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All-Star Game voting is a little like baseball’s salary structure.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The three-point arc is being moved a foot farther from the basket — to 20 feet, nine inches — for next season, which might make it a challenge for high school players. But Everick Sullivan, EKU’s new assistant coach, said good shooters will find their comfort zone regardless.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Regy Thorpe is likely to be the next coach of the Rochester Knighthawks. He’s the obvious choice and deserves the job.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Niners sign long-time Raiders OL Barry Sims.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Football, like all sports, has its glamour positions, and fullback is not one of them. So when Vonta Leach pulls on his Houston Texans helmet this fall, whether it’s to serve as the lead blocker on a dive play or tackle a return man on kickoffs, he usually won’t get much attention.Hat tip: Yahoo! […]

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The latest football Big Board has expanded to 100 players, with Marion Barber making a bold move into the top seven.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Former Friday Football Extra standout and recent 49ers signee Dennis Haley held his second annual football camp inside Salem Stadium Friday. The kids and area coaches on hand were enjoying not only the weather, but also the chance to see their Sunday afternoon heroes up close and personal.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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FOOTBALL CAMPS..CAN BE A WHOLE LOT OF X’S AND O’S. BUT WHEN YOU ARE VESTED IN THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY YOU ARE TEACHING IN.. IT’S MORE THAN THAT. THAT’S THE CASE AT SALEM MEMORIAL STADIUM.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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OWINGS MILLS - Veteran free agent tackle Barry Sims opted to sign with the San Francisco 49ers, agreeing to terms on a two-year, incentive-laden contract after recently visiting the Ravens’ training complex.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Isaac Serwanga initially balked at the suggestion he attend Jesuit High School. “The thought of attending an all-boys private school shook me up a little,” said Isaac, who will play wide receiver and defensive back for the South team in Saturday’s 52nd Annual Optimist All-Star Football Game at American River College. […]

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Veteran offensive lineman Barry Sims agreed to a two-year free-agent deal with San Francisco.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Released by the Raiders in February, offensive lineman Barry Sims looked around the NFL for another team that would give him a shot to win playing time.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The rival San Francisco 49ers have beaten out the Rams for the services of veteran offensive lineman Barry Sims.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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In the span of a few months, the 49ers and the Raiders essentially have swapped offensive tackles that the other team didn’t want. In early March, the Raiders signed free agent Kwame Harris. Monday, the agent for ex-Raider Barry Sims said his client will sign… […]

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For years, Andrew Watson and Trevor Lucken have served as sideline inspirations for the Valley Christian and Pioneer football teams.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Gene Upshaw has his critics among NFL players, including some of the player representatives. Walt Harris, the 49ers’ cornerback and player rep, isn’t among them. He thinks the knocks on the 63-year-old executive director of NFL Players Association, including… […]

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, has died. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Veteran defensive lineman Barry Sims agreed to a two-year free-agent deal with San Francisco.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jim Schulte got his first taste of organized athletics playing junior high football for the Scottville Blues under coach Jim Lemire.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Offensive lineman Barry Sims decided today to sign with the 49ers, in part because they gave him the best chance of winning playing time.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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YOUbeQB today announced the launch of Fantasy Training Camp, a new game giving the millions of Fantasy Football players a jump on the fantasy season. In Fantasy Training Camp players become the offensive coordinator of their favorite team, create the offensive plan, see how they do against Pro football defenses, and then challenge their […]

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The longtime Beaumont resident was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10 on Monday afternoon, striking his truck head-on, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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One of the things 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz is stressing this summer sounds basic enough: He wants his quarterbacks to get rid of the football before the defense gets to them.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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To football coaches, videotape can be as precious as the Holy Grail. The late Bill Walsh used to swear that if his analysis revealed just a glimpse of a player’s potential witnessed while breaking down film in Walsh’s day it was worth pursuing the matter further even if he spied not-so-sterling tendencies on the same […]

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The Santa Clara City Council voted 6-1 late Tuesday to push back the negotiating deadline with the San Francisco 49ers on using public money to help build a football stadium in the South Bay city. The council’s move means the $916 million stadium project will… […]

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here was more to the football career of Leonard Marshall than the savage blind-side hit he leveled on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana in the 1990 NFC championship game.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10 on Monday afternoon, striking his truck head-on, according to […]

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BEAUMONT, Texas | Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, has died. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed Monday when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10, striking his truck head-on, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. […]

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Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on… […]

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Professionals and former big league stars speak to young athletes during the Legends/Sanford Sports Clinics.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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It is the rarest baseball and resides the most unusual dugout in town.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Dianabol turns 50 this year, and while U.S. trademark production has ceased, generic “methandronstenolone” remains in use by athletes worldwide. Steroid use by athletes is now widely condemned, but that was not the case in the early 1960s, particularly not in football. […]

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On first Father’s Day without dad, 49ers coach remains inspired by himHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. -Memories of the colder days were back behind the makeshift tent, next to the portable toilet.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Officials say a 49ers stadium vote will not likely happen in November.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA — Santa Clara officials announced Friday that they won’t be able to negotiate the terms of a proposed stadium deal with the San Francisco 49ers in time to place the matter before city voters on the November ballot.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The rules of “Kill the Man with the Football” aren’t complicated. You throw the ball to one of the other players, and everyone else tries to tackle him before he makes it to the other side of the yard. Win and you get to sit out a play. Lose and you find yourself face down […]

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