Kershaw and Dodgers get more time to decide their future...Willie McCovey dies at 80

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers want some more time to consider their future together. They've agreed to extend the deadline on Kershaw's opt-out decision by 40 hours until 1 p.m. Pacific time tomorrow. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner can opt out of the last two years and $65 million of his contract to become a free agent. The 30-year-old left-hander has spent his entire 11-year big league career with the Dodgers.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the most popular players in San Francisco Giants history has died. The Giants say Hall of Famer Willie McCovey died peacefully yesterday "after losing his battle with ongoing health issues." He was 80. The first baseman and left fielder belted 521 home runs and drove in 1,555 runs in a 22-year career spent primarily with the Giants from 1959-80. He was the National League MVP in 1969.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan gets his first chance to coach against his old boss when the San Francisco 49ers host Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders in the Thursday night NFL game. Gruden was coaching Tampa Bay in 2004 when he gave Shanahan a job on his as a quality control coach. Both the Raiders and 49ers are struggling heading into this matchup. Oakland is 1-6 and San Francisco 1-7.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The University of Central Florida will try to extend the nation's longest winning streak when the ninth-ranked Knights host Temple tonight. The defending American Athletic Conference champions have won a league-record 20 straight games, but many discount the success because of the strength of their schedule. UCF is No. 12 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released this week and looking to remain in consideration for one of four CFP berths awarded in December.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn has suspended swingman Sidney Wilson indefinitely from games for an unspecified violation of university policy. The school says the violation occurred last season, when the 6-foot-7 redshirt freshman sat out after transferring from St. John's and was denied a waiver from the NCAA. The school says the suspension is from "game activity," but declined to elaborate. The move comes after Wilson and senior guard Jalen Adams were held out of a scrimmage on Sunday for a separate violation involving team rules.

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