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San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons loaded with offensive weapons
ATLANTA — Twenty years ago, Jerry Glanville, then the goofball coach of the Atlanta Falcons, concocted a way to get under the skin of the San Francisco 49ers. Seeing as his team the year before had swept the 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, along...
Tags: Alex Smith, Baltimore Ravens, Cam Newton, Football, Mario Manningham
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49ers-Packers: Now to see if Jim Harbaugh's QB gamble pays off
Gambling isn't allowed in the NFL, but San Francisco 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh made a wager this season that would leave even the highest of high rollers weak in the knees. He replaced hot-handed quarterback Alex Smith with Colin Kaepernick, a promising...
Tags: Jim Harbaugh, Alex Smith, Green Bay Packers, Football, Mario Manningham
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NFL Week 17 preview: The NFL has gotten the end games right
Three years ago, the 14-0 Indianapolis Colts pulled Peyton Manning in the middle of their 15th game, and, instead of trying for a perfect season, coasted into the postseason with back-to-back losses. It was a prime example of the mail-it-in attitude...
Tags: Alex Smith, Jim Harbaugh, Green Bay Packers, Football, Mario Manningham
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San Francisco County piers
Candlestick Point Park Pier Overview: This plank pier is only 150 feet long. Although the views here aren't as striking as others along the bay, there is plenty to see in the 170-acre Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, including small wildlife,...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Highway Transportation, Health, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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2 more men charged in slaying of girl's alleged pimp
L.A. NOWTwo more men have been arraigned in the slaying of a known Compton gang member, the man a San Francisco couple believe was their 17-year-old daughter’s pimp. Antonio Gilton, 26, and Alfonso Williams, 35, both pleaded not guilty Thursday to...... -
Davis' Trask blanks Jesuit in baseball playoffs
The Sacramento BeeMichael Trask agonizes while watching his son pitch. He rocks, he sways, he camps out alone in his misery. On Thursday night, pop exhaled only when it was over. Matt Trask tossed a gem, and John Ariola and Trey Golston each drove in a run to pace Bee No....Tags: Sports, Baseball
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San Francisco 49ers fans feeling sentimental about Candlestick
The Contra Costa TimesBefore fans sit down to watch the 49ers at Levi's Stadium at the start of the 2014 season, what will have happened to their trusted seats at demolition-bound Candlestick Park? Those old, red and orange seats eventually will be made available for...Tags: Green Bay Packers, Football, St. Louis Rams, National Football League, Jed York
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On the Packers column
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIt's not something any coach or general manager would care to admit publically. Namely, they're responsible for a team that's gone soft and small. But some people close to Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson say the Green Bay Packers' football leaders have...Tags: Andrew Quarless, Ryan Pickett, Green Bay Packers, Mike McCarthy, Casey Hampton
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The right honey pot can be worth a pot of gold
Honey has a history going back to 2100 B.C. It is mentioned in some Babylonian writings. It was used for sweetening food, for medicine, for religious ceremonies and even as a form of money. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a special serving dish and...Tags: Tennis, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants, U.S. Open (tennis)
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Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake tour at Sun Life Stadium Aug. 16
When Jay-Z was ruling the Billboard charts in 1998 –– the year of the multiplatinum album “Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life,” and its hit singles "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" and "Can I Get A..." –– a band called...
Tags: Justin Timberlake, Citizens Bank Park, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Soldier Field, Rogers Centre
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Chan Lowe: FAU sells stadium naming rights to a prison company
The grand old names—the ones we gave to places before somebody invented “naming rights” for sports venues—can still stir the American spirit with their roughhewn poetry: Camden Yards, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Candlestick Park,...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Mitt Romney, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Fenway Park
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Kaepernick, 49ers maul Bears
SAN FRANCISCO — In 2009, the Cubs selected a strong, 6-foot-4-inch power pitcher named Colin Kaepernick in the 43rd round of the amateur baseball draft. So in some ways Kaepernick's right arm always seemed destined to disappoint Chicago one day....
Tags: Jim Harbaugh, Alex Smith, Football, NFC North, National Football League
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