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Alabama A&M University announced the death of football player Medrick Burnett Jr. on Wednesday morning only to retract the news that he had died. The player is listed as stable but still on life support.

Netflix’s Paul vs. Tyson boxing match had major technical issues. The company is working to improve the live TV experience for its viewers before two much-hyped NFL games.

Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett has 290 career victories.

The official did not file a report with the City Section while an Edison player will sit out the Southern Section Division 3 final.

Simi Valley football coach Jim Benkert discovered Izak Simpson at a basketball game. Now Simpson is a defensive star with 29 sacks in two seasons.

The defense gives up a season high in points, including five straight scoring drives that erased a 10-point Chargers lead.

While LAFC suffers loss in the Western Conference semifinals, the Galaxy and their rebuilt roster are two wins from hoisting the MLS Cup.

LAFC general manager John Thorrington is named the MLS executive of the year after the team finished first in the Western Conference during the regular season.

Rookie Macklin Celebrini scores two goals and has his first career three-point game as San José routs the Kings.

Andre Burakovsky and Brandon Montour score late as the Seattle Kraken win their eighth straight against the Ducks, who lost Leo Carlsson to injury.

The Chargers jumped to a 10-0 lead, but the defense allowed a season-high 212 yards rushing and the Ravens took advantage of second-half mistakes in a 30-23 win.

Sean McVay said he was gathering information about Demarcus Robinson’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and had not made a determination about his status for Sunday’s game.