SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) β The Seattle Seahawks are 3-4 following their fourth straight win over the San Francisco 49ers, 20-3 at Santa Clara. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while the Seahawks’ defense held the 2-5 Niners to 142 total yards. Russell Wilson completed 10 of his first 12 passes and finished with 235 yards passing, including a 43-yard scoring strike to Tyler Lockett late in the first half.
UNDATED (AP) β Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor will miss his second consecutive game Sunday against Jacksonville due to a left knee injury. Coach Rex Ryan says Taylor hasn’t sufficiently recovered and did not practice today for the game in England. E.J. Manuel will start again in Taylor’s place.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β Don Mattingly won’t return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers next year. Team president Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi repeatedly declined to specify why the sides parted ways, all the while expressing their respect and admiration for Mattingly. The Dodgers went 446-363 in five years under Mattingly, finishing with a winning record in every season and claiming the last three NL West titles without capturing a pennant.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) β Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino vows he “will not resign” as investigations continue into an escort’s book allegations that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players. The Hall of Fame coach apologized on his website to fans for having to “endure the pain” of allegations by Katina Powell that McGee paid strippers to perform 22 shows from 2010-14 at the players’ dormitory. Pitino has denied knowledge of the activities described in Powell’s book.
LAS VEGAS (AP) β Canada’s David Hearn birdied his final three holes for a 7-under 64 and a share of the lead through one round of the PGA’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Hearn had eight birdies and a bogey as he seeks his first PGA Tour victory. Michael Thompson, Mark Hubbard and Tyler Aldridge also topped the leaderboard at TPC Summerlin, although Aldridge had two holes left when play was suspended because of darkness.
