49ers' memorable challenge: Tom Brady49ers' memorable challenge: Tom Brady Defensive tackle Justin Smith, linebacker Ahmad Brooks and safety Donte Whitner are the only other defensive starters to face Brady, whose lone career appearance against the 49ers was in the final game of the 2004 s… |
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Warriors stun Heat on Green's last-second layupDec 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Draymond Green made a layup with 0.9 seconds left to give the Golden State Warriors a 97-95 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday. |
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NFC West penalty watch: Receivers cleanDec 12, 2012
San Francisco 49ers wide receivers had eight penalties last season. They have one through Week 14 this season. The single penalty for 49ers receivers jumped out when I sorted NFC West penalties by team and position for the latest "penalty watch&quo… |
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Raiders' McClain returns in backup roleDec 12, 2012
Raiders' McClain returns in backup role Raiders' McClain returns in backup role Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said middle linebacker Rolando McClain, the team's first-round pick in 2010, will be a backup and play special teams. The Raiders could have … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Randy Moss has caught 975 passes in his NFL career, but he had never caught a ball thrown as hard as the one 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick hit him with in Kaepernick’s first start. Moss said today that he suffered a finger dislocation in the 49ersâ… |
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Searching for ways to slow Tom BradyDec 12, 2012
A few thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' defense matching up against the New England Patriots' offense in Week 15: 2012 Tom Brady Passing Pressure tactics. The 49ers rely on standard pressure 80 percent of the time, tied for fifth-highest. That means … |
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Jerry McDonald , insidebayarea.com Some post practice and locker room notes before moving on to the print product . . . — Raiders coach Dennis Allen wasn’t shedding any light on the details of what went on regarding the suspension of Rolando McClain. Allen did say, however, McClain had… |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com San Francisco's AT&T Park received the third-most "check-ins" on Facebook in 2012, the social media site reported on Wednesday, and major-league ballparks accounted for seven spots on the top 10 "most checked in" list. It was a g… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The 49ers had already suspended disgruntled running back Brandon Jacobs, now they’re in the process of erasing him from the record. They’ve already given his locker to just-signed linebacker Eric Bakhtiari, taking away a reminder that he was ever ther… |
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Despite his team’s struggles, Toronto Raptors coach is still up early in the morning, working in his ‘big-boy pants’Dec 12, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com The 2012-13 Toronto Raptors are one of the tougher teams to watch in the NBA. Though the squad has been a part of a series of close losses, they don't appear to be working through contests with the same joie de vivre that a team like, say, the 2001-02 G… |
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Fully recovered McCarthy opens D-backs chapterDec 12, 2012
Steve Gilbert, MLB.com Brandon McCarthy looks to be 100 percent recovered from the injury he sustained when a line drive struck him in the head on Sept. 5, and the former A's righty is eager to get his D-backs career under way. |
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Create-a-Caption: Barry Zito and wife exercise their rights in the celebrity luxury loungeDec 12, 2012
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito made an appearance at the American Country Music Awards over the weekend with teammate Brandon Belt. Before the show, the resurgent left-hander was able to hit the celebrity gift suite with his wife Amber to play … |
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NaVorro Bowman joins PFT on NBC Sports NetworkDec 12, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The 49ers travel to New England this week for a Sunday night matchup that some will call a potential Super Bowl preview. Will 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman be one of those people? You can find out when he joins Erik Kuselias on Wednesday’s edition of … |
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Justin Kubatko, nytimes.com Golden State's early success is due in large part to their improvement on the defensive end of the floor, which has been a point of emphasis for Coach Mark Jackson. |
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McClain back on the field with RaidersDec 12, 2012
Jerry McDonald , insidebayarea.com Rolando McClain was back on the field and practicing with the Raiders Wednesday, apparently having worked out his issues with coach Dennis Allen. McClain served a two-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team after being ejected from practice … |
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Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn has some unfinished business on Sunday. Quinn lasted just a dozen plays in the Chiefs' 26-16 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 28 at Arrowhead Stadium before he missed the rest of the game because of a concussion. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Defensive tackle Richard Seymour is back on the practice field, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll be back with the Raiders for long. Seymour missed the previous five games with a hamstring injury, and has three games left on his contract with the Raider… |
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49ers place Demarcus Dobbs on injured reserveDec 12, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The San Francisco 49ers lost special teams standout Demarcus Dobbs for the rest of the season as a knee injury suffered against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday landed him on injured reserve. With Dobbs being placed on injured reserve, the 49ers had two ope… |
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Niners Put Special Teams Ace Demarcus Dobbs on IRDec 12, 2012
Matt Loede, 49ersgab.com The 49ers placed defensive end Demarcus Dobbs on injured reserve Tuesday after the special teams standout injured his right knee Sunday against the Dolphins The team had wanted to replace Dobbs with former Eagles linebacker Matt McCoy. However, McCoy di… |
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Raiders' punter Lechler could get bootedDec 12, 2012
Raiders' punter Lechler could get booted There usually isn't one caring soul - immediate family excluded - when an undrafted punter gets hurt in training camp. [...] Marquette King landing on the Raiders' injured reserve list with a foot injury definite… |
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