Giants poised to bring back AffeldtAJ Cassavell, MLB.com The Giants will reportedly ink veteran left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a three-year deal worth around $18 million. |
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Harbaugh says Smith's outlook 'positive'Nov 12, 2012
Harbaugh says Smith's outlook 'positive' Asked to speculate on the severity of Alex Smith's concussion, head coach Jim Harbaugh noted his lack of a medical degree Monday. Harbaugh didn't offer a prediction on the availability of his starting quarterback… |
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Saints next for struggling RaidersNov 12, 2012
Saints next for struggling Raiders Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said he and his staff will do everything they can to prevent a negative mind-set from taking hold. After being gashed for 278 yards on the ground by Tampa Bay, the Raiders shored up the … |
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49ers' Kaepernick is loaded for BearsNov 12, 2012
49ers' Kaepernick is loaded for Bears San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2012 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:05 p.m., Monday, November 12, 2012 Kaepernic… |
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Lions claim cornerback Pat Lee, cut Alphonso SmithNov 12, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com As the Lions continue to play musical chairs in the secondary, they’ve made yet another move at cornerback. Pat Lee, who started seven games at cornerback for the Raiders this year but was surprisingly cut on Saturday, has been claimed off waivers by th… |
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Concussed Smith threw TD with blurred visionNov 12, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith threw a 14-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of Sunday's 24-24 tie against the Rams while playing with blurred vision before coming out with a concussion. |
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Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com Several teams around the league have responded to subpar play this season by making changes among their assistant coaches. Raiders coach Dennis Allen doesn’t see the need to go that route. Allen said Monday in his weekly news conference that the evaluat… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com It’s not often that an NFL team successfully executes two fake punts in one game, but that’s what the Rams did to the 49ers on Sunday. That’s particularly galling to 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh because he says his team spent much of the last week of pr… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com A tie! Nothing brings more joy to fans of novelty, more consternation to playoff-scenario-figure-outers, or more mercy to viewers than a tie. The first in the NFL since 2008, the second in a decade, the 24-24 final score of yesterday's St. Louis-San Fra… |
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Harbaugh says Alex Smith is doing wellNov 12, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Next Monday night’s game between the Bears and the 49ers features a pair of quarterbacks who may miss the game due to concussions. One of those quarterbacks could be moving closer to playing. 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters that Alex Smith “sl… |
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Grading the Raiders from Ravens gameNov 12, 2012
Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com Here is how beat writer Jerry McDonald graded the Raiders (3-6) on their performance in a 55-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens (7-2) on Sunday: Pass offense Another prolific stat game for Carson Palmer (29 of 45, 368 yards, 2 TDs). He had a 55-yard touchd… |
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QBR ranks: Sam Bradford answers callNov 12, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sam Bradford showed Sunday what he can do when armed with a talented receiver he trusts implicitly. The St. Louis Rams' third-year quarterback completed 11 of 12 passes when targeting Danny Amendola during a 24-24 tie against the San Fr… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Another Sunday is in the books and another Monday spent making sense of everything that went down is underway. PFT Live will jump on that train Monday by looking at two of the NFC’s leading lights who wound up with unhappy results and concussed quarterb… |
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So, how far back is Seattle in NFC West?Nov 12, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The NFC West standings are tougher to calculate after the St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers played to a 24-24 tie Sunday. The 49ers lead the division at 6-2-1. The Seattle Seahawks are second at 6-4 (.600), followed by the Ar… |
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How to describe the NFL's first tie in four years? Bizarre. But through the odd plays, big mistakes and bad calls, one lesson in particular stands out, Peter King writes of Week 10. |
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Around the NFC West: Rams' fakes for realNov 12, 2012
The most painful moment for the 2011 St. Louis Rams, by far, came when the San Francisco 49ers beat them with a fake field goal for a touchdown in the Edward Jones Dome. It was not the play that cost coach Steve Spagnuolo his job, but it did punctuate a… |
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Raiders shrugged off Ravens late fake field goal TDNov 12, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The beating they absorbed from the Ravens was so profound, the Raiders couldn’t even muster indignation. In ordinary settings, the fake field goal that pushed the lead to 48-17 (it ended up 55-20) might have offended the delicate sense of fair play many… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com OK, Donovan McNabb -- you're off the hook. In November of 2008, the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals played to a 13-13 tie, and McNabb, then the Eagles' quarterback, took a great deal of heat for not knowing the rules of overtime. "I've n… |
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Photo: Pablo Sandoval supports the 49ersNov 12, 2012
Mark Townsend, yahoo.com After helping bring a second world championship in the past three seasons to the city of San Francisco, it appears World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval is making the rounds at Bay Area sporting events hoping to spread that Giants magic around a little bit. J… |
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Raiders stop the run, but not the passNov 12, 2012
Raiders stop the run, but not the pass Baltimore tight ends Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson ran wild in the open turf in the middle of the field, combing for seven catches and 126 yards and a touchdown in the first half. Linebackers Philip Wheeler and Miles… |
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Raiders report card, Nov. 11Nov 12, 2012
Raiders report card, Nov. 11 Guard Mike Brisiel continued to struggle, stepping on Carson Palmer's foot on a fourth-down play and committing three penalties. [...] it's easy to play run defense if you don't cover anybody. Phillip Adams muffed a punt and… |
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49ers beaten to the punchNov 12, 2012
49ers beaten to the punch True, this wasn't supposed to be a fair fight, but no one expected that St. Louis would play the role of bully against a defense that arrived leading the NFL by allowing only 12.9 points per game. Trailing by two touchdowns, 49… |
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