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Eric Mangini a Coach-In-Waiting for San Francisco 49ers?The San Francisco 49ers are so serious about the 2013-14 NFL season that they managed to pry NFL analyst and former head coach Eric Mangini from the grasps of ESPN to take a low-profile senior offensive consultant job with the team.
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Will This Be A.J. Jenkins’ Breakout Year with the 49ers?A.J. Jenkins had zero catches and was targeted once in 2012, so are there really any expectations for the second-year wide out?
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San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl Hopes Take Large Hit with Crabtree InjuryThere is arguably not a worse injury that could have hit the San Francisco 49ers entering next season. Michael Crabtree was the most consistent and reliable weapon on offense, and San Francisco will not be able to replace that from within.
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Dilemma Brewing in San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl 50 NodThe 49ers’ currently constructed stadium landed Super Bowl L on Tuesday, continuing the trend of 49ers’ success over the past couple years on their way to the top of the NFL food chain. The 49ers are good at everything right now.
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Who Will Return Kicks for the 49ers This Season?San Francisco is arguably the NFL’s most well rounded team, but it is the question of kick returner that has seemed to draw the most attention in the past week.
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Predicting the First-Year Stats of the 49ers’ 2013 Rookie ClassIt appears like the San Francisco 49ers will have at least four rookies on their 53-man roster to start the season.
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49ers’ Marcus Lattimore is Steal of 2013 NFL DraftMarcus Lattimore has all the makings of a draft-day steal, and the 49ers were fortunate to acquire him on Day 3 of the 2013 NFL draft.
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49ers Did Not Get Their Man, but Eric Reid Will Thrive in San FranciscoAccording to head coach Jim Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers got the player they had wanted all along in safety Eric Reid.
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49ers Trading Up: Players San Francisco Could Be Targeting in 2013 NFL DraftWhether they will be moving up or moving down in Thursday’s start to the 2013 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers will be active.
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Is Charles Woodson the 49ers’ Fallback Plan at Safety?If the San Francisco 49ers are “still interested” in free agent Charles Woodson, he will only be a fallback option for the team.
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49ers Eyeing Contract Extension for Mike Iupati?If there is a point in the San Francisco 49ers’ recent history from which it turned around a 6-10 team in 2010 to a 11-4 team and back-to-back NFC champions in 2012, it was the 2010 NFL Draft.
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No Risk, Huge Reward for 49ers in Signing of Nnamdi AsomughaZero risk and a huge upside as the 49ers head into the 2013-14 NFL season with added depth to a cornerback group that will be out for something to prove next season with Asomugha.
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NFL Trade Rumors: San Francisco 49ers Acquire QB Colt McCoyThe 49ers have acquired McCoy in exchange for late-round picks in the upcoming 2013 NFL draft.
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Will the 49ers Trade Up in the First Round of the 2013 NFL Draft?With so many draft picks heading into the 2013 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers must be thinking about trading up, trading down and preparing for a season in which many holes still need to be filled.
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Analyzing the First Two Rounds of the 49ers’ 2013 NFL DraftEven with the offseason trades in which the 49ers acquired wide receiver Anquan Boldin and departed with backup quarterback Alex Smith, the 49ers still have 14 selections to make on April 25.
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Why 49ers’ Acquisition of Anquan Boldin Hurts Michael Crabtree in the Long RunAnquan Boldin's addition to the 49ers' offense will both help and hurt former No. 1 target Michael Crabtree this season.
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San Francisco 49ers Should Not Overreact to Seahawks’ Acquisition of Percy HarvinThe 49ers will make moves this offseason, but it should not be for the big-money players that could risk several more seasons of success resulting from the Seahawks' acquisition of Percy Harvin.
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Revis, Abraham and the San Francisco 49ers’ Reported Interests This OffseasonThe 49ers will not be taking a back seat this offseason, after reaching the Super Bowl last season, and a big free agent period starting on March 12 can be fully expected.
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Dashon Goldson Re-Signing with 49ers Still Possible, but Not LikelyDashon Goldson has officially embarked on free agency, but there is still hope for him re-signing back in San Francisco.
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San Francisco 49ers Should Not Trade for Darrelle RevisThere are more cons than pros when it comes to Darrelle Revis playing in red and gold next season.
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Kansas City Chiefs Are Favorites to Land 49ers’ Alex SmithAlex Smith will be on the move this offseason, and it appears the Chiefs are the front-runners to acquire his services.
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Is Releasing Alex Smith the Likeliest Scenario for the San Francisco 49ers?The 49ers have several options when it comes to dealing with Alex Smith this offseason.
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Exploring the San Francisco 49ers’ Offseason Priority ListThe 49ers have a lot of work to do this offseason if they intend on returning to the Super Bowl next season.
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Reasons Why 49ers’ Alex Smith is Not Drawing Interest from NFL TeamsNFL teams' reported lack of interest in Alex Smith has put the 49ers in a tough position entering free agency.
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New Eagles Hire Tom Gamble was Big Part of 49ers’ SuccessThe 49ers' recent success has been thanks to several members of the organization, but Tom Gamble's talent evaluation laid the foundation for many years of winning in San Francisco.
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San Francisco 49ers Have Best Chance of Acquiring Percy HarvinPercy Harvin is reportedly on the trading block, and the 49ers have all the pieces necessary to land the versatile wide receiver.
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Re-Signing Dashon Goldson Should Be San Francisco 49ers’ Top Priority This OffseasonDashon Goldson is a free agent this offseason, and it would behoove the 49ers to re-sign the First Team All-Pro safety and one of the team's most consistent players.
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San Jose Sharks: 5 Players that Need to Step Their Game UpThe San Jose Sharks have officially clicked as a team, after a 5-1 east coast road trip has revived this team's very early season blunders.
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San Francisco 49ers Have Much to Prove If They Want to Be Super Bowl ContendersIf there is one thing we have learned this far into the NFL season, it is that Jim Harbaugh is a genius and all others are less than him.
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San Francisco 49ers Vs. Cleveland Browns Preview & PredictionsThe Week 8 match-up of the 49ers (5-1) and Browns (3-3) has "comebacks" as a part of its storyline.
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San Jose Sharks: 5 Players Projected for Big Seasons so FarThe San Jose Sharks are not off to the most ideal start at 3-3-0 through the first two weeks of the season. However, we can still get a good look of how this team will fair come mid-season and further.
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Composure and Resilience Define Jim Harbaugh's Impact on San Francisco 49ersForget the infamous Jim Harbaugh/Jim Schwartz postgame scuffle. Forget Schwartz' comments before the game. Forget Harbaugh's over-celebratory postgame handshake to a Lions coach that was clearly not in the mood.
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San Francisco 49ers Vs. Detroit Lions Preview & PredictionsAs far as i am concerned, if you picked the 49ers and Lions as the game of the season thus far in Week 5, you are a lying liar.
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San Jose Sharks: What We Learned in First Game of the SeasonI don't mean to play off of the unoriginal use of "What did we learn today," which is so overplayed, but there is something to say about seeing the Sharks for the first time this season on TV, in the starting lines and in front of fired up fans.
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San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions Have Taken Similar Roads to Week 6 ShowdownWhen the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions clash this weekend at Ford Field, it will be arguably the game of the NFL season so far.
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San Francisco 49ers Vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview & PredictionsThe 49ers have played the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, arguably better teams that had higher hopes than just a winning record this season.
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NHL Free Agency: Ranking the New Players that Will Help the San Jose Sharks Make the Stanley Cup FinalsThe San Jose Sharks made some deals this offseason, to say the least. GM Doug Wilson traded in offensive prowess for speed and bulky defense, giving this San Jose team a whole different look and feel heading into this season.
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San Francisco 49ers' Comeback Win in Philly Reveals Team on the RiseAlex Smith did not commit an interception for the second week in a row and the San Francisco 49ers made a second half comeback to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-23 on Sunday.
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San Francisco 49ers Vs. Philadelphia Eagles Preview & PredictionsA week or so ago, no one really cared about this game. The Eagles were going to roll over the 49ers without a problem.
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5 Most Important Players for the San Jose Sharks This Upcoming SeasonThe 2011-12 season is an extremely important one for not only the players on the roster but the entire franchise as a whole.
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San Jose Sharks: Third & Fourth Lines Coming into FocusJust piggy-backing on what David Pollak released in his Working the Corners blog the other day. It looks like we may have our first glimpse into what coach Todd McLellan may be thinking as his third and fourth lines.
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Jim Harbaugh Learning as the San Francisco 49ers Get Ugly Win Over Cincinnati BengalsIt wasn't pretty, and it may have been one of the worst games on the Week 3 schedule, but the San Francisco 49ers managed to ugly the Bengals to death on Sunday in Cincinnati.
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San Francisco 49ers Vs. Cincinnati Bengals Preview & PredictionsThe San Francisco 49ers will be playing their first away game of the season on Sunday, after being blessed with two home games to start.
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3 Reasons the San Jose Sharks Can Win it All This SeasonEvery year you hear it. This is the year the San Jose Sharks will win the Stanley Cup.
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Despite Tough Loss, the San Francisco 49ers Are Playing with a New Winning MentalityNo more Mike Nolan, no more Dennis Erickson, no more Mike Singletary. Despite the tough loss in Week 2, Jim Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers are legitimate contenders no matter how you slice it up.
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No Dilemma on San Jose Sharks' DefenseIf you told San Jose Sharks' coach Todd McLellan after last season that not only would he have one of the best defenses in the NHL going into next season,
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San Francisco Giants: What If There was a Second Wild Card Spot?The President of the San Francisco Giants, Larry Baer, came on KNBR 680 AM the other day and joked about how he hopes MLB Commissioner Bud Selig would create a second wild card spot before the current season ends.
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San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith Looking Composed in Jim Harbaugh's OffenseThe San Francisco 49ers' win at home against the Seattle Seahawks did not blow anyone's mind on Sunday. However, it did give fans a reason for some hope this season.
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San Francisco 49ers: Ted Ginn and the Defense Come Out to Play in Week 1 WinIt was a tale of four different quarters for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. But in whatever unorthodox way the 49ers did it, it do not matter, as they defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1.
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Former Top Prospect Angel Villalona Rejoins San Francisco Giants' OrganizationThe San Francisco Giants' organization, as a whole, caught a break on Friday when they received word that talented prospect Angel Villalona would rejoin the ball club.
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When it Comes to Playoff-Like Baseball, the San Francisco Giants Are the EliteOrange rags were swinging and playoff baseball was in the air at AT&T Park on Friday night.
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San Jose Sharks: Should Todd McLellan's Coaching Seat Be Getting Warm?Many teams around the NHL are looking at this headline with pure amusement right now, but we'll address it nonetheless.
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It's Not Over Yet, but the San Francisco Giants Are in a Race Against TimeI had written an article a week or so ago saying that the Giants' playoff push starts on September 1. I said that because of the fact that San Francisco's injury woes would, in a way, be replaced by a new set of players from the 40-man roster.
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San Jose Sharks: 5 Players that Could Surprise in 2011-12It is almost that time of the year again. With training camp set to drop the puck on Saturday, September 17, many are excited to see what this new-look San Jose team has to offer.
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A Disgruntled Frank Gore is a Weary San Francisco 49ers' OffenseSan Francisco 49ers' running back Frank Gore did not play Saturday night against the Houston Texans at Candlestick Park.
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San Jose Sharks' Focus Should Be on Antti Niemi and the Third, Fourth LinesThere is no hiding the fact that the San Jose Sharks were busy this offseason.
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September 1 Marks the Start of the San Francisco Giants' Playoff PushForget about the injuries, forget about the Arizona Diamondbacks, forget even about the fact that the Giants are 2.5 games back in the NL West. The playoff push is not even close to starting yet.
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San Jose Sharks: Moves They Still Need to Make Before the Season StartsThe San Jose Sharks have made a flurry of moves this past offseason. They have really changed the dynamic of this team and kept them in contention for the next several years.
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San Jose Sharks: 5 Player We Can't Wait to See on the Ice Next SeasonThe San Jose Sharks will be throwing a whole different team out on the ice next season. This summer, it seemed GM Doug Wilson and the Sharks were a little fed up with back-to-back Western Conference Final defeats, and they decided to re-tool.
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San Francisco 49ers: Jim Harbaugh is a Head Coach, Not a Miracle WorkerWin or lose in the NFL preseason, the best thing to do is forget about the game. Luckily for the San Francisco 49ers, it will not be hard to forget about their loss to the New Orleans Saints on Friday night.
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Tiger Woods: This Type of Monumental Collapse Has Not Been Seen Before in SportsTiger Woods was at 3-under par through the first five holes during Thursday's opening round of the 2011 PGA Championship, and final major of the year.
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Golden State Warriors: Predicting the Stats for the Team's Starting 5 Next SeasonWhat do we have now that the NBA Lockout seems to have no end in sight? Predictions and speculation.
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San Jose Sharks: Updating the Projected Starting Lines for the 2011-12 SeasonThe San Jose Sharks will be playing a whole new brand of hockey when they take the ice in October. GM Doug Wilson has completely turned this team around from a Stanley Cup contender to, well, a Stanley Cup contender, just in a different sense.
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San Francisco Giants: 5 Reasons Barry Zito Will Not Make the Postseason Roster AgainIt is borderline silly that we are talking about a baseball player that signed a seven-year, $126 million contract, and is having a hard time making a team's playoff roster, albeit for the second year in a row.
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2011 NFL Schedule: Game-By-Game Break Down of the San Francisco 49ers' SeasonIt is no secret that the San Francisco 49ers' franchise has taken a tumultuous hit these past few years. The team is a far cry from the dynasty that was Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, etc.
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San Jose Sharks: 3 Simple Reasons Why They Are Better a Better Team This SeasonThe San Jose Sharks and GM Doug Wilson have been extremely busy this offseason, Their flurry of trades and signings have been well-documented throughout the league, and some wonder whether or not they were for the betterment of the team.
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2011 MLB Grades: Evaluating the Top Teams of the MLB Trade DeadlineThe MLB Trade Deadline is usually one of the more exciting times of the sports year, and this season's was no different.
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San Jose Sharks Extend Brent Burns; Worst Fears SubsidedThe San Jose Sharks signed newly acquired defenseman Brent Burns to a five-year contract worth $28.8 million, according to the San Jose Mercury News' David Pollack.
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San Francisco Giants: Carlos Beltran Acquisition Means Aubrey Huff on Hot SeatThe San Francisco Giants got their guy, and hopes are high for a World Series repeat this season. Just looking at the new lineup, you can tell how much of a difference Beltran is to this team.
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Bay Area Rundown: San Francisco Giants, Carlos Beltran, Alex Smith, Frank Gore Making HeadlinesDid the last 24 hours just blow your mind? The Bay Area was on fire with rumors, hold-outs, signings and more rumors on a wild Wednesday in the sports world.
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San Francisco Giants: The Likelihood of the Rumored Trade BaitThe now infamous "untouchables" list of Giants GM Brian Sabean took a little twist a few days ago when the San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman tweeted that Sabean had told him that his "untouchables" list may be different than public perception.
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MLB Trade Rumors: 5 Alternatives to Carlos Beltran for the San Francisco GiantsOne of the most exciting times of the baseball year is set to get underway this week. The MLB trade deadline is this upcoming Sunday, July 31, and the San Francisco Giants are at the center of it.
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"Torture" Does Not Fit the San Francisco Giants AnymoreManny Burriss had just stolen second base and reached third in the 11th inning of a 3-3 game in San Diego on Sunday. Catcher Chris Stewart came to the plate, got the sign and proceeded to squeeze home the sprinting Burriss for the lead and eventual win.
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NFL Free Agency 2011: 5 Realistic Options for the San Francisco 49ersIf there was a team hurt by the NFL Lockout the most, it would be the San Francisco 49ers. A new head coach with zero NFL coaching experience and only one quarterback signed on the roster would seem to imply trouble for the 49ers next season.
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San Jose Sharks: Breaking Down the Projected Starting Lines in 2011-12It is no secret that the San Jose Sharks have been active this offseason. The black and teal traded wingers Devin Setoguchi and Dany Heatley in exchange for All-Stars Brent Burns and Martin Havlat in two separate deals with the Minnesota Wild.
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'The Franchise' is Entertaining If You Are a San Francisco Giants FanThe Franchise: A Season With the San Francisco Giants premiered on Showtime this past Wednesday to a national audience anticipating the fun and quirky World Series champions.
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The ESPY Awards Need a Dose of RealityWe must understand that the ESPY Awards are about having fun and entertaining an audience, while bridging the gap between sports and entertainment, but let's at least keep a little bit of our sanity through it all. -
San Jose Sharks Rumors: J.P. Dumont, Chris Drury Are Real PossibilitiesIt is hard to say what kind of an offseason the San Jose Sharks are having. Active would be a nice way to put it.
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San Francisco 49ers: 10 Questions to Be Answered Once the Lockout is OverAs much as there has been an absence of football news since the NFL Lockout, the San Francisco 49ers have been one of those teams that have made their presence felt throughout the Bay Area despite no gameplay.
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Jim Harbaugh Vs. Mark Jackson: Which Bay Area Coach Has the Brightest Future?Two of the Bay Area's professional sports teams have jumped on the phenomenon of hiring young, hip coaches to run their teams.
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NHL Rumors: Should the San Jose Sharks Continue Shopping?It seems as though someone whispered into San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson's ear after last season and told him that back-to-back Western Conference Final losses are just not enough. So Wilson re-tooled.
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San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson is Doing Work This OffseasonI ran into San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson the other day. No, I do not personally know him. I am not quite that far along in my journalistic career as of yet. However, I do work at the country club that he is a member at. So, yes, we're best friends.
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Rory McIlroy: 15 Bold Predictions for the Next 15 YearsThe phenomenon that is Irishman Rory McIlroy has taken flight, and the golf world is abuzz with the possibility that we are witnessing the start of a career that could go down as one of the best ever.
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NBA Rumors: Tyson Chandler and 10 Young Players Set for a PaydayAround this time last year, the nation was captivated by one of the greatest free agent offseasons the NBA will ever see.
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NHL Draft: Despite No Notable Picks, the San Jose Sharks Still Had a Productive DraftThe San Jose Sharks went out on a limb on Draft Day 2011 and acquired defenseman Brent Burns from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for winger Devin Setoguchi, top forward prospect Charlie Coyle and their 28th overall draft pick.
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The Golden State Warriors Selected Two NBA-Ready PlayersRemember all those NBA Drafts where the Golden State Warriors would select absolute projects whose talent levels would not be NBA standard for the next few years?
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San Jose Sharks: Their 5 Biggest Needs in the 2011 NHL DraftIf you ran into an average sports fan on the street and asked them when the 2011 NHL Draft was, odds are they could not tell you. I even had to look it up just to make sure.
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NHL Free Agency 2011: Top 15 Goalies and Where They Will LandWith only a handful of elite and reliable goalies in net in the NHL, now is as good a team as ever for a team to go out and acquire a fairly decent one.
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San Jose Sharks: Exploring Their Free Agent Shopping List for the OffseasonThe San Jose Sharks will enter a pretty big offseason starting on July 1.
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San Francisco Giants: 5 Bold Predictions for the Rest of the SeasonAnother day, another man down. That seems to be the story these days for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants.
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NBA Draft 2011: Alec Burks and 10 Prospects for the Golden State WarriorsNow that the NBA Finals are over and the Dallas Mavericks have prevailed over LeBron James and the evil empire, the NBA Draft can start to heat up.
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Golden State Warriors: Hiring Mike Malone as Assistant Reveals More Than We ThinkJoe Lacob and his Golden State Warriors hired Mark Jackson as their head coach on Monday, and with it came mixed reactions.
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San Jose Sharks Free Agency: 5 Players Who Should Be on Their RadarThe San Jose Sharks' inability to get passed the Western Conference Finals, yet again, has some wondering whether or not GM Doug Wilson will decide to redesign this team for the future.
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NBA Mock Draft: Who Will the Golden State Warriors Take at No. 11?Now the draft process can officially begin for the Golden State Warriors. They have named their next head coach, a solid assistant coach and hired a basketball legend as an adviser to the team. Things are looking up in Golden State.
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Mark Jackson Brings a New Face to the Golden State Warriorshe Golden State Warriors named Mark Jackson their next head coach on Monday evening. After many possible candidates, it was decided that Jackson would get his first shot at coaching an NBA team in Golden State.
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2011 NBA Draft: 5 Players Outside the Top 10 that Will Have an ImpactWhen you think about the NBA Draft, one of the first things you think about is potential. What kind of a talent will this player be in three years?
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Golden State Warriors: Jerry West Implies Monta Ellis Trade is ImminentWhen the Golden State Warriors hired Jerry West as an adviser to the team, did they think he would be advising that their best player be traded?
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2011 NBA Draft: Options for the Golden State Warriors at #11With just over three weeks remaining until the 2011 NBA Draft, there have been several shifts in recent mock drafts around the country.
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San Jose Sharks: 3 Ways the Culture in San Jose MUST ChangeAnother year, another late round exit for the San Jose Sharks. The team from the South Bay came up short in the playoffs yet again, falling to the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference Finals.
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2011 San Francisco Giants: Can Team Recover from Loss of Buster Posey?San Francisco Giants fans' worst fears came true on May 25 when catcher Buster Posey was injured in a home plate collision with Florida Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins.
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2011 NBA Draft Lottery: Initial Reactions for the Golden State WarriorsThe Cleveland Cavaliers turned a draft pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers in the Baron Davis trade into the #1 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft on Tuesday.
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San Francisco Giants: Buster Posey Will Be Changing Positions Sooner or LaterAn article written for ESPN caught my attention this past week. The article was by David Schoenfield entitled "Mauer Position Change Becoming Inevitable."
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Golden State Warriors: Is Jerry West Really that Big of a Deal?Jerry West not only knows basketball, being one of he greatest NBA players of all-time, but he knows the corporate side of basketball, as well.
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Golden State Warriors: Mike Brown and the Best Coaching Fits in Golden StateFor once, the Golden State Warriors are one of the bigger stories in the NBA these days. Sure, they cannot compete with the NBA Playoffs, but the recent flurry of coaching candidates that have been interviewed with the team and the news of Jerry West
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San Jose Sharks' Game 7 Win Slays Many DemonsIn what will go down as one of the greatest wins in San Jose Sharks' history, the Sharks avoided just that and advanced to the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night. Vindication.
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San Francisco 49ers: 5 Bold Predictions for the 2011 SeasonIt took until Week 16 for the 49ers to finally yank the cord on Mike Singletary's tenure as head coach, which has led to a total team makeover in Santa Clara, CA.
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Golden State Warriors Need to Throw the House at Andrew BynumAndrew Bynum is available for trade, or at least we think he is after a "bush league" foul on the Dallas Mavericks' J.J. Barea, paired with speculation that Dwight Howard may be heading west to Los Angeles has sent the NBA media's minds wandering.
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San Francisco 49ers: 2011 NFL Draft Preview & PredictionsSo where do the 49ers fall in all of this? They have 12 picks in the first seven rounds of the draft, but they picked a terrible year to need a starting quarterback as soon as possible
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Where the Golden State Warriors Go from HereWho will be the majority scorer, Monta Ellis or Stephen Curry? Will David Lee be all they payed him to be? What role will Dorell Wright play? Is coach Keith Smart in the future plans for this team?