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Kaepernick, 49ers maul Bears
SAN FRANCISCO — In 2009, the Cubs selected a strong, 6-foot-4-inch power pitcher named Colin Kaepernick in the 43rd round of the amateur baseball draft. So in some ways Kaepernick's right arm always seemed destined to disappoint Chicago one day....
Tags: Aldon Smith, Lance Briggs, Sports, Kelvin Hayden, Jason Campbell
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Bidding for star-studded free agents begins Tuesday
Open season on NFL free agents starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Those who stand around with hands in their pockets will miss out on the first wave. It wouldn't be surprising to see a few free agents sign before Wednesday morning, and a dozen or so could be...Tags: Stephen Tulloch, Red Bryant, Marques Colston, Matt Forte, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Dan Pompei's NFL power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. 49ers (5): People don't want to believe this team can be this good with Alex Smith at quarterback. Believe it. 2. Patriots (3): This is what you call an overpowering offense. 3. Ravens (4): Joe Flacco was...
Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Joe Flacco, Green Bay Packers
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Pompei's NFL power rankings
1. Giants (1 last week): How would an Eli Manning-Peyton Manning Super Bowl strike you? 2. Falcons (3): When everyone was busy watching Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, Matt Ryan was the best passer in the first half of the NFL season. 3. Bears (2): Their...
Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Joe Flacco, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears
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Bears strong safety can't bite too hard at play action
The 49ers will lean on their Tank personnel (one wide receiver, two tight ends, two backs) to establish the run and set up their play-action passing game. Look for schemes that will target the Bears' eight-man defensive fronts Monday night and test the...
Tags: Delanie Walker, Sports, San Francisco 49ers, Randy Moss, Frank Gore
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Chryst is Harbaugh's right-hand man
NEW ORLEANS — When Jim Harbaugh felt Chicago's walls closing in on him during his final, fateful season as a Bears quarterback in 1993, he often sought refuge at old Halas Hall in the basement office of Geep Chryst. Chryst, the Bears' director...
Tags: Ron Rivera, Sports, Big Ten Conference, Chicago Bears, Marc Trestman
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For What It's Worth: Boston, etc.
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsI can’t help but wonder what it takes to push someone to the point where they would wantonly take innocent lives. When an act seems so senseless, how can one possibly rationalize the need for it? I consider myself a forgiving person, but it's acts...Tags: Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers, Sports, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Andy Reid
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For What It's Worth: February 28th
For What it’s Worth---February 28 -- They filed out in silence, not sure of what they’d just seen, but positive that they didn’t want to see it anymore. What a difference three days makes--- Wichita State went from 94 points scored...
Tags: Doug McDermott, Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid, National Football League, Wichita State Shockers
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For What It's Worth: February 22nd
For What it’s Worth---on this February 22 -- And to think—there was a time that I loved snow. Like many, I spent way too much time yesterday digging out of Antarctica. Fortunately, I was able to enlist the help of my just turned 14 year old...
Tags: Oklahoma State Cowboys, Sports, Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid, National Football League
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Ravens prove that late-season losses can be helpful
NEW ORLEANS -- Seeing as the NFL is a copycat league, teams naturally want to emulate the blueprint of the franchise that wins it all. So mark this down: Losing at the end of the regular season can be a good thing. That's what the champion Baltimore...
Tags: Michael Vick, John Harbaugh, Sports, Joe Flacco, Green Bay Packers
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We've seen this matchup before, and Ravens will win again
NEW ORLEANS -- The older brother will beat the younger brother again. Super Bowl XLVII will be nothing more than a repeat, at least victory wise, of the 2011 Thanksgiving Day game between the two teams when John Harbaugh's Ravens beat Jim Harbaugh's San...
Tags: John Harbaugh, Sports, Green Bay Packers, Joe Flacco, Randy Moss
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No one should forget about Doug Williams
NEW ORLEANS — Just when this week's Super Bowl celebration reaches its bourbon-fueled, Cajun-spiced peak, the football player with the most to celebrate will be leaving. On the 25th anniversary of the game in which he became the first and only...Tags: Michael Vick, Eddie Robinson, Baltimore Ravens, Sports, Donovan McNabb
Nov 19, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Feb 1, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 4, 2013
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Feb 2, 2013
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Feb 2, 2013
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