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On his first day on the job with the 49ers three weeks ago, quarterback Chris Weinke showed up wearing a cap that read “Old Guys Rule.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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When Andy Dolich, Memphis Grizzlies’ president of business operations, leaves Dec. 31 to take over as COO of the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers, he’ll leave a franchise that had never had a winning season before moving to Memphis and a city that has one of the best arenas in the country.Hat tip: […]

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CLEVELAND — On his first day on the job with the San Francisco 49ers three weeks ago, quarterback Chris Weinke showed up wearing a cap that read “Old Guys Rule.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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So, to recap: Shaun Hill, who hadn’t thrown a pass in his six-year NFL career before leading the woeful 49ers to back-to-back victories this month, will miss today’s season finale with fractured vertebrae.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Out of football only two weeks ago, veteran quarterback Chris Weinke will be in the starting lineup for San Francisco when the 49ers conclude their season against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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CLEVELAND — Plans by owners John and Denise York to restructure the 49ers front office seem certain to include Scot McCloughan, the 49ers vice president of player personnel.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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While it’s true this 49ers season was not a complete waste, you can definitely smell the landfill from here. That’s ironic, because when Mike Nolan took over as head coach in 2005, he mentioned repeatedly how he “liked the smell in the building.” It may have… […]

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CLEVELAND — Breakdowns in punt coverage. An ineffective passing game. A missed chance to come up with a momentum-changing interception. The themes of Sunday’s 20-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns were as much the story of the 49ers’ season as their final game.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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- Consisting of equal parts failed expectations, fruitless game plans, flummoxed coaches and feckless play from the offense, the 49ers closed out one of the most disappointing seasons in club history on Sunday with a 20-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns for a 5-… […]

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IT COULD BE WORSE? Entering play today, the combined record of the Bay Area football teams - Raiders, 49ers, Stanford, Cal and San Jose State - is 24-42, good (or, rather, bad) for a .Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - LSU’s Glenn Dorsey won the Lott Trophy, topping off a week full of individual honors for the Tigers’ defensive tackle.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA ’Äî Although Mike Nolan has already shown he doesn’t know much about what his quarterbacks are thinking, the San Francisco 49ers coach is fairly certain Shaun Hill is happy to be a starter after six years holding a clipboard.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bryant Young never wanted to be the center of attention during his illustrious 14-year career with the San Francisco 49ers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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There was plenty of conflicting math last week as Santa Clara completed its review of a stadium project proposed by the 49ers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The San Francisco 49ers were at the same stage of rebuilding as the Browns when they hired Mike Nolan as coach in 2005. They were coming off a 2-14 season and owned the first pick in the draft.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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With a key vote upcoming at the Santa Clara City Council on whether to help build a new stadium for the 49ers, San Francisco city officials say a new infusion of federal cash is giving a big lift to their alternative plans to keep the team playing in the city… […]

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SANTA CLARA – Frank Gore needs 81 yards to reach the 1,000-yard rushing mark. If he breaks that barrier, the 49ers running back said Friday, it would go a long way toward putting a positive ending on a rotten year.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — The Tennessee Titans will visit the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League’s final regular-season game and can capture a playoff berth with a win in the Dec. 30 matchup.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The New York Giants rallied for a 38-21 victory ovr the Buffalo Bills on Sunday to secure their third straight National Football League playoff berth.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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UNC Charlotte may add sport.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SAN FRANCISCO – Shaun Hill entered Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay with a dump truck’s worth of weight on his shoulders.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Buccaneers (9-5) have the NFC South sewn up and hope to use the final two games of the regular season to build momentum and confidence. QB Jeff Garcia (64.2 percent, 2,244 yards, 12 TDs, 4 INTs, 93.6 rating) returns to face the team that gave him his big NFL break 10 years ago. On […]

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UNC Charlotte’s football feasibility committee voted unanimously Friday to recommend that the school add the sport by 2012. Committee chairman Mac Everett said the recommendation will formally be made to Chancellor Phil Dubois during January that the 49ers begin as an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) program and move to Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Nolan dismissed an ESPN report that he is “assured” of returning as 49ers coach next season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Yes, the Bucs treated Sunday’s game with San Francisco as an exhibition game, playing subs throughout the second half. Just don’t ask if the 49ers care.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA — For the past 14 years, the 49ers have known one constant: Bryant Young. On Wednesday, the powerfully built and highly decorated defensive lineman served notice his career was nearing its end.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Discussion: Favorite Young memory For the past 14 years, the 49ers have known one constant: Bryant Young. On Wednesday, the powerfully built and highly decorated defensive lineman served notice his career was nearing its end.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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For the last 14 years, the 49ers have known one constant: Bryant Young. On Wednesday, the powerfully built and highly-decorated defensive lineman served notice his career was nearing its end.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Vote: Can the Yorks fix the 49ers? The 49ers need help. Serious help. And sitting in his office in Tampa, Fla., is a man who surely could help.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Will UNCC get a football team? It’s been debated for months, and today, we expect to hear from a committee looking into the possibility.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Speculation that 49ers vice president of player personnel Scot McCloughan could be leaving to take a front office job elsewhere was downplayed Thursday by both McCloughan and coach Mike Nolan. The Web site profootballtalk.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Coach Mike Nolan wouldn’t mind a do-over on the season. But he has no regrets about the draft-day swap with New England that landed rookie tackle Joe Staley in exchange for the 49ers’ 2008 first-round draft choice.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Speculation that 49ers vice president of player personnel Scot McCloughan could be leaving to take a front-office job elsewhere was downplayed Thursday by both McCloughan and Coach Mike Nolan.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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It’s rumor time in the NFL and Scot McCloughan, the 49ers’ vice president of personnel, took the time Thursday to deny one that had him going to Miami as general manager under new team president Bill Parcells. As the rumor goes, longtime NFL executive Ron… […]

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49ers Huddle: Magic of Shaun Hill The last quality quarterback to wear a 49ers uniform will be on the field Sunday. Wearing a Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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In his quest to be something more than a No. 3 quarterback, maybe much more, it’s six quarters down, eight to go for Shaun Hill. His heretofore empty resume now includes 1 1/2 games with the 49ers, a span in which he played more effectively and more… […]

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Soon after Shaun Hill led the 49ers past the Cincinnati Bengals in his first NFL start Saturday night, the quarterback’s agent said his mobile phone lit up with a congratulatory text message.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The last quality quarterback to wear a 49ers uniform will be on the field Sunday. Wearing a Buccaneers uniform.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Hill trying to figure in 49ers’ future plansHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The San Francisco 49ers are ready and eager to proceed with building a new stadium in Santa Clara even if they have to come up with an additional $51 million in construction costs, a team official told the Santa Clara City Council Tuesday night. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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