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A 49ers hero in San Francisco last week, he's a film star in New York this week. Once a destabilizing presence on a foundering team, now a galvanizing force with a franchise one win away from the Super Bowl. The video shows all, tells all. And when the New York Giants study the 49ers offense in preparation for the NFC Championship game Sunday at Candlestick Park, they'll see more than they cared to know about Vernon Davis. Millions of TV viewers watched last week as Davis destroyed the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round. And as Giants defensive coaches play and replay film of the game in which Davis caught seven passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns, they'll conclude...
While meeting with the media Thursday, new Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano naturally was asked about his new quarterback, Tim Tebow. Quite naturally, the idea coach Rex Ryan presented in March that Tebow could get into a... more »
The mystery surrounding the death of Junior Seau, the man, may never be solved. The mystery that was Junior Seau, the football player, wasn’t solved, either. Junior couldn’t be figured out on the field. His game was an... more »
Some have attached a high degree of significance to the possibility that Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs suffered a torn (full or partial) Achilles tendon while playing basketball. Technically, it doesn’t matter. If a... more »
So again the sporting world is confronted by tragedy, and we are left to debate and contemplate. A gunshot. Disbelief. A haunting refrain, the Beatles singing, "I read the news today, oh, boy, about a lucky man who made the... more »
Football players are killing each other. The death sentence isn't immediate, but it's there -- and we all know it. Whether they die from dementia or Alzheimer's or their own hand, NFL players are dying too ... more »
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