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49ers Unveil New Brand Campaign As Season Gets Set To Kick Off Sunday

As their 2020 NFL season gears up to kick off this Sunday at Levi’s Stadium against the Arizona Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers look set to build on their strong history and champion a new loyalty to the Bay with the loss of the Raiders to Sin City.

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In Ongoing Defense of Junipero Serra, Archibishop Cordileone Suggests 49ers Should Change Their Name

The logic may not seem to follow, but Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is calling out the San Francisco 49ers as a candidate for a team name change in order to make a point about why the legacy of Father Junipero Serra is not worthy of "canceling."

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Daisy Does the Niners: Super Bowl LIV and the Agony of Defeat

When I agreed to come of “retirement” to write about the Niners being in the Super Bowl, I obviously wasn’t envisioning this: a devastating loss to the Kansas City Chiefs made even more upsetting due to the fact that it really seemed like the 49ers were going to win the game.

Disgruntled, Likely Drunk Niners Fan Opens Fire Into Crowded SF Bar Near End of Super Bowl, Injures No One

A man who had just been kicked out of a crowded sports bar near AT&T Park Sunday night, right around the time that the 49ers were looking clearly like they were going to lose, allegedly pushed his way back in minutes later and randomly opened fire. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

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Niners Fans Gutted After 4th Quarter Loss, Twitter Mourns

All signs were pointing toward a San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl LIV victory, but then the Kansas City Chiefs put 21 points on the scoreboard in Q4 — and pulled the rug out from underneath the Niners and their now despondent fans.

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Daisy Does the Niners: We're In the Super Bowl, You Guys!

And… I’m back. For those who are new around these parts, I’m a die-hard 49ers fan and SF native who pretty much lives for football season. Like, I don’t care if you’re my best friend in the whole world; if you’re getting married on a Sunday when the Niners are playing, I’m gonna miss the wedding.

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If the 49ers Win the Super Bowl, the Parade Would Be In SF, Not Santa Clara

In case this really needed clarification, former SF Mayor Willie Brown has it some authority that planning is underway for a possible 49ers victory parade in San Francisco — not in Santa Clara where, technically, the team actually plays these days.

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49ers Head for 7th Super Bowl In Franchise History; Niners Faithful Elated

It's been a rough few years to be a 49ers fan, but for the faithful — and for all the bandwagon-ers who like to join in the fun when the local team is winning — the last two January weekends have been full of beer, cheering crowds, and happy times.

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49ers Beat Vikings 27-10 To Bring First NFC Championship Game To Levi's Stadium

Celebrity 49ers fans like E40, Dave Franco and Matt Bomer all came out for Saturday's decisive game. Now we wait to see if it'll be Green Bay or Seattle heading here for the NFC Championship Game.

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49ers Land NFC West Division Title For the First Time In 22 Years

With their nail-biter win against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, the Niners are headed to the playoffs as the Number One seed in the NFC West — the first time that's been the case since 1997.

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Marshawn Lynch Returns to Seattle Ahead of Season Finale vs. Niners

Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch is officially a Seattle Seahawk, once again, signing with the team on Monday and setting the former star running back on course to return to action this Sunday night in the team's showdown with the San Francisco 49ers.

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49ers Fall to Ravens 20-17 In a Wet, Hard-Fought Battle

The San Francisco 49ers dropped their second game of the season in a 20-17 loss, on the road, to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

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49ers Roar Back But Come Up Short in 27-24 Overtime Loss to Seattle

The San Francisco 49ers fell to the Seattle Seahawks 24-21 on Monday night, suffering their first loss in what has thus far been a magical 2019 campaign.

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The 49ers Are Now the Only Undefeated Team in the NFL

On Thursday the San Francisco 49ers tied the New England Patriots for 8 total wins this season, bringing their record to 8-0. But with the Patriots' loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, that leaves the 49ers as the only team in the league to be undefeated so far.

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Nick Bosa Proves His Talent As Niners Crush the Panthers 51-13

Your San Francisco 49ers have now gone 7-0 for the season, after a decisive victory against the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium on Sunday. And rookie defensive end Nick Bosa was the star of the game with three sacks and an interception.

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Niners Improve to 6-0 After Sloppy Shutout Victory in Rainy D.C.

The San Francisco 49ers are off to a strong 6-0 start in the 2019 season after battling the elements and the Redskins in Washington D.C. en route to yesterday's 9-0 victory.

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Meet the 49ers' Emotional Support Pup, Zoe

Get ready to squee, Bay Area, as the San Francisco 49ers have just become the first NFL team to employ the services and snuggles of an emotional-support pet. Her name is Zoe, and she is a Frenchie.

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Niners Kick Off 2019 Season With A 31-17 Win Against the Buccaneers

The San Francisco 49ers won't be at Levi's Stadium for their first official home game of the season until September 22, but the season officially started for them on Sunday in Tampa Bay — and they're OK so far.

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Colin Kaepernick Says Mario Woods Shooting Inspired His Kneeling Protest

The officer-involved shooting death of Mario Woods at the hands of the SFPD in December 2015 was a direct inspiration for the NFL "take a knee" protest that divided the country and negatively impacted the career of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

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Niners First-Round Pick Bosa, Jimmie Ward to Miss Remaining Offseason Program Due to Injuries

The San Francisco 49ers' first-round pick (2nd overall), defensive end Nick Bosa, will miss the next few weeks of the team's offseason program with a grade-one right hamstring strain.

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Niners QB Garoppolo Eyes 2019 Season, Returns To Practice After ACL Injury

49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is working toward getting back to full health, following his season-ending ACL injury, back in Week 3 of the 2018 season against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Niners Address Roster Needs Via Draft, Adding Receiver Deebo Samuel

The San Francisco 49ers went "high profile" with their first-round (no. 2 overall) NFL Draft selection, defensive end Nick Bosa, and now they have a playmaking receiver in Deebo Samuel.

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49ers Take Nick Bosa in First Round Despite Pro-Trump Views, Social Media History

The first-round draft pick brings a lot of "baggage" with him to the 49ers, including negative tweets about Colin Kaepernick, and criticisms of Beyonce and "Black Panther."

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49ers Sign Ex-Raider Damontre Moore to One-Year Contract

The 49ers are one of those teams who decided to take a flyer on an AAF standout, signing defensive lineman Damontre Moore to a one-year contract.

Arts & Entertainment

Daisy Does The Niners: 49ers Lose To Eagles; Go 0-8 For First Time In Franchise History

Here's @MattBreida's first @nfl touchdown! #SFvsPHI pic.twitter.com/9HLtMZi0n0— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) October 29, 2017 by Daisy Barringer Congratulations to Jed York, Coach Kyle Shanahan, General Manager John Lynch, and everyone