| |
| Ginn, Goldson and Willis questionable for NFC Championship |
NFL Football |
01/20/2012 |
| |
| and linebacker Patrick Willis are listed as questionable for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the New York Giants. Ginn has not practiced all week after being knocked out in the second quarter of Saturday's divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints with a right knee injury. Goldson left in the third quarter of Saturday's game with an ankle injury. He did not practice on Wednesday and was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday. Willis did not practice on Thursday and was a limited partici |
|
| |
| Report: Saints hire Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/19/2012 |
| |
| Metairie, LA (BettingExpress) - The New Orleans Saints have decided on Steve Spagnuolo as their next defensive coordinator, according to a report by FOX's Jay Glazer. Spagnuolo spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams, but was fired on January 2 after completing a dismal 2-14 campaign. He finished his brief tenure with a mark of 10-38. The Rams were 1-15 in his first year, then took a big step forward at 7-9 in 2010 before regressing this season. This year's team was expected to conte |
|
| |
| The long-last vindication of Alex Smith |
NFL Football |
01/16/2012 |
| |
| ss of 2006 -- teamed up to create one of the most dramatic events for a franchise renowned for producing periods of postseason poignancy. The 14-yard connection that capped San Francisco's heart-stopping 36-32 win over the more publicly-acknowledged New Orleans Saints in Sunday's NFC Divisional Playoffs should also serve as the play that shatters the dreaded stigma that Smith has been forced to bear all throughout his star-crossed tenure as a professional. Clearly galvanized by Harbaugh's positive energy -- a com |
|
| |
| NFL Playoff Game Capsules |
NFL Football |
01/15/2012 |
| |
| San Francisco, CA (BettingExpress) - Vernon Davis scored on a 14-yard catch with nine seconds remaining Saturday, lifting the San Francisco 49ers to a 36-32 win over the New Orleans Saints and capping a breathless finish in the NFL's first divisional round game of the weekend. It was the third touchdown scored in the last 2:11 of the game, coming after Alex Smith's 28-yard bootleg gave the 49ers a 29-24 lead and Jimmy Graham's 66-yard catch put the Saints ahead 32-29. The play to Davis worked to perfection, as h |
|
| |
| 49ers beat Saints in wild finish |
NFL Football |
01/14/2012 |
| |
| ith's pinpoint pass still in his hands Saturday, he delivered the San Francisco 49ers something they hadn't tasted in nine years. Playoff victory. Davis scored on a 14-yard catch with nine seconds remaining, lifting the 49ers to a 36-32 win over the New Orleans Saints and capping a breathless finish in the NFL's first divisional round game of the weekend. It was the third touchdown scored in the last 2:11 of the game, coming after Smith's 28-yard bootleg gave the 49ers a 29-24 lead and Jimmy Graham's 66- yard cat |
|
| |
| NFL Inactives (Saturday, January 14, 2012) |
NFL Football |
01/14/2012 |
| |
| - WR Eric Decker, TE Julius Thomas, T Ryan Harris, DE Derrick Harvey, LB Mike Mohamed, S Brian Dawkins, LS Lonie Paxton Patriots - QB Ryan Mallett, RB Shane Vereen, T Sebastian Vollmer, G Donald Thomas, DT Ron Brace, LB Gary Guyton, CB Nathan Jones NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 4:30 P.M. (ET) Saints - WR Lance Moore, CB Leigh Torrence, LB Nate Bussey, G Eric Olsen, TE John Gilmore, TE Torey Humphrey, DE Turk McBride 49ers - QB Scott Tolzien, WR Joe Hastings, CB Shawntae Spencer, TE Delanie Walker, G |
|
| |
| Saints' Lance Moore out vs. 49ers |
NFL Football |
01/13/2012 |
| |
| San Francisco, CA (BettingExpress) - New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore has been ruled out for Saturday's NFC Divisional Round matchup against the 49ers. Moore (hamstring) also missed last week's Wild Card win over the Detroit Lions. He has caught 52 passes for 627 yards and eight touchdowns in 14 games this season. Tight end John Gilmore (toe) has also been ruled out for Saturday, while linebacker Jonathan Casillas (knee) is listed as questionable. Safety Roman Harper (ankle), linebacker Jonathan Vilm |
|
| |
| Stingy 49ers try to shut down soaring Saints in playoff return |
NFL Football |
01/12/2012 |
| |
| izzas and watched last weekend's playoff games at the team's facility before discovering who their opponent would be Saturday afternoon at Candlestick Park. San Francisco will now try not to get sliced in eight different ways when Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints come to town for an NFC Divisional Round showdown. The 49ers captured the NFC's No. 2 seed and a first-round bye heading into their first postseason appearance in nine years, thanks to a 13-3 record in the regular season and the franchise's first NF |
|
| |
| Niners, Giants could be this year's party crashers |
NFL Football |
01/12/2012 |
| |
| ople this coming weekend. Because unless you're a die-hard backer of the Bay Area's representative in the 2011 playoffs, or you bleed New York Giants blue, chances are you're pulling hard for the blockbuster matchup between the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints to come to fruition. And why not? The Packers and Saints are universally regarded as being the best two teams of this year's NFC crop (if not the entire NFL), have won the last two Super Bowls, possess arguably the top two quarterbacks on the planet |
|
| |
| SE Louisiana to get former Superdome turf |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/09/2012 |
| |
| The stadium's first turf upgrade since the return of football to Southeastern Louisiana in 2003 is expected to be completed by March. The project includes removal of the existing turf and track and installation of the new turf, which was used by the New Orleans Saints and Tulane University for one year in 2010 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. "Obtaining this like-new turf from the Superdome is a great opportunity to get professional grade turf of the highest quality at a greatly reduced price," Southeastern athlet |
|
| |
