SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick has his own critique for former quarterback Trent Dilfer after the analyst questioned the ability of San Francisco’s QB to adjust in the passing game: Unless you’re with the 49ers day-to-day, watch what you say. When told that Dilfer had called out Kaepernick’s skill to adapt when his first read isn’t there following…
BOSTON (AP) — Al Jefferson had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to an 89-83 win over Boston on Wednesday night, snapping the Celtics’ four-game winning streak. Gerald Henderson had 13 points, Jeff Taylor 12 and Anthony Tolliver had 11 for Charlotte, which ended a two-game skid. Jeff Green paced Boston with 19 points and Jordan…
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — The Sprint Cup champion will get to vote on NASCAR’s Hall of Fame. NASCAR officials announced it Thursday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, adding other “significant changes” to the Hall of Fame selection process and eligibility rules will be revealed during Champions Week in Las Vegas next month. The addition brings the total number of voters to 56….
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti says doctors have told him he can no longer race because of injuries sustained in an IndyCar crash last month. Franchitti fractured his spine, broke his right ankle and suffered a concussion in the Oct. 6 crash at Houston. The crash occurred on the last lap when his car made contact with another car…
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Matt Crafton has reason to celebrate, and not just because he is close to winning the NASCAR Truck Series championship. Crafton got a contract extension with ThorSport Racing on Thursday, ensuring him a 10th consecutive season with team owner Duke Thorson. It’s a fitting reward for Crafton considering he wrapped up his first series title last…
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — There was no trash talking, no attempts at mind games. If there was tension or nerves, nobody could tell. In one of the tamest NASCAR title contenders’ news conferences in recent memory, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick kept it light and breezy as they discussed their championship chances against Jimmie Johnson. Why? Because Johnson needs only…
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has taken control of the championship battle following a disastrous performance by Matt Kenseth at Phoenix International Raceway. Johnson widened his lead in the Sprint Cup standings to 28 points over Kenseth heading into next Sunday’s season finale at Homestead by finishing third in a workmanlike performance for the five-time champion. Kenseth had a…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, tight end Vernon Davis went down with a concussion. Then it was standout rookie safety Eric Reid. Perhaps more concerning for San Francsico than a lackluster 10-9 defeat to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday is the loss of a key player from each side of the ball along with a handful of other injuries as…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh will gather input from everybody involved in Sunday’s lackluster loss to the Carolina Panthers to better understand exactly why a 49ers offense so prolific in recent weeks had so many problems. While acknowledging each player is accountable — “we’ve got fingerprints on it” — Harbaugh declined to provide specifics about underperforming players, or…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Travis Pastrana is leaving NASCAR after this weekend’s season finale Nationwide Series race at Homestead. Pastrana announced his decision Monday on his Facebook page. He cited a lack of sponsorship, a desire to spend time with his wife and new daughter and frustration over his struggles in NASCAR as his reasons for leaving the sport. Pastrana…
