Subject:

San Francisco 49ers

  • News

    May 2, 2012

    Kate Bornstein's Amazing Voyage

    America's gender outlaw takes us on a wild tour of trans-formation

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Will The Giants Miss Mario Manningham?

    By the time you read this, you'll already know that the Giants let free agent Mario Manningham go to the San Francisco 49ers for a still undisclosed sum.  Amazingly, it's the second time in four years the Giants showed the door to a receiver who made an unbelievable catch in a Super Bowl against th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2012

    Don't Care About Football? Care About New York.

    This blogger doesn't like football. If she's going to watch a sport it's going to be baseball and she's going to root for the Yankees. Therefore, this Super Bowl Sunday, this blogger is not going to tell you which players to watch. In fact, the only ones she really feels qualified to even mention ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Scientology Network TV Ads: More Precious Reactions!

    Scientology's aggressive network TV ad campaign continued last night with another 2-minute commercial that aired on Fox's American Idol right after the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFC championship and earn a spot in the Super Bowl. Poughkeepsie's Michael Farrell was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Giants Beat 49ers in One of Most Improbable Games in Recent History

    In addition to being one of the greatest wins in Giants history, last night's 20-17 overtime win over the San Francisco '49ers was also one of the most improbable games in recent memory. Let's look at some stats: -- The Giants had no running game at all and were outrushed by San Francisco 150 to 85 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2012

    Gingrich Wins South Carolina; Paterno Condition 'Serious'; Multiple Deaths in NYC Subways (UPDATED)

    Newt Gingrich won the Republican primary South Carolina yesterday. The former House speaker won 40.4 percent of the vote with Mitt Romney trailing at 27.8 percent. Rick Santorum came in third with 17.0 percent. In his victory speech Gingrich targeted "elites." He said: "The biggest thing that I take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2012

    Giants Fans Confused About Empire State Building Colors

    Last night the Empire State Building was lit up in red and yellow, to the sports ignorant, that fact would seem not that big of a deal. But for Giants fans something in that color scheme was awry: red and gold are the colors of the San Francisco 49ers, the team that the Giants will play for the Nati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    See Alex Run, See Vernon Catch: Giants vs. the '49ers

    ​Desperate times call for desperate measures. The San Francisco '49ers don't have any flashy wideouts or MVP candidate passers to throw against the New York Giants this Sunday. Instead, in key situations they rely on what some would call trick plays but which are just bread and butter to San F ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 11, 2012

    Free Will Astrology: January 11 through 17, 2012

    ​Desperate times call for desperate measures. The San Francisco '49ers don't have any flashy wideouts or MVP candidate passers to throw against the New York Giants this Sunday. Instead, in key situations they rely on what some would call trick plays but which are just bread and butter to San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Memo to Tom Coughlin: Win Sunday or Pack It In

    ​How important is Sunday's Giants-Cowboys game to New York's immediate future? Let's lead with one truly eye-popping fact: If the Giants lose to Dallas, they'll have lost, in the space of five weeks, to all four NFC division leaders. I don't know if that has ever happened in team history; if i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Giants Fans Are Getting That Sinking Feeling

    ​If you're a Giants fan and all you care about is going to the Super Bowl -- and what else would you care about? -- yesterday began the most important four-week stretch of the year. And it hasn't started well with Sunday's 27-20 loss to San Francisco. Why was this stretch so important? Very ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Bubba Smith, Huge Guy On and Off Gridiron, Found Dead at 66

    Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith died yesterday in his home in Los Angeles at age 66 and took an awful lot of history with him. There were two primary reasons why Bubba Smith became such a folk hero while still in college, at Michigan State. The first is that the '65-'66 Spartans were the first major c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Jerry Rice is Now Officially The Greatest Player Ever

    ​It's official: Jerry Rice is the greatest player in NFL history. So says a so-called blue ribbon panel of football writers and historians -- in the interests of full disclosure, I was one of the panelists-- and fans who voted on the NFL Network poll. Check it out for yourself. Jim Brown, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Press Clips, Day 8, Lunch Edition: New York vs. The New Yorker Cage Match Edtion

    Pictured: a figurative portrait of New York Observer senior editor Christian Lorentzen. ​Press Clips has returned to the roost, and we're starting the week off with great news, great media squabbles, hypocrisy, and self-awareness. In other words, your Monday Media Proctology Exam has arrived. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Jockbeat on Gary Myers: Catch This Book

    ​ The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game that Changed the NFL By Gary Myers Crown, 252 pages, $26.00 "To this day," says Joe Montana in the forward to Gary Myers's The Catch, "the Cowboys still think I was tying to toss the ball into the upper deck of Candlestick Park ... I just ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Win one for the gyppers: Banks' current playoffs eerily like the NFL's

    ​ The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game that Changed the NFL By Gary Myers Crown, 252 pages, $26.00 "To this day," says Joe Montana in the forward to Gary Myers's The Catch, "the Cowboys still think I was tying to toss the ball into the upper deck of Candlestick Park ... I just ha ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 8, 2008

    THE GIANTS DON'T LOSE

    NY's most overachieving sports team takes on San Fran's back-up quarterback

  • News

    June 10, 2008

    Want to Work for Mike Bloomberg? What's Your Batting Average?

    Softball, campaign promises, and the miserable minority-contracting record of the Bloomberg administration

  • NYC Life

    October 16, 2007

    Park Slope's Pacific Standard

    Northern Californian transplants hit the Slope and kick off a "Fortnight of Fury"

  • Columns

    January 3, 2006

    Horoscope

    Northern Californian transplants hit the Slope and kick off a "Fortnight of Fury"

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    1957

    Northern Californian transplants hit the Slope and kick off a "Fortnight of Fury"

  • News

    May 17, 2005

    The Dragon Lady Runs for D.A.

    Ex-judge Leslie Crocker Snyder wants to talk about everything except her law firm

  • News

    June 10, 2003

    Monumental Errors

    Can the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Campaign Be Saved?

  • News

    January 7, 2003

    One Up, One Down

    Both the Jets and Giants Turn Out to Be Giant Killers

  • Specials

    December 31, 2002

    Letters

    Both the Jets and Giants Turn Out to Be Giant Killers

  • News

    December 31, 2002

    Sports

    Both the Jets and Giants Turn Out to Be Giant Killers

  • News

    March 5, 2002

    Inside the Pigskin Studio

    Riggins and Eason Break Their Legs

  • News

    January 15, 2002

    Sports

    Riggins and Eason Break Their Legs

  • News

    December 25, 2001

    Follow the Money

    You’ve Got Baseball Questions. We’ve Got Answers.

  • News

    November 27, 2001

    Breakdown on the West Coast

    How Can the Jets Be Purring at 7-3 With Vinny at the Throttle?

  • News

    September 4, 2001

    Let’s Get Ready to Fumble!

    The Jets: California Dreamin’

  • News

    March 20, 2001

    Fit to Serve

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • News

    January 2, 2001

    Our Year in Sports

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • News

    January 2, 2001

    2000 Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll Results

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • News

    December 12, 2000

    Athenian Dreams or Trojan Horse?

    New York’s Olympic Bid Could Be Billion-Dollar Boondoggle

  • News

    November 14, 2000

    Head Case

    New York’s Olympic Bid Could Be Billion-Dollar Boondoggle

  • News

    November 7, 2000

    Fear of the Williams Sisters

    Venus and Serena Battle Charges of Arrogance and the Myth of the Superbred Black Athlete

  • News

    October 24, 2000

    Stadium Splurge

    Baseball-Bonkers Mayor Will Turn Series Into a Bonanza for Owners

  • News

    August 1, 2000

    Nation

    Baseball-Bonkers Mayor Will Turn Series Into a Bonanza for Owners

  • Film

    May 9, 2000

    A Guide to the Season's Competitors

    Baseball-Bonkers Mayor Will Turn Series Into a Bonanza for Owners

  • News

    January 11, 2000

    The Century in Sports

    The Eighth Annual Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll

  • Dance

    September 28, 1999

    Big Numbers

    The Eighth Annual Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll

  • News

    January 5, 1999

    Deep Impact

    What happens when NFL players collide?

  • News

    January 5, 1999

    Sports Journalist of the Year

    What happens when NFL players collide?

  • News

    December 8, 1998

    NYPD Big Blue

    What happens when NFL players collide?

VOICE Daily Deals

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for Village Voice | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | Village Voice Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map | L.I. Voice
© 2012 Village Voice, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy