Though he hails from a God forsaken area in the Midwest—presumably from some unsettling oddity like Kentucky, Michigan, or Orinda—49ers coach Jim Harbaugh had some radical words for Californians' sensitive feelings. After Chronicle staff writer Eric Branch asked Haubaugh what he did after this team's overtime loss to the Giants on Sunday, he responded thusly: more ›

Sunday's crucial win against Detroit will, sadly, get overshadowed over the next couple of weeks due to the highly sensitive reaction of Lions coach Jim Schwartz. After Jim Harbaugh celebrated the surprise win on Sunday, a full-diaper Schwartz lost it and tried to pummel the happy Niners' coach. According to SFGate's Kevin Lynch, here's how it went down: "Jim Harbaugh was elated after the 49ers’ 25-19 win. Harbaugh was leaping up and down, baring his belly, chest-bumping, as he bounded across the field, wild-eyed... more ›

Jim Harbaugh, former University of Michigan star and longtime NFL quarterback, has agreed to a five-year deal with the 49ers. He will take the place of fired coach Mike Singletary, who, just this past season, lead the the team to a losing record for the seventh time in eight years. [Chron] more ›

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-Frank Gore and Larry Allen from the 49ers and Raiders DE Derrick Burgess get an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. The Raiders are stunned only Burgess is going. Hmmm....maybe not being one of the worst teams in NFL history would have helped. more ›

-And Stanford hires...Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh was an NFL QB, most famously with the Bears and the Colts. and was the coach of the University of San Diego, not exactly a DIvision 1A team. His record there, though, was 29-6 with 27 wins in his last 29 games which isn’t too shabby. But is it a reach? Or a gamble? And is it the right gamble? more ›