oakland closes the season in kansas city. >>> when mike singletary chose alex smith to be the startereattle, he said the former number one overall pick gave the team its best chance to win. smith, back under center for the first time since week 7 under the panthers. no score in the first quarter, vernon goes untouched for a 42- yard score, had 5 catches, 70 yards, and 1. san francisco 13- 7 niners in the second. matt hasselbeck, a day to forget for sure. fumble recovery, leading to this. morgan slips in two would-be tackles into the end zone. 20-7 san francisco. brian westbrook has built his pro bowl career on catches like this out of the backfield. vintage westbrook. 62 yards from alex smith, who threw 3 touchdowns in the game, with 255 yards passing. third quarter, back to hasselbeck, who was throwing the red shirts all day long. 39 yards for pay dirt. hasselbeck had 4 picks in the game. 40-21, highest point total of the season. >> for the first time, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their job and let the plays come to us and the difference in the sense of at least

. >>> meantime it is kind of a homecoming for alex smith when the niners travel down to san diego. it is where alex smith grew up and he will also have a reunion of sorts with nosh turner who was advertise offensive coordinator when he was with the $49 and probably -- 49ers and probably had his best year. turner now the head coach of the chargers and alex smith who will start at quarterback talks about the reunions. >> second year for me was a lot of fun and a lot of development for me. i learned a lot of football, you know, from him. learned a lot. unfortunate but it's part of the game. >> sharks and predators tonight but that is the sporting life for right now. back to you. >> thank you. >> thank you, mark. >>> we want to bring you some breaking fuzz right now from newark -- breaking news right now from newark where we understand there has been some type of shooting. you can't see a whole lot but from what we understand, witnesses are telling us that there was some type of shooting at cedar and burch in newark. we are working to gather more information and we will have complete c

alex smith will start sunday v. arizona. he -- versus arizona. could be his last game as a 9ers. >> i am not getting into what will happen after this. whenever you go out there, even though it's the last game and we are out of the playoffs, pride is on the line. >> alex smith is the kind of gay you want your dotter to mary. i got two daughters. class guy. >>> college football. the military bowl. illinois 38. baylor 48. and mike stupes going against oklahoma. and it was about markell martin picking off bowls. returning it 62 yards for a touchdown. oklahoma state taking care of business 36-10. nba, warriors just not enough. on the road. warriors and the atlanta hawks, atlanta ranting an eight game win streak and they extended it, it was all hawks. too much punch inside. smith, hawks win it 103-93. atlanta one of the tough teams out of the east. college, men's basketball. st. marries hit the adult playground, las vegas the back group. the shamrock shoot out. matthew six three-pointers in the game. mcconal five. he had 28. st. marries won five straig

week five with alex smith getting into it. again there are players that quit the team during this season. we have the big campaign for this one. when it went says that was it. >> i understand what the fed added that it heat was home. the decision was made what he was on the flight. >> investigative journalism. again, let us look at some military. he took it to from the golan in 2008. there were five-four and cluster eight-eight. everybody walked into welcome to the faithful let's keep everything together and then he loses his offensive coordinator and there is word that there is a racket that is just going to spill all the secrets of what is happening. the naked underbelly of the organization and they fired him because of the last six weeks win-loss-win-wash. it was pretty much a. >> i am hearing that we might he have >> kevin lynch on the line> is that right? are you back? i was just a bit to talk about chad york. what did you make of that press conference today? he needs to get the general manager first right? >> yes, that i

but alex smith is expected to be named starting quarterback. >>> toby gerhart makes it twice of going to the bowl. >> i think it speaks volumes where this program is headed. i'm just excited about the whole thing. what happens happens and whoever wins is going to deserve to win. so i'm just excited to be a part of the discussion. >> reporter: so far it's been an offseason of more misses than hits for the oakland a's. a 30 day negotiating window. but the a's failing to come to a contract agreement with iwakuma. he was looking for barry zito like money. no deal could be reached. he will return to his japanese team. wouldn't we all like barry zito money. >> thanks for joining us tonight. good night. >> good night.

the spread offense is alex smith's strong point.es to deal with the speculation that he's on the verge of being fired. >> any kind of reports or whatever that come out, and i know that there are many, you know, i told you before, i really don't read 'em. but if it's true, it's true. but until i know it's true, my eyes are on seattle. thank you very much. >> and with that, he ended his news conference today. this is a significant monday night filled with sadness yet fond memories. the death of don meredith, one of the original monday night football announcers there with howard cosell died. this is when everyone watched monday night. there were no cable tv extra channels. the showdown between the patriots and jets, tom brady picked apart the jets. new england dominates 45-3. like dandy don would say, turn out the lights, that party is over. >>> the school has offered to sweeten the final four years of his contract so he doesn't leave. how sweet is sweet, though? practice today, getting ready for the orange bowl. the big news, though,

alex smith was not electric but efficient. tied his career best with three td passes. smith to josh morgan. 49ers scored 20 points in the second quarter. now with frank gore out for the season running-back ryan westbrook is able to shake off the rust and show why he was so valuable with the eagles. look at westbrook take the short pass and keep away from seattle. san francisco led 30-7 at half- time. hard to believe seattle is still a first-place time but commit five turnovers. he takes it back 39 yards for six. 49ers avenge their first week blow-out loss to seattle with a 40-21 victory today. san francisco scores

. >>> with mike singletary chose alex smith to be the starter against seattle, he said the former numberrall pick gave the team its best chance to win. smith, back under center for the first time since week 7 against the panthers. no score in the first quarter. smith to a wide open vernon davis. davis goes in untouched for a 42-yard touchdown. he had 5 catches, 70 yards, and 1 dance. 7-0 san francisco. 13-7, niners in the second. matt hasselbeck had a day to forget. fumble and recovery. that led to this. smith to morgan to the end zone from 15 yards out. 20-7, san francisco. brian westbrook had built his pro bowl career on catching passes out of the backfield. this is vintage westbrook. 62-yard hookup from alex smith, throwing for 3 touchdowns in the game. 27-7. third quarter, back to hasselbeck, throwing to red shirts all day long. 39 yards the other way. hasselbeck had 4 interceptions in the game. san francisco wins 40-21, their highest point total of the season. >> for the first time, at least since i've been in there, really, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their jo

often criticized for staying too long with alex smith at quarterback. he lacked offensive creativity. mike lost some players, fired some assistants. but the 49ers were often outcoached. mike was out even before the face-to-face with troy smith. it was a mutual parting. and today mike issued a statement. >> one of the greatest experiences of my life was having the opportunity to coach the san francisco 49ers. what made it so special were the players. some of the most outstanding men i have ever been around in my life. he went on to wish the team well. and york then named current defensive line coach jim tomsulla to replace mike for sunday's game against arizona. he has been with the 49ers as a defensive line coach. but he was head coach in the new defunct nfl europe league. he will begin a thorough search for a general manager. now that general manager will probably be hired before anybody is named as the new full-time head coach. and today's loss in st. louis means the 49ers will now miss the playoffs for the seventh straight year. now, he has given us m

and there is alex smith himself replacing troy smith replacing alex earlier. 49ers host seattle.ers need to use their play book. and whatever. really this is another desperate move. niners don't have a clue what they're doing on offense. not a single clue. there is a huge disconnect between the coach and quarterback autos there is a question. yes. it's changed you know? there is making it clear. that is him thinking you snow they're going into the game. and so... i'm getting ready to go play. >> me being a critic ask a judge, goitsing to get me nowhere. you know, in the big scheme of things my opinion if you want to be truthful, you know anyone's opinion in the big scheme of things doesn't mean anything. >> i don't know what is going on to tell you the truth. just worried about me, what i've got to do. and this is just doing the best we can do. >> raiders coming off a huge victory. and going with an east coast schedule to try to get their bodies ready. and there is practices three hours early to prepare body clocks. >> there is preparing for the 10:00 game, the only way coach is

alex smith was not electric but efficient. tied his career best with three td passes. smith to josh morgan. 49ers scored 20 points in the second quarter. now with frank gore out for the season running-back ryan westbrook is able to shake off the rust and show why he was so valuable with the eagles. look at westbrook take the short pass and keep away from seattle. san francisco led 30-7 at half- time. hard to believe seattle is still a first-place time but commit five turnovers. he takes it back 39 yards for six. 49ers avenge their first week blow-out loss to seattle with a 40-21 victory today. san francisco scores a season high 40 points. 49ers are 5-8 but sit just one game out of first place in that weak nfc west. >> you know, we are a young team that today was big for us. but at the same time, today means nothing if we go next week. or next week we don't play well. so it is very important that we have very little room for error. >> i was patient. that sticks out in my mind third down even in tough situations. today they made great decisions. in the past i would feel i

that's next in sports. >>> the game of musical quarterbacks ends sunday when alex smith will start againstna cardinals. it also will most likely end his career in san francisco. smith becomes an unrestricted free agent and can sign with any team next season. last week against the rams i came in the 4th quarter completing 10 of 15 passes for 120 yards and was disappointed he didn't get to play the entire game. >> i would be lying if i didn't say it was frustrating that with the season on the line not to get the start. i don't know how much lobbying i was doing. that's not my job. with you definitely emotional. frustrated. you know, i definitely voiced my opinion. >> interim head coach jim tomsula says he chose alex because of his experience. it was one of the more colorful press conferences at 49er headquarters in quite some time. >> alex smith is the kind of guy you would want your daughter to marry. i have two daughters. i am jim nobody from nowhere. my family won't starve. if my wife has stayed with me for 19 years, she is not going anywhere. i'm good. [ inaudible ] >> i had a shower. i

alex smith didn't fare much better he loses the football rams recover. 25-17 as the 49ers are officiallyrs the end is near for mike singler to. york says he would not commit to singletary. york also said the 49ers will hire general manager and quote money is no object. >> raiders were only playing for pride after oakland was eliminated from the playoffs. oakland got off to a great start on the opening kickoff. he does it again taking it from the one-yard line. he shows off his speed going 99 yards it's his third kickoff return this season. and this is a 59-yard field goal. one of four today. peyton manning finds him 18 yards with the score. colts led 17-13. now in the third more from manning he hits blair white colts would eventually go up by 12. raiders try to mount on comeback with a quick strike from miller and that score oakland is down by 5 but they would not get the ball back. manning fools everyone colts run down the clock. oakland falls to 7-8. >> we are disappointed because we want a chance to see if we could be a playoff team this year. our goals have to change for the last wee

alex smith is back as the 49er starting quarterback. even he is not sure why. the niners host seattle. alex replacing troy smith who replaced alex earlier. troy was 3 and 2 and alex was one and six. it sounds like even alex was surprised when he got the news. >> that was definitely my first question. what has changed? he made it clear, what was he thinking? >> you want who to play quarterback? me? the raiders are 6 and 6 and trying to build on a big win over the chargers visiting jacksonville. they practiced three hours earlier than normal to get their bodies on east coast time. >> prepare your mind to play a 10:00 game for us. i think it will help us. this is the only way to do it. this is the only way coaches do it this week. >> pop warner championships in orlando. the east bay wild cats and street water hawks from jacksonville. matthews, and remember this kid's name. he can play. eluding the rush and firing for the touchdown pass. the kids from florida shut out the east bay wild cats 22-0. >> thanks, larry. >>> "nightline" is up next. >> for larry bill and sa

this is is is sunday against rams but it could be alex smith finishing the game.it clear both quarterbacks may play. they might activate steve deberg at any moment. there is he may be able to scramble around or create some plays, you can assume troy is going to have a short leash. if nibers get behind alex smith to be there in a flash. >> i'm just telling you what i can tell you. this is depending on what they're going do. >> there is a go being to be big for all of use five players have been suspended for first five games of next season for receiving improper benefits, selling rings and awards and receiving free tattoos. and one sold off a sportsmanship award. ncaa, if they wanted to make a statement they'd suspend the guys for sugar bowl meaning low tv ratings and less revenue. not going to do that, folks officials say the players didn't know they're violating rules. >> what with this bylaw we were not as explesive as we should have been. >> bottom line is that we feel that is their responsibility. we don't feel good about the fact we sell short. >> and there is

. >> do you see any way alex smith or troy smith come back next year. >> i definitely don't think alexsmith will be back. it's possible troy smith could be back. if the 49ers had their choice, troy smith would be the back up quarterback. they need somebody top of the line, obviously much easier said than done. >> andrew locker or newman would be great. >> maybe a locker room trade. >>> and that's it for us tonight. make sure to check in with us tomorrow morning. >> our coverage as always continues online at ktvu.com. thank you so much for joining us. have a good night everyone. >> good night.

. >> do you see any way alex smith or troy smith come back next year. >> i definitely don't think alex smith will be back. it's possible troy smith could be back. if the 49ers had their choice, troy smith would be the back up quarterback. they need somebody top of the line, obviously much easier said than done. >> andrew locker or newman would be great. >> maybe a locker room trade. >>> and that's it for us tonight. make sure to check in with us tomorrow mo i'm going to make a difference. i knew i wanted to go to college, but i had no clue how to pay for it. the u.s. department of education has over $100 billion to help students pay for college. and the free application? you mean the fafsa? i did it online. i'm going to find out how to pay for college. i'm going to college.gov. if human achievement can be determined not by speed or strength, but by character, then it's easy to see

. >> one of the plays of the season right there by alex smith. >> smith threw for 16 touchdowns and led-9 record that year have a. after turner's depart tier his career regressed. >> to be a head coach in the game you understood that, no, so not devastating, but frustrating nonetheless. felt like the trajectory could have been different if that didn't happen. >> the 49ers could be in first place if they beat san diego and both the rams and seahawks lose. however the 49ers can be eliminated if they lose to san diego and both the rams and seahawks win. there you have it. >>> in 44 seconds i will bet you could walk the fridge, grab a cold on, let the dog out and sit back down for this poor sami kapanen. you want to know what the sharks did in 44 second? god thing todd mclellan didn't bring a stop watch to nashville. joe thornton sets up dany heatley. sharks have a 2-1 lead. with 3 minutes and 21 seconds left the game sergei company state sin with the redirect to try it at 2. then, 44 seconds later, no lie, another defensive blunder, steve sullivan to colin wilson, the sharks below it withi

both alex smith and try smith could play. >>> the connecticut women's team break the record of the ucla women of the 70s. huskies win their 89th straight game, the longest streak in ncaa history. warriors looking to win 1 in a row. in sacramento down three. rad good from 30 feet out. sends it to overtime. ellis takes over scores 36, the warriors win, 117-109. >>> sanford men at oklahoma state. page with the lead. the cowboys beat the cardinal by 11 points. that just happened. >>> the sharks hosting edmonton. they go the other way, back, sharks over edmonton 2-1. >>> the beefo brady bowl in florida. >> louie criminal rallied against -- louisville rallied. the cardinals win. beef o'grady. >> you don't know. >> never heard of it. >> a family run restaurant company in kind of the south. kind of like chilis type of thing. thought it was a eggnog company for a second. >> [laughter] very good. i like it. we have rain for christmas. a lot of rain. >> and snow at the zoo. >> we'll see you at 11:00. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte.

neither option is great but they'll live with the results of starting alex smith over troy smith. a starter on the season. troy has won three out of five. but with frank gore out, it's back to the spread which is alex's bread and butter. >> i prepared myself to play. i knew it potentially could happen, it could come back to me and i would stay ready to play. i wasn't going to let an opportunity pass me by if i got one. >> i understand that decisions have to be made for the betterment of the team. you know, there's nothing i can do about it but continue t prepare and get ready for seattle. >> here we go. so the big question tonight, if you could have made one change with the 49ers before the start of the seaspr, what would it have been? perhaps it was look for a quarterback not named smith. under the 49ers time machine at nbcbayarea.com and weigh in. give us one change before the season started. what is it? there is nothing we would change about this group of lawn bowlers we found in palo alto. it's a sport for all ages and all seasons. in this fast-paced world there are some games

word rumbling around the nfl, alex smith will start at quarterback sunday. smith not effective.njury he susspained about a month ago. he had his chance, he will never start again for the 49ers. mike singletary says why not, let's go back to smith. nothing official from the 49ers but that's the word. this kid had to replace mike shanahan. started out winning his first 6 games and then fell in the tank. they are 3-9. he was a part of a illegal videotaping of a 49er practing, so he was fired today in midseason, 5-17 his record. andrew luck will be in new york city. he is one of the four finests for the heisman trophy. that's going to be a lot of fun watching on saturday night. jim, stanford offered him a raise, a 11-1 and as we have been saying, i don't know, maybe the best time, great quarterback, i say he takes the money. but i will be back at kron 4 tomorrow night. >> good night everybody. see you tomorrow.

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he stayed in the game until the 4th quarter when singletary put alex smith in the game. smith was hit, lost the football. the game was over. the playoff chances were over and the mike singletary officially came to an end. >>> the raider playoff homes lied in the hands of the titans. they got no help. -- takes it to the house. the chiefs are the afc west champions. oakland, manning -- here's him at his best. he sees something in the raider defense. he calls an audible and then does what peyton does. right on target. one of his three touchdowns of the day. indianapolis beat if raiders 31-26. you will hear from jed york who had an interesting interview after the game. >>> 11:30 tonight, game day. we will see you at 11 on cbs 5. have a great night. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

. >>> san francisco 49er's jugaron el próximo domingo con alex smith que tambié saldrá a ganar el ojo jugado con ellos por 4 temporadas. >>> gracias. >>> intensa lluvias de hoy, vamos con condiciones del tiempo para verlo que nos espera. >>> gracias qu tal buenas noches el sistema que ha traído alguna lluvia, se empieza a alejar, sigue trayendo nublado pero tiende a mejorar para el fin de semana, la condiciones serán buenos mayormente nublado temperatura máxima 57 pero mucho cuidado especialmente con neblina sábado y domingo 61 y 63 ° subiendo para el próximo lunes, parcial nublados van a seguir, pero el fin de semana, buenas condición tambié en san jos, 63 ° mínima 46, mejora para el fin de semana, le tengo más detalles maana. >>> >>> más adelante, al regresar en noticia univisión. se cumplieron 3 décad de asesinato de uno de los músicos más importante de siglo xx y miles de rinden, tributo en todo el mundo de alimentos y medicinas aprobo un nuevo medicamento para perder peso.--se trata del "contrave", que segun el nalisis de un panel de la a a probaron un nuevo medicamento perder pe

al deporte local, los 49ers de san francisco jugaron el proximo domingo con su pasador titular alex smithar ausente.smith tambien saldra a ganarse el ojo de los dirigentes de san francisco ya que busca firmar una extension de contrato y el proximo ano tambien se convierte en agente libre.los 49ers este domingo juegan contra los seahawks y si pierden ven esfumadas sus esperanzas de pasar a playoff. los atleticos de oakland no llegaron a ningun acuerdo con jack cust y rapido el bateador designado encontro equipo, segun fuentes cercanas a las negociacios entre cust y los marineros de seattle.falta formalizar el contrato pendiente de un examen fisico. cust ya habia jugado con los mariners por cuatro temporadas. el toletero bateo para .272. ---pasamos con guillermo quiroz con el pronostico. mas adelante en noticias univision 14....se cumplieron 3 decadas del asesinato de uno de los musicos emblematicos del siglo 20, y miles le rinden tributo en todo el mundo. dicho, el --pero no todo indocumentados. de estudiantes estatus de miles legalizaÍa el los sueÑos que aproÓ el acta de representantes --

alex smith en el segundo cuarto.. corre con el balon parece que anotaba el touchdown del empate..que su rodilla toco antes de entrar a la zona de anotacion.. san diego se paseo con los 49ers... en el cuarto periodo ya ganaban por 31 a cero... vicent jackson anoto tres touchdowns.. phillip rivers sobre paso la marcad de las 4-mil yardas.. 31 a 7 fue el marcador final... si san francisco termina la temporada con record de 7-9 podria haber un triple empate y hasta podrian ganar su division.. maqana se llevara a cabo el sorteo de los octavos de final de la champions league... y el resultado podrian ser varios partidos explosivos..---entre las reglas del sorteo estan que dos equipos del mismo pais no podran jugar entre si... tampoco se veran las caras rivales del mismo grupo de la primera fase... por ejemplo el inter de milan campeon defensor que termino segundo de su grupo se podria enfrentar ante el barcelona o inclusive el real madrid que ganaron sus respectivos sectores... los partidos de idia iniciaran el 15 de febrero mientras que los de vuelta arrancaran el 8 de marzo... en 13 e

--que tal le saluda ramon diaz y esto es telemundo deportivo...alex smith regreso como mariscal de campoanotacion... este en el primer cuarto para vernon davis, y luego para josh morgan y uno de 62 yardas a brian westbrook ...+++marcador final 49ers 40 seahawks 21+++....asi san francisco llega a un record de cinco victorias y ocho derrotas, a un solo juego de los lideres de la division st. louis y seattle... en un dramatico final.. los raiders de oakland pierden ante los jaguares de jacksonville...apesar de que los jagueres anotaron 21 puntos en el tercer cuarto.. oakland responderia con 2 carreras para touchdown de darren mcfadden....el encuentro se resolveria en el ultimo minuto con esta corrida de maurice jones-drew para poner cifras finales +++jaguares 38 raiders 31+++... vea lo que paso tras la victoria de las aguilas de filadelfia en su visita ante los cowboys.... el corredor tashard choice de los vaqueros al final del partido y ante las camaras de television le pidio a michael vick su autografo... choice dijo que era para un sobrinito .... el mariscal de campo dijo que era la prim

and alex smith replaced troy smith and he loses the football and the rams recover. 25-17 was the final. and so ends the mike single -- mike singletary era in san francisco. >>> and way will turn our attention -- and we will turn our attention to the raiders. they got off to a great start thanks to >>> the raiders were only playing for pride because kansas city won earlier in the day eliminating oakland from the playoffs. if they could beat the colts, the raiders would avoid their first losing season since 2002. oakland got off to a fast start on the opening kickoff. jacobi ford does it again. taking it up the one yard line and the rookie goes all the way 99 yards. it is his third kickoff return for a touchdown this season, a club record. down 10-7 in the second and the raiders still leading as janikowski gets a 59-yard field goal, one of four he had. just before the half, peyton manning finds tami, 18 yards with the score. the colts lead 17-13. now in the third and this time he hits blair white. manning threw for three touchdowns and the colts would eventually go up by 12. in the fourt

. >> now one of the two smiths. alex, troy, they've had the kind of success that singletary needs to muster. the cat is out of the bag as to who is starting. the raiders have an important late december game against peyton manning and the colts and hope the wind isn't out of their sails before kickoff. cal is coasting a team that hasn't played in berkeley in over 50 years. a marquee matchup at haas. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> as you well know, christmas is just a few days away. if you think your busy with holiday errands, we've got one guy who has you beat. bob redell is on assignment this week. brafg minus 20 degree temperatures in alaska checking on santa claus. >> reporter: this is fairbanks, a nice sized town situated in the center of alaska. about 2,000 miles from the bay area, 3,000 miles to honolulu, about 4,000 in miami and to tahiti, it's about 5,690. but who is keepi

quarterback he was supposed to be. >> frank gore -- >> one of the plays of the season right there by alex smithatch by gore, too. >> smith threw for 15 touchdowns led the team to april-9 record. after that see -- to a 7-9 season. after that season, turner went to san diego and smith's career regressed. >> it felt good. i was excited about it. that second year for me was fun and a lot of development for me. i learned a lot. >> to be a head coach, not devastating but frustrating. really felt like things could you know -- trajectory could have been different if that maybe didn't happen. >> and there are two interesting scenarios for the 49ers. they will be in first place if they beat san diego and both the rams and seahawks lose. but 49ers can be completely eliminated if they lose to san diego and both the rams and the seahawks win. ramification tomorrow night right here on cbs 5. >>> one day after godzilla invaded the coliseum the as went back to the future bringing rich harden back to the organization after they traded him to the cubs in 2008. oakland signed the hard throwing righty to a one-yea

alex smith, he loses the football and they recover. 49ers are officially eliminated from the playoffs. >>> it does appear the and is near for mike singletary. york says he would not commit to him coaching the final game against arizona. york says they will hire a general manager and that, quote, money is no object. >> raiders were only playing for pride because kansas city was eliminating oakland from the playoffs. if they could beat the colts they would avoid the first losing season since 2002. oakland got off to a great start. rookie goes all the way, 99 yards. his third kickoff return this season, a club record. down 10-7. they pull even as he drills a 59-yard field goal. one of four he had today. peyton manning finds him, 18 yards with the score. colts led 17-13 at intermission. in the third, manning hits blair white. manning threw for three touchdowns. in the fourth, raiders try to mount a comeback. jason campbell to miller, but this would not get the ball back on third and 2. and he is a naked bootleg, colts win by the score of 31-26. oakland falls to 7-8. >>> as we expected to

alex smith. he will likely be playing in his final game. patrick willis will not be in uniform. he underwent a second procedure on his hand. >> the 49ers are waiving no time? -- wasting no time? >> jed york is doing his research, so hopefully they will have someone in the next 48 hours. could that be a sign that jim harbuck could be coming? it could be. >> we will see. all right. we are coming back at 11:00. good night. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv.

alex smith who will start at quarterback. out since october 24. his shoulder sufficiently healed.st win against seattle. if the 49ers lose they'll be eliminated from any possible hope. if you want to play, they're probably eliminated. on paper they're officially out if they lose to seattle. >>> for the second year in a row, stanford will have a hayesen trophy finalist in new york. last year it was gerhart. now they're going to send andrew luck to applaud this guy cam newton. stiff armtrophy.com is the website saying he's top. andrew luck could finish third or fourth according to the website. this morning luck was talking about his chances. he's going to new york and hey, just being there on the scene. >> i guess if i win the award, i hope it's because i deserve it and because of the merits and nothing regarding anybody else's off the field or anything like that. i think it speaks volumes about where this program is headed. what a great job coach harbaugh has done. what great players are at stanford right now. i'm excited to be part of the discussion. >>> all right. around our time

. >>> alex smith is back as the 49ers starter sunday against the seahawks.ingletary takes he gives the team the best chance to win but why the change this week? >> that was my first question. what's changed? that was something that was on my mind. he made it very clear that was his thinking, going into the game, i gave us the best opportunity. i'm going to get ready to go play. >> sharks in a seven-game win streak. mark richards scores what looks like the game winner at the buzzer. on further review, the puck does not cross the line. the goal is waved off and the sharks win in the shootout. >>> the spurs blew out the warriors bus the biggest loss was when currie rolled his ankle. >>> hot stove news now, the mariners may have found their new designated hitter. jack cust has agreed to a one- year deal with seattle. >>> see you at 11:00. ♪ you can find yourself in bed at the end of the day ♪ ♪ you can find some fun on a tropical isthmus ♪ ♪but you'll never find my... t with me ♪ ♪ you can find a new star for the top of the tree ♪ ♪ i don't mean to be coy and i

alex smith is heading to the bench and troy smith will start against st. louis in the biggest game of the year. he relieved alex and beat the rams in overtime and then alex came back for a couple games. now it is troy's game. next year it will likely be neither, but for now the mystery is over. the misery goes on, but the mystery is over. >>> the raiders need some help to stay in the playoff chase. they have to hope they can beat the colts and kansas city loses to tennessee. even though the chiefs will play early on sunday, he is not watching that game. >> if kansas city loses or wins, you would rather not know. you would rather just go out and play our game. nothing even matters if you don't take care of your own business. >> viva las vegas. boise state in the las vegas bowl. they had their sights set on a bcs bowl game. they came out flat with doug martin and 84 yards helping to shake off the cob webs. once they got rolling they could not be stopped. kill 11 moore in stride -- moore in stride. moore to pettis late other as boise state routes utah a count

he pushed the right button, alex smith made his return to the starting lineup and looked better thanthrowing for 255 yards, three touchdowns, the defense forced 5 turnovers and scored one of their own. 245 yards the most by san francisco since thuy. >>> the 'niners only 1 game out in a less than mediocre n.f.c. west. it may be the worst division in football but anthony dixon who joined me in studio last night on game day is still excited to be in the playoff race. >> reporter: how does it feel to be in the mix like this now. >> it feels good. just like we're playing important football, you know, that's the goal especially when you're a competitor like me. you don't want to be on the sidelines watching. you don't want to be out of the chase, everybody lacking at you, i can't talk no smack to my old teammates, they are all saying ... >> they haven't said that have they. >> raiders raced out to a 234- 14 lead yesterday in jacksonville before the wheels just fell off in the second half. the defense allowed 31 points in the final two quarters as the jags came back to win 38- 31, dropping

. >>> alex smith will start at quarterback sunday against seattle. he hasn't played since week 7. r in the last knife games. >>> -- last five games. >>> the announcement is on saturday, heisman trophy. >>> the sharks tonight, game time, 2nd period, gives the sharks a lead with the 11th goal of the season. sharks win 5-2. >>> do you remember -- >> speak speak. >> nobody in the sports department could remember. that was the time when there was only five stations. when monday night football came to town, it was not a football game, it was as an event. those guys were so popular, they would have press conferences. >> they would go around and talk to people in the stance. i remember seeing meredith when i was in high school. >> and those big yellow jackets on monday night football. >> they were fun. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

alex smith gets off to a good start. davis over the middle. does the rest. in the second. 13-'.ething i to morgan, make twoz men miss. dances his way in. 20-7, san francisco. the roits on, in the second, the blitz is on. smith to westbrook. three scores no pick. 37 -- 30-7 niners at the half. in the third, golden picks off hasselbeck. takes it 39 yards the other way. the 49ers roll, 40-21. >> we did well on offense in the sense that for the first time, at least since i've been in there, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their jobs, and let the plays come to us. >> wasn't any doubt in our mind, mathematical -- i just know that i'm not out until i'm officially out. >> mike: thanks to the saints, the niners just a game back in in the west. the rams fall to 6-7 with a 31-13 loss in new orleans. >>> here's the raiders' store. beat the chargers twice this year, and san diego beat the chiefs today. now the raiders are in jacksonville. a win, they're a game back. darren mcfadden, best day as a prompt campbell dumps one off to mcfadden. makes one mass -- one man miss. he

alex smith back in the saddle and also a great stop. hits vernon davis and he will do the rest. 42 yards to the house. then in the second, alex swings one out to josh morgan. i wore that jersey, but never looked that good in it. josh dances his way in 20-749ers. later in the second and alex reads it and finds westbrook. where has he been? he's gone. alex threw for 255 yards and three scores and no picks, 30-749ers at the half. the niners defense scored five turnovers including four interceptions. in the third, went to school in seattle. 39-yard pick six. the 49ers are not dead yet. >> today was big for us. at the same time, today means nothing if next week we don't play well. >> it is playoffs already for us. a lot of people are saying, wow people are saying, you have to do well. >> the raiders beat the chargers twice and san diego beat the chiefs today. raiders in jacksonville. a win and they are a game back in the afc west. darrin mcfaden would have his best day as a pro. third and 8 for the raiders. jason campbell dumps one off to d-

alex smith coming right at the camera. zone, that is the touchdown. hold on. upon further review no touchdown. no big deal fourth and goal from the 1 yard line. mike singletary says we're going for it. anthony dixon, right up -- not even close. stuffed. 49ers empty handed. they had a ted ginn jr. touchdown called back. the chargers, 34-7. the 49ers embarrassed, humiliated, they drop to 5-9 on the season. >> the bottom line is we did not play well tonight. it's as simple as that. we've got to regroup and get ready to finish our last two games. this team has had its high and lows, but if we are fortunate enough to go to the playoffs, i believe that we deserve to go. >> yes. they're still talking playoffs. it sounds crazy but the niners still have a chance to win this mediocre division and get in the playoffs with two more games remaining. >>> some interesting baseball news late tonight. someone is unhappy with the giant. who would be unhappy with the giants? would you believe the mvp of the world series edgar renteria blasti

so with troy smith still struggling, mike singletary goes to alex smith, with just 9:30 left in the gameed his first four passes, leading to a field goal. with just over 2 minutes left, he's sacked, stripped, rams fall on it and win 25-17. playoff hopes are over and perhaps so is mike singletary's job as head coach. >> we've got enough talent on this team that we should have been the nfc west champion and we should have been competing in the playoffs. >> and obviously i wanted us to do better, felt that we could do better, but there are some obvious question marks that, you know, i had hoped would be answered as the season went on, and i'm not going to go into that right now. but obviously were not answered. and, you know, when that happens, then you end up out of the playoffs. >>> niners need to finish next sunday with a win to avoid being in last place. >>> with a chiefs win, the raiders would have been eliminated even before they took the field this afternoon, so let's start in kansas city. surprising leader in the afc west all season long, and the chiefs jumped on ten early and often

alex smith returns to the 9ers' starting lineup. all he did was throw for 3 touchdowns.rook here. the 9ers up 30-7. the defense forced 5 turnovers. shawn goldman with his first pick of the year, takes it back by a score. the 9ers win, a game out of first half. southern miss, the final seconds, gary flowers inside for the final 2. cal lost 80- 78. in oklahoma city, robert yanners, from half court. good. that earned him -- guess how much, ann? >> i don't know. >> $20,000. >> wow. >> so his christmas is all set for the $20,000 pay day. >> that's pretty good. >> anthony dixon in studio. >> yes. >> i hope. i haven't seen him yet. >> he'll be here. >> he will make it. >> he's off the show tonight. >> and what do you think about the 9ers? >>, i mean, this is -- >> the fact of the matter is, they're 1-5 on the road. they haven't beaten a team with a winning record. the next 2 game's on the road. . but hey, they're a lousy division. >> good night. >>> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it may be alex smith's swan song as a 49er.fact, the last time he will be asked about reports of a volatile head coach mike singletary. >> i got along well with coach singletary. i think the perception is a little different because he is a fiery guy. he is emotional. i think that's who he is. those are positives about him. >> well, from now through january 5th, call them the golden state road warriors. five tough games against quality eastern conference foes. the warriors are down 8 and steph curry goes to reggie williams on the move, on the break. golden state trailing by five at the half. but the hawks jumped out strong in the third quarter. mike bibby from far out, 15 points for him. atlanta up by 12. we keep the warriors close and first the three .er from the baseline. -- the three pointer from the baseline. he somehow tips in his own miss. warriors within five. but it wasn't meant to be. the hawks pull away and warriors' three-game winning streak ends 103-93. charlotte is next on friday. the sharks are down 1-0 and he cent

alex smith off to a great start. opening drive, vernon davis over the middle. to the house. 7-0 niners. now 13-7 niners. smith to morgan. dances his way in. 15-yard, 27-7. smith hits brian westbrook and he's gone. alex threw for 259 yards. the 49ers defense forced five turnovers. four of them interceptions. in the third, matt hasselbeck is pecked off. 49ers aren't dead yet. they roll 40-21. >> db's playing with good eyes and that's what we got to do from here on out. >> did well on offense in the sense that for the first time, at least since i've been in there, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their job. and let the plays come to us. >> mike: and what a difference. and thanks to the saints, the niners are now just a game back in the west. jenkins picks off sam bradford, goes 96-yard the other way and the rams fall 6-7 with a 31-13 loss in new orleans. >> here's the raiders' store beat the chargers twice and san diego beat the afc leading chiefs today. so if the raiders beat jacksonville, they're only a game back in the afc west. darren mcfadden