Big night at the plate brings Rangers closer to topMaster Tesfatsion, MLB.com The Rangers collected 14 hits in their 9-4 win over the A's on Wednesday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and moved to within two games of the top spot in the American League West. |
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Around the NFC West: A positive message1 hour ago
Around the NFC West: June 19, 2013 The San Francisco 49ers did not find room on their 2013 payroll for starters such as Delanie Walker, Dashon Goldson and Isaac Sopoaga. They traded away another recently productive player, Alex Smith, and showed no inte… |
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Giants rally to back Bumgarner's impressive outing13 hours ago
Andrew Owens, MLB.com The Giants took Wednesday's series finale against the Padres at AT&T Park thanks to a masterful performance from starter Madison Bumgarner, who threw seven sharp innings. Pinch-hitter Gregor Blanco hit a go-ahead two-run triple in a three-run sevent… |
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Warriors preparing for draft as if team has picks14 hours ago
Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers has been busy taking flights across the country and overseas, meeting with players and agents and talking to other NBA executives ahead of next week's draft. |
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Greg Roman's extension and 49ers' offense14 hours ago
The San Francisco 49ers' reported contract extension for offensive coordinator Greg Roman appears well earned. Under Roman, who arrived with coach Jim Harbaugh before the 2011 season, the team has set franchise records for offense while setting an NFL s… |
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Benches clear in second inning of Wednesday's finale16 hours ago
Corey Brock, MLB.com The benches cleared in top of the second inning on Wednesday at AT&T Park after Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner threw a pitch behind Padres first baseman Jesus Guzman. |
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Eric Branch, sfgate.com Two days after the 49ers’ loss in the 2012 NFC Championship Game, general manager Trent Baalke was surprised to stumble onto defensive tackle Justin Smith lifting weights at the team facility. Today, six days after the 49ers’ final minicamp of the offse… |
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Eric Branch, sfgate.com Niners offensive coordinator Greg Roman desperately wants to be a head coach. If he doesn’t get his wish after the 2013 season, though, he’ll presumably receive a nice paycheck to help ease the sting. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The two-year contract extension that defensive end Justin Smith signed with the 49ers is likely to be the final contract that the 33-year-old signs in the NFL. “Justin’s All-Pro contributions on the field, as well as his leadership on and off the field,… |
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Report: Niners extend Greg Roman through 201519 hours ago
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Wednesday appears to be the day that the 49ers are taking care of all family business. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that the team has extended the contract of offensive coordinator Greg Roman for two years, which means he’s locked up through … |
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Justin Smith gets two-year extension from 49ers21 hours ago
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Justin Smith was hoping this wasn’t going to be his last year with the 49ers. Consider that problem solved. According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, the 49ers signed Smith to a two-year contract extension today, which locks him up through the 2015 s… |
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Mike Oz, yahoo.com Next week, 10,000 Oakland Athletics fans will get one of the coolest bobbleheads given away this season — the Coco Crisp "lean" bobble, which shows the A's outfielder doing the "Bernie Lean" dance that became a rallying point for las… |
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Patrick Willis among 49ers with perfect attendance22 hours ago
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com There are varying degrees of voluntary when it comes to voluntary offseason workouts. And 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh even passed out perfect attendance certificates and T-shirts to the 31 of his 90 players who made every workout this spring to help unders… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh insisted that the replacement for Michael Crabtree (Achilles) would come from the current roster, it was presumed that the replacement would be a receiver. As it turns out, the Niners could be thinking about using tight end… |
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Around the NFC West: 'Salty' from defeat?Jun 19 (yesterday)
Around the NFC West: June 19, 2013 The NFC West rivalry that keeps on giving gave a little more Tuesday when Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas answered questions about San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh. Thomas, speaking on NFL Network, suggested … |
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Vogelsong has pins removed from handJun 19 (yesterday)
Andrew Owens and Chris Haft, MLB.com Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong had all five pins removed from his right hand Tuesday, which could accelerate the pace of his recovery from his fractured right pinkie. |
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Giants rally in wild eighth to snap Padres' streakJun 19 (yesterday)
Chris Haft, MLB.com Juan Perez's two-out, tiebreaking RBI single capped a two-run uprising in the eighth inning that erased a one-run deficit and lifted the Giants to a 5-4 victory over the Padres, whose seven-game winning streak dissolved. |
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Crawford exits after spraining fingers on slideJun 19 (yesterday)
Andrew Owens, MLB.com Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was taken out of Tuesday night's game against the Padres with sprained middle and index fingers on his right hand. |
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Barkevious Mingo bullish on strength of Browns defenseJun 19 (yesterday)
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With all due respect to the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears and others, Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Barkevious Mingo believes the Cleveland Browns could have the best defensive unit in the league this season. According to Mar… |
