Playing by the numbers
Michelle Friedlander, Staff Writer
March 7, 2012
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Alex Smith was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL (National Football League) draft. According to reporter James Alder of the New York Times, Smith was “a mobile quarterback with good quickness, agility, and awareness.” He possessed “a tremendous work ethic...
I hate to say it but…
Peter Dennis, Columnist
February 23, 2012
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Columns, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Pro Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
…but Jeremy Lin (’06) is in for a rough few weeks. I know how foreign that may sound, what with him leading the before-terrible Knicks to wins in 8 out of their last 10 games, including a 7 game winning streak. Yes, he has scored the most points in his first 6 games since the NBA/ABA merger in ’76....
The 49ers Breese by the Saints
Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer
January 15, 2012
Filed under Columns, Football, Top Stories
“Alex Smith has no chance of beating Drew Brees” is all we’ve heard on the radio for the past week. However, the forecast in San Francisco this afternoon was not as BREESy as expected.The Niners fans, decked out in red and gold, flooded the stadium gates at Candlestick park, roaring in ant...