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Crabtree injury hurts, but Niners still have plenty of pieces to thrive

Michael Crabtree
Despite 11 draft picks and a major trade, the 49ers will kick off another season with a question mark at wide receiver. Michael Crabtree is expected to be out for a large part of the 2013 season after tearing his Achilles tendon in an organized team workout on Tuesday, reopening a hole the 49ers thought they filled after his breakout year last fall. Read More

Niners WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon

Michael Crabtree
The 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon. San Francisco’s leading wide receiver underwent surgery Wednesday, though the team is optimistic he will return at some point in 2013. Crabtree was operated on at Stanford by Dr. Tim McAdams one day after suffering the injury during 7-on-7 drills in an organized team activity. Read More

Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend. The  49ers’ coach will return to the city where he spent four years as a player to take part in the Indy 500 festivities. Track officials made the later-than-usual announcement that the former NFL quarterback would be behind the pace car wheel in a news release sent out early Wednesday morning. Read More

49ers favored to win Super Bowl XLVIII

Jim Harbaugh, san francisco 49ers
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

Colin Kaepernick,
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

Anquan Boldin
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

Dashon Goldson
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

Alex Smith
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

alex smith, san francisco 49ers
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

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