HBO wants the Jets to be featured again on "Hard Knocks" but they have run into an unexpected obstacle: Rex Ryan. League sources tell FOX Sports that owner Woody Johnson wants his team back on the HBO hit show and has communicated that to the network. Bu...
SAN FRANCISCO — Former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was recorded urging his players to injure opponents on the eve of January’s NFC Divisional Game with the San Francisco 49ers. Filmmaker Sean Pamphilon, who taped the speech at...
DENVER — The big deal is done. Peyton Manning is a Denver Bronco. A person familiar with negotiations says that Manning and the Broncos completed his five-year contract worth about $96 million on Tuesday morning. The person spoke on condition of anonymit...
A radiant Jessica Simpson got a kiss on her baby bump from fiancé Eric Johnson — as she expressed a fervent hope that their daughter will follow in her footsteps rather than his. “Ah swear, ah will croak if she asks me for a pair of Nikes instead of Chri...
Was QB Cam Newton's stat-stunning rookie year all because of his poor team? Jon Beason may not play offensive tackle, but he's certainly not afraid to protect his quarterback. Beason, the Panthers' three-time Pro Bowl linebacker, fired back Friday at San...
Andy Lee has made every punt and held every field goal and extra-point attempt — minus a few in the preseason — for the San Francisco 49ers since 2004. Now Lee and his booming leg will be a part of the 49ers even longer. San Francisco signed the three-ti...
Santa Clara, CA – The San Francisco 49ers signed punter Andy Lee to a six-year contract extension Wednesday that will keep him with the team through the 2018 season. A sixth-round pick by San Francisco in the 2004 draft, Lee has spent his entire career w...
By Jim Carlton SAN FRANCISCO—Oakland will lose its NBA basketball team to its well-heeled neighbor across the bay if the Golden State Warriors have their way, even as it struggles to keep its football and baseball franchises from leaving town.The team sa...
Based on the advice of my legal counsel, which really was a five-line Gchat with my lawyer friend, I am not attempting to assert any facts that have been neither confirmed nor denied and which may or may not be substantiated by true events, if any, about...
A budding rivalry is shaping up between the San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers. Too bad the two teams don't meet during the 2012 regular season. On Saturday, it was the 49ers' turn to take a jab at their NFC counterparts. Patrick Willis says that ...
The San Francisco 49ers are six times as popular as the St. Louis Rams , 4.8 times as popular as the Arizona Cardinals and 2.6 times as popular as the Seattle Seahawks . 2012 Fan Favorites: Teams Rank Team Pct. 8 49ers 4.0 18 Seahawks 1.6 29 Cardinals 0....
The San Francisco 49ers came within an overtime field goal of reaching the Super Bowl last season — and they did it was a passing offense that ranked 17th in the NFL in passing offense. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith throws during Wednesday’s...
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Photo: Paul Sakuma / AP San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith prepares to pass ...
San Francisco 49ers wideout Kyle Williams has patiently waited for a chance to erase the memories of January, when his two fumbled punt returns contributed to the team's loss in the NFC Championship Game. It's unfair to blame Williams for a game the New ...
