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10 articles- BAY FCBay FC Made the Playoffs in Year One. They Have Not Been Back.
An expansion club that reached the postseason immediately has spent two seasons going the other way. The run-in is about the offseason…
- BAY FCBay FC Have Failed to Score in Nine of 22 Matches
Nine blanks in 22 league matches, and six defeats by a single goal. Bay FC’s season is not a story about being…
- 49ERSSan Francisco Rebuilt Its Defensive Line Around One Trade and Two Returns
The 49ers lost Bryce Huff to retirement and answered with a trade for Osa Odighizuwa, a healthy Nick Bosa and Dre Greenlaw…
- 49ERSDeebo Samuel Is Back. The Offense He Left Is Not the One He Returns To.
San Francisco brought Deebo Samuel back from Washington. The role that made him famous belongs to a healthy Christian McCaffrey now.
- 49ERSThe 49ers Open 7,800 Miles From Home. The Ten Days After Matter More.
San Francisco start 2026 in Australia on a Thursday night. The travel is the story, and the schedule around it matters more…
- BAY FCBay FC Concede Like a Mid-Table Team. They Score Like the Worst One.
Bay FC sit 15th of 16 with eight matches left, but their goal difference is far better than the two clubs around…
- WARRIORSYaxel Lendeborg, Golden State, and Michigan’s Historic Lottery Night
Golden State picked 11th in the 2026 draft and landed in the middle of the night's best story — Michigan putting three…
- SHARKSSan Jose Traded William Eklund and Handed the Job to an 18-Year-Old
The Sharks made room. Whether Ivar Stenberg was ready for it is the question that shapes their season.
- 49ERSNo First-Round Pick, Eight Swings: The 49ers’ Draft Class
San Francisco didn't make a selection until No. 33 — the first pick of the second round — and then made seven…
- GIANTSThe Giants Hired a College Coach to Run a Major League Team. Nobody Had Ever Done That.
San Francisco is 54-78 and headed toward one of the worst seasons in the franchise's West Coast history. The team that opened…