49ers Football Fever

Maybe Alex Smith should have stayed on the sideline, too. On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, Smith punctuated his homecoming with two turnovers. That helped the San Diego Chargers beat the sloppy San Francisco 49ers 16-13 in an exhibition finale Thursday night.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Maybe Alex Smith should have stayed on the sideline, too. On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, Smith punctuated his homecoming with two turnovers. That helped the San Diego Chargers beat the sloppy San Francisco 49ers 16-… […]

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NEVER LIKED saying: “fantasy football.” It took me a long time to get used to it.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, Alex Smith punctuated his homecoming with two turnovers that helped the San Diego Chargers beat the sloppy 49ers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SAN DIEGO - Maybe Alex Smith should have stayed on the sideline, too. On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, Smith punctuated his homecoming with two turnovers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Who’d have thought that 49ers head coach Mike Nolan would only deliver the second-best pep talk at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual football booster luncheon? Channeling her inner linebacker coach, Sen. Dianne Feinstein stole the show Wednesday afternoon with… […]

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Hoping to turn up pressure on 49ers executives, Sen. Dianne Feinstein issued a public plea for the football team to stay in San Francisco.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Every sports team wants to avoid injuries. Yuba College’s football team is no exception, but if the injury bug bites the 49ers this season, they should be well prepared.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith punctuated his homecoming with two turnovers. That helped the San Diego Chargers beat the sloppy San Francisco 49ers 16-13 in an exhibition finale Thursday night. 49ers Team Page Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, Alex Smith punctuated his San Diego homecoming with two turnovers. That helped the Chargers beat the sloppy 49ers. […]

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As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, Mike Nolan was undecided as to his starting right tackle for the regular season. It was a close training camp and preseason slog between incumbent Kwame Harris and first-round draft pick Joe Staley. About four hours later, after meeting… […]

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I lost my edge. Or maybe I just lost because I drafted Arizona’s Edgerrin James in the first round of a fantasy football draft last year.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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49ers Fan blog: NFC West preview For months, the operating premise has been that the 49ers significantly upgraded their talent level in the off-season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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For months, the operating theory has been that the 49ers significantly upgraded their talent level in the off-season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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From Academy to Wimberley, a who’s who of prep football greatness for every area school.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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In the corner of the locker room in Santa Clara where the 49ers’ quarterbacks dress, discuss the stock market and work on crossword puzzles with ink pens, a boring old football question was posed to Alex Smith. He was asked what he wanted to accomplish in the… […]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. ( Map , News ) - San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan announced late Tuesday that rookie Joe Staley is the new starter at right tackle.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA — Isaac Sopoaga has always impressed the San Francisco 49ers with his power and physical presence. Now he’s doing it with performance.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.» Isaac Sopoaga has always impressed the San Francisco 49ers with his power and physical presence. Now he’s doing it with performance.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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CHICAGO (AP) - Rex Grossman showed his good and bad sides. He fumbled another snap and had an interception returned 52 yards for a touchdown. But along with the mistakes came the moments of brilliance that have teased the Chicago Bears the past few seasons.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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CHICAGO — The Bears had wanted to look sharp in their third preseason tuneup Saturday against the San Francisco 49ers. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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PRO FOOTBALL | BEARS 31, SAN FRANCISCO 28 * Chicago limited the 49ers to one first down in the first half.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Rex Grossman played the first half and passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears held off the San Francisco 49ers 31-28 in a preseason game Saturday night. […]

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The 49ers believe Manny Lawson is a big play waiting to happen for San Francisco’s new — and, the team hopes, improved — defense.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Grossman played the first half and passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns, and the defending NFC champions held off the San Francisco 49ers 31-28 in a preseason game on Saturday night.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Rex Grossman fumbled another snap and had an interception returned 52 yards for a touchdown. But along with the mistakes came the moments of brilliance that have teased the Chicago Bears the past few seasons. Grossman played the first half and passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns, and the defending NFC champions held off […]

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While they are both members in good standing of the National Football League, the 49ers showed why in so many ways they are not in the same league with the Chicago Bears. In a telling first half for both teams, with starters on both sides playing the full 30… […]

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- While it’s a given that the preseason is too long at four games, is largely meaningless and is an affront to common decency, there is a point to be made for this third exhibition game for the 49ers. A small point, but a point nonetheless. This is the game,… […]

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Money cannot buy class, peace, happiness or love. Allegedly. Yet it certainly goes a long way on the NFL free agent market. This much seems evident as Nate Clements the San Francisco 49ers’ 80 Million Dollar Man settles into his new job after six years with the Buffalo Bills.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Your fantasy football draft is this weekend, and every year you encounter the same problems. Guess what, you’re not alone. Sports Copy Editor Stefan Arnold gives his advice on how to handle the difficult draft day decisions.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Breaking down the players by position. With the NFL kicking off in two weeks, we’re coming into prime time for fantasy football league drafts. No doubt, the well-prepared owner already has plenty of cheatsheets ready for the big day.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Of the three main fantasy football positions, quarterback is the one that seems to have no consensus of opinion concerning draft strategy…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Bears will have a healthy John Tait at left tackle in Saturday’s preseason home opener against the San Francisco 49ers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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HRJ Capital, an investment firm whose partners include retired football players Joe Montana, Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton, said one of its funds lost 12.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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With all the news involving the comings and goings of linebackers these days, it’s easy to forget the 49ers have another promising player at the position worth chatting about. Second-year pro Manny Lawson is positioning himself to be an all-around player for… […]

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Bryant Young talks about his efforts to stay in the pocket, and he doesn’t hear the irony. He is momentarily in another world, wearing a sweat-soaked T-shirt and surrounded by his teammates in the 49ers locker room, but thinking like a bass guitarist. In the… […]

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For the first time, the Charlotte 49ers and Winthrop Eagles men’s college basketball teams will meet. Fans of both schools will have to wait one more season for the matchup to begin, however. Charlotte officials confirmed Monday the schools have entered into a three-year deal, which will begin in the 2008-09 season with a game […]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Patrick Willis is so fast, so instinctual and hits so hard that it was only a matter of time before the rookie linebacker cracked the 49ers’ starting lineup.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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This is quite a time for an avid 49ers’ fan named Jason Hill. He grew up in San Francisco idolizing wide receivers Jerry Rice, John Taylor and Terrell Owens. “When I was playing sandlot football, I’d act like I was Jerry Rice,” Hill said. The vast majority of… […]

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2006 SEASON IN REVIEW: The resignation of former head coach Nick Holt signaled a new era in Idaho football that had a familiar ring to it when the Vandals took…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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