troy smith overthrows michael crabtree and mike singletary's future son-in-law is waiting there for theuld lead to a rams field goal and they led 15-14. smith completed just 7 of 19 passes and appeared mike singletary was going to take him out. smith and the coach got into a heated exchange and troy smith stayed in the game. fourth quarter, rams up 15-14. bradford rolls out, buys enough time to find lawrence robinson for a touchdown. bradford's first touchdown pass in four gairms. st. louis up 22-14. so with troy smith still struggling, mike singletary goes to alex smith, with just 9:30 left in the game. he completed 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

today he got in a shouting match with quarterback troy smith after he threw an interception. many had san francisco winning the nfc west, but they lost their first five games. next week is the season gnaw nationally against arizona, and here is what some fans think of the change. >> i think it is great. i think it is what they needed for at least this season, and maybe some other personnel changes may be needed, but definitely the coach. >> it should have happened earlier. it should have happened before the bye week, weeks ago. >> you have davis and crabtree out there and you can't make it work? that's all bad. >> besides a new head coach, they are looking for a general manager. we will hear more from the 49ers president when he holds a news conference in santa clara. >> who think the topics are? >> the top of the list is jim harbough the stanford head coach. but he may be quartered by michigan, and so there will be competition for him. he would seem to be a good fit here. >>> on to other news, a powerful blizzard is bearing down on the northeast tonight dumping a foot and a

troy smith simply drops the snap.tunately, he's able to fall on it, so it's only a safety instead of a rams touchdown. could have been worse, right? second quarter, st. louis was up 9-0. enter ted ginn. when the niners brought him in to improve their return game, this is what they had in mind. he takes it 76 yards for the touchdown. more importantly, it gets them on the scoreboard. niners actually led at half time 14-12. but the momentum did not carry over into the second half. troy smith overthrows michael crabtree and mike singletary's future son-in-law is waiting there for the interception. it would lead to a rams field goal and a 15-14 st. louis lead. smith completed just 7 of 19 passes, gets into a fight with mike singletary and pleads with him to stay in the game. fourth quarter, rams up 15-14. bradford rolls out and buys just enough time to find robinson. gets open in the end zone, bradford's first touchdown pass in four games. st. louis goes up 22-14. with troy smith struggling, mike singletary switches back t

as for the game, singletary got into it with troy smith. 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.

. >> 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

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

troy smith started because he led san francisco past st. louis in their first meeting but he wasn't sharp. . oj with the interception. he is engaged to the coach's daughter. that pick led to the field goal and the coach trying to replace smith with smith but we have a failure to talk there. to make it worse special teams breaks down. jeff reed go ahead field goal. no good, ram -- sam bradford, he looked like a 10 year veteran. he rolls out and fire this is missile to robinson and gives the rams a 22-14 lead. niners with time to find magic. smith he is no copperfield. he comes in with 9:30 left in the game. he brought nothing left to the table. gets hit, losing the ball. st. louis recovers and they win 25-17. niners officially eliminate from the playoffs but you didn't buy the tickets any way did you? they will miss the playoffs. the president of the niners said he would not say talk about the coach's job status but said he will start a search for a general manager. the coach of team turmoil did speak. >> don't really know about coaching eti

louis he got into a shouting match with quarterback troy smith.ams beat the 49ers, 25-17, eliminating the team from playoff contention. the decision to fire singletary came right after the loss, in an exclusive interview overnight with cbs 5, he spoke about his last day on the job. >> but very very thankful for the opportunity they gave me, to coach here and i understand it is about winning. and -- but really just sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it, like i wanted to. but that is part of life. >> during 2.5 seasons, singletary had a win loss record of 18 and 22. and national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owners approval. you can watch that full interview with singletary on our website cbs5.com. >>> the man replacing singletary, is the defensive line coach. he will coach the final game against the cardinals this sunday, he is in his fourth year with the team, his only head coaching experience came in nfl europe. >>> 6:31 a.m. a blizzard 3,000 miles away causing a travel mess in the bay area

troy smith started because he helped beat the rams in november. watch troy just thread the needle to michael crabtree. he hits fifth gear. a 60-yard td for crabtree. 49ers actually led 14-12 in half time. check out the strange who gets hit by tugway. he is engaged to the daughter. it seemed like he was going to replace troy with alex. but what we have here is a failure to communicate. and then after that special teams breaks down. jeff reid attempts the go ahead field goal. hooked. no good. rams still lead 14-15 in the third quarter. rams won just one game last year. but the rookie quarterback sam bradford has helped bring some punch to the offense. bradford to alexander. the 49ers defenseer spencer gets turned around and alexander gets up and scores a 49-yard touchdown. that's what the referees ruled until they challenged it and see that his foot is out of play. it gives rams the 22-15 lead. 9ers had some time to add some magic. but alex smith has nothing up his sleeve. more agony as alex gets hit, losing the ball. st. louis recovers. rams win 25

los llevan a todas mike singletary se habria decidido por troy smith para iniciar el domingo.... ack lanzo para 356 yardas y mostro caracteristicas de lider, que se necesitaran para ganar los dos ultimos encuentros y aspirar a los playoffs. los raiders firmaron a un pateador de despeje, como aseguranza......en caso de que el titular shane lechler no se recupere de una lesion en el tendon de la corva...el equipo firmo a danny baugher de la liga semi-profesional ufl... lechler se lesiono en el ultimo partido contra los broncos de denver.... en caso que reemplaze a lechler, baugher haria su debut en la nfl. se esta jugando el tazon colegial de las vegas entre las universidades de utah y boise state...y vea nada mas como se encuentra el qualcomm stadium en san diego donde esta programado para maqana el poinsettia bowl entre las unversidades de navy y san diego.. debido a las fuertes tornentas en el sur de california el estadio se encunetra inundado hasta con dos pies de agua....el tazon colegial podria ser pospuesto... doble tripleta de goles para benzema y cristianao ronaldo hoy en l

troy smith will start the ram's game, although mike singletary has not officially made that announcement. stanford football, fourth in the bcs rankings, headed for miami and the orange bowl. the team leaves next week. game is january 3. luck and harball were saying all the right things today. why not? >> huge deal. i think to go to the bcs bowl after a 1-11 season. the turnover, the culture change, you could say, very big deal for us. they understand the challenge that's going to be in this football game. they want to represent their school, team, families. in a positive way and win. >> boise state football on the national stage in las vegas, against utah. there is chris peterson and he says boys, let's just make a play. martin on the loose. 84-yard touchdown run. longest play in the history of this bowl your at&t high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. at&t high speed internet at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go...woo-hoo! [ both ] it's an unbelievable deal. [ chuckles ] well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more.

he could see singletary having a heated exchange with troy smith on the sideline. here's what he had to say about it. >> on offense we were a little bit flat. you know, just tough. it was just tough. >> reporter: after his firing, singletary did issue a statement saying 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. they were some of the outstanding men. many say they knew singletary firing was coming. he won only 18 times in 40 games. the hall of fame linebacker had never been a coach. critics harped on him for lacking createtivity. singletary still has two years and $5 million left on his contract. york said money is no object this next time around. meanwhile, the 49ers will work on hiring a general manager and there is a press conference set here for noon today. we are expecting them to name defensive line coach jim tomsula as interim coach. now as far as the replacement for zip l tear, there have been -- for singletary there have been a couple of names tossed arou

nfl, the 49ers make it official, troy smith starts sunday. the raiders, can't even sell out a game with manning and the colts. blocked out this weekend. the last pre-christmas nfl game, steelers and the panthers. when you are on the verge of clinching the steelers can poke fun at each other. >> here comes santa claus. here comes santa claus. >> louder. one, two, three. >> here comes santa claus. >> fun and games. the steelers against the panthers tonight. ben roethlisberger to wallace. steelers win it. they are 11-4. they can wrap up the division next weekend against the cleveland browns. san diego, they pumped a million and a half gallons of water out of qualcomm stadium for the poinsettia bowl. >> poinsettia

smith was replaced by carr, but since then the troy smith had been the quarterback. 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.

troy smith has been reasonably good. he's already beaten the rams this season. so he gets the start over alex smith and kna any way you slice it, this is a sorry situation. no matter what, both alex smith and mike singletary are done with the niners unless they miraculously take the team to the super bowl somehow. it's up to troy who lit the rams up at candlestick for 356 yards passing in an overtime win several games back. if you want the skinny on why the players will get behind troy smith move, some of the 49ers have intimated they like how troy will keep a play alive and take some shots downfield. he'll need to take shots against singleta singletary's soon to be son-in-law who played at stanford. he's set to marry the coach's daughter next spring. >>> let's talk raiders. they'll know if they are alive still in the playoff race, well, probably before kickoff when they host the colts. the chiefs are facing the titans in a morning game. in kansas city wins, then oakland is eliminated. the chiefs then could only be caught by san diego. but the raiders with anothe

troy smith will be the quarterback. led the team to a victory last time they met. 49ers 5-9 make the playoffs finishing with two wins and a seahawks loss. >> to me this is one football -- when football is fun. it gets that much better. think of all the hard work you put in to it. all it time. everything before this was just -- you know, over and over. but now it's -- i mean, it's that much greater to attention to detail. i like it. i love it. >> his season, never been to the playoffs. raiders, they need the chiefs to lose to the titans. colts, tall order for them. peyton manning coming in. even in a down year. the raiders at 7-7 got to find a way to stop that guy and take care of their own beeswax. >> erators challenge. no question. but we are a challenge for him too. and i think we have to look at it that way. as long as we can play the way i think we are capable of playing, it's going to be a heck of a game. throwing the down down the field and being explosive as we can be. he will try to possession it throwing it, ca

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fuentes cercanas a los 49ers senalan que el coach designara a troy smith como quaterback el proximo domingor pasar a los playoff. rams, 49rs y seahawks estan en posibilidades para pasar a los playoff a pesar de su pobre rendimiento.mientras, los raiders de oakland tambien el domingo saldran a tratar de superar sus ganes para mantener vivas sus esperanzas de pasar a playoff cuando jueguen contra los colts de indianapolis.los raiders tendran la obligacion de parar los rapidos ataques terrestres y no solo eso defender a su quaterback. los packers de green bay podran mandaron a su quaterback aaron rodgers a los entrenos de este dia y existen grandes posibilidades de que el mariscal de campo juegue el domingo ante los giants de nueva york y si ganan el partido podran avanzar a playoff.el jugador que practica un estilo temerario cuando se suelta del paquete de jugadores y encuentra defensas que chocan con una fuerza brutal dice que no cambiara su estilo de juego pero en vez de chocar con sus oponentes tratara de deslizarse.rodgers ya sufrio por segunda vez una contusion cerebral y lo mando a la b

troy smith to davis, gone. 66 yards. davis, career high 126 yards. 14-13 packers at the half. quarter, driver woke up with food poisoning, and this is a seminar how not to tackle. someone bring him down! later in the third, more from rodgers, the quarterback that got away from the niners, a perfect strike to jennings, jennings, again, 298 yards, three scores, 34-16 the final. >>> tiger woods has never lost a tournament when leading by at least three shots going into the final round until today, at his own event. tiger blew a four stroke lead. he and graeme mcdowell on 18. woods looked like he would win for the first time since 2002. -- 2010. but mcdowell, 20 feet to force sudden death. check it out. drains it. going to playoff. back on 18 for the first playoff hole. mcdowell, another 20-foot bird for the win. he sinks it. tying we're miss the 15-footer and graeme mcdowell wins the chevron world challenge. >> stanford and notre dame, women's soccer championship. henderson crosses and finds the back of the net. 1-0. stanford's 22-game win strike over. falling short for the secon

reporter: verbal sparring matches are commonplace but sunday's ugly incident between singletary and troy smith looks like the final straw. clearly a change was needed and jed york did officially fire singletary last night. it is something that most everyone knew was coming in the wake of another season with no playoffs. the only question was when. >> i thought about it but i think we had a chance to be a playoff team this year and i do not think that making that change would have been the right decision for the team. maybe in hindsight that was the wrong decision. >> reporter: the organization has let it be known that job one will be hiring an experienced football minds to take over as general manager and then a coach will be selected by the new general manager. he will convert with several people before the decision is reached. >> i think my uncle is the best person for me to talk to. he is the personality of the most advice from. >> reporter: with one game left, the 49ers find themselves in a familiar position, having their season and at the end of the regulations schedule. >> all of the guy

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. >>> according to several reports, singletary is switching back to troy smith for sunday's must win game against if -- against the rams. >> i would go with alex. >> why? >> why not. >>> boise state was kept out of a bcs bowl, instead they wind up in a bowl against utah. they blow them out 26-3. >>> patriots defensive lineman -- was named the afc special team player of the week. his team will not kick to -- on sunday. he's become like the most dangerous weapon right now. but once again, congratulations to the basketball team. being successful -- is another. >> you think you see her as prodigy. >> you heard it here. >> we will keep you updated on that. we will be back at 11:00.

my guess will be he will go to troy smith. singletary talks about his would be game plan for that quarterback, whoever he is. >> i don't expect him to go into the game and be perfect. so you know there has to be some patience there, otherwise if you have a plan you can't fully work on it this week because you're not sure if you're going to stay with it or not. i just think that whoever it is, we'll work with him. >> let's hope he checks the film out thoroughly and makes his decision at that point. 10:00 sunday morning. we have the warriors and sharks both in action tonight. full highlights at 10:00. but that's the sporting life for right now. i have to go look at the film. >> check it out. >> great. >> thank you, mark. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. san francisco remembers victims of homelessness as a new report homelessness may be stabilizing. in 30 minutes on tv 36 that is our report for now. have a good evening everyone. >> good night.

last week troy smith lead the 9ers to an overtime victory. the guess is alex, don't tell anybody. he is the more accurate passer. both guys might play. the coach will not say. the only real advantage that we could have is to go there and play well. that's all the other stuff, the cat and mouse stuff. that's important for us to prepare well this week and get ready to go. >> stanford took on oklahoma state part of the pac-10 series. the cowboys came in with the best record. cowboys up 10 and 1. first half and josh owens says hello still water! he had 21. the cardinals were up six. catch and shoot and cowboys by one. the second half and stanford is down 11. come and get him and it is with authority. this guy can shoot. he had 20 of his 23 in the second half and stanford loses it. to the ladies and the uconn women are looking for their 89th consecutive win. welcome to the maya moore show. she had 41. uconn breaks the record winning their 89th game in a row. they break and they are marched up by john wooden and company. that's an unbelievable record. nobody will ever get close i don't

the buzz from santa clara tonight, the niners are benching troy smith and resurrecting alex smith.ense this sunday. the spread offense is alex smith's strong point. as for mike singletary he continues 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. h

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 sandhya lightning fast. lightning strong. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

i witness by the noon now at $55 -- aleck smith will replace troy smith starting sundays. now, with a record mike single taros asked today about stories regarding his job security. >>> i think one -- >> i think one of the saddest things about our society today is anybody can say anything in writing and happened over the responsibility. >> for me everything i say, i'm responsible for. so any kind of reports or whatever that come out and i know that there are many, you know, i told you before, i really done read them. but, if it's true, it's true. but, until i know it's true. my eyes are on seattle. >> one coach not looking forward to next week is josh mcdaniels the brott cos fire, it's awkward after they started. denver has lost 17 of the last 22 games. >>> the jets and the patriots, tom brady gave his coach a weeding to keep them right there. hey, didn't that used to be the west coast offense. one of brady isotach down forecast. the jets landed an a, losing 45-3. >> it's like watching the goose that laid the public owens. >> quarterback andrew has been chosen as one of fou

troy smith was 3-2 as the starter in the last knife games. >>> -- last five games. >>> the announcement >>> 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.

troy smith to vernon davis, 66-yard touchdown. that's the longest play for a scrimmage this season.said give me the football, give me the football. read his lips. the wide open driver here making the 9er defense look like the keystone cop on the way to the end zone for the 61- yard touchdown. wait until mike singletary sees the film on that one. the packers win 34-16, dropping san francisco to 4-8. >> it's just a matter of looking at the film to figure out what happened. >> we lose control of the games where people say they are way better than us, and we cannot compete with them, but do we compete with them. we put the points on the board, and we hang in there. it comes down to the last mint. we have to finish. that's one thing we have not been doing, finishing. >> we have to look at the film and see what exactly happened and go from there. >> with eight losses, the 49ers are guaranteed another nonwinning season. with the rams and the seahawks wins, the niners fall two games back. three of the final four games are against the division opponents starting with seattle. >>> for the fir

troy smith had success general the ram in november.s mobility could be important but if things do not go well early, you might very well see alex coming off the bench and basically for this game item hand on deck at this point. >> i want you to understand this i'm not trying to be snobbish or, i'm uses telling you what i can tell you. the game will dictate it. >> for if i player to be able to, you know, play in a game of this magnitude show case the tallen and be a part of something special item going to be pretty big. >>reporter: thursday night football. panthers steelers in pittsburgh 27 degrees. real men don't need shirts people. right dan. tough it out. ben and mike love the jump shot at the finish. that is a good td celebration. panthers had some night in them. 2 win. waiting for andrew luck basically in the draft. steelers win 27-3. 5 ohio state football players suspended for ncaa violation but allowed to play in the sugar bowl. about forced to sit out the first 5 games of next season. assuming prior do not jump to the nfl. playe

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troy smith to dr. vernon davis. a great move there. 66 yards and 14-3 pack. roomingers to a wide open driver. this is a seminar on how not to tackle. can someone please bring this guy down. later in the third and more from rogers to, who else? jennings. three scores and niners fall to 4 and 8 after a 34-6 steep loss. -- 34-16 loss. -- 34-16 loss. and the bcs affair, we will ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. virginia tech in the orange bowl on january 3rd. it is a 5 p.m. kickoff. the first ever appearance in this bowl and first ever match up between these two teams. the athletic director said today he has made an offer to sweeten coach harbough's contract after the cardinal 111 games lead by of course quarterback and heisman trophy candidate. the only loss came against oregon who will play auburn for the national title. vi

mike singletary will switch back to troy smith for sunday's must win game against the rams. they can still win the nfc west don't forget. saying a 7-9 team shouldn't make the post season. >> i don't worry about what this person or that person may see. if they have an opportunity to be in our shoes right now they would love to. but they can't. >> they still have got two games but 7-9 record to make the playoffs, ken, would be the worst in nfl history to make the playoffs. >> time for the top 5. at number 5, cousins flashed the choke time after missing a free throw. warriors came back to win the game. wouldn't you know there are too many bowls when announcers do that. boise state. a pair of touchdowns. broncos beat utah 26-3. boise state finishes 12-1. take a guess who was the most popular penguin? sidney crosby 28th goal. scored in 22 straight games. patriots defensive linemen, afc's special teams player of the week following maybe the slowest 71-yard run in history. the coach is on record as saying they will not kick to connolly on sunday. good idea. number 1. nuggets and sp

troy smith will be the starting quarterback for the must-win game. >>> the news isn't so good for his alma mater. quarterback dorell prior and 5 others have been suspended for the first five games of next season for selling their championship jerseys, rings and awards, and receiving improper benefits from a "tattoo" parlor. all five will be eligible to play in the sugar bowl against arkansas. why aren't they suspended for the bowl game instead? >> hmm. >> coyotes forward ray whitney is the only member of the first sharks team back in 1991 who is still in the nhl. second period dany heatley sets up joe thornton for his eighth goal of the season, gives them a lead. todd mclellan, i'll drink to that. thornton loses the puck in front of the net. two-goal night for patty marleau. they beat the coyotes 4-1 for their third straight win. >>> c.c. sabathia was in vallejo to help renovate the rose house which is a place for women recovering from a alcohol or drug addiction. an act for a man who remembers where he came from. >> no, the whole week this week, taking the kids out shopping and to lu

they placed troy smith as the 49ers starting quarterback. this sunday they host the seahawks.w luck got some advice today: go cut your hair. this saturday's heisman trophy ceremony. the super sophomore is one of only four finalists. i'm just honored and excited to be included, you know, with the names of the cam newton and cam newton. >> cam newton considered the front runner to win the heisman on friday. >>> the big news for the giants attached. freddy sanchez nift. a little tequila there? it was a few weeks ago. sanchez will be ready for the beginning of the season unlike last season.whrntu , the big-ti things that will happen with the field of at&t ♪ i'm gonna get it, i know i'm gonna get it. ♪ ♪ i can't wait ♪ every little step, brings me closer to the gift. can't be late. ♪ ♪ rip it open in a second and it's time to play. ♪ ♪ i was up all night in anticipation feeling electric jewels of jubilation. ♪ ♪ yule tide carols from the local congregation. ♪ ♪ make it tough to hold my patience in check. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time, i can't wait. ♪ ♪ is it time yet, is it time,

troy smith beat the rams in week 14.ds up to the inevitable question of his own job status. >> my future depends on the st. louis game we have coming up. my future to me i take it one week at a time. i don't worry about all of the other things. >> tim tebow says the lineup could start on sunday in oakland with kyle orton nursing a rib injury. the broncos' coaching staff wants to keep the raiders guessing so they have yet to give tebow the nod, but expect it to happen. if you want to see tebow on sunday you will have to buy a ticket. the game did not sell out which means no local tv's. we featured the palo alto team last night. tonight the undefeated vikings are taking on centennial in the division one championship game in carson. son of 49er steve bono and second quarter and up 2-0 after a safety. bono rolls right. back of the end zone and adams goes up and gets it. he rolls his ankle and a touchdown. 7-0 vikes. late in the quarter and coach hanson rolls the guy. maurice williams comes back and gets it and takes it to th

singletary got into a shouting match with quarterback troy smith.nd the rams beat the 49ers 25- 17 yesterday. that eliminated them from playoff contention. and after that loss, team owner judd york fired singletary and in an exclusive interview overnight with cbs 5, singletary spoke about his time with the 49ers. >> part of the nfl. but very, very thankful for the opportunity that they gave me to coach here, and i understand, it is about winning, and -- but just really sorry we didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. but that's part of life. >> and during his 2 1/2 seasons, singletary had a win loss record of 18-22. and the national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owner's approval. now, if you want to see the full interview with singletary, just go to our web site, cbs5.com. >>> the man tagging singletary's place for now is defensive line coach jim tom sue la. he will coach the final game against the cardinals on sunday. he is in his fourth year with the team but his only head coaching e

louis singletary got into a shouting match with quarterback troy smith. in the end, the rams beat the 49ers 25-17. in an interview interview overnight -- overnight with singletary, he speaks about being let go. >> very, very thankful for the yorks and the opportunity that they gave me to coach here. and i understand, it's just about winning. but just really sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. but that's part of life. >> during 2 1/2 seasons, singletary had a win/loss record of 18-22. defensive line coach tim thomasulo will coach the season's final game next sunday. and a national search will start for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owner's approval. you can watch the full interview with singletary on our website, ktvu.com. -- cbs5.com. >>> one of the young men shot and killed in south san francisco last week has now been identified. the victim, 24-year-old hector florez, he is the third to be identify by the san mateo county coroner. florez was found in critical condition last wednesday night at the co

the news a troy smith as a starter came out did today by several new sources.ngletary said yesterday, he decided on the starter but chose to keep themselves. today offensive coordinator mike johnson would not confirm it is well. smith threw 356 yds and caught the forty-niners to a 23-20 overtime victory back on november 14th. his four-one as a starter against the rams and his career. back to the bench. check out san diego stadium this is a whole field of the san diego chargers. this is what several days of heavy rain has done. now the poinsettia bowl, it's scheduled to be played here tomorrow night it may be a gain san diego state. officials say the game is still on the parking lot is flooded too. the san diego river nearby, apparently overflows every time it rains hard. a crowd of 51,000 as expected. perhaps the last local media day for football hit this morning. fourth in the b.c. as ranking, jam in the boys' 11-1 for the first time and headed for miami. the orange bowl the team released early next week the game against virginia tech is on january 3rd. what h

singletary in a heated exchange with his starting quarterback, troy smith. the niners lost to the rams, 25-17. and at some point after the game, perhaps on the flight home from st. louis, mike singletary was fired. had about two years on the job as the official 49ers head coach. singletary releasing a statement in the 9:00 p.m. hour tonight. in part it reads, quote, one of the greatest experience of my life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. i am also thankful for the faithful fans. i am just sorry i couldn't give them more. a statement now from the 49ers youthful owner jed york. he says i want to thank mike singletary for the passion and effort he brought to this organization. he is a tremendous person for whom i will always have great respect. so here are the financials on this. mike singletary, with two years remaining on his contract, worth about $5 million. the 49ers will have to pay that out. what is next for the niners? jed york will be holding a news conference tomorrow at team headquarters in santa clara. that news conference at noon. ji

the quarterback has been troy smith, today mike singletary announced smith is out and alex is back in. >>> one quarterback who's on a nice little run is stanford's andrew luck. today luck was named the top ten player of the year. stanford had a total of seven selections. for luck this comes a day after learning he's been invited to new york this weekend for the heisman trophy ceremony. he and toby gayhart make it consecutive years for heisman trophy recipients. >> i'm just excited about the whole thing. you know, what happens happens and you know whoever wins is going to deserve to win. so i'm just excited to be a part of the discussion. >> and so far it's been an unfilling season for the as. iwacuma was reportedly asking for zito like money. he returns to the team in japan. johnson to freddy sanchez today had a procedure performed on his left shoulder. it's the second such operation in a year on his nonthrowing shoulder. he is expected to be fully recovered and in time to be on the starting lining on opening day. >> okay, yeah. a lot of people going -- right now. >> thank you, joe. a

the quarterback has been troy smith, today mike singletary announced smith is out and alex is back in. >>> one quarterback who's on a nice little run is stanford's andrew luck. today luck was named the top ten player of the year. stanford had a total of seven selections. for luck this comes a day after learning he's been invited to new york this weekend for the heisman trophy ceremony. he and toby gayhart make it consecutive years for heisman trophy recipients. >> i'm just excited about the whole thing. you know, what happens happens and you know whoever wins is going to deserve to win. so i'm just excited to be a part of the discussion. >> and so far it's been an unfilling season for the as. iwacuma was reportedly asking for zito like money. he returns to the team in japan. johnson to freddy sanchez today had a procedure performed on his left shoulder. it's the second such operation in a year on his nonthrowing shoulder. he is expected to be fully recovered and in time to be on the starting lining on opening day. >> okay, yeah. a lot of people going -- right now. >> thank you, joe. a

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