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Words: 49ers, singletary, coach, team, quarterback
Topics: Alex Smith, NFL, Mike Singletary, Frank Gore, Shaun Hill
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Topics: NFL, Al Davis, Alex Smith, National Basketball Association, Barry Bonds
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Articles Written by: GWEN KNAPP
The remaining drama was a showdown between Smith and himself, the first-half version vs. the second-half model, the pro-set dud vs. the shotgun-formation, spread-offense sensation.
First-Half Alex, throwing out of conservative formations, completed 3 ...
So what, then, are these stories about the tears? On a recent afternoon at the 49ers headquarters, the 51-year-old coach remembered being a kid in Houston, crying as he stood by the road outside his broken family's home, trying to envision a better ...
Every other stadium seems sterile by comparison, a world apart from the city that houses it. You absorb the character of other places before kickoff, Seattle for the Olympia Mountains framing the bay, Chicago for the architecture, Buffalo for the ...
He never guaranteed beauty. He never predicted graceful ease. He wanted a tough defense and a sturdy running game.
He also promised brute force, which has been largely absent, and in effect, pledged to make the playoffs - a vow that may be difficult ...
The box score from the game would show a 7-yard touchdown run by Best midway through the second quarter, another Heisman Trophy credential for the Bears' junior tailback. It wouldn't explain how quickly the exhilaration of seeing Best vault over an ...
Suddenly, Manning had lost his soul-mate receiver, Marvin Harrison; the head coach who had overseen a league-record six straight seasons with at least 12 wins, Tony Dungy; and two vital assistant coaches who had been with the quarterback for his ...
"Our offense is in a rut, and we have playmakers on the field. And we need to get the ball to them," the coach said, explaining his instinct." He called for Alex Smith at the start of the second half, reasoning: "Let's see what he can do in an adverse ...
It was as pragmatic as saying: "I want every child in America to get a free college education, as long as it will be put to good use and doesn't cost anybody else a dime."
It's possible that certain steroids and growth hormone could be used in safe, ...
Eight days after she underwent surgery to implant a defibrillator to treat a rare heart disorder, Rogers, 18, and her coach held a news conference to discuss her condition, which will force her to give up the sport she loves, and how someone so young ...
At some point in this drama, Crabtree might have been a smug, self-centered anarchist, holding the 49ers' season captive while trying to deface the NFL draft's unwritten salary code. But on Wednesday, he looked like a teenager beaten in a video game ...
