Jim Harbaugh

49ers favored to win Super Bowl XLVIII

By: The Sports Xchange 04/29/13 7:41 PM

Now that the smoke has cleared and the NFL draft, all that’s left this offseason is to ponder who has positioned themselves the best to win Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, 2014. According to Bovada.com, the 49ers are clearly the team to beat. The 49ers were listed as the 6-1 favorite to win next year’s championship. Read More

Five 49ers games set for prime time this season

By: The Sports Xchange 04/18/13 6:04 PM

Reaching the Super Bowl has its perks, and one of them is an increased demand for the national spotlight. The reigning NFC champion 49ers will get plenty of national exposure in the 2013 season, as five of their games will be played in prime-time. After a high-profile opener against the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Park on Sept. 8, the 49ers play a Sunday night road game on Sept. 15 against the division rival Seattle Seahawks. Read More

Anquan Boldin makes Niners better, but defense still needs work

By: Dylan Kruse 03/11/13 9:08 PM

Hold on, wasn’t the NFL’s new league season, aka Christmas morning on 5-Hour Energy, supposed to start today at 1 p.m.? Judging by the flurry of activity Monday, it seems like NFL teams didn’t get the memo. And once again, the 49ers were right in the middle of it. Just weeks after being the first team to jump into the mix by agreeing to ship quarterback Alex Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Niners kept up the wheeling and dealing. Read More

49ers elect not to use franchise designation on Pro Bowler Dashon Goldson

By: Dylan Kruse 03/04/13 7:47 PM

The NFC champion 49ers could be in the market for a new starting safety. San Francisco elected not to place the franchise tag on two-time Pro Bowler Dashon Goldson before Monday’s deadline to do so, making the hard-hitting safety an unrestricted free agent when the new league calendar begins March 12. Read More

49er Alex Smith is the ultimate team player

By: Paul Gackle 02/24/13 10:45 PM

Alex Smith stepped into football’s biggest shoes when the 49ers selected him with the NFL’s No. 1 overall pick in 2005. In a town that expects godliness from its quarterbacks, he was never Joe Montana, Steve Young or even Colin Kaepernick. But throughout his eight years with the club, he embodied the purest ideals of team sports. Read More

49ers reportedly close to Alex Smith deal

By: Staff and wire report 02/24/13 8:40 PM

It appears as if Alex Smith’s tenure in San Francisco could be over. But his new destination is still a mystery. CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora tweeted Sunday night that the 49ers have told other teams inquiring that a deal for the quarterback is “effectively complete.” The trade partner is not known, but NFL.com reported that the Kansas City Chiefs, who own the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft, seem most likely. Read More

49ers won’t win it all until Jim Harbaugh loosens up

By: Glenn Dickey 02/07/13 9:20 PM

To get back to the Super Bowl and win it this time, here are some points for the 49ers to consider: Read More

With Colin Kaepernick at the helm, the sky is the limit for 49ers

By: Dylan Kruse 02/06/13 1:50 AM

The dust has settled, the lights are back on at the Superdome (we hope) and the booze on Bourbon Street won’t flow at the same pace until Mardi Gras kicks into full gear. Read More

Turn out the lights; Niners no longer perfect in Super Bowl

By: Dylan Kruse 02/03/13 11:32 PM

NEW ORLEANS – The lights went out on Super Bowl XLVII early in the second half, and for the 49ers, their electricity came to life just a little too late. As a result, for the first time in its storied history, San Francisco was left with the bitter taste of defeat on the NFL’s grandest stage. Read More

Drama prevails in Harbaugh brother battle at Super Bowl

By: Brett Martel 02/03/13 11:24 PM

NEW ORLEANS — The Harbaugh family sure knows how to throw a Super party. In the end, it was older brother John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens who came out on top, hanging on for a 34-31 win over Jim Harbaugh and his 49ers in a Super Bowl that had everything. After the game, John Harbaugh said it was hard to compete against his brother. The brothers met at midfield as the confetti rained down. “I told him I loved him,” John said. “He said, ‘Congratulations.” Read More