Saints 34 49ers 10- For 49ers fans, this was a tough loss. And not just because the 49ers came up lacking against their first really good team in awhile. It's tough because it also turned out to be the official Reggie Bush coming out party and for the rest of the week, Niners fans will have to watch in horror as clip after clip after clip of their defense giving it up to Reggie will be played. One should wonder why it is that every other team was capable of bottling the dude up but the Niners couldn't. more ›

here are few sensations worse than the feeling that you've been used. It is a oily, ugly emotion that sits butter-thick at the back of one's mouth. It can change the very air in a room. No good can come of this, yet lessons may be learned. Wariness for the future. Having felt that you've been used can set a mark on your psyche. Our two Bay Area teams both got used this wknd more ›