Joe Montana

Is Joe Flacco worth a $120-million, six-year contract [Poll]

2013-03-02 08:00:00

The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco have reportedly agreed to terms on a six-year contract worth more than $120 million. But is the fifth-year quarterback worth more than the Saints' Drew Brees, the NFL's highest-paid...

Robitaille, Montana among 6 named to Calif. Sports Hall of Fame

2013-02-28 07:02:00

The California Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2013 inductees: Kings legend Luc Robitaille, San Diego Padres star Tony Gwynn, track star Florence Griffith-Joyner, football icon Joe Montana, former USC football coach John Robinson and diver Greg...

For Ravens, it ain't over till it's over

2013-01-19 20:40:00

Ready for an (almost) instant replay? The Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots are meeting in the AFC championship game Sunday for the second consecutive year in a matchup that has almost always come down to the final possession. New England&...

Super Bowl 2013: Five greatest Super Bowls of all time

2013-02-03 05:00:00

It's Super Bowl time again, and that can mean only one thing. Well, two things, actually. Overdone commercials and anticlimactic halftime entertainment. But will today's CBS telecast also bring out the best football? Perhaps. But the Ravens and 49ers...

Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII over the 49ers, 34-31

2013-02-03 19:48:00

Ravens 34, 49ers 31 (final) The Baltimore Ravens have defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. It's the second championship for the Ravens and linebacker Ray Lewis, who is retiring after 17 seasons. After taking a safety on their...

49ers-Packers: Now to see if Jim Harbaugh's QB gamble pays off

2013-01-11 00:00:00

Gambling isn't allowed in the NFL, but San Francisco 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh made a wager this season that would leave even the highest of high rollers weak in the knees. He replaced hot-handed quarterback Alex Smith with Colin Kaepernick, a promising...

Joe Montana's son, Nick, commits to Tulane

2013-01-07 10:00:00

Nick Montana, the son of legendary Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana, announced Monday that he will play for Tulane next season. "We are very excited about the addition of Nick to our program," Tulane football Coach Curtis Johnson said. "He was...

Prediction: Notre Dame wins BCS title, and it'll echo through ages

2013-01-06 17:50:00

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The images will be vivid, history will be haunting, ghosts will be everywhere. This is Knute Rockne versus Bear Bryant, Touchdown Jesus versus Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Four Horsemen versus Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Montana versus Joe...

What wallpaper does LeBron James have on his phone?

2012-12-07 09:07:00

Basketball forums across the Web are constantly filled with a question that can never be answered: Who is the best basketball player of all time? Looks as though fans aren't the only ones wondering. The wallpaper on Lebron James' cellphone...

Alex Smith, the Bay Area's most improbable hero

2012-10-12 00:00:00

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The most improbable, unbelievable throw by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith didn't even hit its intended target. It came last Saturday before Game 1 of the National League division series between the San Francisco...

Kenny the Clown had Steve Jobs' stolen iPad

2012-08-17 07:23:41

Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'

2011-07-10 00:00:00

Wonder Girl The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias Don Van Natta Jr. Little, Brown: 404 pp., $27.99 So do you know who made the Top 10 when ESPN chose its 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century? Here they are: (1) Michael Jordan....

The woman who washed a "Joe Montana stain" off her husband's jersey, then whispered, "Go Ravens," in a Tide commercial.

2013-02-03 19:31:00

It now seems like so long ago when the Ravens placed their faith in Joseph Vincent Flacco and selected the strong-armed quarterback out of Delaware in the 2008 NFL draft.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Replica jerseys of San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Joe Montana and Colin Kaepernick hang in It'll Grow Back barbershop, where owner Ruben Hernandez, right, cuts hair.

2013-02-01 20:50:00