Commanders! Go Commanders! Raise Hail! Take Command!" ...