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49ers report card: Offense beats blitzing Giants but Bosa-led defense excels, too
SANTA CLARA — Here is how the 49ers (3-0) graded in Thursday night’s home-opening 30-12 win over the New York Giants (1-2): PASS OFFENSE: A- Brock Purdy faced the most blitz-happy defense of his NFL life (on 33-of-39 dropbacks), and he lived to talk about a 310-yard, two-touchdown, no-turnover victory. “There were some looks that…
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Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
“I want closure for my end The only way I going get that is if I go and see it.”
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Horoscopes Sept. 22, 2023: Joan Jett, don’t put off the inevitable
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Tom Felton, 36; Bonnie Hunt, 62; Andrea Bocelli, 65; Joan Jett, 65. Happy Birthday: If you keep records, say what you mean and stick to the truth, and everything you want will follow. Watch for signals that give you the go-ahead to make swift changes that will guide you toward…
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Report: Studios and striking writers end ‘marathon session’ of negotiating with no deal
In an email to members, the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee said the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will meet again on Friday.
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Andrew Luck is in on the Civil War joke
Former Stanford star quarterback Andrew Luck has been largely reclusive in his post-playing career and does not have a public social media presence. Some things permeate into the real world, though. Luck, in a rare public appearance since retiring before the 2019 NFL season, went on Amazon’s Thursday Night Football postgame show in full Union…
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Kurtenbach: The 49ers lead the NFL in dudes. That makes them the team to beat
SANTA CLARA — In football, there is no higher compliment than “dude.” On the field, a dude combines skill and physicality, toughness and speed. They’re not just big. That’d be a hoss. They’re not just athletes, either. No, these guys are the whole package. I’m talking about the kind that will run right through an…
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WATCH: Black teens learn to fly and aim for careers in aviation in the footsteps of Tuskegee Airmen
Marie Ronny and Kyan Bovee expect their futures to take off. Literally. The teens from Detroit are part of a free program at The Tuskegee Airmen Flight Academy that is teaching youths aged 14 to 19 how to fly.
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49ers: Christian McCaffrey matches Jerry Rice’s long-held record
SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey has been with the 49ers for less than a year and he’s already etched his name in franchise lore. McCaffrey extended his streak of games with a touchdown to 12 with a four-yard endzone dash in San Francisco’s 30-12 win against the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football. That…
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Gabe Kapler says SF Giants ‘still in a playoff race’ but they don’t play like it in loss to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Before the Giants started their four-game series here against the Dodgers, Gabe Kapler wanted to make a point. A reporter had asked about the value of getting Kyle Harrison exposed to the unfriendly setting of Dodger Stadium, a venue where the 22-year-old left-hander is sure to pitch in meaningful games. Thursday night…
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What the 49ers are saying after beating the Giants
The 49ers moved to 3-0 Thursday night by beating the Giants 30-12 in their home opener. Deebo Samuel paced them with 129 receiving yards and a touchdown in the absence of Brandon Aiyuk, and Christian McCaffrey added 85 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Here’s what those two, coach Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers…
