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Niners' 2022 Schedule Is Set

The National Football League released its' 2022 regular season schedule on Thursday; here's what's in store for the San Francisco 49ers with all kickoff times Pacific:

Sunday, September 11:  @ Chicago, 10:00 AM (FOX)

Sunday, September 18: vs. Seattle, 1:05 PM (FOX)

Sunday, September 25:  @ Denver, 5:20 PM (NBC)

Monday, October 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 5:15 PM (ESPN)

Sunday, October 9: @ Carolina, 1:05 PM (CBS)

Sunday, October 16: @ Atlanta, 10:00 AM (FOX)

Sunday, October 23: vs. Kansas City, 1:25 PM (FOX)

Sunday, October 30: @ Los Angeles Rams, 1:25 PM (FOX)

November 6-7: Bye

Sunday, November 13: @ Los Angeles Chargers, 5:20 PM (NBC)

Monday, November 21: vs. Arizona, at Mexico City (Cardinals home game), 5:15 PM (ESPN)

Sunday, Movember 27:  vs. New Orleans, 1:25 PM (FOX)

Sunday, December 4: vs. Miami, 1:05 PM (FOX)

Sunday, December 11: vs. Tampa Bay, 1:25 PM (FOX)    

Thursday, December 15: @ Seattle, 5:15 PM (Amazon Prime Video)

Saturday, December 24: vs. Washington, 1:05 PM (CBS)

Sunday, January 1:  @ Las Vegas, 1:05 PM (FOX)

Saturday, January 7 or Sunday, January 8:  vs. Arizona (date, time, and network to be determined)

The date and time for the January 7/8 contest will be determined one week before scheduled kickoff.

Some games may be subject to schedule flexing.

NBA Playoffs:  Heat Finish Off Sixers; Mavs Force Game Seven With Suns

The NBA Playoffs continued on Thursday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Philadelphia:

Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Miami Heat outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers 99-90 in game six of their conference semifinal series, which they won four games to two.

Max Strus added 20 points to the Heat's coffers.

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 20 points to pace the Sixers as the former pulled down 12 boards.

The Heat will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in three years and will have home-court advantage against the winner of the Boston-Milwaukee series.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Dallas:

Luka Doncic scored 33 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out eight assists as the Dallas Mavericks played roughshod over the visiting Phoenix Suns 113-86 to square their series at three gamed apiece.

Deandre Ayton topped the Suns with 21 points to go with his eleven boards.

The series will be decided on Sunday in Phoenix.

Stanley Cup Playoffs:  Blues Close Out Wild; Bruins, Lightning, Oilers Force Game Sevens

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Thursday with four games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Boston:

Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle each scored once and assisted once as the Boston Bruins downed the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at home to square their conference quarterfinal series at three games apiece.

The series will conclude on Saturday in Raleigh.

At Tampa, Florida:

Brayden Point scored the game winner at 18:04 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning squared their series at three games apiece after their 4-3 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The series will be decided in Toronto on Saturday.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At St. Louis:

Second-period goals from Ryan O'Reilly, Tyler Bozak, and Vladimir Tarasenko, combined with a solid goaltending performance by Jordan Binnington (25 saves on 26 shots) enabled the St. Louis Blues to finish off the visiting Minnesota Wild 5-1 in game six of their opening-round series and advance to the Western Conference semifinals four games to two.

At Los Angeles:

Evander Kane scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers squared their conference quarterfinal series with the Los Angeles Kings at three games apiece after their 4-2 game-six road victory.

The series will be decided on Saturday night in Edmonton.