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The Indianapolis Colts ruled out cornerback Sauce Gardner ahead of Monday Night Football. It’s not often that the San Francisco 49ers catch an injury break, but this is one of them. Former Niner and All-Pro cornerback Charvarius Ward was placed on the Injured Reserve on December 10 after his third concussion of the season. Gardner […]
Author’s note: I apologize for the tardiness of this quick bites. I went to the game, but have been under the weather and unable to finish it up. The San Jose Sharks managed to hang with the Dallas Stars and show that this team has some of the skill that it needs to play among the best in the NHL, but that finish isn’t quite there. The best teams in the NHL know how to negate mistakes, and the Sharks, well, they’re still learning. The biggest mistake is likely the one that cost the t...
Somewhere in heaven Rickey Henderson is jerking a bag from its moorings while Bill King describes the moment. Back here on earth we are still stunned that the greatest Athletic in Oakland’s history is no longer with us. To the rest of us, December 20th, 2024 was 5 days before Christmas. To Rickey it was […]
The San Jose Sharks play the Seattle Kraken on Saturday and are -115 on the moneyline, with the latter at -104. Watch the NHL on Fubo! Sharks vs. Kraken Favorite, Moneyline, Total Favorite: Sharks (-115) Underdog: Kraken (-104) Total: 6 Best Sharks vs. Kraken Promo Codes How to Watch Sharks vs. Kraken Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025 Time: 10 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ Location: San Jose, California Venue: SAP Center at San Jose Live Stream: Watch this...
The 49ers have voided Brandon Aiyuk’s guaranteed money. A decision made after he stopped coming to the facility, communicating with the team, and long after the team had already lost several contributors in 2025 free agency. By the time all of that happened, the 49ers weren’t just losing players — they were losing margin for […]
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. And if you know anything about me, you can probably guess which games are coming this weekend. […]
Yeah, it’s back. Chill out. Listen, I’ve been on the road with this column for over six years. I needed a break and, honestly, I wouldn’t have brought it back if at least one person hadn’t messaged and said: “Where’s the column gone Ben?” So here we are, the first one since the Dons cup […]
Saleh, Kubiak, Purdy preview 49ers-Colts Week 16 matchup“Because the defense is still maturing, do you have to remind them, don’t look ahead? “No. These guys, they go through their process, we’re human. I can assure you that a lot of the guys were watching the game last night. We’d be lying if we said we […]
DeForest Buckner playing Monday? Sounds like he’s thinking about quality of life, not play!
Well folks, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the top 20! Following Wednesday’s chapter of the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, we officially have a list of the top 20 San Francisco Giants prospects. And it looks quite different than last year’s! In fact, only seven of the players in last […]
The stage is set. Monday Night Football in Indianapolis. Philip Rivers starts his second game for the Colts, and a 49ers win clinches a playoff berth. DeForest Buckner should be activated off IR, setting up an old friend scenario. Unfortunately, Charvarius Ward was placed on IR, so that reunion won’t happen. The 49ers are looking […]
Happy Friday everyone! To finish off the work week we got another 2025 Season Review for you guys today. Looking back on left-hander Ben Bowden’s first season in the Athletics’ organization one can’t help but think he’s got something to offer this club in the upcoming 2026 season. Dominance in Triple-A isn’t always an indicator […]
The San Francisco 49ers have three more games remaining and all of them could be on national TV. After the Los Angeles Rams lost to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night, it opened the door for the 49ers. Both the 49ers and Seahawks now control their destiny for the No. 1 seed and the NFC […]
The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from a playoff berth, which could come as early as this Monday against the Indianapolis Colts, placing them back in the postseason after a one-year hiatus. It’s been a much different year for the 49ers, who have dealt with major injuries on both sides of the ball, […]
Let’s start with a story about Horace Stoneham. Stoneham owned the New York Giants starting in the mid-30s through the mid-70s. After the 1957 season, Stoneham and Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley moved both of their teams out of New York and into California, settling in San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. Before the move, […]
Morning A’s fans and congratulations on making it to Friday! Yesterday the A’s continued to bolster their relief depth with their sixth minor league signing of the offseason, signing right-handed reliever Joel Kuhnel to a minor league contract for the coming season: More depth is always a good thing. Kuhnel is more experienced than some […]
The San Francisco 49ers are firmly in the mix for a playoff spot, having the opportunity to clinch a postseason berth with a win over the Indianapolis Colts this weekend. It’s been an impressive season for San Francisco, which has overcome injuries and gotten hot at the right time, winning its last four games against […]
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. To start things off, we have one of the most iconic games of all time. And that […]
Colts Run game MUST explode vs SF! IU Football rewards Haines, Shanahan! Pacers lose!
Seahawks beat Rams in thriller: What the NFC West shift means for the 49ers“If the 49ers win out—including what could be a pivotal Week 18 matchup against Seattle at Levi’s Stadium—they would have a legitimate claim to the top spot in the conference. A win in Week 18 would mean the 49ers sweep the Seahawks […]
It will be tough for the Los Angeles Rams to recover from their 37-38 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The Rams fall to 11-4. Seattle swells to 12-3. Los Angeles is now unlikely to win either the NFC conference or the NFC West division. Simply put, Seattle and the San Francisco 49ers have a […]
Over five weeks ago, fresh off the San Francisco 49ers losing 42-26 to the Los Angeles Rams, the talk of any playoffs was frowned upon. If you had known the Niners still had an opportunity to earn the No. 1 seed, you would have laughed. Here we are, heading into Week 16, with that slight […]
The Dallas Stars visit the San Jose Sharks tonight and the Sharks are looking for some revenge. The last time these two teams met was in Dallas and the Stars showed the Sharks what elite NHL teams do. Dallas smothered Macklin Celebrini and the Sharks, shutting down all offensive hope and then beating the Sharks 4-1 . San Jose would love to get one back, this time in the team’s own barn. The Stars are 22-7-5 on the season and remain second in the Central Division, though how long Dallas wi...
Draymond Green was lamenting how pundits and fans are attaching one descriptor or another to players who like Nikola Jokic are mutli-talented seven-footers or near seven-footers. It’s silly, he said. “We got the Jewish Joker, now. We got the Baby Joker [Alpern Sengun, Derik Queen]. Enough, man,” said Green oh his podcast last week. He […]
In 2023 Gelof took the league by storm after being called up and in 2024 he regressed to being “only decent”. But his power, speed, and defense still left hope that his floor was high and his ceiling higher. But then the ground opened up and the floor deepened…2025 was, really, an unmitigated disaster from […]