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San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said Friday that new Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman "taught me everything" when they were on the Oakland Raiders coaching staff, and he still uses many of Trestman's techniques. "Everything wouldn't be an ...

Around the NFC West: May 24, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Crabtree dominated Cards McManaman: Mathieu signs 1st deal Urban: Mathieu, CB Arenas noticed Weinfuss: Acho, Okafor are reunited St. Louis Rams ...

Rod Gilmore examines the Stanford Cardinal's chances to win the BCS national championship. While the best team of the Jim Harbaugh-David Shaw era is well-positioned to make a run, some personnel issues remain.

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The San Francisco 49ers, though unusually healthy in recent seasons, had a hard time recovering from injuries to return specialist Ted Ginn Jr. and top defensive lineman Justin Smith over the past two seasons. Bill Barnwell drives home that point ...

The season-altering and potentially season-ending injury Michael Crabtree suffered Tuesday leaves the San Francisco 49ers with question marks at wide receiver. Anquan Boldin becomes the most productive healthy receiver available to the team. Mario...

Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend.

The "Ground Chuck" nickname for Chuck Knox fit the former NFL coach's old-school reputation even if it sometimes misrepresented his approach to offensive football. Quarterbacks John Hadl and Dave Krieg went to Pro Bowls with Knox as their head coa...

Baltimore Ravens Deonte Thompson might have the early inside track to start at wide receiver opposite Torrey Smith. "[Thompson] could sneak in there, he looks different, is fast and catches everything," Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said. How...

Peering into the NFL's coaching trees reveals that the league's collective knowledge is an organic, ever-evolving entity.

Former Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard says he's not sour about getting released by the Super Bowl champions. Well, I would hate to see him when he was holding a grudge. Pollard told 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore that he isn't going to attend...

Around the NFC West: May 9, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Dansby's visit, ILB messages Urban: RB Taylor must wait for exams St. Louis Rams Thomas: Rams hire scout from Bears Wagoner: Ogletree seeks fresh st...

The San Francisco 49ers have set out to build the most technologically advanced stadium in history. We might consider it a small upset, then, that they have secured a naming-rights sponsor known for producing blue jeans pretty much the same way since...

Good morning, NFC West ... Recently published items on St. Louis Rams tight end Jared Cook and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricardo Lockette caught my attention while running through some of the headlines in the box at right. Around the ...

Mark Helfrich has a few more months before he can officially coach a game as Oregon's new man in charge. And yet he's already received an encouraging endorsement from the guy who would love nothing more than to squash the Ducks' on Nov. 7, crushing t...

The San Francisco 49ers have signed guard Adam Snyder to a two-year contract, bringing him back to the franchise after a year with the Arizona Cardinals.

Yes, that was an Eagles song, "The Long Run," and yes, it's in my head now that I wrote that headline and probably will be there for a while. I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot, I used to stay out 'til the break of day... But a lot of yo...