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Despite 0-2 start, Broncos Hall of Famers Champ Bailey, DeMarcus Ware see light at the end of tunnel under Sean Payton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

Former Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey was full of swag as he walked up to a scrum of reporters with his gold Hall of Fame jacket and sunglasses. Moments later, former outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware entered the scene and couldn’t help but talk about Denver, which he called “God’s Country.”Bailey and Ware represent the glory days of the Broncos organization. Ware helped Denver to win Super Bowl 50 –the franchise’s third title. Bailey, who played 10 of his 15 NFL seasons in Denver, was a part of five playoff appearances and a Super Bowl in 2013.As both players were at Empower Field at Mile High for Sunday’s matchup against the Washington Commanders, they looked back at their time in Denver and what it will take for the franchise to return to its winning ways. Ware and Bailey agreed that change starts and ends with first-year head coach Sean Payton.“He’s a proven winner and that’s something we needed around here,” Bailey said. “I’m looking forward to seeing how successful we ca...

Broncos four downs: Man, it’s good to be a CU Buff right now. Unless you’re Vance Joseph.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

Initial thoughts from Broncos’ 35-33 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 2 at Empower Field:1.Vance, this ain’t it. One former Buff called a whale of a game Sunday at Empower Field. Unfortunately, that CU dude in question wasn’t the one in the employ of the Broncos. So what exactly are we doing here, Vance Joseph? While Eric Bieniemy was screening the Broncos to death the way the CSU Rams chucked crossing route after crossing route at the Buffs late Saturday night, Joseph’s defense looked a step late and several salary-cap dollars short. Gifted a 21-3 lead some 21 minutes into Week 2, the Broncos proceeded to get outscored 32-12. The Commanders averaged 4.6 points over their final seven non-kneeldown drives, in a league where the average points surrendered was 1.72 per series. Over the first two games of an 0-2 start, the Broncos have surrendered 2.89 points per drive, which sounds to us like a good way to go 6-11 or 7-10. And a good reason to start the searc...

$250K reward to be offered in ambush shooting death of L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, along with county leaders and Palmdale’s mayor, on Sunday announced a reward of up to $250,000 for the identification, arrest and prosecution of the suspect or suspects involved in the fatal shooting ambush of Deputy Ryan “Clink” Clinkunbroomer in the Antelope Valley Saturday night.  “The sheriff’s department personnel have worked around the clock in an attempt to find these suspects - it could be one, it could be two - in Ryan’s murder,” Luna said at the press conference.  Clinkunbroomer, 30, an eight-year veteran of the sheriff’s department, was found unconscious in his police cruiser and suffering from gunshot wounds by a citizen around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Sierra Highway and Avenue Q in Palmdale. He was rushed to the Antelope Valley Medical Center where he later died as a result of his injuries. The shooting was an ambush involving a suspect or suspects in a vehicle driving past Deputy Clinkunbroomer in the opposite di...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers were nowhere near their best against the Rams. The fact that they still won speaks volumes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

The 49ers’ Week 1 win was perfection.Their Week 2 win was gritty.And while everyone prefers the first option, the second might tell us more about the 2023 Niners.San Francisco knew that not every game this season would be as easy as the opening win against the Steelers. How could they be?No, this league is too good. The competition is too tough. Most games this season will resemble Sunday’s choppy, chippy 30-23 victory over the Rams in front of a partisan crowd in Los Angeles. (Partisan for the Niners, that is.)And yet, even in a game where the 49ers missed so many opportunities, they were still far and away the better team on the field Sunday.If Niners quarterback Brock Purdy had simply connected on one of the three wide-open deep pass opportunities he overthrew Sunday, this contest would have been a blowout.But he missed on all three and wasn’t good on third downs, where the team was just 2-of-9. Meanwhile, the 49ers defense started the game on the back foot, and...

Photos: Cal defeats Idaho with 31 unanswered points after trailing 17-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

The Bears came back from a 17-0 Vandals lead to grab a 31-17 win over the nation’s fifth-ranked FCS team in front of 36,810 fans at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Cal’s Ashton Stredick rushed for 77 yards. CAl quarterback Sam Jackson V rushed for 41 yards and connected with Jeremiah Hunter and Trond Grizzell for two touchdown passes in the first half.Cal will face No. 8 Washington next Saturday as they play their last season in the Pac-12.Cal’s Jeremiah Hunter (3) scores on a touchdown against Idaho during the second quarter of their game at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Idaho’s Anthony Woods (5) slams into Cal’s Lu-Magia Hearns III (15) to score a touchdown during the first quarter of their game at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Cal’s Jeremiah Hunter (3) leaps to catch a touchdown pass against Idaho duri...

What the 49ers are saying after beating the Rams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

The 49ers are 2-0 before their first home game of the 2023 season.They beat the Rams 30-23 on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, using two second-half interceptions to win a tight game against their division rivals.Brock Purdy finished 17-of-25 passing without a touchdown or an interception. Christian McCaffrey rushed for 116 yards on 20 attempts, while Deebo Samuel made six catches for 63 yards and added a touchdown on a quick screen that was technically counted as a run.Those two interceptions came from cornerbacks Isaiah Oliver, who made a juggling catch on a deflected pass inside 49ers’ territory, and Deommodore Lenoir, who jumped a route in the fourth quarter to stop a potential game-tying drive before it got started.The Niners turned both interceptions into field goals on the ensuing possessions, as rookie Jake Moody made all three of his attempts, including a 57-yarder.Here’s what Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers had to say after the game:INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SE...

A double shot of whiskey, Barbie dress-up day and a much-needed win leave SF Giants in good spirits, despite lackluster series vs. Rockies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

DENVER — A paper cup filled to the brim with brown liquid sat next to the porterhouse covered in tin foil on the desk inside the visiting manager’s office here Sunday afternoon. It’s a tradition of Joc Pederson’s to pour Gabe Kapler and his teammates a shot of whiskey after a win.“He was like, ‘You need a double today,’ ” Kapler said after the Giants emerged victorious, barely, 11-10, over the Rockies, in a Coors Field special that allowed them to escape this four-game series with one victory and their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. “It’s gonna be useful.”Between the win, the whiskey and the Brandon Crawford-Ross Stripling devised Barbie movie dress-up day, the Giants boarded their charter flight in good spirits, despite their once lights-out closer very nearly wasting their best offensive showing in ages.Crawford’s three-run homer into the Rockies bullpen should have been a knockout punch, the biggest blow of an ...

Acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami launches first solo exhibit at Asian Art Museum in SF

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A globally-acclaimed Japanese artist has opened up a new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Takashi Murakami's first solo exhibition in the Bay Area opened on Friday, the artist posted on Instagram. The "Murakami: Monsterized" exhibit will be open from Sept. 15 until Feb. 12, 2024. "The larger-than-life paintings and sculptures in 'Murakami: Monsterized' use monsters as a central motif to address the complicated nature of the world around us," the Asian Art Museum said on its website. Autumn Moon Festival in SF returns Sept. 23 Tickets, which range from $29-$35, can be purchased for a 30-minute timeslot to check out the art. The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dates for when you can check out the exhibit vary.Murakami, 61, has over 2 million followers on Instagram. He is one of the most widely-known artists from Japan. The Tokyo-based artist has collaborated with Louis Vuitton on a number of handbag designs. Much of Murakami'...

Hayward PD seeking hit-and-run driver in fatal three-vehicle collision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

(BCN) -- Police in Hayward are seeking the driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run early Sunday morning. At about 12:50 a.m., officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run collision involving three vehicles near the 27000 block of Huntwood Avenue. Police found two vehicles, two drivers and one passenger still at the scene. The sole occupant of the first vehicle was uninjured, but the driver of the second vehicle was found unconscious and injured. Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the man dead. A passenger in his car was uninjured. Oakland mother killed after being struck by stray bullet while asleep The driver of the third vehicle fled the scene before police could arrive, though officers located the empty vehicle a short distance from the scene. Police are investigating but are encouraging anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has any other information to contact the traffic bureau at (510) 293-7066. Copyright © 2023 Bay ...

Cardinals allow big rally by Giants, blow chance for first win with coach Gannon, QB Dobbs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:01 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals were nearly flawless in the first half, moving the ball with ease, stuffing the New York Giants at just about every turn.An easy home-opening win appeared to be in the cards.The second half rolled around and Arizona’s offense bogged down, the defense backpedaled.A winning hand turned into an epic flop, and Arizona failed to get its first win under new coach Jonathan Gannon and stopgap quarterback Joshua Dobbs.Dominating early, the Cardinals blew a 21-point third-quarter lead and left the field stunned after Graham Gano hit a 34-yard field goal with 19 seconds left to send the Giants a 31-28 win on Sunday.“Exactly what we couldn’t do, coming out of halftime we did,” Gannon said. Coming off a four-point road loss to Washington, the Cardinals (0-2) played a superb first half against the Giants (1-1).Arizona’s defense bottled up Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley, holding New York to 71 first-half yards. Dobbs looked like a sta...