The 49ers traveled to Allegiant Stadium for a preseason battle with the Raiders on Thursday. Here's who played the best for Kyle Shanahan's team.

The San Francisco 49ers will take on their former Bay Area rivals the Las Vegas Raiders in the final game of the 2026 NFL preseason on Thursday in Sin City.

The San Francisco 49ers lost one of their tight ends in the middle of their preseason battle with the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Las Vegas Raiders 18-12 on Thursday,

The San Francisco 49ers are in desperate need of some help at defensive end going into their final preseason game vs. the Las Vegas Raiders.

It took three days for the nation’s four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football.

A collection of former college athletes have been issued a restraining order against the SEC, conference commissioner Greg Sankey and the NCAA

The SEC is finalizing some harsh penalties for teams that violate its new professional players ban in the conference.

A Dallas judge signed an order Thursday that prohibits the NCAA, the SEC and its commissioner Greg Sankey from stopping a group of athletes from returning to college sports for one more season of play.

"I don't think that at any one point here that they've been close to a deal." The post Schefter: Patriots, Christian Gonzalez ‘not in same neighborhood’ in contract talks appeared first on Boston.com.

Christian Gonzalez is back practicing with the New England Patriots. But the star cornerback remains without the long-term contract extension he's been seeking all offseason with the regular season two weeks away.

Every player in the Patriots' locker room will be paying close attention to see how the team handles the Christian Gonzalez contract situation.

The New England Patriots are locked in tense contract negotiations with All-Pro CB Christian Gonzalez. A former first-round pick out of Oregon, Gonzalez quickly established himself as one of the best cornerbacks in the league.

However, opposing starter Chris Sale throttled the Dodgers in a complete-game shutout to hand Yamamoto the loss. Despite the defeat, the reigning World Series MVP was mostly dominant, matching Sale with 20 whiffs while notching his third consecutive quality start.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up a first-pitch homer, and that's all Atlanta would need to take a 1-0 win over the Dodgers after a complete game by Chris Sale.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had a chance of tying the game against Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias. Shohei Ohtani’s triple to lead off the ninth inning put the tying run at third with no outs. However,

The Atlanta Braves (78-55) have announced themselves as World Series contenders this week with a pair of wins over the LA Dodgers (80-53). Tonight, they go for the sweep. Last night's game had the feel of a playoff game.

Add Kevin Durant to the list of people eager to see what the new-look Philadelphia 76ers can do this season. Appearing on the Boardroom Talks show with Speedy Morman (starts at 12:15 mark), Durant said the Sixers are going to be a "juggernaut" with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown joining a roster that already has Tyrese Maxey,

Former player Stephen Jackson believes LeBron James took himself out of the GOAT conversation after joining the Philadelphia 76ers. James announced his choice to join the 76ers this summer, signing a two-year deal that includes a player option in the second year.

NBA superstar Kevin Durant shared a prediction for the LeBron James-led Philadelphia 76ers this coming 2026-27 season.

LeBron James has been a part of many splashes in his career, but is the Philadelphia 76ers his best one yet? Rockets star Kevin Durant said Philadelphia will be a “juggernaut” after they signed James this offseason,

According to reports, Steelers quarterback Will Howard was being evaluated for an unknown injury after Thursday's preseason game.

Steelers backup quarterback Will Howard is being evaluated for a head injury. Howard was unavailable for his postgame interviews after reporting an injury to the medical staff during the second half of the Steelers' 28-27 loss to the Bills.

That wouldn’t be the case for the Pittsburgh Steelers, however, as wide receiver Ben Skowronek left the game in the opening quarter.

Will Howard’s roster hopes face a sudden hurdle after a punishing preseason finale left the bubble quarterback undergoing medical testing following sacks and a potential concussion.