Pagan and Giants reach four-year dealSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Francisco Giants and free agent center fielder Angel Pagan have reached agreement on a four-year contract. |
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After Day 1 of the winter meetings, what did we learn? The cost of an outfielder varies greatly, the Yankees' plans have been altered and there's a starter stalemate, says Joe Lemire. |
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Jane Lee, MLB.com A's general manager Billy Beane is adamant about keeping all of his starting pitchers rather than dangling them as trade bait. The plan, as it currently stands, is similar in regard to his surplus of outfielders, and manager Bob Melvin expects all to be… |
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Questions remain after latest Akers missDec 3, 2012
Questions remain after latest Akers miss Make a 51-yard field goal in overtime, salvage an important victory, momentarily put to rest questions about his subpar season and uncertain health. Head coach Jim Harbaugh called it a search for "Plan B&quo… |
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Kaepernick showed mettle after mistakesDec 3, 2012
Kaepernick showed mettle after mistakes The 49ers are one of the NFC's strongest teams, absolutely, but the line separating them from the middle of the pack is thin - as Sunday's overtime loss to the Rams vividly illustrated. Asked if he still "fel… |
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Greg Knapp, Jason Tarver face mediaDec 3, 2012
Greg Knapp, Jason Tarver face media Greg Knapp, the team's offensive coordinator, and Jason Tarver, the defensive coordinator, must realize they are on the hot seat with four games left. Knapp was up first Monday, and he had to explain the decision to g… |
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A's well-armed to continue run of successDec 3, 2012
Mike Bauman, MLB.com How can the Oakland Athletics stage a suitable encore of their amazing 2012 season? The literal answer to that comes in three parts -- pitching, pitching and pitching. |
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Rams' deep passing game not key vs. 49ersDec 3, 2012
This item is a followup to one titled, "Rams' deep passing game key vs. 49ers". The headline from last week obviously appeared in error. The correct one would have read, "Recovering botched pitch, forcing disputed grounding call and makin… |
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Marlins trying to deal recently acquired EscobarDec 3, 2012
Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Yunel Escobar's tenure with the Marlins may be shorter than expected. According to an MLB source, Miami is actively shopping the 30-year-old infielder. At least two teams have been in contact with the Marlins, with one believed to be the A's. |
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Giants unveil 37-game Spring Training slateDec 3, 2012
Chris Haft, MLB.com Variety highlights the Giants' 2013 exhibition schedule announced Monday, as the World Series champions will face each of their Cactus League brethren at least once at home. |
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Harbaugh: Kaepernick still Niners' starting QBDec 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Jim Harbaugh watched how Colin Kaepernick handled himself when things didn't go right for the San Francisco 49ers, and that told the coach plenty more about his second-year quarterback with all of three NFL starts to his name. |
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Raiders prepare for Broncos without coach AllenDec 3, 2012
Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com Raiders head coach Dennis Allen made it to the Dallas area soon after his team’s loss against the Browns so that he can spend time with his ailing father. Allen is expected to rejoin the Raiders on Wednesday night, in time for their game against the Den… |
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Silver linings: 49ers at RamsDec 3, 2012
The facts: The San Francisco 49ers fell to 8-3-1 with a 16-13 overtime road defeat to the St. Louis Rams. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. Aldon Smith's sack gave him 17.5 for the season, tying Fred Dean's franchi… |
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Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com Beat writer Jerry McDonald graded the Raiders off their performance against the Cleveland Browns in a 20-17 defeat at the Coliseum: Pass offense Once more, Carson Palmer had a big yardage day (34 of 54, 351 yards, 2 TDs) but had a lethal interception by… |
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Giants agree to four-year deal to keep PaganDec 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The San Francisco Giants and free agent center fielder Angel Pagan have reached agreement on a four-year contract. |
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Colin Kaepernick will start again for 49ersDec 3, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Not every team in the league is having a hard time deciding who will start for them at quarterback in Week 14. 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed Monday that there is no change at quarterback coming in the wake of San Francisco’s 16-13 overtime loss to … |
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David Brown, yahoo.com We kept a running list of trades and signings that went down during the winter meetings. Thanks for reading and come back for more signings and trades as the offseason continues! Thursday Twins send Ben Revere to Phillies for Vance Worley, Trevor May Fo… |
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Oakland Raiders: Moving OnDec 3, 2012
Here are some areas the Oakland Raiders need to focus on after a 20-17 home loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday: Recap: The Raiders’ season took another miserable turn Sunday as they lost at home to the 4-8 Browns. The Raiders (3-9) have lost five st… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Sunday’s game between the Rams and 49ers looked like an attempt the recreate their tie from earlier in the season, right up until the point the Rams won it in overtime. The 16-13 victory leaves the Rams with a 5-6-1 record and a lot of confidence as the… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Panthers are playing a lot of big games down the stretch. At least if you’re an NFL draft junkie. While we spend most of our time in December dissecting the teams in the playoff hunt, we’ll also spend some of our time looking at the teams racing t… |
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A cloud hangs over Kansas City, but for three hours the Chiefs found escape. Peter King goes inside their inspired win with the coach who bravely led his team through the sorrow. |
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Around the NFC West: 49ers key pointsDec 3, 2012
Let's get right to the key points for the San Francisco 49ers following their 16-13 overtime defeat to the St. Louis Rams in Week 13: The fumble: The play call was questionable, the snap was low, the defense was in prime position, the young quarterback … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com I need to press pause on the flow of morning-after news and nuggets and takes and whatever to applaud, and perhaps curse, MDS for an uncanny run of spot-on predictions. Though I still hold the lead in our season-to-date picks contest by three games, wha… |
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Around the NFC West: Where Rams standDec 3, 2012
With four games to play, the St. Louis Rams stand 1.5 games behind Seattle for the sixth and final playoff spot in the NFC. The Rams can feel great about that after knocking off the division-leading San Francisco 49ers by a 16-13 score in overtime Sunda… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com All of a sudden, visions of an otherwise forgettable Orlando-Golden State game last season jumped out to us during the Magic’s stunning win over the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday night. When it became clear Dwight Howard was going to be fouled by his … |
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Grading the Raiders against ClevelandDec 3, 2012
Grading the Raiders against Cleveland Carson Palmer got the offense going a little bit with the no-huddle but was plagued by receivers' drops and then by a really bad pass that was intercepted early in the fourth quarter. Dennis Allen was understandably… |
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3 Raiders leave game with concussionsDec 3, 2012
3 Raiders leave game with concussions Adams replaced starting cornerback Ron Bartell after Bartell got beat deep on Josh Gordon's 44-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. Tight end Brandon Myers tied Tim Brown's team record with 14 catches, and hi… |
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