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The Jim Harbaugh sweepstakes keeps getting upped by the hour -- with reports that the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos are working the hard sell, as well as the University of Michigan.
The San Francisco 49ers were given permission Tuesday to talk to Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson about their head coach opening.
Vernon Davis, Ted Ginn Jr., Alex Smith, Patrick Willis—they all will be watching closely in the coming days and weeks to see what the San Francisco 49ers' future entails. Along with many others.
John Madden discusses reports that team VP Trent Baalke will be the next general manager of the 49ers, and reacts to speculation that Stanford's Jim Harbaugh is on the team's head coach list.
A person with knowledge of the situation says 49ers team president and CEO Jed York has interviewed Tony Softli as the first known candidate to fill the team's vacant general manager position.
Speculation about the future of the San Francisco 49ers misses an important point. The team's hopes of hiring a new GM and head coach may well be hamstrung by an impending NFL lockout of players.
Now that 49ers coach Mike Singletary's firing is official, the search for new leadership may have the team's legendary former owner weighing heavily on the future of the franchise.
San Francisco team president and CEO Jed York is turning to his uncle, former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., for advice on how to turn around the team.
The San Francisco 49ers are going back to Troy Smith as their starting quarterback while leaving open the possibility they might switch to Alex Smith at any time.
The San Francisco 49ers announced Thursday that a tentative deal has been struck with the city of San Francisco to keep the team playing at Candlestick Park through at least 2014.
The San Francisco 49ers are an NFL enigma. So bad one week, so good the next—and it's hard to explain exactly why.
Head coach Mike Singletary has made up his mind on who will get the call at quarterback for the 49ers' must-win game at St. Louis. He just isn't saying which Smith will be under center.
John Madden discusses the Raiders' strong second half and their victory over the Broncos, their spotless record against conference opponents, and Tim Tebow's impressive play for Denver in his first NFL start.
The San Francisco 49ers have hit the desperation stage of their season. If Seattle and St. Louis both win this weekend, the Niners' slim playoff hopes are officially gone.
John Madden says the 49ers aren't as bad as the 34-7 score would indicate in their loss to the Chargers, but not good enough to overcome in-game misfortune.
Vincent Jackson had a career-high three touchdown catches, Philip Rivers surpassed 4,000 yards passing for the third straight season and the Chargers beat Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers 34-7 on Thursday night.
John Madden recalls Bob Feller and discusses what made him one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
Alex Smith's San Francisco 49ers, only a game out of the NFC West lead despite being 5-8, and Philip Rivers' San Diego Chargers, a game off the pace in the AFC West at 7-6, meet Thursday live on KPIX-TV CBS 5 at 5 p.m.
If he continues to play like he did last week, Alex Smith could save the season for the San Francisco 49ers and also save his job with the team.
Former 49ers legend Joe Montana and ex-owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. are teaming up for a new business venture.
San Francisco staved off elimination with a commanding 40-21 win over the Seahawks on Sunday — and probably helped coach Mike Singletary's job status, too.
John Madden analyzes the weekend's pro football action.
Team President Jed York said when they were searching for this year's recipient of the Niners' Hometown Hero designation, San Bruno came up almost immediately.
A federal judge has sentenced former San Francisco 49ers star Dana Stubblefield to 90 days in jail for stealing his former girlfriend's mail.
