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| Niners third-string QB Shaun Hill breaks finger |
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11/16/2007 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -The San Francisco 49ers could be down to one healthy quarterback for Sunday's game against St. Louis after third-stringer Shaun Hill broke his finger in practice. Hill, who hasn't thrown a regular-season pass in six NFL seasons as a backup in Minnesota and San Francisco, broke and dislocated the index finger on his throwing hand when he banged it on a teammate's helmet during Thursday's practice. The club discovered the fracture Friday, saying it could keep Hill sidelined for two w |
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| Last Two NFC Champs Featured in Hawks-Bears Tilt |
NFL Football |
11/16/2007 |
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| this year, the Seahawks currently have the best chance of returning to postseason glory, as Seattle's 5-4 mark is good enough to lead the horrid NFC West. Seattle is currently a game up on second-place Arizona after last week's 24-0 blanking of the San Francisco 49ers, the club's NFL-record fifth shutout on Monday night. The Seahawks played without former MVP Shaun Alexander, who sat out the contest due to a left knee injury. However, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck shouldered the offensive load for Seattle, throwing |
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| Struggling 49ers, Rams, Duke it Out by the Bay |
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11/16/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Rams were finally able to break out of a long and painful winless drought last week. The San Francisco 49ers would love to do the same this Sunday at Monster Park, when these two struggling divisional foes clash in a matchup between teams enduring disappointing seasons Both the Rams and 49ers were expected to contend in what was generally viewed as a wide-open NFC West this season, but reaching the playoffs appears to be a goal well out of reach for either squad right now. St. Lou |
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| Dysfunction junction: Niners host Rams in meeting of NFC cellar clubs |
NFL Football |
11/15/2007 |
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| uggled, their offense is injury-riddled and the coaching staff has been roundly criticized. And the Rams won't even be the most dysfunctional team in Candlestick Park on Sunday. St. Louis (1-8) actually is favored in its annual visit to face the San Francisco 49ers (2-7), who have lost seven straight with a horrific offense on pace to challenge several NFL marks for futility - the same pace held by the Rams until they scored 37 points last week. Such numbers don't matter to Bulger, the former Pro Bowl MVP. H |
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| Niners WR Ashley Lelie sidelined by quadriceps strain |
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11/15/2007 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Receiver Ashley Lelie will miss the San Francisco 49ers' game against St. Louis after straining his quadriceps in practice Wednesday. Lelie, who signed with San Francisco as a free agent in the offseason, has just seven receptions for 90 yards, getting more than half of his yardage on a 47-yard catch against the New York Giants. Rookie Jason Hill and veteran Bryan Gilmore are expected to get more playing time in Lelie's absence.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights r |
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| Culpepper comes back: Oakland's latest QB returns to Minnesota |
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11/15/2007 |
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| k, with the draft pick obtained for Culpepper, but his departure has left a huge hole at the position that Childress and the front office have failed to fill. The Raiders (2-7) rank 30th in the NFL in yards passing, but Minnesota is 31st. Only the San Francisco 49ers are worse in that category. Tarvaris Jackson's development as the supposed quarterback of this franchise's future has been hindered by three different injuries this season, but his first year as a starter has been a disaster. Jackson will return t |
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| Eddie Robinson Award candidates announced |
Division I-AA College Football |
11/15/2007 |
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| 10 in the country for the first time since 1987. Lavan served as the interim head coach at Eastern Michigan before coming to DSU. His 35-year coaching resume includes nine years as a Dallas Cowboys assistant for Tom Landry and a stint with the 1990 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl champions. Pete Lembo, Elon - After compiling a 44-14 record in five years at Lehigh, Lembo moved into a rebuilding program at Elon last year and took the Phoenix to a 5-6 record, its best season since 2000. Picked to finish seventh in th |
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| Trent Dilfer to replace ailing Alex Smith as Niners' starting QB |
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11/15/2007 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Trent Dilfer will start for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in place of quarterback Alex Smith, who finally acknowledged a serious arm injury has been affecting his play. Dilfer, the 14-year veteran who struggled through three straight losses while filling in for Smith, got the assignment Thursday from coach Mike Nolan. The 49ers still aren't certain whether Smith's injuries will keep him out for the season, though Smith has entertained the possibility. Smith and Nolan had a leng |
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| Niners QB Trent Dilfer to replace ailing Alex Smith in starting lineup |
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11/15/2007 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Trent Dilfer will start for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in place of quarterback Alex Smith, who finally acknowledged a serious arm injury has been affecting his play. Dilfer, the 14-year veteran who struggled through three straight losses while filling in for Smith, got the assignment Thursday from coach Mike Nolan. Smith and his coach had a lengthy meeting Wednesday following the quarterback's public disclosure that his recently separated right shoulder led to a forearm inju |
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| Niners' Alex Smith finally admits arm injuries hurting his throws |
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11/14/2007 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Alex Smith's arm ached every time he heard he wasn't injured over the past three weeks, so the San Francisco 49ers' much-criticized quarterback finally decided to acknowledge his pain. Smith admitted Wednesday that his recently separated right shoulder and a chronically strained forearm have contributed to his awful play in the past three games of the 49ers' seven-game losing streak. ``Without a doubt, I'm not throwing the same way I was the first three weeks, and last year,'' Smit |
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