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Q & A: Why the Last Two Minutes of the 49ers Game Was Historic
Vernon Davis #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after his touchdown with Michael Crabtree #15 against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Divisional playoff game at Candlestick Park on January...
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Giants Beat 49ers in OT, Head to Super Bowl
Alex Smith #11 of the San Francisco 49ers stands with head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers during the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game against the New York Giants at...
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Photos and Video: New Cal Structure Is Not Your Grandfather's Stadium
Old on the outside, new on the inside, Berkeley's California Memorial Stadium still resembles the Roman Colosseum while offering features that no one dreamed of at its 1923 inauguration. Designers...
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AP: Cal Fires Football Coach Jeff Tedford
By Josh Dubow BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Coach Jeff Tedford was fired on Tuesday after 11 seasons at California that began with great promise and ended with a disappointing run of mediocrity. Jeff Tedford...
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Cal Hires Sonny Dykes as New Coach
Sonny Dykes protests a call against Louisiana Tech in September. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)The new football coach for the University of California, Berkeley promised on Thursday to "turn this program...
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Stanford Wins First Rose Bowl Since 1972; Where to Watch a Replay
Congrats to the Stanford Cardinal, which earned its first Rose Bowl title in four decades on Tuesday with a 20-14 win over Wisconsin. You can check out an annotated replay of the game by logging into...
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Relationship Between Notre Dame Star Manti Te’o and Stanford Student Called a...
Manti Te'o before the 2013 National Championship Game. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images. UPDATE 6:58 p.m.: In a weird twist on this story, someone this afternoon Tweeted from @LennayKay, the Twitter...
View ArticleRay Guy, Oakland Raiders Punter, Elected to Hall of Fame
Some great news for Oakland Raiders fans who have suffered through a couple of very bleak seasons, and a reminder for the rest of us of the team’s storied past: Ray Guy, who became the first punter...
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Players Wanted: New Football League Based on Crazy Piedmont High Offense
So what is the A11FL, you probably have not been asking yourself. Steve Humphries, co-founder of the A11FL, at the official announcement in San Francisco of the 2015 inaugural season. (Isabel...
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Ads Say ‘No More’ To Domestic Violence, But Will Audience Listen?
NFL games remain among the most popular television programs in America, but this has been a disastrous season for the league’s brand. When footage from an elevator video of Baltimore Ravens running...
View ArticlePlay Explores What It Means to Be a Fan of a Violent Game
Former 49ers player Dwight Hicks (left) rehearses at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre for the upcoming show X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story). The play examines American passion for a dangerous sport....
View ArticleMeet Your New Favorite Niner: Former Rugby Star Jarryd Hayne
It’s been a rough year or so for the San Francisco 49ers, both on and off the field. The team suffered through a disappointing 8-8 record last season. Then, the turmoil continued throughout this...
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Bay Area Begins Countdown to Super Bowl 50
Football fans flocked to San Francisco Wednesday as the Embarcadero was transformed into a football amusement park as part of the NFL Kickoff to 50 Celebration, highlighting the start of the 2015-16...
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Two Weeks for Two Teams: A Look at the Odds for the Raiders and 49ers
For the first time in years, there is parity in the world of Bay Area pro football. Sadly, it is not because both the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are top-notch NFL teams. Instead, after two...
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A Blind Football Player Joins His USC Heroes on the Field
Like most freshmen at the University of Southern California, 18-year-old Jake Olson is learning to navigate the large campus. So is his guide dog, Quebec, a smiling golden Lab. “We’re a team,” Olson...
View ArticleRelocation Watch: Raiders Staying in Oakland, For Now
Update, 9:15 p.m. Tuesday: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released the following statement on Twitter Tuesday night: “We are pleased to have additional time to work with the Raiders and the NFL to build a...
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St. Louis Fans’ Ire, and Other Reactions to the Rams’ Move to L.A.
News that the NFL’s owners approved a plan to move the St. Louis Rams back to Los Angeles next season is causing excitement in California — and bitter dismay in St. Louis, where fans and officials...
View ArticleOakland Raiders Icon Ken Stabler Suffered ‘Quite Severe’ Brain Damage
BOSTON — Medical researchers have diagnosed former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, the late NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner who is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with the brain...
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Ken Stabler’s Longtime Partner Not Surprised by CTE Findings
Update Monday 10:25 a.m. On Saturday night, Ken Stabler’s family learned that the former Raiders quarterback has been selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Stabler joins seven other football...
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Symphony Plays Music From NFL Films, Set to Football Highlight Reels
There were a lot of bros in sports jerseys at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, carrying bottles of beer by the neck. A few passed a pint of Jack Daniels around as the chimes rang in...
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