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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers could have their full complement of playmakers for the regular season finale with receiver Deebo Samuel and running back Elijah Mitchell set to return from injuries. Coach Kyle Shanahan says Samuel will have no injury designation and is cleared

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For the second straight week, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett expects to play despite his injury status being in question. Lockett was listed as questionable on Seattle’s final injury report of the regular season. He says he plans on playing despite a shin injury

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — New Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck has picked Travis Trickett to lead the offense and Craig Naivar and Dan Carrel to direct the defense next season. Beck was hired from North Carolina State to replace Jamey Chadwell, who left Coastal for the same position with Liberty. Trickett was most recently

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Xander Schauffele’s year is not off to an ideal start. The No. 6 player in the world has withdrawn from the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a back injury. Schauffele first experienced back pain a month ago in the Bahamas. But he worked that out

NEW YORK (AP) — Jockey Manny Franco has tied a New York Racing Association record with six victories on the nine-race card at Aqueduct. The 28-year-old rider from Puerto Rico tied a mark shared by Hall of Famers Steve Cauthen, Angel Cordero Jr., Javier Castellano, Mike Smith and Ron Turcotte, as well as Dylan Davis.

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Modest Spanish club Elche has lost to Celta Vigo 1-0 at home in the Spanish league to remain the only team without a win after 16 league matches. The loss came after it opened the year by being eliminated in the Copa del Rey following a

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Australian Open because of an injured right leg. The 19-year-old from Spain wrote on social media Friday that he got hurt “through a chance, unnatural movement in training.” Alcaraz won the U.S. Open last September and rose to the top of

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Dick Savitt, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1951 shortly before walking away from a tennis career at age 25, has died. He was 95. Savitt’s son, Bob, said the 1976 inductee to the International Tennis Hall of Fame passed away at home in New York on

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer more than doubled his salary for next season in a new contract worth more than $33 million over the next five years. The university’s board of trustees approved the agreement Friday. Beamer will make $6.125 million in 2023, a big

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore’s path to a playoff home game is complicated. But it still exists after a few days of uncertainty. If the Ravens win at Cincinnati this weekend and the Los Angeles Chargers beat Denver, then Baltimore and the Bengals would meet in the first

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — South Dakota State and quarterback Mark Gronowski are getting another shot in the FCS title game. Sunday’s game against rival and defending national champion North Dakota State comes nearly 20 months after the quarterback tore the ACL in his left knee on the opening series

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies claimed reliever Nick Mears off waivers from Texas. The right-hander was on the injured list for a good portion of the 2022 season after elbow surgery. The 26-year-old threw in 29 games over two stops through Pittsburgh’s minor-league system. He had a combined 4.80 ERA and 34 strikeouts with

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The recent rise in NBA and NHL scoring has caused the betting markets to respond in kind. Sportsbooks are posting totals that would have been unimaginable not long ago. NBA teams were averaging 113.8 points a game through Thursday. That is the highest figure since

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Brian Daboll isn’t saying whether the New York Giants will rest some starters Sunday in an effort to stay healthy for the playoffs. The head coach said Friday a decision will be finalized Saturday after he meets with GM Joe Schoen to discuss the

LONDON (AP) — David Beckham’s son Romeo has joined the B team of English Premier League club Brentford on loan to the end of the season. Romeo Beckham has been training with Brentford B for a couple of months to keep fit in the Major League Soccer offseason. He’s impressed the club enough to arrange

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was sent home Friday and will not practice after he made critical comments about the team. The Browns will play their season finale Sunday in Pittsburgh, and Clowney will not make the trip. Coach Kevin Stefanski said ‘nothing comes

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners have approved a resolution that could lead to a neutral site for the AFC championship in response to the cancellation of Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. NFL teams held a special meeting to consider the recommendation of Commissioner

BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California athletics department official who accepted bribes from the ringleader of the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal to help get often unqualified students into the school as sports recruits has been sentenced to six months in prison. Donna Heinel was also sentenced Friday in Boston to two

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox have signed infielder Justin Turner to a one-year contract, adding a player they hope can help make up for the loss of All-Star infielder Xander Bogaerts in free agency. The addition of the 38-year-old Turner comes on the heels of Boston agreeing to