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Derrick Rose had 19 points and eight assists and the Chicago Bulls earned a 108-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
With San Francisco's receiving group depleted by injuries and the team's decision to release veteran Braylon Edwards earlier this week, offensive coordinator Greg Roman hinted Brett Swain may start in Sunday's regular-season finale in St. Louis.
Despite plenty of effort to cure the Oakland Raiders age-old penalty problem, this year's team is on pace to shatter the NFL record for penalties and yards penalized in a season.
A season that has featured its share of emotional wins, crushing losses, the death of longtime owner Al Davis and a series of debilitating injuries comes down to this for Oakland: If the Raiders beat San Diego in the season finale and get some help, they'll end an eight-year playoff drought.
The Oakland Raiders got a big boost for their offense heading into their must-win season finale when big-play receiver Jacoby Ford practiced for the first time in more than a month Wednesday.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Oakland Athletics have agreed to trade All-Star closer Andrew Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Josh Reddick and prospects Miles Head and Raul Alcantara.
The Sacramento Kings led for much of the first half on the road against Portland but made just 9 of 38 shots after halftime. Sacramento had just 14 points in the final quarter in a 101-79 loss on Tuesday.
Linebacker Patrick Willis, defensive end Justin Smith, cornerback Carlos Rogers and tackle Joe Staley will start for the NFC from the San Francisco 49ers (12-3), who had only Smith and Willis make the Pro Bowl last year.
An opening-season win over the Los Angeles Lakers, still despised by many Kings fans for knocking Sacramento out of the playoffs in a heated 2002 series, has injected even more momentum into this important season for the capital city.
Struggling wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been released by the San Francisco 49ers following surgery on his right knee earlier this season.
The Kings came back to their Sacramento home court to start the 2011-12 season with a national anthem performed by hometown band Tesla's Frank Hannon on Monday night, then went out and gave home fans plenty more to cheer about with a 100-91 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Stephen Curry had 21 points and 10 assists, and played stifling defense on Derrick Rose most of the night to lead the Warriors to a 99-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday.
Resurgent San Francisco has put itself in about the best possible position heading into the franchise's first playoff appearance in nine years.
With a win at home in the finale against San Diego and a little bit of help from some other teams, the Raiders (8-7) can make the playoffs for the first time since their 2002 AFC championship season.
David Akers kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:57 left to give San Francisco the lead, and the 49ers held on for a 19-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.
