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The San Francisco 49ers cut last season's leading receiver Jeremy Kerley and veteran defensive lineman Quinton Dial on Saturday as they remained committed to youth in the first year of a rebuilding plan under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.

The Pajaro Valley High Grizzlies improved to 4-0 on the season with a 25-18, 25-21, 25-15 sweep over Trinity Christian in non-league action on Friday night.

St. Francis High continued its hot start to the season on Friday night with a 47-0 non-league blowout of the California School for the Deaf Eagles at Santa Cruz High.

Gonzalez drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the ninth, and the Colorado Rockies halted a four-game skid by beating the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Monday.

With a young offensive core led by Derek Carr and Amari Cooper, last year's Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack and the return to the NFL of local hero Marshawn Lynchafter a one-year retirement, the Raiders are considered one of the top challengers to New England in the AFC after last year's breakthrough 12-win season.

Shanahan and new general manager John Lynch were each given six-year contracts this offseason in a sign that San Francisco is committed to stability for a change. Though the 49ers know the process of going from two wins in 2016 back to Super Bowl contender won't be a quick one.

The Denver Broncos traded tackle Ty Sambrailo to the Atlanta Falcons on Friday for a fifth-round pick in 2018.