Aldon Smith Thankful For New Start, More Playoffs
Aldon Smith appreciates these playoffs a little more. After a 5-game absence to undergo treatment for substance abuse, his top goal now is to return to the dominant defender he used to be a year ago.
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Aldon Smith appreciates these playoffs a little more. After a 5-game absence to undergo treatment for substance abuse, his top goal now is to return to the dominant defender he used to be a year ago.
Every game this weekend has fascinating plots, from Cincinnati trying to break their playoff futility to the Frozen Tundra earning its sobriquet with a 30-below wind chill expected Sunday.
They'll be playing away from home on Lambeau Field's frozen tundra, but John Madden likes the 49ers in Sunday's first round NFC playoff game against the Packers.
Dueling football teams mean dueling anchor teams as morning crews from KPIX 5 in San Francisco and Green Bay's Local 5 place bets on the outcome of Sunday's NFL play-off game between the 49ers and Packers.
It's expected to be one of the coldest weather games in NFL history when the 49ers meet the Packers in Green Bay Sunday. "At some point, you just have to go play," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
The Green Bay Packers have had trouble stopping the 49ers in their last two meetings. Now they have to try and beat them in the playoffs while facing injury issues on defense.
The fact that both teams could be without a key defensive player this Sunday when the 49ers and Packers play is not good. While Green Bay already knows their fate, San Francisco is hoping and waiting that they will not be without Carlos Rogers.
Seattle has already faced, and beaten, both the Saints and 49ers this season but not the Packers. Does the unknown help or hurt a team in the Playoffs?
Last year, the 49ers made an improbable run to the Super Bowl, before falling one play short of reaching the ultimate team goal. They lost to the Baltimore Ravens, a more experienced team that rode momentum all the way to a Championship. This year it's San Francisco who fits this description and unlike last year, the Niners have everything in place to get past the rest of the NFC.
Freezing temperatures are expected at Green Bay's Lambeau Field for the 49ers-Packers playoff game Sunday. John Madden said that's good news for the Packers. "You don't get used to cold," Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
The Green Bay Packers pulled off a huge win to make the playoffs, but now they have to face off with the San Francisco 49ers. They will have to work to prevent a repeat of what happened when these two met last season.
Two of the NFL's most decorated franchises will meet this Sunday when the Packers and 49ers meet in a NFC Wild Card matchup. The winner will move on in the playoffs, while the loser will face a disappointing end to a season that started with much higher aspirations.
They scored only six points in the second half, but the 49ers prevailed at the end to beat the Cardinals 23-20 in Arizona Sunday. "I was impressed with how hard (the 49ers) played," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
In their final game of the regular season, the 49ers beat a Cardinal team that was playing for their playoff lives. In a game that they had to win, Arizona put up a valiant effort, but could not beat a San Francisco team that enter the playoffs on a 6 game winning streak.
Phil Dawson kicked a 40-yard field goal as the game ended to lift the 49ers to a 23-20 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday, giving the Niners the NFC's No. 5 playoff seed.
The NFL revealed Friday that the Chiefs and 49ers each had eight players voted into the Pro Bowl, including running backs Jamaal Charles of Kansas City and Frank Gore of San Francisco.
Asomugha formally announced his retirement Friday at the Oakland Raiders' headquarters, ending his 11-year career at the place he had his most success.
The 49ers could still win the NFC West if they beat the Cardinals and the Rams beat the Seahawks in Seattle Sunday. "(A Rams win in Seattle) is a long shot," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
In the regular season finale, the Cardinals and 49ers are both dealing with multiple injuries. However, only Arizona has any concerns about the availability of one of their key players.
The last game played at Candlestick Park lived up to expectations. The contest had it all, and was an exciting, memorable end to a stadium that has treated fans to countless thrilling moments in the past. The game produced a finish and player that will never be forgotten in San Francisco.
The Oakland Raiders have never been worse in franchise history, and for a team that used to pride itself on its winning ways, it's been a long time since the Raiders have won anything.
In the last game of the season the 49ers and Cardinals will meet in a game that means something for each team. The two are playing well and with plenty on the line will fight for a win until the final whistle.
In the San Francisco 49ers regular season swan song of Candlestick Park Monday night, at least one person was hurt and several others were arrested, a police sergeant said.
Despite a pair of earlier two-game skids, they still have a chance at another NFC West crown, if all goes right in Week 17. Not too far off from the way they hoped it would go down the December stretch.
A ticket to the game of a lifetime at Candlestick Park ended with the theft of a lifetime memory, just days before Christmas. As Stephen Schilling leapt to his feet to cheer the game-winning interception that sent the 49ers to the playoffs Monday night, a thief ripped a family heirloom off the back of his stadium seat, and snuck away into the roar of the crowd.
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
Three people died after their car went off cliff on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Monday night, authorities said.
Westbound Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada is blocked after a big rig hauling pigs overturned late Monday night in Placer County.
Iran insists there are no plans for inspections of its bombed nuclear sites, but Trump says Tehran "fully and completely" agreed to let inspectors return.
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The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
Three people died after their car went off cliff on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Monday night, authorities said.
Westbound Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada is blocked after a big rig hauling pigs overturned late Monday night in Placer County.
With Algeria playing a World Cup match in Santa Clara, Bahloul expected more customers, but didn't expect to run out of food.
Two people were killed and a child was injured in a shooting inside a library in Chico on Monday, officials said.
With Algeria playing a World Cup match in Santa Clara, Bahloul expected more customers, but didn't expect to run out of food.
The restaurant has been open for the past four years, and had received many accolades, including making it on the list of Bon Appetit's best restaurants in the U.S.
Two people were rescued off a cliff near the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday afternoon after authorities said they ignored the dangers of hiking in the area.
On a breezy pier overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a growing group of women are discovering that the rewards of crabbing extend far beyond what ends up in a bucket.
A person died Monday morning after being struck by a Caltrain train, the train operator told passengers.
In the special primary election, voters advanced state Sen. Aisha Wahab and Bay Area Rapid Transit Director Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term.
A person on the tracks was hit by a BART train at the Walnut Creek station Monday morning and escaped major injury, authorities said.
A search for a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted kidnapping near the Hayward DMV on Friday is underway.
An brush fire in Hayward on Friday afternoon burned some 25 acres before firefighters stopped its progress, authorities said.
Earlier this week, T'Chaka had its door smashed, leaving pieces of glass scattered on the dining room floor. But it didn't take long for the community to respond and help a local business.
Three people died after their car went off cliff on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Monday night, authorities said.
A memorial statue at the San Jose Vietnamese Heritage Garden was recovered on Sunday, police said.
As World Cup fever builds toward a July 1 match in Santa Clara, one Milpitas family is already three generations deep in soccer love.
A man was charged with homicide Wednesday after a high-speed police chase that began in Santa Clara and ended in a fatal crash in San Jose, authorities said.
The lawsuit alleges unlawful euthanasia practices, poor animal care and violations of public records laws at the San Jose's animal shelter.
Frenchie's Owner Morgan Gray, a sommelier who has worked in the wine and hospitality industry for years, said downtown Santa Rosa offered the right mix of affordability and character for her first small business.
A former officer for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was convicted of child sex crimes in Napa involving three family members after an eight-day trial, prosecutors announced Thursday.
A vehicie struck and killed an elderly pedestrian in Fairfax earlier this week, authorities said.
Around 12:30 p.m., an officer patrolling near the Novato Fair shopping center spotted a man he believed was acting erratically and may be under the influence of drugs, police said.
A deer fawn was rescued on Wednesday from an outdoor wire dog crate at a Sonoma County home, authorities said.
Lie Crescini isn't your average Golden State Valkyries fan.
Jackie Young scored 21 points and A'Ja Wilson added 19 points and nine rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces cruise to a 92-73 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday.
Max Meyer allowed two runs in five innings to win his eighth consecutive decision to start the season and Heriberto Hernández homered as the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 for their seventh straight home victory.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
The fallout over the opposition by a handful of San Francisco Giants players against the team's Pride Night celebrations has prompted an investigation of Major League Baseball by the Trump administration.
Two people were killed and a child was injured in a shooting inside a library in Chico on Monday, officials said.
Authorities believe two ransom notes addressed to Nancy Guthrie's family — including a note that said she had died — were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted her.
A memorial statue at the San Jose Vietnamese Heritage Garden was recovered on Sunday, police said.
A search for a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted kidnapping near the Hayward DMV on Friday is underway.
A man was charged with homicide Wednesday after a high-speed police chase that began in Santa Clara and ended in a fatal crash in San Jose, authorities said.
The recall follows multiple incidents in which Waymo robotaxis drove past ramp-closure signs and into freeway construction zones.
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Grocery sales at two Target stores in San Jose were halted over the past week, after health inspectors found evidence of rodent infestations.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
In the special primary election, voters advanced state Sen. Aisha Wahab and Bay Area Rapid Transit Director Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term.
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the administration violated the law when it created a centralized database of Americans' personal records.
A Trump administration plan would charge legal immigrants seeking citizenship $570 more in application fees while eliminating waivers and fee reductions for low-income applicants.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
The fallout over the opposition by a handful of San Francisco Giants players against the team's Pride Night celebrations has prompted an investigation of Major League Baseball by the Trump administration.
Major League Baseball has warned players about writing on their uniforms after San Francisco starter Landen Roupp and two other pitchers added Bible verses to their Pride Night caps on Friday night.
Many LGBTQ+ Pride events across the country have had to scale back or even cancel due to political and financial reasons. San Francisco was on the brink. Kara St. Cyr reports.
In one of the most competitive real estate markets in America, a San Francisco real estate agent dons fabulous drag to help promote homes for sale. Itay Hod reports.
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into four California school districts over policies pertaining to the instruction of gender and sexual orientation.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
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A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
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Meteorologist Jessica Burch breaks down this week's forecast: this morning's fog cover is set to clear up this afternoon in the inland areas of the Bay, but the coasts will remain cool and cloudy today.
Kevin Ko reports on a business that is thriving thanks to Team Algeria's World Cup matches.
Kenny Choi reports on a new business opening in Santa Rosa.
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Kevin Ko reports on how Pride House SF is bringing together the LGBTQ community.
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