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Lindsey Vonn to enter World Cup ski races next weekend in Switzerland in her comeback at age 40 BEAVER CREEK, Colo.

(AP) Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup ski racing next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St.

Moritz, Switzerland, as she continues her comeback at 40 years old.

Vonn teased her return in an Instagram post through her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday morning.

She said I hear St.

Moritz is pretty nice this time of year.

The U.S.

Ski Team confirmed she will race in St.

Moritz.

Shes won five of her 82 World Cup races on the venue at St.

Moritz.

The Rams get 4 field goals to beat the 49ers 12-6 in a sloppy game SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) Joshua Karty kicked four field goals and the Los Angeles Rams survived a slugfest a week after winning a shootout, beating the San Francisco 49ers 12-6 in a key game in the NFC West race.

Four days after beating Josh Allen and Buffalo 44-42 in the NFLs highest scoring game of the season, the Rams outlasted the 49ers on a rainy night to move within a half-game of division leading Seattle.

San Francisco led 6-3 headed into the fourth quarter but came up short, dealing a major blow to the dwindling playoff hopes for the defending NFC champion 49ers.

Win or lose at North Carolina, Bill Belichick's NFL legacy is already cemented: Analysis Bill Belichick didnt wait around for a call that he might not get from an NFL team.

With no guarantees that another opportunity might come his way - only the Atlanta Falcons interviewed Belichick last season - and unsure whether he could find the right fit in the NFL, the 72-year-old future Hall of Fame coach decided to go back to school.

Belichick took his eight Super Bowl rings to North Carolina on a mission to build a college program the way he constructed two dynasties during 24 seasons with the New England Patriots.

It starts with doing things his way.

The Patriot Way is legendary.

Perhaps itll translate into the Tar Heel way.

Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump's suite at football game FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

(AP) A military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Vance to join Donald Trumps suite at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday.

Daniel Penny was cleared of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neelys 2023 death.

A more serious manslaughter charge was dismissed last week.

Vance served in the Marine Corps and had commented on the acquittal earlier this week.

He said that justice was done in this case and Penny should never have been prosecuted.

More playing time? A fresh start? Extra cash? The transfer portal produces winners and losers Some were upset about playing time.

Others just needed a change of scenery.

In a lot of cases, it was a matter of cold, hard cash either the money they would get by going elsewhere, or the money they never got at the place they were at.

With the transfer portal open, now is a good time to look at some of the biggest winners and losers from last years round of what is essentially college football free agency.

The list includes current Georgia running back Trevor Etienne and former Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff.

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied RALEIGH, N.C.

(AP) The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the story.

The accusations made national headlines at the time, stirring tensions about race, class and the privilege of college athletes.

Crystal Mangum, who is Black, said in an interview with the Lets Talk with Kat podcast that she made up a story that wasnt true about the white players who attended a party where she was hired to perform as a stripper because I wanted validation from people and not from God.

The former Duke players were declared innocent in 2007 after Mangums story fell apart under legal scrutiny.

Miami Dolphins release veteran receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

(AP) The Miami Dolphins released wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

on Friday, ending the former Pro Bowlers short tenure with the team.

Beckham had missed the past two days of practice for what the team called personal reasons.

Beckham signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins in May, but started the season on the physically unable to perform list after offseason knee surgery.

Since his Dolphins debut in Week 5 against New England, Beckham had just nine catches for 55 yards in nine games.

49ers LB De'Vondre Campbell refuses to enter game after losing his starting spot SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) San Francisco linebacker DeVondre Campbell refused to enter the game in the third quarter after losing his starting job when Dre Greenlaw returned from an injury.

Campbell played 90% of defensive snaps for the 49ers but was benched after Greenlaw came back for his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon in last seasons Super Bowl.

When Greenlaw left with soreness in the third quarter Thursday night against the Rams, Campbell told the coaches he didn't want to play and left the field.

Coach Kyle Shanahan says he has never seen that before and the team will figure out something on how to deal with it going forward.

US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations The U.S.

Olympic & Paralympic Committee has placed an employee on administrative leave after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.

USOPC officials sent an email to the U.S.

Biathlon national team saying it wanted to commend the athletes who came forward with the concerning allegations of abuse." The email, which did not name the employee, said officials were conducting an internal investigation.

USOPC spokesperson Jon Mason said no further information would be released while the inquiry is underway.

Luke Littler was an unknown a year ago.

Now he's making millions and taking darts into mainstream Luke Littler is a kebab-eating, Xbox-playing darts player who grabbed the attention of Britain and beyond this time last year by reaching the final of the world championship as a 16-year-old.

Littler returns to darts' biggest tournament 12 months later as a winner of 10 events around the world, ranked No.

4 in the world, with around $1.3 million in prize money and 1.3 million followers on Instagram.

Luke The Nuke still lives at home with his parents but is one of the most recognizable sports stars in his country.

Google says he was the third most-searched person in Britain in 2024.

Experts say his earnings potential is huge.

More kids around the world are starting to play darts because of the Littler effect..

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