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GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 1 THURSDAY PICK

49ERS (0-0) vs. RAMS (0-0) in Melbourne, Australia

Line: LAR by 3 1/2.

Cote’s pick: LAR, 27-24.

TV: 8:35 p.m., Thursday, Netflix.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Veteran quarterback Carson Wentz will back up Vikings starter Kyler Murray in Week 1, head coach Kevin O’Connell said in a news conference Wednesday.

Wentz, who re-signed this March after first joining ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders got one of their star players back for Wednesday’s practice at the team facility.

Another was notably absent and is now expected to miss some time.

Tight end Brock Bowers underwent a...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ask Mike McDaniel where his head is, and you'll get a philosophical answer.

Ask him where his feet are, and you'll get the same.

"That's a huge compass for me, or a guiding measurement — being where my ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Before the Eagles won two Super Bowls, before they established themselves as a franchise that expects and is expected to compete for a championship every year, before they built the defense they have now �...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When their careers end, quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Davante Adams are probably headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Defensive tackle Aaron Donald and defensive end Myles Garrett are locks...Read more

BALTIMORE — Remember how the Ravens’ 2025 season ended? No, not the kick.

What stands out most is that then-42-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 47 passes for 294 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown ...Read more

The awe and excitement that filled T-Mobile Park was palpable.

The 35,476 fans, many of them wearing custom-made Hello Kitty Mariners’ starter jackets (don’t ask), had just witnessed the smiling face of the team’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — Inserted the words “Chicago White Sox magic number” into Google on Tuesday and came up with a picture of Mike Vasil and his magic wand.

Oh well.

Suffice it to say, the White Sox are close to pulling off ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals starter Michael Wacha continues to set career milestones in his third season with the organization.

On Tuesday, Wacha reached a career-high in innings pitched in a season. He now ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have been out of the playoff picture for most of the summer, but it wasn’t until Monday that the gavel officially came down. Even in victory, San Francisco was officially eliminated from ...Read more

The Padres didn’t have a ton of history with the arms lined up for the Nationals’ bullpen game on Tuesday night.

But it was baseball’s second-worst bullpen.

Flummoxed early by unfamiliar arms, the Padres scored ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Blockbuster trades and high-profile free-agent signings have been Rams trademarks during the Sean McVay era, but success also has been built on more subtle transactions.

After the Seattle Seahawks exposed ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm stopped when he should have gone. Brandon Marsh kept going when he should have stopped.

In the balance, the Phillies lost.

It all happened within a five-pitch span of the seventh inning Tuesday...Read more

ATLANTA — Coming off a series split against a sub-.500 Rangers team that manager Kevin Cash deemed “not good enough,” the Rays seemed to face a greater challenge Tuesday in opening a three-game set against the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The results were never going to be the most important part of Aaron Judge’s return to the Yankees.

Just having the three-time American League MVP back in the lineup after a three-month stint on the injured ...Read more

Bubba Chandler ended his night with a fist pump.

His start wasn’t the only thing worth celebrating.

The Pittsburgh Pirates pummeled the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Rate Field in Chicago, winning 9-3 behind ...Read more

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge is back — but not built up all the way.

That’s why the Yankees plan to exercise caution with the slugger, who returned to their lineup — playing right field, batting third — on Tuesday ...Read more

Sean Manaea flirted with perfection before allowing five consecutive hits and being pulled in the sixth inning.

But the Mets’ offense did enough in the early innings to secure a series win in Miami.

The Mets won, 7-4, ...Read more