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Someone Please Help Eddie DeBartolo Open His Beer
Here's a funny moment from last night's Monday Night Football broadcast, in which 49ers owner former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., desperate for something to wash down a mouthful of snacks, attempts to crack open a beer. It does not go well....
Bye, Candlestick
[They played one last regular-season football game at the unlovable old pile in an unlovable corner of America's most overrated city. San Francisco's Candlestick Park—like most sports arenas, with the notable exception of the one replacing it—began life as a million-dollar swindle, and it seems only...
Two Boys Kissing: How Our Favorite Sports Photo Of 2013 Came To Life
In January, photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice was on assignment for Sports Illustrated when she went to a San Francisco gay bar, HiTops, during the 49ers-Falcons NFC Championship game. She was assigned to get a photo that would accompany a story about the diversity of 49ers fans. Her photo, above, was...
Six-Year-Old 49ers Fan Writes Threatening Letter To The Seahawks
After reading this, and a seven-year-old Bengals fan's letter to the injured Kevin Huber, I'm starting to think nobody appreciates sports quite like a small child....
Michael Crabtree Got Flagged For Throwing The Ball 60 Yards
After an overthrown pass from Colin Kaepernick, Michael Crabtree did what in any pickup football game would be considered good manners: he hurled the ball back. He was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct. Maybe he forgot to yell, "heads!"...
Frank Gore Gets Casual As Hell During Postgame Interview
Mindi Bach of CSN talked to Frank Gore after today's game. At one point, Gore put his arm around Bach as they walked and talked. He eventually said goodbye and called her "baby." OK, dude....
49ers Send Letter Reminding Fans When To Cheer
The 49ers host the Seahawks this Sunday in a massive matchup not only of the NFC West's best teams, but of two of the more competitive fan bases in football. It'll be a "red-out," but in addition to color coordination, the Niners took the time to email fans with gentle reminders to be on time, cheer...
Vernon Davis Tackled By His Dick
Rams safety T.J. McDonald took down 49ers tight end Vernon Davis by grabbing on to whatever he could. "Whatever he could" happened to include Davis's crotch....
Skins Fan Argues With His Lady Friend, Gets A Hot Dog To The Face
This video sent to us by a vigilant reader who attended last night's 49ers-Redskins game. He provides some context:...
Ahmad Brooks Says His Flag For Hitting Drew Brees Was "Bullshit"
With the Saints driving, down three, with just over three minutes left, Ahmad Brooks sacked Drew Brees and forced a fumble that was recovered by Patrick Willis. "It was almost like Christmas early," Willis said. Well, Christmas was canceled. Officials called Brooks for a personal foul, which swung t...
Can Batkid Run The Bases Faster Than Pablo Sandoval?
Part of the San Francisco Batkid's reward for saving Giants mascot Lou Seal was a chance to run the bases at AT&T Park. We wondered if the leukemia patient might be able to round them faster than corpulent Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, so we matched them up side-by-side to see who could reac...
Batkid Goes To AT&T Park To Rescue The Giants' Mascot
If you've been on the internet for more than five minutes today, you have assuredly had your heart melted by Batkid, the five-year-old cancer patient who has spent the day "fighting crime" in "Gotham City" thanks to the efforts of the Make-A-Wish foundation and local volunteers. ...
Eckersley And Canseco Nearly Fought After The World Series Earthquake
Grantland has a fantastic and extensive oral history of 1989's earthquake-interrupted World Series, which includes memories from players, fans, politicians, and reporters. But the single most terrifying anecdote comes from a poor stadium worker who had just climbed a ladder up to Candlestick Park's ...
What Are The Giants Doing Giving Tim Lincecum $35 Million?
He's 29 now, and the long hair is gone along with the velocity. A fastball that once kissed 95 now struggles to clear 90 mph. The ace of the staff for one championship run, he saw himself bumped to long relief for the next—and excelled. He's said he's willing to go to the bullpen if that's where the...
Kanye West Rented Out AT&T Park To Propose To Kim Kardashian
As far as I know, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are not San Francisco Giants fans, nor do they have any meaningful ties to AT&T or the city of San Francisco. And yet, Kanye decided to rent out the Giants' stadium in order to propose to Kim. A live orchestra was involved, and the jumbotron read "PLEE...
49ers Team Doctor Found Dead, Was Suspect In Criminal Probe
Dr. Daniel Garza, the 49ers team physician and a professor of orthopaedic and emergency medicine at Stanford University, was found dead in his home Wednesday. It is being treated as a possible suicide and, according to KRON-Channel 4, he was being investigated for alleged "inappropriate behavior" wi...
Second Construction Worker In Four Months Dies At New 49ers Stadium
A truck driver was killed early this morning at Levi's Stadium, scheduled to open next fall as the new home of the 49ers. The man died after being crushed by rebar he was unloading, according to the contractor. It's the second jobsite fatality in four months....
Report: 49ers Linebacker Aldon Smith Now Facing Felony Gun Charges
Aldon Smith is still on indefinite leave from the 49ers to deal with his substance abuse problems, but his legal troubles just got a hell of a lot worse....
Matt Schaub Is A Broken, Morose Man: Your 49ers-Texans Roundup
49ers 34, Texans 3: As you can probably tell from the final score, San Francisco controlled this game. Matt Schaub threw a pick-six within the first two minutes of the game, his fourth in four straight games; he was not happy. ...