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J.T. O’Sullivan might have moved a step closer toward completing his long-shot bid to become the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jon Ryan of Regina punted seven times for 352 yards as the Green Bay Packers fell 34-6 to the San Francisco 49ers in National Football League preseason action on Saturday. Ryan, a former member of the University of Regina Rams and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, averaged 50.3 yards per punt with a long of 56. The […]

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J.T. O’Sullivan did the bad stuff, the risky stuff, the meaty stuff, the eye-catching stuff and basically every crazy thing Mike Martz could ever want or expect from his starting quarterback. Blogs: Hot Read | Fan blog Forum | More 49ers […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – The 49ers drafted the wrong guy three years ago.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Ron Lynn has coached football for 38 years. He got his first coaching job before most of his fellow assistants at Stanford were born. He’s been at every major football stop in the Bay Area - San Jose State, Cal, the Oakland Invaders of the USFL, the Raiders… […]

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Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers, two names forever linked to the 2005 draft, offer a chance tonight to compare and contrast. 49ers blog: Hot Read Fan blog | Forum | More 49ers Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Maybe the 49ers made the wrong draft pick. Remember April 23, 2005? That was the day the 49ers supposedly had it all figured out after months of angst. They used the first overall selection of the NFL draft to take Utah’s Alex Smith over Cal’s Aaron Rodgers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA - Wide receivers are generally the least-prepared rookies at the opening of training camp. But Josh Morgan had a good idea what to expect this summer after joining the 49ers as a sixth-round draft pick from Virginia Tech.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Tony T’s Sports Bets Sports Betting TV Show airs 7 days a week on Gamblers Television. Tony T breaks down the big TV Games from the NFL and College Football. Tony T’s Sports Bets is a Sports Betting Information TV show that focuses on sports betting on Pro Football and College Football airing with […]

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Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers, two names forever linked to the 2005 draft, offer a chance tonight to compare and contrast. Mostly contrast. Rodgers arrives as the anointed heir to Brett Favre, the Packers’ clear No. 1 after three years of being packed away in storage.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers quarterback learned Sunday that David Edwards, one of his best friends going back to their Helix High School days, committed suicide at age 24.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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If Zak Keasey beats out seven-year veteran Moran Norris for a roster spot, the 49ers’ fullback position will be in the hands of a man who didn’t play on offense in college. That was at Princeton, where as a senior, he was voted the Poe-Kazmaier Trophy as the… […]

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Joe Nedney faces one of his former teams this week. Of course he does. The 49ers kicker faced an ex-team last week, too, and will get another in the 49ers’ regular-season opener.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA – When the 49ers go through their final preparations for Saturday’s exhibition game against Green Bay, quarterback Alex Smith won’t be there. Instead, he’ll be back in the San Diego area saying goodbye to his best friend.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Nolan doesn’t divulge anything new on the quarterback situation. 49ers: Blog | Forum | More Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA - Outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain came to the 49ers a year ago with expectations of being a major force in the team’s quest to improve its pass rush.But when there is talk this summer of ways the 49ers can increase their sack total, Banta-Cain is generally not mentioned prominently as part of the […]

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Receivers coach Jerry Sullivan approached rookie Josh Morgan after a San Francisco 49ers training-camp practice Tuesday, just before the burgeoning receiver was about to do a television interview.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA — Looking to toughen up, the 49ers invited mixed martial arts fighter Bas Rutten to address the team Tuesday night.Rutten, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champ, was asked to deliver a message about conditioning and mental toughness.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Sonoma Valley High School 2001 graduate and former Dragon star Tony Moll - the first SVHS gridder to ever be chosen in the National Football League draft - is in his third NFL campaign as an offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers, who come to town to play the San Francisco 49ers in a […]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Receivers coach Jerry Sullivan approached rookie Josh Morgan after a San Francisco 49ers training-camp practice yesterday, just before the burgeoning receiver was about to do a television interview. Sullivan then simulated a man upchucking.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The San Francisco 49ers signed two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes on Sunday, hours after waiving former starter Brandon Moore.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The San Francisco 49ers waived veteran linebacker Brandon Moore on Sunday, opening a roster spot that could go to two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The San Francisco 49ers signed two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes on Sunday.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Earlier this summer, the 49ers said they were keeping Takeo Spikes’ phone number handy in case they needed a linebacker. Apparently, they had him on speed dial. After just one exhibition game, the 49ers released linebacker Brandon Moore and summoned Spikes to teamHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The San Francisco 49ers waived veteran linebacker Brandon Moore on Sunday, opening a roster spot for two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Dry your tears, fans of fantasy. It’s time to dust off those spiral notebooks (complete with cheesy, generic football images) and prepare for yet another year of mock-football mastery.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Linebacker Takeo Spikes, one of the best defensive players awaiting a job with a new team, signed with the 49ers, the team announced Sunday night. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers signed two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Takeo Spikes yesterday, hours after waiving former starter Brandon Moore.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA – The 49ers began Sunday by cutting ties with linebacker Brandon Moore and ended it by welcoming Moore’s replacement, 10-year veteran Takeo Spikes. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Earlier this summer, the 49ers said they were keeping Takeo Spikes’ phone number handy in case they needed a linebacker. Apparently, they had him on speed dial. After just one preseason game, the 49ers released linebacker Brandon Moore and summoned Spikes to team headquarters.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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OAKLAND – Rookie wide receiver Josh Morgan of the 49ers showed Friday night he can be just as impressive on the playing field as he’s been on the practice field. Against the Raiders, the sixth-round draft pick led all receivers with four catches for 68 yards, all of them from starting quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan. […]

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OAKLAND – JaMarcus Russell’s introduction to exhibition football was brief and uneventful. But the Raiders still found reason to be excited about something, namely their top three running backs. Quarterback Shaun Hill of the 49ers is sacked by the Raiders’ Josh Shaw. Hill, battling Alex Smith and J.T. […]

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The first of the 49ers’ draft picks to sign this year, wide receiver Josh Morgan also was the first to make a big impression in training camp and the first to do it in a preseason game. From the start he was a good bet to make the 53-man roster. Now he’s… […]

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In other words, the 49ers gave us an exhibition-game peek at their three-man quarterback competition Friday against the Raiders, and what we saw was everything we could have expected. Talking Points blog Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Apparently, the curtain is not ready to rise on the offense once described as The Greatest Show on Turf. In an 18-6 loss to the Raiders in the preseason opener, the 49ers struggled almost as much on offense on Friday under Mike Martz as they did a year ago under embattled coordinator Jim Hostler.Hat tip: […]

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The Oakland Raiders beat the San Francisco 49ersHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Training camp snaps and 11-on-11 drills don’t provide an accurate forecast of how an NFL team will fare when the games matter. The same goes for exhibition football, so the relative lack of precision Friday night in the 49ers and Raiders’ opening preseason… […]

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(By Joe Kukura ) God fucking bless football! It was like The Playa for football people last night in Oakland, as 60,000 rabid and highly team-color-accessorized fans busted out kegs, beer bongs, and barbecue to start off a rowdy preseason at McAfee Coliseum. The predominantly Oakland crowd watched the […]

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San Francisco can muster only two field goals in 18-6 loss to Raiders in exhibition opener, as offense struggles in first action under coordinator Mike Martz.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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(By Joe Kukura ) Life becomes worth living again, as NFL teams have opened their training camps league-wide. We contemplated the nascent Oakland Raiders Tuesday, and the consider the similarly-underdog 49ers today. The two teams will play to open their preseason Friday at 7 […]

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