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Former San Francisco 49ers Star Dwight Clark Has ALS

Former 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark, famous for making The Catch, has been diagnosed with ALS. ...

The San Francisco Giants Just Need To Stop Yakking Up Wins

This is the first in what will be an occasional series comprising MLB season previews....

Jake Peavy Had A Truly Terrible 2016

Jake Peavy’s 2016 season ended with a career-worst 5.54 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and divorce papers. According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, Peavy’s wife Katie, a childhood friend he married at 19 years old, filed for divorce in October, right after the Giants were eliminated in the NLDS by the Cubs....

Goodbye To Javier López, The Giants' Unsung Badass<em></em>

The San Francisco Giants won three World Series between 2010 and 2014, and each was nerve-wracking in its own way. In 2010 they qualified for the postseason on the final day, and had an inordinate amount of playoff games decided by a single run; in 2012 they went down 0-2 in the NLDS and 1-3 in the ...

But He Did Such A Great Job In The Fourth Quarter Last Night

Torrey Smith's Kid Liked The Roller Coaster Until He Rode On It

T.J. Smith, son of 49ers receiver Torrey Smith, went to an amusement park with his parents yesterday and learned a hell of a lot about expectation versus reality....

Aubrey Huff Tells Protesters To Get A Job

In response to Donald Trump’s decision to ban immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Americans took to the airports and streets in protest. In response to those people, former MLB player Aubrey Huff complained online like a big baby....

Just What Are The 49ers Doing?

It’s fair to say no one foresaw John Lynch as the 49ers’ general manager, because, up until a week ago, the Niners weren’t even considering him. After all, he’s a former player and current broadcaster with exactly zero experience in a front office. But let’s give Lynch some credit for perhaps knowin...

San Francisco 49ers Hire John Lynch As General Manager

The 49ers hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety John Lynch as general manager, wrapping up a nearly month-long search for a replacement after firing Trent Baalke. ...

Korean Bat-Flipping Hero Will Leave His Bat Flip In Korea

If you know anything about Korean infielder Jae-gyun Hwang, it’s that the man can flip a damn bat. I mean, just look at that beaut....

President Obama Pardons Giants Legend Willie McCovey

The most surprising and noteworthy prison sentence that Barack Obama commuted today was that of Chelsea Manning, the former Army official who was seven years into a 35-year sentence for leaking documents to WikiLeaks in 2010. Among the other 208 people whose sentences Obama commuted were Puerto Rica...

Just What The Hell Was Going On At The Warriors' Arena Groundbreaking Ceremony?<em></em>

The Golden State Warriors held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new San Francisco arena today, and befitting an ownership group that believes it’s “light-years ahead” of the rest of the NBA, it was an ostentatious display. After the mayor made an awkward racial joke and a bunch of people in suit...

Disgraced Former San Francisco Police Chief Gets Warriors Security Job [Update: Not Anymore]

Greg Suhr was the chief of the San Francisco Police Department from 2011 to June 2016, when he resigned at the request of San Francisco mayor Ed Lee. Suhr’s time in charge was a tumultuous one for the SFPD, but despite his very public departure from the SFPD, Suhr has been hired by the Golden State ...

Chip Kelly Is Playing The Game

The NFL is lousy with head coaches who have been given multiple chances at running a team despite achieving little on-field success. A coach can fail, get fired, and still find himself patrolling a sideline within a year, and the best way to go about pulling off such a feat is to control one’s own n...

Jed York Finally Ensures No Good Coach Will Work For Him Any Time Soon<em></em>

It’s hard to believe that, not that long ago, the San Francisco 49ers were a good team with a good head coach. It’s been a disaster since owner Jed York shuffled off Jim Harbaugh in December of 2014, and yesterday’s dual firing of head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke has put the fr...

Report: Chip Kelly Has Been Fired

Adam Schefter reports the 49ers have dumped Chip Kelly after giving the former Eagles and Oregon head coach less than a year on the job. San Francisco went 2-14 this season, showing little competence along the way. The dismissal comes hours after the team fired GM Trent Baalke, and throws an already...

Video Shows Former 49er Ray McDonald Threatening Ex-Fiancée And Child

In a video released Tuesday by her attorney, Kendra Scott can be heard asking former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald why he’s doing this and telling him to get away from her while she holds their infant son. Near the end, she screams “STOP, STOP!” at the top of her lungs as he chases ...

Exclusive Report From The 49ers' Stadium: Justin Sucks Dick

An anonymous tipster has provided Deadspin with a shocking image from the home of the San Francisco 49ers....

T.J. Smith, King Of The Sports Babies, Is Back

T.J. Smith, son of 49ers receiver Torrey Smith, knows how to hit the field in search of victory and success, and as it turns out, he’s also an elite dancer. Young T.J. has grown a lot since we first saw him last summer and in the meantime he’s only improved....

Chip Kelly Explains Why He Benched Colin Kaepernick

Blame it on the snow, but that was barely football....