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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — From the day last season when the 49ers missed the playoffs for a second straight year, Blaine Gabbert vowed to remain San Francisco's starting quarterback and lead the team back to respectability.

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Minor league baseball executive Rick Brenner is taking over as president of Michigan International Speedway.

CINCINNATI (AP) — It's one thing to start the season on the road. The Bengals have the daunting challenge of leaving home for the second week, too, which is usually too much travel for an NFL team.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin tweeted Thursday that the team "will honor the country and flag" in a "demonstration of unity" prior to Sunday's season opener against Miami.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Chargers coach Mike McCoy isn't clear when Joey Bosa will practice again.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Six months after general manager Jerry Reese revamped the New York Giants' defense with the draft and free agency, coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is finally going to get a chance to play with his new toy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg has a strained flexor mass in his elbow and the Washington Nationals don't know when he will pitch again, but the team said it was relieved the right-hander did not re-tear a ligament.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The fast-talking cornerback that never met a wide receiver he didn't like to mess with is taking a decidedly different approach when it comes to Antonio Brown.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Not long after Brian Dozier belted his 39th home run of the season, a no-doubter that rocketed into the second deck to give him a homer in his fifth straight game and continue his historic power surge,…

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg is reportedly dealing with a strained flexor mass in his right elbow after leaving his first start back from the DL during the third inning Wednesday. His UCL, however, is intact according to an…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Whether Sam Bradford or Shaun Hill takes the snaps in Minnesota's season opener, Adrian Peterson will line up behind yet another starting quarterback.

Ex-San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller was charged with eight counts, seven of them felonies, in the beating of a 70-year-old man and his son earlier this week. Miller was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, assault with force…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has undergone surgery on his severely injured left knee, the first step toward what will undoubtedly be a long, arduous recovery.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians scored a pair of runs on a controversial bases-loaded wild pitch by David Paulino in the third inning that led to the ejection of Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch, and Cleveland went on to a…

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Mack followed a solid rookie season with a historic second campaign.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said Wednesday that he could not guarantee he would be healthy enough to play in Sunday's opener vs. the Arizona Cardinals. Gronkowski injured his hamstring during a joint practice with the Chicago Bears…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran shortstop Alexei Ramirez prior to Thursday night's game against the New York Yankees.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The most experienced cornerback on the Kansas City Chiefs' roster is entering his third year in the NFL.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves' first game in their new ballpark will be against the New York Yankees — even though it'll only be an exhibition and won't be open to fans who aren't season ticket holders.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors have charged former 49ers tight end Bruce Miller with multiple counts of assault and battery after police say he attacked a 70-year-old man and his son while intoxicated.