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Five teams that could be the 49ers of 2020, and all the similarities

If you're a fan of a team that struggled in 2019, chances are the 49ers are giving you hope for 2020. I mentioned last week that the 49ers ranked among the most unlikely Super Bowl teams in league history, and while there were plenty of reasons to think they ...

Richard Sherman, 49ers promise to draw inspiration from Kobe Bryant in Super Bowl vs. Chiefs

MIAMI -- About an hour into the San Francisco 49ers' flight to Miami for Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, general manager John Lynch approached sleeping cornerback Richard Sherman, tapped him on the shoulder and broke the devastating news. In what was ...

Inside the Chiefs' extraordinary connection to the Super Bowl

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MIAMI -- A few years ago, during a celebration of the 50th Super Bowl, Norma Hunt sat on a panel to reminisce about her singular place in NFL history: She is believed to be the only woman on Earth to attend every Super Bowl. Why, Hunt was asked, had she ...

Why 49ers' sack total historically bodes well for them in Super Bowl 54

The 49ers haven't faced a quarterback like Patrick Mahomes yet this season. He can launch the ball nearly the length of the field with ease, and his eyes can be deceiving as he throws befuddling no-look passes. But the Kansas City Chiefs also haven't faced ...

Oral history of Kyle Shanahan's lost backpack at Super Bowl LI Media Day

MIAMI, Fla. -- The 49ers had just beat the Green Bay Packers 37-20 to earn a spot in Super Bowl LIV, and coach Kyle Shanahan spent most of his post-game meeting with the media explaining exactly how that happened. Shanahan thought his session was ...

How 49ers built star-studded roster to reach Super Bowl 54 vs. Chiefs

MIAMI -- The final major piece of the 49ers' puzzle fell into place when the Arizona Cardinals selected Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. The 49ers Insider Podcast. The Cardinals were not the only team in the NFC West that was ...

Kobe Bryant never stopped trying to inspire

I wanted to go last. To let everyone else write their stories on Kobe Bryant as he approached retirement and then top them all. It was an audacious gamble. But that was my pitch to him in the winter of 2016. I thought the audacity would appeal to him.

49ers arrive in Miami ahead of Super Bowl 54 matchup against Chiefs

The party is just getting started. After a week of practice and preparation, the 49ers departed the Bay Area for Miami on Sunday. The NFC champions touched down in Florida around 7 p.m. ET to a hero's welcome. Miami, FL@United | #SBLIV https://t.co/ ...

What fueled Kobe Bryant's obsessions

When Kobe Bryant wanted to talk, he'd shoot you a text or email: "When are you headed this way again?" This was his way of suggesting the booking of a flight. A one-man news cycle, almost anything Bryant shared became a story. He never seemed to grow ...

'She was the future' -- WNBA stars saw themselves in Kobe Bryant's daughter, Gigi

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Chicago Sky guard Katie Lou Samuelson couldn't hold back her emotions Monday. Growing up in Huntington Beach, California, during the height of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers' dominance in the NBA, she understood what ...