mike singletary reportedly not only singled out alex smith, but also michael crabtree. here are some niner notes for you. up in seattle, third downs, 1 for 15, their third-down efficiencies. the quarterback rating alex smith 52.5, fairly dismatt. mass hasselbeck on the other side of the coin, 108.3, that's a qb rating. monday, this might be the most depressing part of all of this. monday night football, national tv, the niners hosting drew brees and the super bowl champion new orleans saints. one more time, a lot of issues, a lot of communication issues, getting the plays in late. alex smith said the technical headset issues weren't the primary cause. it was the plays getting late into them. if you're just joining us. akio spike was scheduled to be here, but michael singletary has scheduled a meeting add headquarters. >>> we love our football, we love our baseball and basketball, but this is a pro football market. this was a tough sunday. that means when we go to work or school tomorrow, it will be a tough monday. that leads us to the raiders. not much better. raiders i

singletary dropped the d word. yeah. the d word. show you what's going on in 49ers headquarters and this tv reporter and model accusing the new york jets of something. we'll tell you what's happening and out of a disney movie. the former substitute math teacher steps in the a's today. >> after hot headlines, we're about cool this week. fog lingers offshore downtown san francisco and golden gate bridge. we'll tell you about some showers in the ie.n juvest a couple minst coming up in just couple minutes. is soft on cats. but deadly on fleas. so ask your veterinarian .ad e s specicicicicicicicicicicics fofor efeffectctive,e, but gentle flea control. >>> more than 5 million americans and their loved ones are affected by alzheimer's disease. there was a walk to end alzheimer's. a former police chief from the east bay recently diagnosed with the disease. joe has his story. >> this was a s.w.a.t. picture from way back. >> he can remember every detail after three decades in law enforcement. >> this is when i was the police chief of lafayett

the aftershocks, though, singletary, meeting. coaching staff was to blame for the poor on-field communication with alex smith. >> i don't ever say when we lose the game, boy, you guys awful. no, i've got work to do. >> nl they're dpg to play on the monday night game. the jets have more problems than just sexual harassment by a former model and miss usa contestant turned tv reporter. le may science said she was assigned by coaches during the jet. coa . we had rain and humidity and a barry chest there. broke the team record, 94-yard punt return. casey holds on for a wild win, 21-14. >>> baseball tonight, the padres beat the rockies and take a half-game lead over the idle giants. so tomorrow here comes another big series for the giant. >>> this is bobby cramer, 30 years old. today he becomes the oldest pitcher in history to make a -- final score 3-1. >>> finally tonight, one of the most entertaining matches i've seen before. dosh, darn it. when i have a bad i barbed many. in dal wins his first ever u.s. open. he's not wearing the ca

this was mike singletary's most important game. not just a win or lose, but to restore some order in the franchise. singletary did well, the 49ers did well, sort of. they overcame four turnovers and put together an impressive drive in the final two minutes of the game. here we go, frank gore had a huge game. the 49ers were trailing by two pints, 22-20. you need the two-point conversion, they got it just barely. alex smith to vernon davis, at first they said it was no two-point conversion, they gave it to them. the game was tied at 22, but the saints march right down the field and broke the niner's hearts. the game winning field goal as time expires. saints win. 49ers get their dignity back, that's for sure, they're 0-2 on the season. we'll take you inside the locker room in a few minutes. >> so close. >>> back to reality now. a small fire at a san jose home, led police to an indoor pot growing operation today. firefighters found the fire burning inside the walls of the home of the 3900 block of forrest wood drive, nobody was home,

and we spoke with mike singletary this morning and wire the move? >> and we've looked at the overall view. of where we are. looking at where we need to go. we felt that and i felt that i needed to make the change. >> it was interesting that michael singletary said it was his decision however, york is also thinking of being part of that decision. >> and with only three games? and it with if this was already eight games already into the season? however, the s question is that will singletary keep this? this confidence? >> the sow this next game is going to be very crucial. >> the atlanta falcons could be another loss, they could be 0-4. >> do not say that just yet! >> the city of san francisco spend $150 million for homeless each year. and it has taken of and thousand of the streets in the past six years. either permanent housing or sending them home. kate thompson reports of thousands more remain on the street. >> san francisco is not going to close the borders to the homeless so every year everybody comes to the city and ends up on the street. >> th

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one of singletary's things is shopping. the thing i wanted to hear, you know, from all of those guys is a chance to play on the field, i play the way i can play and they said yes. so that's all i need to hear. >> things like this only happen with the raiders but not anymore. bottom line alec smith is the starting quarterback goupg into the sunday opener, smith also named as one of the team captains, an honor that was stripped away from him a few years ago. another one of the 49ers capt n captains will be with us in studio tomorrow night, the guy with the big neck. watch out. he's here tomorrow night. right here on nbc bay area. the super bowl champs. the saints hosting the vikings. all right. giants baseball tonight, also sorts of good vibes surrounding this team, except for one player, their highest paid player, barry zito, arguably his most important start as a giant. he is pitching tonight in arizona. slight problem there. he hasn't won a road game in four months since cinco day mayo. that's may 5, jessica. cinco de mayo

that's from mike singletary. an interesting note tonight. a mandatory team meeting at 49ers headquarters after they arrived in san jose. a mandatory team meeting with the 49ers late tonight. one of the sports sunday cohosts who was supposed to be with us for prime time and we were overruled. giants fans tried to smile, but there was a huge downside. we will

davis, a super athlete, but he has been in mike singletary's dog house. coach did not like the quarterback's work ethic or off season preparation. the niners gambled by cutting davis. in a league where teams are desperate for qb's nobody took a chance. alex smith will start sunday in seattle. let me be clear. he would be the back up. >> there was no talk that he would compete with number one. there was no talk, none. there was no talk of that. there was no talk he was gonna compete for number one, never. >> i think there was. >> i'm telling you there was not for me. i'm the head coach. it doesn't matter who else said it. it doesn't matter. we did not have david carr come in here and compete for him for number one. we did not. absolutely, uny qifl callie, did not. >> do you think mike singletary is ready for the season opener? he is fired up. tonight in new york, soderling took a trip to club fed and it was not pleasant. gwen stefoni is keeping roger's wife company. roger and first set and watch the drop shot, and the great one wayne gretzky in the house.

how about mike singletary? did you hear about this exchange at 49ers headquarters today?bitter. we >> there was no talk that he was going to. >>> no such thing about feeling good after a loss. here's the skinny with the giants. they feel relieved. relieved that barry zito, the weak link of this pitching staff looked solid tonight. we haven't said that in weeks. maybe zito left tickets for them. in arizona, top of the first. this is the way you start a game. the hot-hitting freddy sanchez, the solo home run into the left field cheap seats. actually the bull pen. 1-0 giants on top. here's zito. hasn't won a road game in four months. we said it earlier. since cinco de mayo. tonight, seven strikeouts in six innings. zito allowed only two runs in this game. kelly johnson here with the rbi single off zito in the bottom of the third. the giants' offense, they were shut down. the diamondbacks win, 3-1. the giants fall two games back in the division. and the wild card. the showdown series in san diego begin in the morning. irchls at the coliseum, a's and mariners. hello to coco cr

. >>> also, more trouble for mike singletary and the 49ers.singletary vows to make changes after today's lackluster performance. raj mathai joins us next on "sports sunday." ma'am, can you identify the other airline that charged you bag fees? that's it. that one...right there. exactly how much did the other airlines make off with? ♪ it was like $25. was that one-way? or roundtrip? roundtrip. $50? did you have a second bag? yes. mm! it was $35. that's $120 roundtrip. [ gasps ] oh! ah! ♪ [ ding ] >>> and now an nbc bay area editorial. >> this week, nbc is launching a special initiative called education nation, an effort to help americans build the finest education system in the world. i'm suzanne shaw, editorial director. as critics challenge our schools and teachers to do better, we encourage parents to do better. we parents are the primary role models for children, their first teachers. nbc bay area believes what happens in the home sets the tone. guidelines from california's top teacher and parent organizations encourage families to show a ge

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teams seem to thrive on mike singletary's emotion.he coach says that won't stop coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and it's also a serious pollution threat to people and >>> san francisco bay has one of the world's most beautiful shorelines and it is also a serious pollution threat to people and wildlife. now the conservation group save the bay has identified 225 creeks and shoreline areas in the bay with toxic levels of garbage. don ford shows us some of the worst. >> somebody dumped their -- that's really bad. >> reporter: urban celestine is talking about trash and debris washing up at the shore of damon slough an urban stream that flows through the heart of many oak neighborhoods. >> no regard for the environment. they are just selfish. >> reporter: the environmental group save the south bay worried about damon slough and many other san francisco bayshore lines polluted with heavy trash. save the bay has identified lots of trouble spots. >> this year we are showcasing 225 hot spots around the bay area that are so overrun with trash like

singletary called it a squabble.may have been upset over crabtree's attitude in camp. he didn't play in any pre-season games and he won't play tomorrow night against san diego. the coach said this will not be tolerated. >> they were both wrong. we will not have distractions on this team vernon forgot temporarily that that is not allowed. we do not do that. we don't treat family like that. we don't disrespect each other. >> a few months ago, he was the enemy and now he is the shark. he lead them into the playoffs all the way to the stanley cup title. he was let go on a salary cap move. >> now he is our guy. >> now we love him. >> thanks, larry. >>> that's what is happening. "nightline" is next. >> for larry beil and sandhya patel, thank you for joining us. oprah: ahh! no! >> oh, my god! oprah: why not take everybody to philadelphia! david, it's yours! we are buying you a house! >> after the moments we'll always remember -- oprah: everybody gets a car!

the forty niners roster had a stronger arm than nate davis...apparently that didn't impress mike singletarythe am released last yea . >>> no quarterbacks on the 49er roster had a stronger arm than nate davis, apparently that did not impress mike singletary. he released the former first round pick and signed -- >> diamonds backs and giants tied in the 11th nate schierholtz comes up with the triple. they put more pressure on the padres. 10 minutes to go, sandy -- 10 minutes ago san diego snapped their 10-game losing streak, beat dodgers 4-2 to remain 1 game up in the west. jays and mariners, coco crisp, brett anderson gets his first win in over a month. a's win 6-2. >> boise state, i said third ranked, trailing virginia tech with less than 2 to go. kelly moore finds austin pedestrian dis. the broncos beat the hokies 33- 30. >>> u.s. open, top seed caroline wozniacki in the far court beets sharapova in straight sets, she is hot. final round of the douche -- >> what's that. >> deutsch bank championship. charlie ho man, a 62, turns that four-stroke deficit into a five shot when his first win on

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singletary said that he looked at the film cannot receive any input from anybody else but 0-3, jimmywith 29 years of coaching experience the 64 year- old was endorsed by singletary and even stood by him. sad, during the yahoo sport that questioned his sporting ability. and after his loss, raye says man and now, singletary said that it was his call. >> looking at where we need to go, i felt that i needed to make the change. >> and who knows that from this change from raye duno mike johnson. >> he seems creative. >> and hhow much heat is on a single terry? and a zero-four is on the horizon. and only the chargers started off in 0-4 and made the playoffs. >> the offensive coordinator, it by johnson. and if the do not- mike johnson. >> and what is going to happen now? >> i will tell you after a lephrecaun approach the 0-4 after a lead of! and also, george blanda career spanned four decades, his great moments in the 1940's he whis 40's, he e raiders to victories in the glory times and kicking field goals. the highest score in pro football history when he retired. and of the houston oilers,

the final cuts don't have to be made until today at 3:00, mike singletary and company weren't interestede inevitable. 22 players were released. the most surprising among them michael robinson, the running back was believed to be safe because of his special teams skills, he was the special teams captain but according to singletary robinson didn't show enough on offense to merit a roster spot, ending his career with the niners. other cuts, wide receiver jason hill is gone and matt willhem. kevin urovich is out. nate davis and the 2010 draft class. the college football season is under way but the action kicks off for the bay area's own today. uc davis at 1:00 and stanford welcomes sacramento state at 3:30. the night cap will be provided by san jose state and a little team called the crimson tide, have you heard of them. yesterday the spartans boarded the flight to alabama where they open against the top ranked team in the nation, in the defending national champ, what a way to start the season. san jose state ready for the challenge. >> they are excited about the game, ready to hit somebody

seemingly, wearing out his welcome by the minute, 49ers coach, mike singletary feeling the heat to doomething since a great quarterback is not likely to appear magically before them after a sleepless night watching game footage of three straight losses decides the first of possibly several changes is fire offensive coordinator jimmy ray he is gone and in steps mike johnson who singletary calls a visionary. >> but when you are searching for an answer, some times you can look at it in a different way and you are looking for something specific and it is really difficult to put your finger on but you see it. and it is hard to describe, but it is there. >> i tell you there will always be a soft spot in the hearts of fans who grew up watching real raider football and a man who never missed a clutch kick. george blandin. not only a true raider legend he died today after a brief illness incredibly he played nfl football at full tilt until the age of 49. known for his skills not only as a quarterback but a place kicker, as well as he was right in the middle of many a sensational last second co

the problem might be are mike singletary himself. not catching off as an effective head coach. after a sleepless night, making a desperate shakeup. >> i came back here and basically spent the night here looking at film. just kind of looked at the overall view of where we are. and looking at where we need to go. and felt that i needed to make the change. >> and here is the change. he fired his friend and offensive coordinator, jimmy ray. the niners offense, bland and ineffective under jimmy ray, but keep this in mind. this is the guy singletary hand picked last year. he said after yesterday's embarrassing loss, he would not fire jimmy ray. today, changed his mind. he figured the ownership might have forced his hand. who's the new offensive coordinator? this man. 43-year-old mike johnson. the players love him. expect him to open things up. anything here to spark the winless 49ers. >> i wouldn't point the finger at the offense, the defense, our special teams. i think we all have to work together to get better. and become a better footba

seemingly, wearing out his welcome by the minute, 49ers coach, mike singletary feeling the heat to doomething since a great quarterback is not likely to appear magically before them after a sleepless night watching game footage of three straight losses decides the first of possibly several changes is fire offensive coordinator jimmy ray he is gone and in steps mike johnson who singletary calls a visionary. >> but when you are searching for an answer, some times you can look at it in a different way and you are looking for something specific and it is really difficult to put your finger on but you see it. and it is hard to describe, but it is there. >> i tell you there will always be a soft spot in the hearts of fans who grew up watching real raider football and a man who never missed a clutch kick. george blandin. not only a true raider legend he died today after a brief illness incredibly he played nfl football at full tilt until the age of 49. known for his skills not only as a quarterback but a place kicker, as well as he was right in the middle of many a sensational last second co

it was so bad that mike singletary called a meeting last night when the team got home from seattle.ck out the shock in linebacker spike's post-game reaction. >> to look at the scoreboard and see where it was at is mind- boggling. never thought it would happen. >> singletary did call out crabtree and quarterback alex smith in the locker room after the game in front rest of the team. hear the coach's reaction on the season premier of 49er press pass tonight at 12:30 on the sister stable, cw 44/cable 12. >>> they if you wantbled the opening kickoff of the season gave up four sacks after the fumble and the raiders were outscored by 25 points in their opener. penalties are problems for the silver and black. ten times yesterday in tennessee including four false starts. tom cable says has more to do with the loud crowd in nashville. >> that's kind of that deal in that stadium. if you do your homework, you kind of know they lead the league in false starts. >> get some facts and come back and see me. >> that's a great crowd, seriously. guys, if you do your homework, they have led the league

where mike singletary who just a few days ago said the greg's of quarterback nate davis was taking too long. >> i don't know how long it's gonna take. i don't have -- i don't know how much time we have. >> well evidently not much time at all. the 'niners today released their second year third-string quarterback. late this afternoon davis had the arm and the mobility but lacked something else in the coach's eyes, preparation. >> there is a work ethic that's involved in terms of being a quarterback in the nfl. a big work ethic. you got to get it. simple as that. so i'm pulling for him, i'm hoping, but, so far, it's inconsistent. you got to know where the first down marker is, you don't just fall. i mean -- so don't get me started. >> started. >> now shortly after confirming davis was cut they announced the signing of former ohio state quarterback troy smith a fifth round pick by baltimore in 2007. the former heisman trophy winner was cut over the weekend. it's labor day so it makes sense the giants went x extra innings in arizona today with a chance to tie for first place in the west aga

coach singletary has named alex smith one of the team's captains. that's the first time that honor has gone to smith. he's putting all of his faith in alex smith as the number one guy quarterback. >> i'm not gonna talk about the quarterbacks anymore. that's a dead deal. alex smith is our starting quarterback. david carr is number two. whoever is the number three, he has to compete with number two. hopefully we're able to keep nate davis and he would be our practice squad -- work out, i feel it was a risk worth taking. i want to make sure you understand that david carr was never, ever considered to come in and compete with alex. >> there you go. alex smith is the number one guy. >>> the giants want to be the number one team in the west. it could happen tonight, at least a tie with the padres. the problem is, they have barry zito on the mound. he's not won since july 16th. we'll have full highlights that game tonight at 10:00. >>> if you missed it yesterday, weird game, several people thrown out of the game including a fan, bob davie sideson, the umpi

singletary was quick to add that the coordinator's job is safe. something has to happen.iners are 0-3 on the season and lost yesterday, 31-10. now for the raiders, it was a tough night out. play by play ask they kept up with the cardinals. the final seconds of the game, the raiders marched down the field and had a 32-yard field goal. he would have been the game winner, but he missed three field goals last night. on staff for the highest paid kicker in the nfl. jamarcus russell may be back on the field. he tweeted today is the day of the toughest week for me. no work out and forced to watch football with no team affiliation again. i'll be back. in case you didn't know, he picked up a life coach. the former star john lucas is reportedly helping russell work out. >>> nbc begins a special series called education nation. it looks at what's working and what's not. today in the bay's michelle franzen is live in new york city with a look at a special 1 o one interview with president obama this morning that's going kick things off. michelle? >> reporter: exactly, brent. president

and mike singletary doesn't like leaks. >> dumping is disappointing. start with maybe a little immediate reaction. i believe that in our country, it's the saddest thing that's happened. one thing that i want to teach our guys is to be men. if there's something that you have to say, go say it. and say that you said it. but don't go say a bunch of stuff, but don't tell him i said it. to me that's a wrap. that's a coward and a wrap. >> i'm the one that's telling you it was a close vote. the ktvu high school game of the week st. francis. this game received 45% of the vote compared to 44% who wanted st. ignacious. >>> and san francisco currently one-half game behind in the west division and the wild card. >>> and the padres pitcher scored the first and only run of the game and still 1-0 st. louis here in what is now the 5th inning. giants and dodgers, we'll have complete highlights tonight at 10:00. >> we're looking forward to it. >>> imagine working for two months and never getting paid. coming up on tv 36 at 7:00, that's exactly what's happening at one ba

that was not the case according to mike singletary. >> no. there was no talk that he was going to compete with number one. there was no talk. none. there was no talk of that. there was no talk that he was going to compete with number one, never. [ inaudible ] >> i'm telling you that was not from me. i'm the head coach. it doesn't matter who else said it. it doesn't matter. he was not going to compete for number one. i did want him to push alex. but he was not competing for number one because i did not want another situation in order for him to compete with al looks smith he would have had to get some reps. he would have had to get more reps than he did. alex smith was the guy that we wanted to make sure that he was ready and he was prepared. that's the thing that we did all off season to focus on him, make sure he had everything needed in order to be successful. that was the main focus. we did not have david carr coming here and compete with him for number one. we did not. absolutely unequivocally did not. >> felt like it was, uhm, my opportu

. >> mike singletary didn't have much to clap about in kansas city. close game second.mith gets picked off by flowers. flowers steps in front of michael crab tree and kicked the ball to himself. chief didn't waste any time turning that into points on the next play. castle, out of the back field rookie leads with the score 7-0 chiefs. lead 10-3 half time but really truly dominated that first half kansas city lines up castles wide receiver jones takes a snap gives it to mccluster who leaves it for himself. no one covers dwayne who fools the shot, 17-3 chiefs let the route begin kansas city beat the niners at their own gap, rack up over 200-yards on the ground. each run for over 90-yards, chief wins 31-10. dropping the 49ers to 0 and 3. >> i have no answer. don't know what to say at the moment. we definitely have to get it together right now. >> only 3 games in, still got 16 games, i mean like i wouldn't go call in right now i wouldn't call it like that right now but at the same time we got a lot of work to do >> we going to be all right man. we just got to get a win. >> t

no question, mike singletary. this guy, he keeps saying i want to players to be the story.e player, full of personality, when he's a linebacker and today at the press conference. he talked about himself. >> i have to be who i am. i have to be who i am. and i'm not going to change, because -- i'm not a politician. i'm not a tapdancer. i say things that i feel. and i do have to do a better job at not letting the media bait me the way they did last week. >> better than don't. >> good night, everybody. mm, my water just broke! which is really exciting... except i'm at a grocery store. i was just standing here with a carton of oj, and all of a sudden, it was all over the floor. the water, not the oj. and i'm not near my doctor and i'm not really sure what i should do... [ intercom ] clean up on aisle three! [ inhales deeply ] ugh. [ male announcer ] when the unexpected happens, you need a health plan you can trust. 3.4 million californians trust us with their health coverage needs. bluield.

mike singletary walked both of them in the locker room. >> they were both wrong. we will not allow that. vernon, you forgot that. >> there's no more elements in the room. the elephant has been exposed. >> is that randy? >> he avoided losing the start pitching eight innings, gave up one run. 8th inning, dave ford. the throw into the out field, ford scores. giants win. they are three back in the west. >>> as tries to avoid a lot against the yankees. he says not so fast. yankees win 4-3. >>> the san jose sharks did not bring back this player but they did sign this goalie. niemi is fresh off a victory with the blackhawks. ,, ,,,,,, hmm, do i wear hats? i could wear hats, if i partook in hat type things (birds chirping) like strolling in an orchard ♪ is this my husband? awesome cool hat, mom oh my perfect kids alright fourteen ninety nine i totally wear hats

eventually singletary walked both to the lockerroom. >> veer man and crabtree, i will not talk aboutbut i will talk about this. they were both wrong. and we will not have distractions on this team. vernon just forgot temporarily that that is not allowed. we don't do that. we don't treat family like that. we don't disrespect each other. and i just needed to remind him that there is no more elephants in the room. the elephant was exposed. >> niners tomorrow with the chargers. cbs 5 7:00. >>> the dodgers called up darren ford because he stole 37 bases in the minor leagues. classic pitching dual between lincecum and jimenez. struck out ten, gave up just four hits. and tied the game at 1. tim lincecum ended a career high five start nine strikeouts just one run. smoking. tied at 1 in the 8th, darren ford breaks the third. into the outfield. will ride through the park in the 2nd inning. scores. 2-1 giants. brian wilson on. pops it towards right. freddie sanchez makes the incredible catch to end the game. so lincecum wins so do the giants thanks to throbbing key who scored from second base.

jimmy wright, and singletary under the gun!not gobble anything and i think i speak with conviction and express myself pretty well. >> i do not want to deal with a rafwrath or spend my time who sd this, who said that the article is not factual. >> and perhaps the person making these allegations should come forward? >> and with yah hoo getting in the sports business and that they had a report that jimmy raye with your having trouble understanding cam. and what is going to keep everybody quiet as it went coming up. with the home opener, jerry rice have is a butcher is a retired at halftime. once again, the giants cut-his jersey-judge, and also, the balance last night. och the bullpen was great and the story is that to beat the throw and the jains victorious two-one. toni ross pre-game conversation. >> after the all-star break one of the teams are doing. cody to slope, see what is going on and at the end of the day, it only matters what we do. what we do, and we can do to step up and control our own destiny. >> bad news for tony mi

mike singletary says he will be more thoughtful with the players.oach, very calm when asked about sunday's game with the chiefs in kansas city. >> i think if you're a football game and you start talking about must win, it puts you in a place where you don't need to be. i think for us, we must take care of the football. >> they had four turnovers a couple nights ago. > weec bae in atom m with the 20 smartest athletes in the country, three of them from the bay area. >>> this is a good one. the sports news released its big list. craig breslow, he's the guy from yale, 3.5 gpa, month electric car bio physics. he's number one on the list. number 11 on the list, alex smith, 3.7 gpa, economics at utah. and douglas murray from cornell. rob, university of arizona. >> i would not be on that list. >> i'm san diego state, and miss pretty over here, northwestern. she should be on the list. >> chicago. >> thapnks for joining us with the news tonight. we'll be back tomorrow night.

but singletary blasted daste for his off-season work ethic.ers went out and signed this guy. heisman trophy winner, troy smith. he was just cut over the weekend by the baltimore ravens. he'll be the 49ers' third-string quarterback. >>> finally tonight, as the skyscraper guy scaling joe montana's millennium tower, there was plenty of action down below. how do we say it? elgero. it used to be the san francisco grand prix. sergio fernandez is the winner. back to our skyscraper guy. that is joe montana's tower. you can imagine joe montana hanging out today. >> on labor day, yeah. >> who are you? >> that's true. all right. >>> thanks for being with us, everybody. >> we will see you tomorrow. bye-bye. hope you had a nice labor day. stand-up comedian mar

no question, mike singletary. this guy, he keeps saying i want to players to be the story.ayer, full of personality, when he's a linebacker and today at the press conference. he talked about himself. >> i have to be who i am. i have to be who i am. and i'm not going to change, because -- i'm not a politician. i'm not a tapdancer. i say things that i feel. and i do have to do a better job at not letting the media bait me the way they did last week. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with fire in its veins. bold. daring. capable of moving your soul. ♪ and that's even before you drop your foot on the pedal. ♪ the new 2011 cts coupe from cadillac. the new standard of the world. grease on his back ! i totally missed it, another shirt ruined. good thing the expertise of spray n' wash is combined with the power of resolve in our new in wash stain remover. only resolve has stainseekers. just treat the stains you see and add to the wash for the ones you miss. the stainseekers will find, penetrate and ft away the toughest stains. trust resolve. forget stains. until two years ago, when

singletary had nothing to clap about today, scoreless game in the second smith gets picked off by chiefss, take another look flowers steps in front of crabtree and hit the ball to himself. excellent play chiefs didn't waste time turning it into points. out of the back field and rookie leaps in for the score 7- 0 chiefs they led 10-3 at the half. third quarter kansas city lines up castle wide receiver, jones takes the snap hands it to mccluster, hands it over throws to beau who fools gold stein. 17-3. great great play calling by kansas city and they beat the niners at their own game racked up over 200-yards on the ground. jones and charles each run for over 90-yards, chiefs win 31- 10, 49ers 0 and 3. >> i have no answer. don't know what to say at the moment. we had definitely have to get it together. right now. >> only three games in got 16 games in the season so i mean like i wouldn't go call in right now i wouldn't call it like that right now. but at the same time we got a lot of work to do. >> we going to be all right man. we just got to get a win. >> championship on the line hayward f

although the dreadful 0-3 start has his own job in jeopardy, singletary claims it was his decision to fire jimmy ray replacing him with a man called a visionary, another assistant, mike johnson. >> sometimes you can look at it in a different way and you are looking for some thing specific and it's really something to put your finger on it but you see it. it's hard to describe but it's there. >> he seems like he's a creative guy. he seemed like he will take chances, a lot of chances and he's just -- he's young. he's hungry. so -- i mean, i think it's a great opportunity for him. >> of course, talking about the new guy, mike johnson. hey, let's time to vote for the high school game of the week. foothill versus da la salle, granada versus -- >> go to ktvu.com and put in your -- in your vote and we will feature the game right here friday night. all of the 49er business kind of overshadowed what was going on with the golden state warriors. new man to replace don nelson, keith smart for 15 years. he's been aan assistant in the nba, talks about the man he replaces, don nelson. >> he is as ha

but singletary didn't feel they were getting a lot of value. want to talk value, anthony dixon, the 6th round pick at mississippi state. the kid, the rookie earns a spot on the roster. >> when you have a guy like that, yes, it is going to be a role. what it is right now, it will define itself and yes you will find a roll. >> from the pros the college football, second quarter off the draw. nick grigsby and he goes right. see you later. 36 yards and the route was on. the wild cat and arizona may be good in the pac-10. 41-2. top seed nadal meeting istamen. he was president going to wen this -- he wasn't going to win this match. nadal was thrown out in the third set and eventually comes up with the winner here. but again, nadal is just too much. on to the fourth round is the top seed. earlier at flushing meadows, serena williams is checking out her sister in third round action. venus u.s. crewing against mandy manella. venus come together net and venus in her sparkling sequence tennis wear 6-2, 6-1 and advancing. she was very sparkly. evening attir

this extracurricular stuff captured on video, and mike singletary trying to keep it together, in the calls into his helmet from coordinator jimmy ray, recalling the call from the pressbox to the coach on the field, dismiss aed a yah! sports report revealing that communications breakdown. those loose lips being likened to a rat. >> i don't want to spend my time finding out who said this, who did that. the article is not factual, number one. number two, is i don't want to spend my time trying to find a rat. in time, the smell will come. >> i think i speak with good diction. i don't garble anything. i think i speak with good diction, and i think i express myself pretty well. so whoever yahoo! is, maybe he should come call the plays. >> google may already be working on that app. niners monday night against the super bowl champions saints. raiders first home game sunday. if you want to see it you have to be at the coliseum. blacked out on tv. it's a game she should win against the rebuilding st. louis rams. cer you pack into one ouk pac ?ay pl back in moments. [ female announcer ] at the

not sure if singletary wants this much, but frank gore not really impressed with the competition withinion. >> sno, i kind of watch some of the defenses. you know, this preseason. like arizona, seattle, a little bit of the browns. we're on the same page. we can do whatever we want to do. >> yeah, we're better than those chumps. 49ers and raiders wrap up the preseason thursday night. >>> when we return, one of baseball's biggest stars urball to ll t reporters this afternoon. back in a moment. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> here we go. it'll espanol. jessica is fluent, right? we share this newsroom with telemundo. we were all set for today's news conference. take a listen. [ speaki

touchdowns i remember another than a san francisco continued to struggle on the road and today mike singletary. would look at the results from sunday night when the pittsburgh new york giants tampa bay in jacksonville chicago just edged detroit there and houston got the better of indianapolis quite a few games going on also not sure miami who defeated buffalo fifteen ten big win for tennessee. arizona just got the better recently with green bay and washington. dustin johnson has won the b.m.w. championship to move into second place in the fed ex standings while tiger woods failed to do enough to make the season ending top championship awards is still the world number one but finished tied the fifteenth the colicchio course in illinois and that meant he didn't collect enough points to finish among the top thirty plays in the benteke standings and doesn't qualify for the season ending tour championship which starts in just over a week johnson though hit a sixty nine to win by a shot from england's poor casey the american making up for his missed opportunity at us and i lie second in the fed ex s

mike singletary scolding two of his star players for fighting, and then the big fight. why this bay area product lost hon ool. hold on for a wild ride. we'll see you in a few minutes. . >>> the discovery channel hostage taker had ties to california. james lee who police shot and killed today was laid off from his san diego job back in 2008. earlier lee said it was then that he was inspired to save the planet. and apparently by any means. >> i have a gun. and i have a bomb. i have several bombs strapped to my body ready to go off. i have a device that if i drop it, if i drop it, it -- i'll [ bleep ] explode. >> lee had been protesting at the discovery building for years saying they did more harm than help. the hostages are now safe and unharmed. he walked into the building in silver spring, maryland, at one point waving a gun and carrying explosives. a producer called the building when lee picked up the phone. here's part of that interview. >> so how long have you been working on this particular bomb? >> three weeks, around three weeks or a month. >> three weeks? >> i di

raye would remain in his job the >>> following yesterday's 31-10 loss to kansas city mike singletary defensive coordinator jimmy raye would remain in his job the rest of the season. today he fired him. >> reporter: were you prompted at all by your superiors here to make a move. >> one thing i want you to understand. if i make a decision, it's my decision. >> reporter: ray was fired because the 49ers ranked second to last in points scored and because the team is 0-3 someone had to go. quarterback coach mike johnson takes over for ray. johnson is in his sixth year. well it's the sixth coordinator in six years t players said it was a good move. >> he is a little different than jimmy raye, he seems to be creative, seems like he is a creative guy, seems like he'll take chances, a lot of chances, and he is just, you know, he is young. >> uh-huh. >> he is sung agree. an oakland >> former raider quarterback and place kicker jorge gaslight saloon data died today after a brief illness. he was an oakland legend playing until he was almost 49 years old. >> here it is. snapped, spotted, kicked. i

for another there something systemic and seem to struggle on their right under their coach mike singletary. wow. ok. and a quick look at the results there from sunday night went for the pittsburgh the new york giants tampa bay and jacksonville chicago detroit there and they use and got the better in that place quite a few games last night also not sure miami who defeated buffalo fifteen ten a big win for tennessee ever oakland arizona just got the better of st louis green bay and washington force that one. engulfed dustin johnson has won the b.m.w. championship to move into second place in the fed ex standings while tiger woods failed to do enough to make the season ending tore championship woods is still the world number one but finished tied the fifteenth at the b.m.w. championship in illinois that mention didn't collect enough points to finish among the top thirty plays in the fed ex standings and doesn't qualify for the season ending top championship which starts in just over a week johnson though had a sixty nine to win by short from england's paul casey the american may have been mak

after having his work ethic questioned by mike singletary you figured nate davis' niner career wouldch longer. >> there is a work ethic involved in terms of being a quarterback in the nfl. a big work ethic and you got to get it. >> me and the coach had a big talk. yes i did work hard in the summer but it showed that i should have worked harder. >> i don't know how long it's gonna take. i don't have -- i don't know how much time we have. >> not very long. today the team released the third string quarterback just a year and a half after they drafted him in the fifth round. so with davis out troy smith is in. the niners sign the 2006 heisman trophy winner to be their third string quarterback. he was released by the ravens over the weekend. >>> college football's biggest game of the weekend, third ranked bodiesy state taking on number 10 virginia tech tonight. they jumped out to a 17-0 lead but with less than 2 minutes to go they were down by four. kellen moore finds austin pettis in the back tv end zone. boise state wins the game 43- 30. once all the big b.c.s. schools know they are for

. >>> two years ago when mike singletary famously sent vernon davis to the log locker room in the middlegame didn't look like his can we are with the 9ers would last much longer. >> cannot play with him. cannot play with him. cannot coach with him. can't do it. i want winning! >> oh, how times have changed. the 9ers signed davis to a five- year, $37 million contract extension today. the former first round pick led the nfl last year with 13 touchdown receptions. this pretty much sums up the night for vera zvonareva. kim clijsters made quick work of her in the u.s. open finals. clijsters wins in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, making her the first back-to-back open champ since venus williams ten years ago. not bad for someone who took off for two years to raise her daughter. >>> over on the men's side, semi fines, roger federer and novak djokovic, federer had match point late in the fifth set. but djokovic rallied back to win the game. two games later djokovic punched his ticket to the finals. he will take on top seed rafael nadal tomorrow. >>> for federer, it's the first time in 7 years he hasn'