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What happens when Green Bay, San Francisco meet in the playoffsThe San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers square off in the first 1 seed-vs.-7 seed matchup in NFL history. The two teams will set a record for their 10th playoff meeting, with the Packers looking to even a series that’s spanned 27 years. In a rivalry that’s racked up plenty of historic moments,...

A Cowboys-49ers playoff game means so much more than just another wild-card gameJanuary 10, 1982, is the day it all started. Most longtime Niners and Cowboys fans will point to this day as the start of a rivalry that lasted the better part of two decades. The 1981 NFC championship game at Candlestick Park between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys was the beginning of a...

The Catch, The "Divine" Photo, And The Photographer Who Was Rooting For The CowboysDwight Clark’s “The Catch” is one of the most famous plays in NFL history, and made for one of the most iconic photos ever taken by longtime Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr., one of the industry’s biggest names. Yet for all the immortality conferred in the back of Candlestick Park’s ...

Mary McCarthy on Salinger's Closed Circut

Who you callin' a phony? From her 1962 Harper's review of J.D Salinger's Frany and Zooey, here's Mary McCarthy:...

To Celebrate Willie Mays's 80th, Here's A Rare Photo Of The Catch

Mays turns 80 today, and it's amazing that one of the greatest all-around baseball players ever can still be known for a single moment....