niners' Jim Harbaugh provides example for Indy 500 team - NFL
27 May 2012, 3:12 pm
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh has a lifelong passion for auto racing, which increased when he was traded from the Chicago Bears to the Indianapolis Colts in 1994 and he was able to attend his first Indianapolis 500. Before his playing career ...

niners' Willis defends Alex Smith: 'I stand with my QB' - NFL
26 May 2012, 1:26 pm
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith won the hearts of statistically average humans everywhere this week. "I could absolutely care less on yards per game," Smith said Wednesday of his ho-hum passing totals, before arguing (quite soundly ...

niners win sixth straight sectional title - NWI.com
25 May 2012, 8:15 pm
WHEATFIELD | One pitch proved to be the difference in Andrean’s 1-0 victory over host Kankakee Valley on Friday in the championship game of the Class 3A sectional. Senior Kaitlin Barajas blasted a solo homer in the first inning, lifting the niners (24-4 ...

niners paying to keep core of team together - Scout.com
25 May 2012, 10:35 am
The 49ers are not only securing the long-term services of their star performers as they aim to build an enduring contender, they also are rewarding them with the big bucks of top-dollar contracts. Andy Lee’s new deal that makes him one of the highest ...

Panthers Jon Beason fires back on Twitter at niners Alex Smith over stats debate - CBS Sports
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
On Thursday, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith made some noise when he said that passing yards are a "totally overblown stat." He's correct to a degree (although I personally don't believe he's as correct as my colleague Clark Judge does) but what really stood ...

niners sign Pro Bowl punter Lee to extension - Abc Local Web
23 May 2012, 11:35 am
All-Pro San Francisco 49ers punter Andy Lee signed a contract extension Wednesday. Pro Bowl San Francisco 49ers punter Andy Lee signed a six-year contract extension Wednesday, the team announced. Terms weren't disclosed, but reports in the Bay Area ...

How NFL defenses might try to stop the niners offense next season - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
21 May 2012, 11:58 am
This is a companion piece to the blog I wrote yesterday on how offenses might try to attack the niners defense. I write this to start discussion. I am not giving away any secrets, not that I know any secrets. NFL teams already know these things ...

LBSU M Golf: 'niners, Chian Sit Seventh - Gazette Newspapers
19 May 2012, 4:08 am
Long Beach State fired a 3-under-par 281 in Friday's second round of the NCAA Athens Regional to move up in the standings and finish the day in a three-way tie for seventh place at the University of Georgia Golf Course. LBSU improved by 16 shots ...

'niners take Big West - Daily 49er
15 May 2012, 1:10 pm
The Long Beach State softball team beat Pacific and won its first Big West title since 2008 in front of a home crowd Saturday afternoon. Sarah Carrasco’s three-run home run in the fourth inning was all the ‘niners needed to put away Pacific ...

New niners stadium creating some Bay Area friction - NBC Sports
12 May 2012, 11:40 am
It was all confetti and shovels when the 49ers and officials in Santa Clara broke ground on a new NFL stadium.  Now, some folks in Santa Clara are feeling a bit betrayed. As Mike Rosenberg of the San Jose Mercury News explains it, the team’s ...