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49ers sign TE George Kittle to four-year extension
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle signed a four-year contract extension worth up to $76.4 million to become the highest-paid player at the position.,General manager John Lynch confirmed the deal on Tuesday morning. Multiple outlets reported the financial components.,"In 2017, our first yea...

Reports: 49ers' George Kittle agrees to 4-year extension
San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle has agreed to terms on a four-year, $76.4 million contract extension -- according to multiple reports -- making him the NFL's highest-paid tight end.,Forty million dollars of that contract reportedly is guaranteed for Kittle, who now is under contract with San ...

Defensemen's late goals lift Panthers over Lightning for 3-1 series lead
Two defensemen -- Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones -- scored the tying and go-ahead goals late in the third period as the host Florida Panthers rallied for a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers -- the reigning Stanley Cup champions -- lead the series 3-1. Ga...

Cavaliers sweep Heat with record-setting blowout
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a 4-0 first-round series sweep with a 138-83 rout of the host Miami Heat on Monday night, the fourth-largest winning margin in an NBA playoff game.,De'Andre Hunter (19 points), Ty Jerome (18) and Evan Mobley (17) all played their...

Defensemen's big, late goals lift Panthers over Lightning and 3-1 series lead
Two defensemen -- Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones -- scored the tying and go-ahead goals late in the third period as the host Florida Panthers rallied for a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers -- the reigning Stanley Cup champions -- lead the series 3-1. Ga...

Andrei Svechnikov (hat trick), Canes send Devils to brink
Andrei Svechnikov recorded a hat trick in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday for the Carolina Hurricanes, who overcame the second-period loss of goalie Frederik Andersen to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 in Newark, N.J., and take a commanding 3-1 series lead.,The Hurricanes, th...

Torrid Anthony Edwards paces Timberwolves over Lakers
Anthony Edwards scored 43 points on 12-for-23 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied late for a 116-113 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Edwards grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists for ...

Hurricanes G Frederik Andersen injured in Game 4 vs. Devils
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen exited Game 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series following a second-period collision in the crease with New Jersey Devils right winger Timo Meier on Sunday in Newark, N.J.,With the Hurricanes leading 3-1, Meier moved into the crease and extended ...

Liquid avenges loss to PARIVISION, win PGL Wallachia Season 4
Team Liquid won the fifth and final map in 72 minutes and 30 seconds to take down PARIVISION 3-2 in the grand final of PGL Wallachia Season 4 on Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.,In a rematch of Saturday's upper-bracket final, Liquid got out to a 2-0 lead, winning in 37 minutes and 43 minutes on red. PA...

PARIVISION in grand final at PGL Wallachia playoffs
PARIVISION advanced to Sunday's grand final, where it will await the winner of Team Liquid and Tundra Esports in the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs in Bucharest, Romania.,Sixteen teams started the $1 million Dota 2 tournament, with the top eight qualifying for the playoffs. All matches are best-of-...

Grading the 49ers' draft
San Francisco 49ers: ,Grade: C,Best Pick: LB Nick Martin, No. 75 Overall,What We Liked: Coach Kyle Shanahan found some very good value outside of the first round. Martin was vastly underrated after getting injured early in the season, but he should bring sideline-to-sideline range that he couples wi...

Clippers hope to replicate blowout of Nuggets in Game 4
After two highly competitive games to open their first-round series, the Los Angeles Clippers delivered a staggering blow to the Denver Nuggets in Game 3.,But Thursday's 117-83 trouncing only counts as one victory, so the Nuggets can tie the series at two games apiece when the best-of-seven Western ...

Vying for sweep of Senators, Leafs believe 'killer instinct' will kick in
Closing out a playoff series has been an issue for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the years. With a 2-13 record in potential series-clinching games since 2004, they'll look to buck that trend when they visit the Ottawa Senators for Game 4 of their first-round series on Saturday.,"All we can do is unde...

Liquid, PARIVISION reach PGL Wallachia upper-bracket final
Team Liquid and PARIVISION advanced to the upper-bracket final of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs by notching semifinal wins Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid and PARIVISION will square off Saturday after Liquid swept Team Spirit 2-0 and PARIVISION rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1.,In two other...

Golden Knights try to avoid digging 3-1 hole vs. high-scoring Wild
When the Vegas Golden Knights won yet another Pacific Division title and notched the second-best record in the Western Conference with 110 points, they were expected to make a strong run to lift their second Stanley Cup in three years.,But the Golden Knights find themselves in must-win mode heading ...

PGL Wallachia playoffs begin with three sweeps
Team Liquid beat Tundra Esports 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the upper-bracket semifinals at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid opened the double-elimination playoffs by sandwiching a 37-minute win on red and a 42-minute victory on green around Tundra's 58-minute win on ...

George Kittle refutes report that OTA absence is related to contract
Responding to recent reports that George Kittle has been absent from voluntary San Francisco 49ers practice due to an issue with his current contract, the six-time Pro Bowl tight end posted, "Your source is incorrect" on X on Wednesday.,Recent reports, including one by The Athletic on Wednesday, hav...

Playoff brackets finalized at PGL Wallachia Season 4
Team Tidebound, NAVI Junior and Aurora Gaming joined the playoff party with sweeps Wednesday as the group stage concluded at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,In Round 5 action between 2-2 teams, Tidebound took down Xtreme Gaming with a 39-minute win on red and a 53-minute vict...

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey 'feeling great' after tough 2024
Limited to four games last season due to injuries, San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey is fully recovered and participating in the team's offseason program, which began Tuesday. ,McCaffrey, 28, missed the first eight games of the 2024 season due to bilateral Achilles tendinitis...

Team Liquid sweep into PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs
Team Liquid, Tundra Esports and BetBoom Team won their matches Tuesday to advance out of the group stage at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid swept Team Tidebound while Tundra and BetBoom each posted 2-1 wins against Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming, respectively.,Liquid, ...