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Reading between the lines on Shanahan's desired Jimmy G outcome

Until a resolution is reached, the 49ers' quarterback situation will remain one of the NFL's hottest topics of offseason conversation. After undergoing unexpected shoulder surgery on March 8, Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the 49ers' roster even as they prepare to transition to the Trey Lance era. General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan have been in lockstep with their public comments about Garoppolo's future with the organization. They won't cut him.
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How Steph's injury impacts Warriors' title dreams, playoff picture

Just two days after getting their dynastic core back together for the first time in over 1,000 days and re-establishing themselves as one of the title favorites, the Warriors' championship dreams might have walked off the court for good Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics. Midway through the second quarter at Chase Center, Celtics guard Marcus Smart dove for a loose ball and rolled into Steph Curry's foot and leg. The Warriors star guard left the game and did not return.
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Andrew Luck deserves praise for seeking happiness with NFL retirement

There are moments in each of our lives where it comes time to decide whether or not you’ll be true to yourself, to the person you are and the life you want to live. Most people don’t make decisions based solely on what they feel in their hearts. They take into account what others think about them and the vision others in their life have for them and who they are. They don’t choose themselves. They choose to live a life with more questions than answers. Of "what ifs" and what "could bes."
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Gary Woodland achieves Father's Day dream with U.S. Open win at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH -- When Gary Woodland awoke Sunday morning holding the 54-hole lead at the 2019 U.S. Open, he did what any other father would when he's away from his family on Father's Day: FaceTime with his wife and kid. Then, he received a message from his swing coach Pete Cowen. Every man dies, but not every man lives, and you live for this moment. Leading a pack of major champions to begin the final round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach would be enough to rattle anyone's nerves. One look at
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Raiders hoping injection of Clemson culture leads to birth of 'New Raiders'

Two thousand five hundred and ninety-four miles separate Clemson, South Carolina, and Oakland, California. The gap between the Raiders and Dabo Swinney's Tigers feels even larger. Since Swinney had the interim head coach title lifted at the end of the 2008 season, he has transformed Clemson into college football royalty. Since 2009. Clemson is 112-27. The Tigers have won seven ACC Atlantic Division titles, five conference championships and two national titles in that span. Swinney is an ace r
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For Tiger, golf return will take backseat to what matters most

For almost 30 years, Tiger Woods has made a habit of showing the world what the human mind and body can achieve. That you can, in fact, will yourself to greatness. Or, at least, he could. But as much as Woods’ story is one of unimaginable athletic greatness, it also is one of humanity and redemption. His saga has had innumerable trials, tribulations and triumphs. The latest twist in the story of golf’s greatest champion came Tuesday when Woods was involved in a single-vehicle rollover in Los A
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Jimmy G era dies as it lived in likely 49ers finale

INGLEWOOD -- Jimmy Garoppolo has known it was coming for a while, but that didn't make the 49ers' 20-17 NFC Championship Game loss to the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Sunday any easier to stomach. "They hit pretty hard in the locker room," Garoppolo said of his emotions of what likely is his final 49ers game after the loss. "I think these next couple days it will really start to settle in a little bit. Emotions are high after a game win or loss.
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How 49ers' defense 'confused' Rodgers, silenced Packers' offense

GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- For the second time in three seasons, the 49ers canceled Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl plans. Saturday's 13-10 NFC divisional-round win at Lambeau Field differed from the 37-20 mauling the 49ers handed the Packers in the 2019 NFC Championship Game. This one, played in freezing temperatures at the NFL's mecca, wasn't won on the back of a bruising running game or coach Kyle Shanahan's genius. This one was all about the 49ers' defense silencing Rodgers.
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Collin Morikawa's PGA Championship win completes meteoric rise to stardom

The only mistake Collin Morikawa made Sunday came well after he outdueled the world's best to win the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park and etch his name into golf history in the process. The 23-year-old star stood on the 18th green and lifted the Wanamaker Trophy high over his head, sending the topper flying off the body of the trophy and onto the firm grass that had served as a stiff test for the world’s best. The topper was placed back on top of the trophy as the Cal product laughed
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'Calm in the storm:' Jimmy G's confidence key to 49ers' playoff run

GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- There’s more to Jimmy Garoppolo than meets the eye. Perhaps, there always has been. How else do you explain how Garoppolo, the much-maligned and likely lame-duck quarterback who is playing with a sprained shoulder and torn ligament in his right thumb, has the 49ers back in the NFC Championship Game after beating the Green Bay Packers 13-10 on Saturday night at Lambeau Field? “Jimmy G, you can’t say enough about that guy,” George Kittle said after the win. “The s—t he takes.
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Brooks Koepka given dose of reality while folding at PGA Championship

In the end, Brooks Koepka wrote checks that his game simply couldn't cash. For the past three years, Koepka has swaggered around the golfing world with an air of superiority as if he had found the secret to contending and winning major championships. An elixir to greatness known only to him. Koepka's act was at first new and refreshing and he backed it up, winning four majors in two years, including back-to-back U.S. Opens and back-to-back PGA Championships. His constant major success turned
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Exclusive: Dabo Swinney explains why ex-Clemson stars are good Raiders fit

Lots of glitz and glamour goes with the NFL draft. It is, after all, a production. TV cameras line the red carpet as the league’s future stars take their last walk before achieving their dreams. Along with the flashing bulbs and army of microphones, there's a Plinko board. It’s a fun final way for players, family members and friends to drop their chip and see where the draft gods will whisk them off. Normally, the token lands far away from the team that actually calls their name. But for Clems
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Steph and Klay's partnership one NBA unlikely to see again

For eight seasons, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson grew together, rising from young guards filled with untold potential to become the greatest shooting backcourt of all time. They brought the Warriors with them, dragging the NBA's punching bag franchise to heights even owner Joe Lacob might not have dreamed possible. The accolades piled up. Then came the five NBA Finals appearances and three titles. All the while, Curry and Thompson pushed each other to keep getting better, to become better shoot
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Schrock's observations: Jones, Fields showing 49ers the way

This is the way ... While the 49ers were on their bye trying to conjure up some way to turn around a 2-3 season that is teetering on the razor's edge, perhaps coach Kyle Shanahan found his way to a television on Sunday. Maybe he got eyes on two quarterbacks the 49ers had a chance to draft at No. 3 overall when they elected to select Trey Lance. Perhaps Shanahan saw how those two quarterbacks, Justin Fields and Mac Jones, were given the keys by their respective franchises and are learning, developing, succeeding and failing early in their careers.
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How Steph's NBA record chase has impacted star, Warriors

INDIANAPOLIS -- For all his otherworldly talent, his historic on-court exploits, his ability to bring hordes of screaming fans to their feet with a flick of his wrist. Steph Curry is, after all, only human. That's part of Curry's appeal. He's the star athlete who looks like an everyman, acts like Joe Somebody, and then goes to work and becomes the greatest shooter in NBA history. So it's understandable that the Warriors star's pursuit of Ray Allen's all-time 3-pointers record has impacted his p
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