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NBA front-office simulation has Warriors winning 83 of 82 games
Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins published a fascinating piece on Tuesday about LeBron James. In it he detailed James is already getting ready for the 2016-17 NBA season — the earliest he’s ever done so. James also talked about chasing the ghost in Chicago, alluding to the fact that he has Michael Jordan set in his sights.…
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Five surprise players standing out so far at 49ers training camp
Wednesday is the first off day for the 49ers since the team reported for training camp on Saturday. It’s been an eventful four days with picturesque weather in Santa Clara. Blaine Gabbert has connected on two deep touchdown strikes, Colin Kaepernick is shaking off rust after nearly 10 months away from being the starting signal-caller,…
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49ers WRs training with tennis balls
SANTA CLARA — Earlier this spring, Chip Kelly was milling around the 49ers’ facility on a Saturday. What he saw caught him off guard. There stood Torrey Smith and a group of younger 49ers gathered around a tennis ball machine. Smith instructed his fellow wide receivers to run routes, track the tiny yellow ball in the air…
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49ers players buying into Chip Kelly 2.0
SANTA CLARA — What’s the hardest thing for an NFL head coach to do? Get grown men to drop their current football belief system and buy into every little detail you preach. As the 49ers strapped on the pads for Day 3 of training camp, more key players on the roster are publicly embracing Chip Kelly’s often-criticized…
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Jimmie Ward too valuable to keep off the field for 49ers
SANTA CLARA — Jimmie Ward’s continued evolution as a football player is an early breakthrough at 49ers training camp. He was drafted as a safety, he cut his teeth the last two seasons playing nickel back, and now, the San Francisco coaching staff has every intention of lining him up as the team’s starting cornerback.…
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Chip Kelly says he talked with team’s leaders before allowing Anthony Davis to return
49ers head coach Chip Kelly joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to break down the start of training camp and address several other topics surrounding the team, including Anthony Davis’s return and the QB battle between Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert.
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Armstead already standing out at training camp
SANTA CLARA — Similar to the situation they’ve found themselves in with Jimmie Ward, the 49ers likely won’t be able to keep Arik Armstead off the field in 2016. It’s been only two days of training camp without pads, but no front seven player has looked more explosive and engaged as Armstead. On two separate occasions Monday, the…
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Armstead excited to play with former Oregon teammate Buckner
Arik Armstead joined Larry Krueger for a conversation on ‘The Krueg Show’ and discussed the upcoming NFL season under new head coach Chip Kelly, his preparation for his second season, and his thoughts on the 49ers drafting his good friend and former Oregon teammate DeForest Buckner.
