because troy smith lead this team to two straight victories.other heisman trophy winner. and i like the way he gives his receivers a chance to make a play. troy hooks up for the longest play of the season. 65 yards. two plays later frank gore breaking tackles as usual. frank ran for 87 yards. down to second. sam brad fortd -- sam bradford 1k3* michael crabtree with the game tied at 10. more from st. louis. 13 of his yards and rams go up 7. smith steps up in the pocket and throws one up to vernon davis. anthony davis were both holding one of 14 of the penalties. the third touchdown pass that was negated by penalties. but the niners not to be denied. after converting on fourth and long, it was a bolt to crabtree. 356 yards passing. the rams roared back under two minutes to play. bradford with an 11-play 70-yard drive and finds steven jackson. we go to over time. rams win the toss. the d shut them down. he keeps it alive and throw itself up and a pass interest interference called. and he nails the 29-yarder. his 20th career win -- winning field go

troy smith is their starter. >> everything on the field, felt the pain and anguish in between of twodowns being called back, but we came out with the win. >> you saw what i saw. he made plays. and he made plays in crucial times, and that's what you want. so, have to decide this week. >> mike: around the nfl, great finish jacksonville. game tied at 24-23. the hail mary. quinn knocks it down but right into the hands of mike thomas. he will take it for the game-winning score. the jags' prayers are answered, they win. the raiders are tied for first in the afc west and it was all bronc coaz. orton to gaffney. one of four orton td throws. in the second tim tebow, from one yard out. ran for a score and through for one. chiefs fall 49-29. browns hosting the jets. 48 seconds left. colt mccoy for the slant. game tied at 20. headed to overtime. o.t., 26 second left. mark sanchez finds santonio holmes, makes a sick move and is gone. jets survive in cleveland, 26-20. >>> pga tour in florida with lesser named players trying to make the final cut of the top 125 in the world to be exempt from 2011.

in overtime, troy smith gets rid of the football to walker. pass interference on o.j.was a huge call on delanie walker. joe with an easy field goal, 23- 30 the final -- 23-20 the final. niners a huge win to keep hope alive in the nfc west. >> been in the league a couple of years. he understands what winning is about. it's not like i have to sit him down and read him a list off. he knows what it takes and we just have to continue to do that. >> so, the niners have won two straight, three-six, out of the seller but two back from the seahawks with four division games remaining. the raiders had the day off. silver and black move to a tie for first place in the afc west. they visited the broncos. raider fans were happy to see denver's effort. matt cassel, too much and loses the football. what is up with the afl, broncos win 49-29. raiders tied for first in the afc west. >>> jets and browns. 24 seconds left in overtime. mark sanchez, santonio holmes splits two cleveland defenders. jets beat the browns to improve to an afc best 7-2. an even better finish, jags and titans, thr

troy smith is the guy until he doesn't stay hoot anymore.s guy's -- hot anymore. 35 yards passing yesterday. remember, he had three touchdowns that were taken away because of penalties. he's not had a tougherover since taking over the reins and coach singletary will start him against tampa bay. but that doesn't mean the coach has some room for improvement. >> i don't know what he's talking about. i'm sure once i meet with him he'll let me know. >> as a quarterback, that's your livelihood, the decisions that you make pretty much dictate the game. decision making where you go to all of the above, you have to keep on going. >> troy smith looking darned good. he will get the start against tampa. >>> swee a football game going on right now, if you want to call it, the philadelphia trouncing the redskins in the nation's capitol. first quarter, 28-0. michael vick leading the way. that's the sporting live at this hour. highlights at 10:00. sharks are playing, warriors are playing, too. >> busy night. >> troy smith just makes things happen, doesn't h

troy smith, severely underthrows josh morgan. somethingsmith was sacked six t. sets up people on -- freeman. it's 21-0. 49ers shut out at home for the first time since 1977. coach singletary has to let these guys play. >> i won't say we were too

he wheeled in troy smith this weekend and it may have cost his team a victory.hey are in town and won only once. we go to the second quarter and cadillac williams with a six-yard run. they take an early 7-0 lead. the third quarter and bucs back in business. he finds mike williams and makes the grab. 14-0 tampa bay. now in the fourth and the niners had no turnovers and troy smith under throws josh morgan. rod nay barber and 148 yards and sacked six times. tackle eligible donald penn with a touchdown catch, are you kidding me? 49ers shut out the first time in years. way too conservative and troy smith being diplomatic of a wards. >> i think defensively tampa bay did some incredible things. they did obviously what they set out to do and put us in situations we weren't comfortable with. >> it is a setback, but we still have hope. we still have to believe. we need to continue to get better. >>> raiders looking for their fourth straight win. roethlisberger rolling left and has all sorts of room to run and 250-pounder juked brown. 16-yard touchdown and 14-3 steelers. r

gerald mccoy sets down troy smith. game remains scoreless through the first quarter.he bucs offense came alive. game's first touchdown, williams 51 yards on just 5 carries. bucs blunt undrafted out of college, had a free agent deal in place with the niners, but backed out. he had 82 yards today, but did not score. late third quarter, josh freeman to another rookie, mike williams. 14-0 tampa. freeman, 136 yards on 13 of 20 passing. niners just trying to get on the board. smith intercepted by the veteran ronde barber, 40th career interception, returns it 29 yards to the 7-yard line. play fake bass to penn. everybody in the action. niners shut out at home for the first time since jimmy carter was president, 1977, 21-0, the final. 49ers remain just two games back in the nfc west. >>> raiders needed a win to maintain a share of first place in the afc west, traveling to push, where they shocked the steelers last year. steelers entered the game just 2-2 at home. second quarter, rashard mendenhall barrels through the game's first touchdown. 7-3 steelers. mendenhall had just 5

. >>> the 49ers make it official, troy smith starts at quarterback. we will hear from him next and the fourth rank team is in action tonight, gary ha verizon's your home for samsung galaxy. like the exclusive continuum. and the fascinate. or the samsung galaxy tab that runs flash. >>> all right good evening everybody, smith will not suit up sunday, troy smith will start for the 49ers against the rams. >> 10 other guys sees the confidence level you have in every play call that's going to be called, hopefully it just, you know, touches everybody else and lets everybody else know we got a chance on any call. >> 1:15. college football, stanford, 5.5 favorite at arizona state. cal, 20% underdog at home. boise state, bring on the sledgehammer. every story i do, jacqueline knows about it, working boise how many years? >> almost three. >> then you probably saw potter go 76 yards as they win 52-14. 9-0. they beat idaho tonight. >> nobody will play them. they tried to reach out to other schools but nobody will play them. >> i hope you join us again tomorrow. me

tonight troy smith, man, what did we just see here?is not only saved his job or solidified his job, but he saved the job of mike singletary, for now. and he has resurrected the 49ers. troy smith has done it. the niners signed him on waivers at the beginning of the season. interesting answer as troy smith's future as his starter. we're on the eve of the buste

. >> mike: 49er head coach mike singletary seems to be staging an audition for quarterback troy smith rest of the season and beyond. troy getting his second start with the 49ers today against the rams. i was impressed. watch this throw. a dart. hooks up with josh morgan for the longest play of the season. 65-yard trike. fumbled, though. frank gore breaking tackles, finds pay dirt. now in the second, the rams respond. sam bradford. five yard on that strike. game tied. in the third, more from st. louis. jackson slips a tackle, runs for 67. 17-10 rams. same score in the fourth. smith to davis. unbelievable catch. davis called for hold. one of 14 niners penalties. third time a touchdown was called back because of a penalty. but after converting fourth and long, smith fires a bullet to michael crabtree, and that score, 20-17, but the rams roar book. sam bradford, 11 plays, 75-yard, find jackson. unbelievable catch. we go to overtime. rams win thes to. 49er d shuts them down. troy keeps the drive alive. niners in field goal range, and joe nedney nails a 39 yarder. niners win 23-20, improvin

louis a 17-10 lead after 3 quarters, but troy smith is the first niners quarterback in six years to pass350 yards. smith to michael crabtree. that's a touchdown, folks. niners and rams go to overtime, tied at 20. smith leads them down the field. the former stanford star, called for the penalty. he made singletary happy with that penalty. they still win, 23-20. they're now 3-6 overall. >>> the seahawks flew down into the arizona desert today, and came back with soul possession of first place in the nfc west. nice tackling arizona. bartlet goes 63 yards to score. the cardinals 3-6. >>> the raiders took the day off. no doubt liked watching the game today, because that result sent oakland into a tie for first place. the chiefs never got off the ground. denver scores three touchdowns in the 1st quarter. kyle orton, look at that throw and the super catch. the chiefs ask for a review, but that's a 40-yard touchdown for the broncos. the chiefs fall to 5-4, the exact same record as the idle oakland raiders. >>> one down, nine to go. after today's race phoenix, it's the cobalt 200. hamlin led 190

glaser coming up to tell you more about that >> mike: the 49e may be remed the men of troy, as troy smith led the troops to an overtime victory. big win for the big win for the niners coming u were prese i want you to >> [ olr brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. okwe'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. th is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinmon have such a sweet an delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnon cinnamon... now in all pillsburyinnamon rolls. >> alan: leigh glaser here what a day. >> leigh: this whole weekend has been stellar. 70s and 80s. but all good things have to come to an end, and by this team next weekend, it wille cold, chilly, and the rain will be coming down. we still have that wind advisory in effect overnight tight for the hher elevations. mownt -- mt. diablo expericing gusts at the 3400-foot level at over 50 miles-per-hour. so there's why the wind advisory is

what i meant to say, troy smith suheld filed his position at the 49ers starting quarterback. cisco won in overtime. let's go 4th quarter. 17-13 rams. 213 time to go. smith to crabtree. 49ers take a 20-17 lead. the game goes to over time. on 3rd down, smith to walker. the defender in is called for pass interference. that puts san francisco in field goal range and joe from 29-yards out. just in time. that is the up right. the 49ers win. 23-20. >>> the chiefs and the broncos. when is the last time raiders pulled for denver. all right. castle sacked and loses the football. hunter recovers, 75-yards for the score. the broncos win. the raiders move into 1st place. >>> phoenix international. denny hamlin, the points leader, but hamlin's fuel strategy backfires. he had to pit and edwards is the winner. >>> game day at 11:30. >> all right. see you at 11:00. >>> good night. captions provided by: cap tion colorado, llc. phone: 1-800-775-7838. email: comments@captcolo.com.

doctor ordered for the 49ers whose offense looked rejuvenated with former heisman trophy winner troy smither center against the bronco >>> a week isolated on the countryside was what the doctor ordered for 49ers. jerry rice and john elway representing their former teams in london. brandon lloyd is open for a 71- yard completion. they score the next play. smith scores since 2008. smith scans the middle to michael crabtree. 28-yard touchdown. 17-10 niners. later in the fourth, orton out of the pocket. out comes the ball. recover of the fumble and the niners looking to pour it on. frank gore powers it in from the three. gore 118 yards on 29 carries, 24-10 niners. 21 points in the fourth. broncos not done. 2:22 left, orton finds lloyd. they missed the extra point and cut the lead to 8.24-16 niners win kim coyle was on the field after the game. >> your thoughts on troy smith? did a remarkable job tonight. >> really stepped up and helped the offense out and helped the defense out. big play by troy. >> you guys are taking a lot of heat for not winning on the road. but you are almost 6,000 miles a

ordered for the 49ers whose offense looked rejuvenated with former heisman trophy winner troy smith under center against the broncos >>> isolated countryside was what the doctor ordered for 49ers. jerry ris and john elway representing their former teams in london. brandon lloyd is open for a 71- yard game. they score the next play. fourth quarter, 10-3 denver. play action rolling right. in with the spin. game tied at 10. smith scores since 2008. smith scans the middle to michael crabtree. 17-10 niners. lawson takes a whack at it. niners looking to pour it on. frank gore powers it in from the three. gore 118 yards on 29 carries, 24-10 niners. 21 points in the fourth. broncos not done. 2:22 left, orton finds lloyd. a great catch around james. they missed the extra point and cut the lead to 8. one final time and/or ton picked off. 24-16 niners win kim coyle was on the field after the game. >> your thoughts on troy smith? did a remarkable job tonight. >> really stepped up and helped the offense out and helped the defense out. big play by troy. >> you guys are taking a lot of heat for not winn

how about troy smith. he can scramble down the field to delaney walker. the catch, gain of 38. ingle calls that like watching brett favre. smith will take it in himself. just like he did at ohio state. the man can move. that tied it at ten. michael crabtree, he's open 28 yards. smith 196. a touchdown, no picks. niners frank gore steals the deal. 110 yards rushing on the day. 49ers win in jolly old england 24-16 and improve to two and six. the raiders turned into a juggernaut. destroyed denver, 69 points. crushed seattle today back to 500 for the first time since 2002. raider nation otherwise known as just another sunday. the raider defense impressive early. matt hassleback. gave up only two first downs in the half. in the second 3-0 raiders. 4th one they're throwing. threading the needle to marcel reis. another big day. finds the scene. when he hits overdrive, look out! set up a sa bashian field goal. off darius hayward bay. then reflect jacobi 4th with 55 yards and that would lead to another seabass field goal. 16-0 in the 4th. camable play action, dhv. down the sidelines where

mccoy sets down troy smith. game remains scoreless through the first quarter. the bucs offense comes alive. cadillac williams rushes in from 6 yards out. game's first touchdown, they had 51 yards on just 5 carries. but the bucs blunt, undrafted out of college, free agent deal in place with the niners, backed out, went to tampa, 82 yards rushing today. third quarter, josh freeman to another rookie williams, 14-0 tampa. freeman, 132 yards passing, 13 of 20 completions. niners just trying to get on the board, but intercepted by barber, returning it 29 yards to the 7-yard line. freeman then puts the game away on a play fake pass. penn, touchdown tampa. niners shut out at home for the first time since jimmy carter was president, 1977, 21-0, the final. amazingly, niners remain just 2 games back in the nfc west. >>> raiders needed to win to maintain a share of first place in the afc west, traveling to pittsburgh where they shocked the steelers last year. heinz field, terrible towel territory. steelers entered the game just 2-2 at home. second quarter, rashard mendenha

troy smith, the '06 heisman winner out of ohio state resurrecting his own career. it straight here, alex smith, no longer, troy takes over. >> if and when you start to think and worry about the things that happened to you in the past, you obviously take away from the things that can't happen to you in the future. >> is what it is. we going to try to find the right guy and go with it. >> is what it s we like that. as for the raiders, high times, tied for first place, big showdown, pittsburgh, jason campbelling, the raiders starting quarterback. >>> issues with the cal football team. watch carefully here, the video making the rounds on youtube, are the bears unethical? jeff tepper taking some heat. perception becomes reality nowada nowadays, right? cal being accused by oregon fans for faking injuries, therefore slowing down the pace of the game, therefore slowing down that oregon high-powered offense. cal almost shocked the top-ranked ducks last saturday. a few cases as you are seeing here of injuries which did stop play. the bears did showdown the ducks offense but

it means troy smith is going start against rams. mike single teary trying to be coy with the media. ere is smith led the niners to a win despite the hedging by the coach. >> as of right knew, troy smith is the smarter. and depending on how alex smith and other starters do throughout the week, koit change. >> jets are playing cleveland sunday and rex ryan dressed up as rob, who, if you remember from raiders is the brown's defensive coordinator. putting a bounty on his own brother's head. >> this is when i'm placing a bounty on my brother's head. doi have concerns that some players may bounce off it. >> what do you think of your brother, rex? >> he's a great coach and great person. this is no question about that. he's very handsome. >> and yeah. that is great. two days after what looked like a nasty back injury, monty ellis is back for warriors in big apple against the knicks this, is a home coming for david lee. standing ovation. and there is a dish from monty. how do you like me now? there is a start for the knicks. a lot of people won't know that. there is three in the second quarte

dan johnson is in charge of getting troy smith up to speed over in london against denver.saying but i think it's pretty clear as to how he's leaning. >> you have to develop more plays for him to make within the structure of the offense as we go forward. so the plays aren't coming off a scramble and broken plays and things like that. each week you have to kind of design and develop a different game plan to make sure that you keep the guys like troy smith out of harm's way and not put the team in jeopardy. >> reporter: all right, early success for the warriors that are hoping to make that a habit. but health always a major concern with them if they are going to be able to win. monta ellis did go down and hard. it does look like he will not be down for long. an mri and a ct scan today reveal only a strained lower back following the nasty spill he took in the final moments. monday ellis the lead scorer, nine points a game listed as day-to-day. he is with his teammates who play the nicks tomorrow night in new york. >>> after the way he came through in the postseason, you better

troy smith will start his second game at quarterback. like in every year, is november and december. and hopefully we have learned a lot of things from the first half of the season and we'll take that forward into the next half. >> mike: cal hosting oregon. never lost at home this year. up 7-0 as we speak. stanford at asu and that would be the upset of the year if cal can beat oregon. a long way to go. >> leigh: you never know. >> alan: you never know that's right. that's it for us at 4:00. thank you very much for watching. arizona, usc coming at you. captioned by closed captioning services inc. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state

dan johnson is in charge of getting troy smith up to speed over in london against denver. saying but i think it's pretty clear as to how he's leaning. >> you have to develop more plays for him to make within the structure of the offense as we go forward. so the plays aren't coming off a scramble and broken plays and things like that. each week you have to kind of design and develop a different game plan to make sure that you keep the guys like troy smith out of harm's way and not put the team in jeopardy. >> reporter: all right, early success for the warriors that are hoping to make that a habit. but health always a major concern with them if they are going to be able to win. monta ellis did go down and hard. it does look like he will not be down for long. an mri and a ct scan today reveal only a strained lower back following the nasty spill he took in the final moments. monday ellis the lead scorer, nine points a game listed as day-to-day. he is with his teammates who play the nicks tomorrow night in new york. >>> after the way he came through in the postseason, you bette

john elway was there, it was all about troy smith. for the 1 yd touchdown smith was the no. 3 guy.got the start today is 10 2/7. not tied at 10 in the fourth. troy smith going up top, it's a touchdown. that was 17 to nothing, red blood brought into the act. add that touchdown to make it 24 to attend. and it would dead bird drive light, calloway throws it out and shot is spencer said state that all law and the 49ers when the final 24 to 60. they're not to end six. it will be off next weekend. truck backed up wednesday, first i since 2002 the raiders have they not losing record. this late in the season. i am not kidding. is like this every sunday, in that lawsuit was their right to the game. tracy campbell, marcel greece touch dumbwaiters in the second. they open up the tension of the league. does go to that third quarter. what a great season they are having. to make it 13 to nothing. he carried it 111 yds. jason is looking predacious hollywood, the hb to his teammates. touch celebrators the raider defense registered eight sacks in the game. the raiders with 33 points on the board 33

that scene it looked like teams are game planning now for troy smith. bucs held san fransisco to 189 total yards on offense. now here's your tampa bay tackle. that's your final touchdown of the game as the bucs flank the niners 29-0. mike is still wondering if his offense is going to show up on the field. this is the first time the niners are shut out since october of 1977 here. 49ers fall to 3-7. >> i won't say that we were too conservative. i just think that it was hard to get in a rhythm early on. we didn't make as many first downs. so there were no -- it wasn't like it was an ongoing thing 37 you had a chance to really get a rhythm going. and i think that's one of the problems. >> the raiders traveled to pittsburgh feeling confident and proud of their three-game win streak. they left pittsburgh upset and embarrassed. this game quickly turned into a street fight. raiders richard seymour was in a bad mood all day and it would cost him. big ben rothlisberger going on tour. ben takes it in for a 16-yard touchdown. raiders were idle last week they were a

mike singletary, troy smith will stay for the quarterback.ows for 356 yards, most for the 49ers since 2004. he wanted to keep the dignity of smith alive by saying he wasn't sure. he is in there to stay. four year starter joe, going miss six weeks, broke his leg yesterday during the victory by the 49ers. at home here. very exciting game. came back to beat the st. louis rams. tony will fill in for him. man, see michael vic tonight? that's donovan mcnabb. signed a 5 year $78 million deal. he is off to a rough start in washington. when he left cleared room for michael vic. tremendous tonight. according to steve young, he said, one of the best games he ever seen a quarterback play. 333 yards. four touchdown passing. 80 yards rushing, two touchdowns. eagles had 45 points in the first half and they win 59-28. we said all along, bay area would have been a tough fit for him, with the dug conviction behind him, football people think he is the king. the sharks beat the kings 6-3. so lot of stuff going on this evening. >> a lot of stuff. >> okay. >> than

i don't want to get into if he did this, if he did that, alex smith got hurt, troy's the quarterback. that's where we're going with it right now. >>> the warriors are doing well vell in new york. we'll have highlights of that at 10:00. >>> well, that shelter in place in the east bay, after a burnoff that's still going on at the tesoro refinery in martinez. we have crews 0 the scene. we'll have the latest details coming up on the news on bay area news at 7:00. that's it for us. have a good evening, everyone. >> good night. 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.

another run at it. >> not a bad way to start your career. >>> 49ers, quarterback, alex smith or troy smith mike singletary today. >> as of right now, smith will be the starter. [ laughter ] >> we're going to go with troy. >> look, he is smiling, all smiles at 49er headquarters right now. troy smith through for a career high 356 yards, the most by a niner quarterback since 2004. he is accurate, mobile, won two straight, injected some life into an offense that got the second fewest points in the nfl this season. >> collectively you achieve things and if you come in and just tell guys, you know, what the bottom line is, i don't think that that's how you deal with men. i think you reason with men. i think you give men the opportunity and the chance to showcase their talents and their abilities and we'll all move forward. >> the broncos blue off out the chiefs last night 49-29, after the game hailey refused to shake josh mcdaniel's hand. it means the raiders move into a first place in the a.f.c. west. woo. >> woohoo. >> that is the bottom line. and you can see the first-place raiders take on th

. >> mike singletary may have named troy smith the starting quarterback for sunday's game against thes but the 49ers locker room isn't playing favorites when it comes to the two smiths. >> i like troy. i like troy as much as i like alex. i like both of these guys. i mean, you know, they -- at one point alex was the starting quarterback before he got hurt no, it's troy smith the starting quarterback so i have to support whoever the guy is. >> i'm happy to say we have two quarterbacks on the same team who can play. and it will be fine. if something happens to one of them. >> starting to say this offense is fun now? >> it's always been fun. but, you know, when you losing it ain't fun. but now we starting to get these ws, it's starting to get there. >> zach miller said there is no question, he will play sunday against the steelers. the raiders leading receiver missed the kansas city game two weeks ago with a foot injury. the trip 30 pittsburgh is about more than football for the raiders. the trip to pittsburgh means a home cooked meal. jason campbell has the scouting report for what to ex

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mike singletary forced his conservative will on his new quarterback, troy smith, and they get shut outccaneers. bucs have only won wednesday here at the stick. i was on that team. tampa bay led 7-0 at the half. late third, still 7-0. finally one team decides to move the ball. freeman to williams. gain of 33-yard on the play. same drive. third and one from the april. freeman finds williams again and the pass interference. the fourth, niners not out yet. smith severely underthrows morgan. barber, 40th career interception. commit, only 148 yards and that pick. sacked six times. niners only 149 total yards. it's 21-0. niners shut out at home for the first time since 1977. i was on that team, too. coach singletary has to let these guys play. >> i won't say we were too conservative. i just think that it was hard to get in a rhythm early on, and we didn't make as many first downs. >> it's rough. it's rough. because you set out to win every game. you set out to put your team into a position to definitely remain dominant and continue to win, and when it doesn't go your way, it's a reality check

he has energized the attack the way alex smith cannot match. troyart sunday against tampa bay, more mobile than alex, but he is not asking the coaches to get him out on the move. >> i don't feel comfortable yet saying what i want or what i need. i think i have to show them proof first. i have to show them what they want me to do. >> bud black of the padres was named the national league manager of the year. the giants' skipper bruce bochy came in third. somehow voters failed to grasp the notion that bochy took a team seven and a half games back in july and past the padres and then the national league crown and world series championship. strange. other baseball news, the a's traded davis to toronto for a couple of minor league pitchers. the a's are looking for more power. davis hit 284 this past season with five home runs. and they are said to be in the running for free agent adrian bell tray, a deal in the neighborhood of $64 million. that's a good neighborhood. >> if you are getting that, yeah. >>> "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm caro

troy smith, not alex smith, is starting quarterback sunday at candlestick. same fif. i continue to ta bell, i continue to prepare. i can challenge myself to become better as a man. >> the only thing for coach sing this is all gets hashed out, which is a good thing. he's bound for edge, trays to mpl coming up, a career year batting 318 with a summaries. because it gets more woz go. gutting his way to victory time and time again and now joey is expanding into other foods. micah is ex ploezing which i think. take home $1500 for his presidency to ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey up to 16 pounds for just $7 each. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. [ male announcer ] build your with the $2.50 breakfast combo. get a 16oz. cup of piping-hot seattle's best coffee and a savory new sunrise subway melt built fresh to your order for just $2.50. subway. build your

troy smith, severely underthrows josh morgan. somethingsmith was sacked six t. people on -- freeman. it's 21-0. 49ers shut out at home for the first time since 1977. coach singletary has to let these guys play. >> i won't say we were too conservative. i just think that it was hard to get in a rhythm early on, and we didn't make as many first downs. >> it's rough. it's rough. because you set out to win every game to puture team -- put your team into position to definitely remain dominant and continue to win, and when it doesn't go your way, it's a reality check. >> mike: got to let them play. we hear from the niners on their latest breakdown, and nascar has >> alan: coming up in half hour at 6:00. why finally there's some encouraging news for retailers heading into the big holiday shopping season. and as temperatures are on the verge of plunging, a new homeless shelter opens in san francisco. finally, st. anthony's kicked off its 23rd annual curbside dough gaition -- donation drive. they serve 4,000 turkey dinners but needs to cleect 100 turkeys between now and t

>>reporter: well deserved. 49 ers mike named quarterback troy smith starter for this sunday game against starts with the niners. threw for 3 56 yards yesterday. victory over the ram and 3 of the 4 td pass negated by penalty. team rally and bag to the position lacking. coach said today smith took it like a pro and team is on board. and for troy smith all about spreading it around to the offensive tall than the. >> too many tremendous athlete here to not share it for everybody to not have a chance and an opportunity to make a play. >> all right. monday night football. eagle and redskins and phillies does not miss donovan mcnab. first play of the game. vick play action roll left watch this. to jackson. 88 yards. first play of the game. for the former cal star. vick threw for 3 33 yards. 4 touch downs. ran for 2. 6 td on the night. steam roll the redskins 59-28. well the 113 big game between cal and stanford set for sat in berkeley. cal once the has two in sick of the last 7 but cardinals rank 6 in the bca total. lost heart breaker saturday to top rank other g.o.p. 15-13 and they need a win

the alex smith era appears to be over. troyin charge. >> if and when you start to think and worry about the things that happen to you in the past, you obviously take away from the things that can happen to you in the future. i truly believe that every situation is different. >> love that bill of a hat. big weekend for the 49ers, big weekend for the game, but niners hosting the buccaneers on sunday. the first place raiders on the road in pittsburgh. >>> call to troops tonight. they beat usf 74-64. the warriors, how about this? their annual thanksgiving turkey drive. stefan curry, the whole gang giving away food baskets to more than 300 underprivileged families. ♪ >>> and just for fun again, congressman pachial -- this is incredible. somebody said i have a big crush on pachial. we're all filipino tonight. he's going to be president of the phillipines. he's the best boxer on the planet. >> did he threaten you? >> he's5'6", but he could kick all of our butts. >> simultaneously. >>> we'll be right back. woman: did you bring the came

. >> san francisco and the niners in a troy smith went for his third straight win as a starter, and forcefully it did not work out. the tampa bay buccaneers beaded the niners 21 to 0. in pittsburgh the raiders did have it any easier, this user learns easily move the ball moved kicking 35 points. they defeated the raiders' 35 to 3, oakland fell to five and five for the season. were defied the cheapest gas on the roads in the best foods at the airport will surely the latest in greatest telephone taps to help you navigate the holiday season. daniel day lewis is preparing for his role as abraham lincoln. dreamworks says that dave lewis will star in the steven spielberg directed film lincoln. filming is expected to begin next fall and be released in late 2012. in other movie news and animated comedy, an action thriller and made the top three. in third place on stoppable, earned more than $16 million, in second place the animated comedy make my earned more than 16 million. an opening to its biggest debut get, the seventh harry potter film harry potter and adeptly hollows part one, reached a franchis

troy smith to michael crabtree. the very next play, the touchdown made it 7-0.ian westbrook up the middle for the score. they had 261 total yards on the ground. 49ers won it 27-6. throwing punches sunday. yesterday the nfl hit them where it counts. in the wallet. the league fined both players $25,000 but did not defend them after their scrap. >>> speaking of scraps, the wizard and heat got into a scuffle. howard came in and shoved armstrong from behind. they were both sent to an early shower. to the game -- lebron james may be feuding with his coach, but it's not affecting his play. he scored 30. the heat won it. 105-94. >>> to oklahoma city, long alley-oop to kevin durant. 11 assists. fast forward to the fourth quarter. westbrook started a fate break with a steal. russell had five steals, but saved his best for last. scored 12 of his 25 late in the game. thunder beat the hornets, 95-89. >>> finally a classic floemt the world go-kart championships. daniel morad crossed the finish line and tried to keep it together. keep it? oh, boy. he lost it. lost control whil

got a sneaky feeling they're auditioning troy smith for next year.of things going on in the organization. >> alan: a lot of dysfunction. and pacquiao the first elected official -- >> mike: sure. cowboys stadium. something worth watching in cowboy stadium. >> alan: that's its for us. for all of us here, thanks for stair up light. hpnxnxnxnxgtoaoñ save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online.

michael singletary named troy smith as the 49ers's starting quarterback against the buccaneers.esterday he threw for 356 yards, most by a san francisco quarterback since 2004. they are on to something. >>> eagles and redskins, michael vick with a game for the ages. 333 yards and four touchdowns. he ran for 80 yards and another two touchdowns. he accounts for six touchdowns. philadelphia beats the skins 59- 28. one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. michael vick. i know it is not popular because of what he did. >> why does it say good to say beat l.a.? >> yeah. >> we'll see you at 11:00. ♪ ♪ great work everybody! now freshly remodeled, your target has never been better. at just seven inches, it's the only tablet designed for maximum mobility. and it's android-powered and flash-enabled

. >> as of right now troy smith is the starter. nding on how alex smith progresses throughout the week it could possibly change. >> if you had to play you could? >> just to clarify. if we weren't hitting. you know. if it was flag football i guess at that point. >> i want winners. >> i want winners indeed. former heisman winner who led the 49ers to a win over denver. he is taking reps with the first team so he will start. alex smith will recover from that shoulder sprain. >>> top 5. number 5 if you're going to mock your oh opponent in goal you better make sure you block the kick. watch the guy. oh, my. number 4. blues. classic cheap shot. feelings are hurt. number 3 bruins and penguins. best hockey fight i have seen in a while. i really don't like this stuff but our producer anthony felt it was necessary to put in here. but really terrible. bruins win. number 2 rockets and wizards. gilbert arenas and de shawn wall. wiz arrest win. number 1. division 3. soccer league where the luck of the irish not with that goal keeper. okay. he secu

troy smith 356 yards, did not turn it over.ers a huge win to keep hope alive in the nfc west. >> he has been in the league a couple of years. he understands what winning is about. it's not like i have to sit him down and read him a list off. he knows what it takes and we just have to continue to do that. >> so, the 49ers won two straight, out of the sellers but two games behind the seahawks in the west. the raiders had the day off. silver and black move to a tie for first place in the afc west. they visited the broncos. trailing 28-0, matt hasselbeck loses the football. jason hunt erie covers, 75 yards for the score. you can't figure out the nfl. broncos win. raiders are tied for first in the afc west. amazing. >>> jets and browns. 24 seconds left in overtime. mark sanchez, santonio holmes splits two cleveland defenders. jets beat the browns to improve to an afc best 7-2. jags and titans, three seconds left, jags with the ball. christmas comes a month early in jacksonville. the jaguars beat the texans. they go down 31-24. incre

troy smith will once again get the start at quarterback despite alex smith being cleared to play.nstead alex will be the backup. >> i felt like i played well all season. obviously the turnovers in my mind were the thing that really hurt me and hurt this team. really felt in the last few weeks really have done a good job with that and was moving in the right direction. doesn't matter at this point moving forward. you can't really do all that stuff. >>> our very own dana king. the raiders and steelers tomorrow at 10 followed by "the 5th quarter." pretty cool show. >> i don't think the wrigley cool works. >> it looks fantastic. there is a game going on at yankees stadium. looks cool but didn't work because it is too tight. >> back and forth on the field. >> everyone has to go into that one end zone. >> so only half of the stadium gets a really fun outing to watch the game. >> pretty much. >> no scores in your ends zone because there was a wall there. >> exactly. >> thank you. >>> all right. well, more than clouds, rain and wind and the cold. this year's wet season could mean the end

louis. >> as of now, troy smith is the starter. how alex smith progresses through the week, it could possibly change. >> the jets are playing the browns on sunday which means the jets' head coach facing his brother, rob. rob is the df cive coordinator. rex dressed up as rob who you will remember from his days with the raiders. >> rob, what do you think of your brother, rex? >> i think rex is a great coach and a great person. there is no question about that. he is very handsome. >> the wig come -- completes the look. the major league soccer playoffs continue on saturday with the san jose earthquakes against colorado. the winner will move to the finals. it takes too long to explain, but the earthquakes and the rapids are playing for the eastern conference title. geography aside, it is an accomplishment for a recent expansion club like the quakes just to be in this position. >> we are going to try to win this thing. it is a big change. i feel proud to win this group and the players themselves have really done it. >> carolyn insis i ex

. >> troy smith and campbell start for the raiders and liners tomorrow. >> thanks.t's our report. "nightline"up neck. for all of us here thanks for joining news have a great evening. news have a great evening. stay with when i found out i had cancer, i was so scared. i couldn't get a grasp. i felt very out of control. i'm very grateful for them being there and making me feel safe and important. i'm so happy to be alive. i got my hair back. announcer: at sutter health, our story is you. for more stories, visit sutterhealth.org.

first quarter, troy smith. nice catch by michael crabtree. caught it but the cardinals didn't say anything about it, so it counts. here's the big story line, though. number 21, frank gore, a broken hip. he's likely out for the season. a huge blow for the niners, but hardly used all season long, the dude went 136 yards, and that touchdown, defensively they smothered the cardinals. 49ers win it 27-6. they improved to 4-7 on the season. >> i'm just biding my time, trying to stay fresh, trying to stay focused and when i had the opportunity, make the most of it. >> i think it just comes down to guys just wanting to take a step forward and be who we can be. >> it might have been the best game the 49ers have played under mike singletary in the last couple years. derrick anderson was caught on camera smiling with one of the teammates on the sidelines. it could have been completely innocent. anderson was asked about it following the game. >> i'm not asking about it. i take this real serious. i put my heart and soul into this every single week. >> all

. >>> starting quarterback today for niners troy smith.ll start against the rams on sunday while alex smith recovers from a shoulder sprain. who would have thought that it was going to be sam bradford against the former heisman trophy winner. isn't that amazing. >> who would have thought. >> the other quarterback's name will be smith though. >> thank you. >> we will be back at 11:00 p.m. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ,,,,,,,,,, [ woman on tv ] if you won't let me in, you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [ male announcer ] u-verse brings you entertainment across all three screens on your tv, smartphone and online. now get up to $300 back via promotion cards.