2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1092+ words) Klint Kubiak's introduction Wednesday as the Las Vegas Raiders coach came with the requisite historical salutes. Six franchise legends sat alongside him, three Lombardi Trophies were front and center, a commitment-to-excellence promise was made, and there was a nod to…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (787+ words) For a week, the narrative took a holiday. You know the one: the "Doom Loop." The breathless yelling about a region in decline. A tale of a hellscape of smashed car windows and empty office towers. The bad actors and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (894+ words) SANTA CLARA " My daughter-in-law sent a text to my wife from Boston while on an evening break at a work conference. There was background noise. "I'm at a bar called Cheers," she texted. "I guess it's a TV show that's…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (329+ words) I've been around long enough to have seen the Super Bowl games since the first one kicked off in 1967. "Seen" is too strong a word. Early on, I watched every play, glued to the television. But for the last several…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (22+ words) Brains, brawn and blood: The secret sauce that powered NFL Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel's Patriots to Santa Clara'Times-Standard...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (190+ words) Pre-Super Bowl event at Sushi Confidential will benefit Hunger at Home, The City Eats nonprofits Jeff Garcia, former 49ers quarterback and local fan favorite from his San Jose State, Gavilan and Gilroy years, will join other members of the NFL's NorCal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1304+ words) SANTA CLARA " Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, so naturally by now, sat side by side Wednesday, reviewing the 49ers" ultra-challenging season and peering ahead to their 10th year as a power couple. "I love working with Kyle and his staff," Lynch said,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (980+ words) SANTA CLARA " It didn't take long for coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to get asked Wednesday about one of the most intriguing questions of the offseason for the 49ers. The first query was about injuries, a season-long theme…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1573+ words) SEATTLE " Fred Warner, seemingly at peace with it all, sat in an emptying-out locker room and pulled on his retro sweatshirt, portraying the 49ers" last Super Bowl championship 31 years ago. "Unbelievable season," Warner told me after Saturday night"s 41-6 end-all in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (736+ words) SEATTLE " The lockers were cleaned out, the garbage bags were full, and the platitudes were flying in lieu of the confetti that won't be falling for the 49ers at Levi's Stadium in February. While the San Francisco 49ers came up short of…...