Akim Aliu, longtime NHL critic and diversity advocate, gets tryout with AHL team
Akim Aliu is getting another shot at playing pro hockey, this time in the AHL.
Sports
Mar 21
‘Balance of competing interests’: Trudeau defends attending protest amid COVID-19
Trudeau said he did his best to observe public health protocols, including wearing a mask and respecting physical distancing where possible.
Canada
Jun 8, 2020
‘Unforgivable’: England’s Black players subject to racism after Euro 2020 loss
Police are now investigating after England’s Black players were subjected to online racial abuse following the country’s defeat in the Euro 2020 final.
Sports
Jul 12, 2021
In first NFL start, Colin Kaepernick leads 49ers to 32-7 rout of Bears in key NFC win
SAN FRANCISCO - Colin Kaepernick passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start in place of the injured Alex Smith, and the San Francisco 49ers whipped the Chicago Bears 32-7 on Monday night in a highly touted NFC showdown that hardly lived up to the hype.
Sports
Nov 19, 2012
Home on the road: San Francisco 49ers run all over New York Jets 34-0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Jets were a delicious treat for the San Francisco 49ers.
Sports
Sep 30, 2012
Sunday’s NFL Capsules: Bryant lifts Falcons to 30-28 win over Panthers
ATLANTA - Matt Bryant kicked a 40-yard field goal with five seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons remained unbeaten, rallying past the Carolina Panthers 30-28 on Sunday.
Sports
Sep 30, 2012
San Francisco treat: 49ers headed back home after rolling over Jets 34-0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The San Francisco 49ers were coming off a stunning road loss, angry and missing home.
Sports
Oct 1, 2012
Playoff bound: Seahawks lock up post-season spot with a dominating 42-13 blowout of 49ers
SEATTLE - Red Bryant remembers the early years of his career, when the Seattle Seahawks struggled to win only four and five games in his first two seasons.
Sports
Dec 23, 2012
San Francisco heading to Super Bowl after rallying past Falcons 28-24 in NFC title game
ATLANTA - Make way Joe Montana and Steve Young. Colin Kaepernick is leading a brash new group of 49ers to the Super Bowl.
Sports
Jan 20, 2013
Michael Crabtree’s career day helps 49ers win NFC West with 27-13 victory over Cardinals
SAN FRANCISCO - Bare-chested Joe Staley and Mike Iupati jumped up and down wearing only their shorts, each offensive lineman doing his best to will the Vikings to victory from afar.
Sports
Dec 30, 2012
Michelle Obama announces program to help kids get recommended daily hour of physical activity
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks.</span>
Feb 28, 2013
Person with knowledge of trade: Chiefs to acquire 49ers QB Alex Smith
SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Smith quietly stayed behind the scenes after losing his job and watched from the sideline as San Francisco returned to the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years. Yet the No. 1 overall draft pick from 2005 did make one thing known: The veteran quarterback still considers himself a starter.
Sports
Feb 27, 2013
Rick Zamperin: Now you know why Colin Kaepernick took a knee
The former NFL quarterback knelt during the U.S. national anthem during the 2016 season to bring attention to the very same issues those who are protesting the death of George Floyd are giving voice to.
Commentary
May 31, 2020
Rick Zamperin: Drew Brees apologizes after he ‘completely missed the mark’
The New Orleans Saints QB is being chastised after comments on how the NFL should respond if players once again took a knee in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Commentary
Jun 4, 2020
George Floyd death: Colin Kaepernick offers to pay protesters’ legal fees
"When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction," he tweeted on Thursday.
News
May 29, 2020
Colin Kaepernick: A timeline of his activism and the NFL’s response
Colin Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011. The next year he led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality.
World
Jun 6, 2020
Donald Trump, John Isner join list of Americans upset by Colin Kaepernick’s anthem stance
From the White House to San Francisco police union headquarters, Colin Kaepernick's name came up Monday as his decision to sit down during the national anthem reached far beyond football.
Politics
Aug 29, 2016
People are burning Colin Kaepernick jerseys after 49ers QB refused to stand for national anthem
Kaepernick was seen remaining seated during the playing of the national anthem before the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday night.
Sports
Aug 29, 2016
Doug Baldwin: Seahawks will lock arms in ‘unity’ Sunday
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin announced Saturday that he and his teammates will "stand and interlock arms in unity" as the U.S. anthem plays Sunday before they face the Miami Dolphins.
Politics
Sep 10, 2016
49ers Kaepernick and teammate kneel during national anthem
Colin Kaepernick and San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid kneeled during the national anthem Thursday night, continuing the quarterback's preseason protest of American racial injustice.
Sports
Sep 1, 2016