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| Ohio's best? Mount Union's Kehres stands among college football's coaching giants |
Division I College Football |
08/30/2011 |
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| e most recent of the five that have taken place in what's now Miami's Sun Life Stadium, though it bore the name Joe Robbie when the NFL first played its biggest game there: Super Bowl XXIII, the last of three that Bill Walsh won as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Kehres, who took over at Mount Union in 1986 after spending 11 years as offensive coordinator, was certainly paying attention to Walsh during the architect of the West Coast offense's reign. He was so enamored by Walsh's coaching style that he ta |
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| WR Crabtree back in uniform, practicing for 49ers |
NFL Football |
08/30/2011 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Wideout Michael Crabtree is in uniform and practicing with the San Francisco 49ers for the first time this preseason. Crabtree, the 10th overall draft pick in 2009 out of Texas Tech, was activated from the physically unable to perform list Tuesday. He did a short drill with quarterback Alex Smith before moving to an individual work. A day earlier, Crabtree caught a couple dozen balls during warmups before general manager Trent Baalke stopped him. The team immediately reported the si |
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| Chargers release veteran long-snapper Binn |
NFL Football |
08/30/2011 |
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| 1 last season thanks to a hamstring injury that forced him to go on season-ending injured reserve. Binn, who had been the lone remaining player from the Chargers' 1994 team that won the AFC title and made an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX against the San Francisco 49ers, also set a franchise mark by participating in 268 total games (12 playoff contests). "I have the utmost respect for Dave and what he has accomplished," said Chargers head coach Norv Turner. "Seventeen years and 268 games in this sport is amazing. I |
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| San Francisco 49ers 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/30/2011 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The San Francisco 49ers may soon learn that consistency can go a long way. The 49ers enter this season with their fifth head coach since last making the playoffs in 2002 under Steve Mariucci. Neither Dennis Erickson nor Mike Nolan could lead the franchise beyond the regular season during their tenures, while Mike Singletary showed signs of turning the club around after he took over in 2008 before things came crashing down last year. Expected to contend for the NFC West title, the 2010 Niners in |
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| 49ers notify NFL of WR Crabtree participation |
NFL Football |
08/29/2011 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers say they have notified the NFL that wide receiver Michael Crabtree caught a couple dozen passes during warmups while still on the physically unable to perform list. Team spokesman Bob Lange says the club immediately reported the ``oversight'' to the league after it happened Monday afternoon. Crabtree, the 10th overall draft pick in 2009, has missed his third straight preseason while nursing a left foot injury. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Sunday he hopes to have |
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| Oakland Raiders 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/26/2011 |
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| agent talents to south Philadelphia to sign his name to a five-year, $60 million contract with the Eagles. And while the off-field events have many expecting the Raiders to fade to black in the shadow of new coach Jim Harbaugh and his across-the-Bay San Francisco 49ers, the first-time sideline boss in Oakland is flashing a brashness characteristic of the franchise he now leads. "We're getting ready to do something special," Jackson said. "I just feel it. Jim Harbaugh's across the Bay, Hue Jackson's on this side. I |
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| Beaten Giants fan has slight recovery setback |
MLB Baseball |
08/24/2011 |
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| cisco General Hospital have described Stow's recovery as filled with ups and downs since the March attack. He's currently in serious condition. In their posting, Stow's family also addressed the violence during Saturday's football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders. They say they had hoped Stow's story would teach people that violence at sporting events is ``unnecessary and wrong.''Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News repo |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
NFL Football Transaction |
08/24/2011 |
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| Acquired safety Taylor Mays from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice; waived running back Jonathan Williams, offensive tackle Andrew Gardner and wide receivers Landon Cox, Bart Johnson and John Standeford. |
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| Raiders QB Jason Campbell returns; Pryor a no-show |
Headlines |
08/23/2011 |
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| ntal draft a day earlier to select Pryor and were hopeful he would report soon. Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, didn't immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Campbell took a knee to the helmet during Saturday's 17-3 exhibition loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He was tested for a possible concussion and didn't practice Monday.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without |
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| New 49ers coach Harbaugh goes with QB Alex Smith |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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| s taking a big chance by giving quarterback Alex Smith a second chance. Or third, fourth or fifth chance depending who's counting. Smith has played for three different coaches and a new offensive coordinator in each of his seven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Change is all he knows. This time, he's thrilled about it. Smith's new boss, Harbaugh, is confident that he can be the one to turn the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick into a consistent winner at last when previous 49ers coaches Mike Nolan and Mik |
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