Smith Shows Poise, Earns Praise In 49ers Victory
Alex Smith was in a few precarious positions in his first game under Jim Harbaugh: throwing blocks, diving for a touchdown and getting a bear hug from the new San Francisco 49ers coach.
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Alex Smith was in a few precarious positions in his first game under Jim Harbaugh: throwing blocks, diving for a touchdown and getting a bear hug from the new San Francisco 49ers coach.
It was Johnson who in January 2007 helped Boise State stun 10th-ranked Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and then proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend on national television.
The San Francisco 49ers defense and special teams were both keys to San Francisco's 33-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in their opening game Sunday.
The San Francisco 49ers still are in learning mode as they prepare for Sunday's season opener, and nobody really knows what to expect from the team's new offense, except for the offensive catalyst.
John Madden talks about the U.S. Open tennis tournament and a few quarterback situations in the NFL.
After that much-publicized search for a third quarterback, Josh McCown was among 26 players released by the San Francisco 49ers to get their roster to the 53-player limit for the regular season.
The San Rafael man severely beaten at Candlestick Park during a preseason Raiders-49ers game said Friday he does not believe San Francisco police are working aggressively to find his attacker.
With Frank Gore getting the night off, Anthony Dixon capped San Francisco's first two drives with 1-yard touchdown runs and the 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers 20-17 in an exhibition finale Thursday night.
49ers Poll Question: Where will the 49ers finish this season in the NFC West standings?
The 49ers face the San Diego Chargers Thursday night at 7 p.m. on CBS 5 in the final NFL pre-season game. John Madden said the 49ers should be playing many of their projected starters.
The new NFL rule that moved kickoffs back five yards has led to a 31 percent decrease in kickoff returns in pre-season games.
Agent Jason Rosenhaus told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Frank Gore had agreed to terms on a new three-year contract extension that keeps him with the 49ers through 2014.
Wideout Michael Crabtree was in uniform Tuesday and practicing with the San Francisco 49ers for the first time this preseason.
Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis won a fan poll to grace the cover of the latest version of John Madden's popular NFL video game released Tuesday.
Veteran left tackle Joe Staley accepted a good chunk of the blame for San Francisco's problems on the offensive line in a 30-7 exhibition loss to Houston on Saturday night.
The good news is that the San Francisco 49ers game meant nothing. The bad news is that the offensive line still has issues, schematically and otherwise.
Increased enforcement at Saturday's San Francisco 49ers game following several instances of violence at Candlestick Park last weekend helped keep the battle on the gridiron.
Matt Schaub recovered after throwing an interception on the first play of the game, leading the Houston Texans on scoring drives in each of their next three series in a 30-7 exhibition rout of the rebuilding San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.
The San Francisco 49ers continue their preseason play against Houston on Saturday at 5 p.m. on KPIX-TV CBS 5. 49ers fans: What do you think of this year's team and new head coach Jim Harbaugh?
San Francisco 49ers security will ask tailgaters to leave the parking lot at Candlestick Park after kickoff under new security measures introduced by the team after fan violence marred a pre-season game with the Oakland Raiders.
What a tangled web he weaves. He hides behind a shield when the slightest wind blows. He comes out only to prey on another unsuspecting victim. He doesn't even have a name. But, Spider, as he'll be known for this tangled tale is, perhaps, Jim Harbaugh's closest friend.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has said he'll play some key backups, including QB Colin Kaepernick, against the Texans' first-string defense in Saturday's third exhibition game.
The Oakland Police Department will have more officers than usual at the Coliseum for Sunday's Raiders game because of the attacks at Candlestick last weekend, Police Chief Anthony Batts said Thursday.
