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49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has put himself in position to continue making NFL history as San Francisco faces the Eagles in the NFC championship game Sunday. While the midseason injury to Jimmy Garoppolo could have doomed a lesser franchise’s Super Bowl chances, Purdy’s ascent has kept the 49ers in the hunt for a championship. But long before Purdy became all but a certainty to be the 49ers’ starter in 2023, he was anything but a certainty to be taken in the NFL Draft....

While Garoppolo became the second-highest-paid backup QB in the NFL, it kept him on the roster, which was much needed when Trey Lance went down with a season-ending injury in Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season. Even with the incentives, Garoppolo’s deal made him a bargain starter. If San Francisco felt it was paying a discount for a starting quarterback with Garoppolo, it must feel like Purdy is on clearance....

Nathaniel Hackett’s squad continues to circle the drain, as the first year of the Russell Wilson era in Denver never quite got off the runway, leading to a 4-11 record entering Week 17. Frustrations over the lost season again boiled over on Christmas. The Broncos were handed a 51-14 drubbing at the hands of the Rams, and clearly there was no Christmas cheer to be had among Denver teammates: Cameras caught backup passer Brett Rypien in a heated discussion with Dalton Risner and the rest of Denver’s offensive line....

MORE: Playoff picks | 10 oldest QB-foe combos Harris, who had been listed as probable won’t need surgery on his shoulder, the report said, but he’s dealing with significant weakness and pain. The injury is described as a deep bruise. Early in the week, team president John Elway said Harris would be a game-time decision.

The Broncos will appear on national TV in primetime slots five times in 2017, which means the NFL still considers them the attractive playoff contender they are. But that also means Denver’s quest to return to the playoffs after the Super Bowl hangover that was its 2016 season will not be easy. Here’s a breakdown of the Broncos’ 2017 schedule in its entirety. NFL SCHEDULES: Sunday night | Monday night | Thursday night...

Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show, the iconic model and actress recalled the uncomfortable 1981 sit-down. “She asked me what my measurements were and asked me to stand up,” Shields, was just 15 at the time of the taping with Walters, told host Drew Barrymore on Tuesday’s show. “And I stand up, and she was like comparing herself to this little girl. And I thought, ‘This isn’t right. I don’t understand what this is....

On the flipside lurks Aliens: Colonial Marines, dubbed one of the worst video games based on the Aliens franchise ever made. Released in 2013, the first-person shooter was expected to be an exceptional Aliens game, coming as it did from Gearbox, a company with the first two award-winning Borderlands games already on its resume. What people received was a bug-ridden offering with poor AI and very little enjoyable content. There have been many attempts to dissect what went wrong with Aliens: Colonial Marines over the years, with blame being placed on everything from a premature announcement sparking unreasonable player expectations to the development team being diverted to work on Duke Nukem Forever....

A group of determined Cleveland fans has come up with The Billion Dollar Browns proposal for the purpose of buying the team for, you guessed it, $1 billion. MORE: Cleveland’s QB carousel since ‘99 | PHOTOS: 50 years of frustrations The group has a detailed plan to reach its lofty goal. The group seeks an initial investment of just $1 from one million fans. Everyone who contributes will be expected to pay $1,000 if the initial million is raised....

Cameron was in Miami on Wednesday and visited with the Dolphins Thursday before agreeing to a two-year, $15 million deal with the Browns. MORE: Browns sign WR Hartline | Suh ‘can’t wait to get to work’ | Latest free agency news Cameron, a fourth-round pick of the Browns in 2011, made the Pro Bowl in 2013 after catching 80 passes for 917 yards and seven scores. He had a down year last season, missing six games because of multiple concussions....

Cleveland is willing to give up its third-round pick (65th overall) to bring the disgruntled 49ers quarterback to Ohio, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. But Kaepernick would still need to be willing to restructure his contract if San Francisco agrees. MORE: Free agency winners and losers | 49ers after RGIII The Browns don’t want to be on the hook for a contract that pays Kaepernick an average of $19 million a year....

The Browns will start rookie quarterback Cody Kessler in place of injured veteran Josh McCown when the team travels to Miami to take on the Dolphins on Sunday, the team announced Monday. “Cody Kessler will be out there playing,” coach Hue Jackson told reporters Monday. “He’s the next guy up.'' As of Sunday, the Browns will have started five different quarterbacks in five games dating back to last season, with Johnny Manziel and Austin Davis starting the final two games of 2015....

The 21-year-old attacker made the move from Bayern Munich to 2.Bundesliga side Stuttgart in January in hopes of securing more playing time. Since the move, Green has scored one goal in five league appearances for his new club. USA grouped with Panama in the Gold Cup While there had been some question whether Green would feature as prominently in the plans of Arena as he had former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, the U....

The “…Baby One More Time” singer herself was not present for the hearing; instead she was represented by her mother, Lynne, and attorney Samuel Ingham. A 2008 court decision handed over conservatorship of Britney’s estate to her father. Conservatorships are granted by courts for people who are unable to make their own decisions, most commonly associated with those suffering from dementia or other mental illnesses. As such, Jamie has spent much of the past 12 years as the overseer of Britney’s assets and personal life—allowing him to restrict visitors and speak directly with her doctors....

The 40-year-old “Toxic” singer sent fans into a frenzy this week when she suggested that she is planning on releasing new music. In an Instagram post, the star shared a video of her dancing in a studio to her song “Get Naked” from her 2007 album, Blackout. “This is 13 seconds of me in heels 👠 before I dyed my hair purple 💜 ….” she began in her caption....

Instead of sending Turner to state prison for at least two years, Judge Persky sentenced him to six months in county jail and three years’ probation. In handing down the sentence, Persky followed the recommendation of a California probation officer and ruled that Turner’s case was a special circumstance. The decision, though, has sparked national outrage. Persky is now presiding over a misdemeanor case involving stolen property but is apparently having a hard time populating the jury box in his California Superior Court in Santa Clara County....

That timeframe pushes up against the Giants' regular-season opener September 8 at Detroit. The Giants, while confirming the report of the injury, said that Beason is scheduled to visit foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte on Monday, and that a decision won't be made about what to do until then. “I expect to be back (for the opener). If not, I’ll be back as soon as I can,'' Beason said, according to the Giants....

Lindsay became the first undrafted offensive rookie to earn a Pro Bowl selection, but he was injured on Christmas Eve at Oakland. His recovery and rehabilitation from wrist surgery is expected to sideline him for three months. On Tuesday, Lindsay announced he’ll attend the Pro Bowl as a social media correspondent. He told the Broncos website that he’ll “be going around doing a lot of interviews with fans, with teammates and players....

No, not back to Denver. Adams is originally from Paterson, N.J., some 12 miles north of the site of next Sunday's game. "After I get to the IHOP on Route 3, I'll start hitchhiking," Adams told the Denver Post. "But they'd probably think I'm just some crazy person."