In the 49ers' final game of the 2006 regular season, the team will have something more important on their mind than football. * San Francisco vs. Denver Sunday, December 31, 2006. 1:00 PM, PST. Week 17 The Battle Of Remembering #72 Last time the Niners were in Denver was Week 2 of the 2005 preseason. At the end of the game, 49er offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the visitor's locker room after running... more ›

-Cal just runs crazy over Texas A&M and beats them 45-10 as Marhshawn Lynch led the way with 111 yards and two TDs. Ray Ratto is impressed. But can Cal bring Lynch back? more ›

This is how WE roll. But first, some sad news…minutes after the end of the 49ers/Broncos pre-season game, Niner offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed and was pronounced dead upon arrival at a Denver hospital. The autopsy results were inconclusive and it could take weeks to determine the cause of death. Herrion is not the first football player to die during the season as heat, atmospheric conditions and the huge size of football players can be somtimes be a toxic mix. He was 23. And here's an update on the exploding transformer -An angry Gavin demanded an investigation into the cause of the explosion and called for accountability on PG&E's part. Quoth the Gavin: "enough is enough. Excuses be damned, there will be accountability." And in a statement that will warm the cockels of Bruce Brugmann’s heart, Susan Leal, the head of the Public Utilities Committee, says that these type of incidents made her even more determined to "aggressively look at alternatives" to PG&E. In response, PG&E has annnounced that they'll soon inspect all 540 of the city's transformer vaults to make sure there won't be any more explosions. The poor woman injured in all this is still in critical condition at burn center at St. Francis but is said to be doing better. more ›