| |
| Motor City revs up for hot Super Bowl week |
NFL Football |
01/30/2006 |
| |
| an neighbor. Detroit's biggest nightmare, it would seem, would be terrible weather and a repeat of the 1982 game, played in suburban Pontiac, in which heavy snows all week tangled traffic and made the entire operation a mess. Stuck in traffic, the San Francisco 49ers had to hoof it about a mile through the snow to the Silverdome on gameday. Less of a nightmare - but still a disappointment - could very well be what Detroit is going through this week, which is an unusual warm spell in the middle of January. Th |
|
| |
| Memphis' Williams still playing for fun, not money |
Division I College Football |
01/26/2006 |
| |
| e said. ``I've done what I've done the last four years at Memphis, and that's play football. ``I don't know if I've impressed anybody since I've been here, but I've had fun.'' Williams earned at least one admirer in South coach Mike Nolan of the San Francisco 49ers. Nolan praised him as ``a good chemistry player'' who's befriended his teammates easily. He was high on Williams' running ability too. ``He's got great balance, he's got great vision,'' Nolan said. ``The sign of a good back is his ability when he |
|
| |
| Pittsburgh Game Recaps |
NFL Football |
01/26/2006 |
| |
| EN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Troy Polamalu returned Brett Favre's fumble 77 yards for a touchdown, and Tyrone Carter's interception set up the offense's only touchdown in Pittsburgh's win over Green Bay. The Steelers became the first team since the 1989-90 San Francisco 49ers and the fourth team overall to win 11 straight road games. And they did it without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (knee) and running back Jerome Bettis (thigh), who were joined on the sideline in the second half by starting tailback Willie Parker, w |
|
| |
| Niners circling execs for top administrative job |
NFL Football |
01/25/2006 |
| |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Although the San Francisco 49ers still haven't decided whether they will hire a team president before next season, coach Mike Nolan has spoken with at least two veteran NFL executives about the job. Nolan discussed the potential opening with Seattle Seahawks vice president Mike Reinfeldt and Atlanta Falcons executive vice president Ray Anderson in recent weeks, the coach said Wednesday in a phone interview from Mobile, Ala., where his staff is coaching in the Senior Bowl. The 49er |
|
| |
| Steelers go from 7-5 to Super Bowl favorites |
NFL Football |
01/23/2006 |
| |
| rrassing blowouts - by far - occurred in the Super Bowl. In 1988, the Broncos took an early 10-0 lead against the Redskins, only to watch Washington score 35 points in the second quarter in a 42-10 defeat. Two years later, Denver lost 55-10 to the San Francisco 49ers. --- HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE?: The Broncos may have won four previous AFC championship games in Denver, but the Steelers were on a roll on the road Sunday. The Steelers became the first team to win three away games to make it to the Super Bowl si |
|
| |
| Plummer's mistakes costly in Broncos loss |
NFL Football |
01/22/2006 |
| |
| rrassing blowouts - by far - occurred in the Super Bowl. In 1988, the Broncos took an early 10-0 lead against the Redskins, only to watch Washington score 35 points in the second quarter in a 42-10 defeat. Two years later, Denver lost 55-10 to the San Francisco 49ers. --- HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE?: The Broncos may have won four previous AFC championship games in Denver, but the Steelers were on a roll on the road Sunday. The Steelers became the first team to win three away games to make it to the Super Bowl si |
|
| |
| Plummer's turnovers costly |
NFL Football |
01/22/2006 |
| |
| ts - by far - occurred during the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XXII, the Broncos took an early 10-0 lead against the Redskins, only to watch Washington score 35 points in the second quarter in a 42-10 defeat. Two years later, Denver lost 55-10 to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV. --- FRAZIER OUT: Steelers LB Andre Frazier missed the second half after he hurt his ankle in the second-to-last play before halftime. Frazier was injured while tackling Broncos returner Charlie Adams during the kickoff afte |
|
| |
| Niners hire Turner as offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/17/2006 |
| |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Norv Turner is going back to what he does best, and his assistant-turned-boss is glad he chose the San Francisco 49ers. Turner, fired as coach of the Oakland Raiders two weeks ago, moved across San Francisco Bay to become the 49ers' offensive coordinator on Tuesday. Coach Mike Nolan hired his former boss with the Washington Redskins to replace Mike McCarthy, named the Green Bay Packers' head coach last week after one terrible season with the Niners. Though Turner has failed twic |
|
| |
| Packers nearing deal with 49ers' McCarthy |
NFL Football |
01/11/2006 |
| |
| their next head coach Wednesday night, a person involved in the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet complete, expected the team to finalize an agreement with the San Francisco 49ers' offensive coordinator on Thursday. McCarthy was the Packers' quarterbacks coach in 1999, working with Brett Favre when the team went 8-8 under Ray Rhodes. McCarthy, 42, was the New Orleans Saints' offensive coordinator from 2000-04 before going |
|
| |
| Report: Bates told he's out of the running |
NFL Football |
01/11/2006 |
| |
| ormed him he was out of the running to succeed the fired Mike Sherman as head coach. Bates was not available when The Associated Press called his office for comment. According to multiple media reports, the Packers were focusing Wednesday night on San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy, while other candidates included Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon, New York Giants defensive coordinator Tim Lewis, Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Sean Payton, San Diego Chargers defens |
|
| |
