BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Christian McCaffrey scored four touchdowns and Brock Purdy completed all but one of his passes as the 49ers remained unbeaten with a 35-16 win over the improved Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium Sunday afternoon. McCaffrey broke Jerry Rice’s All-Time franchise record with a touchdown in his 13th …
Read More »49ers overpower NY Giants 30-12 for third straight win
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Brock Purdy played another near perfect game at quarterback and the 49ers dominated ball possession on the way to a 30-12 dismantling of the New York Giants Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium. Purdy was 25-37 for 310 yards with two touchdowns as the Niners never trailed on …
Read More »Kirby and K-Rod combine to extend A’s misery with Seattle sweep
BY RICK PORCARO George Kirby pitched seven solid innings and the Mariners got home runs from Dominic Canzone, Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh as Seattle stayed in the thick of the AL West race with a 6-3 win over the Athletics Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum, completing a three game …
Read More »AFC dominates list of elite QB’s heading into 2023 NFL season
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ As the 2023 season draws near, a bit of reflection about the relative state of the conferences may be required to fully understand the challenges and opportunities presented to each franchise as they seek to become Super Bowl champions in February of 2024. Ironically, the crowning contest …
Read More »Reds bounce back to down Webb and Giants 4-1, avoid sweep
BY RICK PORCARO Hunter Greene shut down the Giants into the sixth and Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered and drove in three runs with four hits as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the final game of a three-game series with the Giants by a 4-1 score at Oracle Park Wednesday afternoon. Logan Webb …
Read More »Lance helps lead Niners to last second 21-20 win over Broncos
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Trey Lance led the 49ers on a game winning eight play drive down the field in the final two minutes to set up a last second 20-yard field goal by Jake Moody in a 21-20 win over the Denver Broncos Saturday evening at Levi’s Stadium in the …
Read More »Tampa Bay’s Civale shuts down Giants as Rays take series 6-1
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Aaron Civale pitched six shutout innings for Tampa Bay as the Rays took the rubber match of their three-game series with the Giants 6-1 at Oracle Park Wednesday afternoon. The loss ended a disappointing 2-4 homestand for San Francisco, but the Giants remain in the thick of …
Read More »Newly acquired Scherzer dominates A’s in 6-1 Rangers win
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s dropped their second straight game to the Rangers Tuesday night at the Coliseum 6-1 behind a masterful seven inning performance by Max Scherzer. Scherzer (11-4, 3.88) in just his second start for Texas after being acquired from mthe Mets at the trade deadline, was his …
Read More »A’s parlay early pop and clutch bullpen to shut down Red Sox 6-5
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s road the strength of three early two-run home runs and strong relief pitching to overcome four fielding errors to score a 6-5 win over the Red Sox in the rubber match of their three game series at the Coliseum Wednesday afternoon. JJ Bleday, Jace Peterson …
Read More »Padres snap Giants ten game winning streak with 10-0 romp
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants longest winning streak in nearly two decades came to a crashing end Thursday afternoon, getting blasted 10-0 by San Diego behind six commanding innings from Blake Snell. The Padres jumped out to a quick 3–0 lead in the top of the first on a three …
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