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Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry, the first player with back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and nicknamed "The Jet" for his sensational speed, died Monday. He was 84.
The new San Francisco 49ers coaching staff is preparing for the offseason as if there won't be a work stoppage, even formulating playbooks without knowing exactly which players will be on the roster.
Jim Harbaugh's new coaching staff is nearly in place and he is in a full-on, head-down planning mode. His normal schedule: a half day spent on draft evaluation and the other half preparing offensive and defensive schemes.
New San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh further filled out his staff Wednesday, hiring Ed Donatell as secondary coach, Geep Chryst as quarterbacks coach and Jim Leavitt as linebackers coach.
Jim Harbaugh is the new coach of the San Francisco 49ers. The successful Stanford coach gets to remain in the Bay Area, moving to the NFL after four years with the Cardinal.
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh met well into the evening Wednesday with the San Francisco 49ers about their head coaching vacancy, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
Trent Baalke has been promoted to general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.
The San Francisco 49ers were given permission Tuesday to talk to Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson about their head coach opening.
Mike Singletary has been fired by the San Francisco 49ers after two disappointing seasons.
Vincent Jackson reminded the San Diego Chargers just what they missed during a nasty contract dispute.
Alex Smith is the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback yet again.
Donald Driver woke up with a case of food poisoning on Sunday morning, blaming it on a bad batch of spicy chicken wings. Then he gave the San Francisco 49ers' defense a play that was difficult to digest.
Ted Ginn had two long kick returns, Brian Westbrook scored on an 8-yard run in place of Frank Gore, and the San Francisco 49ers overpowered the struggling Arizona Cardinals for a 24-6 lead after three quarters on Monday night.
The inexperienced Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been waiting all season to be taken seriously. They hope a road shutout will do the trick. The NFL's youngest team is right in the thick of the NFC South title chase and making a playoff push. All it took for Tampa Bay to finally win again at Candlestick Park was a methodical, mistake-free day of football.
