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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Bush and Ken Stabler met on Super Bowl Sunday 1999.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The title I use is his life partner. We were too old to be girlfriend-boyfriend,” said Bush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every year, the two celebrated their anniversary on the day of the big game. This year it falls on Feb. 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘It seems a high price to have paid for playing a game.’\u003cbr>\n\u003ccite>Kim Bush, Partner of Ken Stabler\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>A former Super Bowl winner and NFL MVP, Stabler spent 10 seasons in the Bay Area, playing quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. He died last year on July 8, losing his battle with colon cancer about seven months before the big game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stabler left his brain to Boston University researchers, who are studying the ramifications of a life in a collision sport. On Wednesday, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/02/03/oakland-raiders-ken-stabler-cte-diagnosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they announced their results\u003c/a>. They found Stabler had Stage 3 \u003ca href=\"http://www.bu.edu/cte/about/what-is-cte/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy\u003c/a> (CTE), nearly the highest severity of the brain disease. The stage includes decision-making dysfunction and cognitive impairment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was not surprised by the results,” said Bush, who lives in Mississippi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”166″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/245486500″&visual=true&”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/245486500″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nStabler’s longtime partner said she saw his brain function continually deteriorate, starting in 2008. She said he struggled with loud noises, had splitting headaches for days, lost his appetite, repeated himself often and had trouble driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was hard to watch somebody so vibrant and who’s played such a superhero role in so many people’s minds and lives. It was just very painful to watch,” Bush said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stabler was a star in the NFL on and off the field. He led the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl XI title in 1977 and won Most Valuable Player in 1974. His running style — weaving through defenders all over the field — led to his nickname, “The Snake.” And the Mississippi native’s cool Southern charisma was a pop culture hit for the time, too, with the media, fellow players and the party crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His style was a perfect fit for the renegade Oakland Raiders led by Al Davis, with whom Stabler had a bumpy relationship. 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It is also not known why some players get the disease and others don’t. But it is without question that repeated blows to the head, like the ones Stabler took, had some effect on his body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That period that Stabler played in the NFL — from 1970 to 1984 — was a different era for sure. The NFL and NCAA have now implemented rules to try to protect athletes. Some of them include forcing players out of games if a concussion or head injury is suspected, mandating that players go through a concussion protocol before returning to a game and penalizing players who use their helmets to make tackles or hit another player in the helmet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Stabler, he never regretted playing the game he loved, according to Bush. But she can’t say the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He did not die of CTE, but CTE had impacted his life. I don’t know. It seems a high price to have paid for playing a game.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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One photo showed a child opening a Christmas present containing a Rams jersey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breakups between a pro sports franchise and a host city are rarely amicable. For many in L.A., there were hard feelings when the Rams left after the 1994 season. And in that city today, the mood for many enduring Rams fans is one of jubilation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A posting about the move on \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/latimes\">the Los Angeles Times Facebook page\u003c/a> has drawn enthusiastic responses, with some fans welcoming the return of rivalries such as the 49ers-Rams. But one of the highest-ranked comments read, \"LOS ANGELES RAIDERS... nobody wants the rams only those yellow journalism workers at the LA times.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.laweekly.com/news/nfl-football-returns-to-la-6472979\">LA Weekly\u003c/a> celebrated the decision by exclaiming, \"NFL Football Returns To L.A.!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti welcomed the move by saying, \"With the NFL returning home, Los Angeles cements itself as the epicenter of the sports world.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans in St. Louis will likely take scant solace in the fact that they're not the only losers in this deal. \u003ca href=\"http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000621841/article/nfls-return-to-la-business-deal-smiles-on-rams-hurts-others\">NFL.com's Judy Battista writes\u003c/a> that Chargers owner Dean Spanos and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis, who presented a rival plan to share a stadium in L.A., were also spurned:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"They, alone on that stage, knew what St. Louis Rams fans were feeling Tuesday night, because they had just endured a day in which the people they thought would have their backs had instead rejected them — dramatically, stunningly, but soundly.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Battista also notes that when the NFL's team owners voted on the proposals, they did so by secret ballot. The final tally was 30-2 in favor of Kroenke's plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Current and former Rams players had a range of reactions to the deal. Kurt Warner, quarterback of the Super Bowl-winning team, told \"all the awesome St. Louis Rams fans\" that he'll never forget them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former running back Eric Dickerson, who played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1980s, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EricDickerson/status/687088316613693440\">tweeted\u003c/a>, \"Welcome home! #LARams2016.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the headline \"It's over,\" \u003ca href=\"http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/its-over-kroenke-moving-rams-los-angeles\">St. Louis Public Radio\u003c/a> reports, \"The moving trucks lining up at Rams' Park will mark the second time since 1988 that an NFL squad departed from the Gateway City. It's unclear whether the city will get another chance at hosting that professional sport.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2016 NPR. 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Local TV \u003ca href=\"http://fox2now.com/2016/01/13/silence-of-the-rams-nfl-approves-vote-to-move-to-los-angeles/\">2 Now reports\u003c/a> that \"fans, or former fans, are purposely driving past the park to throw out unwanted jerseys and team gear.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10831757\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-10831757\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-1440x1652.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke.\" width=\"640\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-1440x1652.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-400x459.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-800x918.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-768x881.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-1180x1353.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/StanK-960x1101.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke. \u003ccite>(GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Saying that the NFL had ignored the truth about his city as well as fans \"who supported the team through far more downs than ups,\" St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay says, \"St. Louis is great place to live and build a business — with or without NFL football.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collecting other reactions Wednesday, the \u003ca href=\"http://sports.live.stltoday.com/Article/1694945-Rams-fans-react-to-teams-departure\">St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c/a> included several tweets from fans who cited kids' disappointment. 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While the $100 million subsidy from the league helps in their efforts to fund a new stadium, it is not thought to be sufficient to cover the gaps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking to reporters after the press conference, Davis seemed to open the door to locations outside of Oakland and Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/VicTafur/status/687103714981621764\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked about specific locations, Davis refused to give any \"ifs, ands, or buts.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\"America, the world, is a possibility for Raider Nation.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:05 p.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While nothing's official yet, it looks like the Raiders will be playing in Oakland next season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/687076587980730368\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NFL owners are still meeting in Houston and are expected to vote Tuesday night to finalize relocation plans for one or more teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as a long-term agreement for the Raiders to stay Oakland? 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CNN Money reports:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Rams-Chargers option is a break from the two proposals that owners were scheduled to vote on this week. Heading into the summit in Houston, owners were being asked to decide between a Rams proposal for a stadium in Inglewood and a joint Chargers-Raiders proposal for a stadium in Carson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NFL's Los Angeles Committee is now considering a plan that would dissolve the Chargers and Raiders joint venture, clearing the way for the Chargers and Rams to move to Los Angeles instead.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Originally, it was the Raiders and Chargers that had agreed to share a stadium in Carson. 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"content": "\u003cp>Like most freshmen at the University of Southern California, 18-year-old Jake Olson is learning to navigate the large campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So is his guide dog, Quebec, a smiling golden Lab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're a team,\" Olson says. \"We get from point A to point B. He makes sure I go to class.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To class — and to football practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a young and dedicated fan of the USC football team, Olson dreamed that one day he would wear the Trojan jersey. But Olson's journey would be different from the journeys of most young boys who have shared those hopes: He lost his eyesight at age 12.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, at 6-foot-4, he's a walk-on long snapper for the Trojans. That's the player who delivers the perfect spiral that's converted to a punt or field goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says it's \"a position where no one notices you until you mess up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guards and tackles protect him, and for now, Olson wears a yellow no-contact jersey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>One Wish: To Watch USC Football\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's come a long way since his childhood in Huntington Beach, where Olson remembers growing up \"watching USC dominate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Those players were my heroes, and they were really people I looked up to and admired, and strived to be,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olson was born with retinoblastoma, a cancer of the retina. He lost his left eye when he was 10 months old. 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The 18-year-old lost his sight at age 12, and now is a walk-on reserve long snapper for the USC Trojans. \u003ccite>(Gloria Hillard/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Little did I know that he intended to bring me into pre-practice meetings and have me meet the team and eat dinner with the team and come to multiple practices and travel with the team,\" Olson recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was that experience, he says, that inspired him to try out for his high school football team. He eventually earned a starting position as a long snapper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reid Budrovich, a backup punter for USC, played against Olson in high school. Budrovich says he never knew his opponent couldn't see; all he remembered was that the tall snapper had a perfect aim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's almost humbling just thinking about how much he's gone through to get where he is today,\" Budrovich says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'Take Hits And Get Back Up'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before each play, a teammate leads Olson to the field. On a recent day, it's Conner Sullivan's turn to take Olson by the shoulders, walk him out to the line of scrimmage, and make sure his shoulders and feet are lined up properly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sullivan, who is a holder on place kicks, then steps back 7 yards, gets into position and yells to Olson that he's ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's when Olson, who's a reserve player, snaps the ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I just want to compete out there and play to my abilities,\" he says. \"If one day that's good enough to start, so be it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if he does deliver a game-day snap?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's going to be an incredible moment for me, for Jake, for everyone,\" says Emma Olson, Jake's twin sister, who also attends USC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I go to all the games, I've been to every single game,\" Emma Olson says. \"I've just never seen him more joyful. It was amazing to see that smile on his face.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olson says he has thought about whether he would be on the field today without the encouragement he received. He does know it's his turn to inspire others who have gone through adversity — especially kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That just because something happens, it doesn't mean it should stop you,\" Olson says. \"It's important to keep fighting and just take hits and get back up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before he lost his sight, a 12-year-old Jake Olson stood on these sidelines. Now, he takes his place on the field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, at 6-foot-4, he's a walk-on long snapper for the Trojans. That's the player who delivers the perfect spiral that's converted to a punt or field goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says it's \"a position where no one notices you until you mess up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guards and tackles protect him, and for now, Olson wears a yellow no-contact jersey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>One Wish: To Watch USC Football\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's come a long way since his childhood in Huntington Beach, where Olson remembers growing up \"watching USC dominate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Those players were my heroes, and they were really people I looked up to and admired, and strived to be,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olson was born with retinoblastoma, a cancer of the retina. He lost his left eye when he was 10 months old. And when he was 12, his family learned he would need another surgery to remove his right eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just the fear of knowing you have 80 more years ahead of you without sight ... that was scary to me,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before losing his sight, Olson had one wish: to watch as much USC football as possible. Pete Carroll, the Trojans coach at the time, heard about the young fan and invited him to attend practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10716797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10716797\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Olson, in the yellow jersey, snaps the football on the USC practice field. The 18-year-old lost his sight at age 12, and now is a walk-on reserve long snapper for the USC Trojans.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/10/USCSnaps-960x639.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Olson, in the yellow jersey, snaps the football on the USC practice field. The 18-year-old lost his sight at age 12, and now is a walk-on reserve long snapper for the USC Trojans. \u003ccite>(Gloria Hillard/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Little did I know that he intended to bring me into pre-practice meetings and have me meet the team and eat dinner with the team and come to multiple practices and travel with the team,\" Olson recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was that experience, he says, that inspired him to try out for his high school football team. He eventually earned a starting position as a long snapper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reid Budrovich, a backup punter for USC, played against Olson in high school. Budrovich says he never knew his opponent couldn't see; all he remembered was that the tall snapper had a perfect aim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's almost humbling just thinking about how much he's gone through to get where he is today,\" Budrovich says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'Take Hits And Get Back Up'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before each play, a teammate leads Olson to the field. On a recent day, it's Conner Sullivan's turn to take Olson by the shoulders, walk him out to the line of scrimmage, and make sure his shoulders and feet are lined up properly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sullivan, who is a holder on place kicks, then steps back 7 yards, gets into position and yells to Olson that he's ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's when Olson, who's a reserve player, snaps the ball.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I just want to compete out there and play to my abilities,\" he says. \"If one day that's good enough to start, so be it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if he does deliver a game-day snap?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's going to be an incredible moment for me, for Jake, for everyone,\" says Emma Olson, Jake's twin sister, who also attends USC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I go to all the games, I've been to every single game,\" Emma Olson says. \"I've just never seen him more joyful. It was amazing to see that smile on his face.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olson says he has thought about whether he would be on the field today without the encouragement he received. He does know it's his turn to inspire others who have gone through adversity — especially kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That just because something happens, it doesn't mean it should stop you,\" Olson says. \"It's important to keep fighting and just take hits and get back up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before he lost his sight, a 12-year-old Jake Olson stood on these sidelines. Now, he takes his place on the field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For the first time in years, there is parity in the world of Bay Area pro football. Sadly, it is not because both the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are top-notch NFL teams. Instead, after two weeks, both are 1-1.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">KQED's Alex Helmick talks with \u003ca href=\"http://www.sportsline.com\">Sportsline.com's\u003c/a> Larry Hartstein about potential season outcomes for the Raiders and 49ers.[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225422239\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But the ways they got there are strikingly different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coming into the season, the general prediction for the 49ers, especially from media pundits, was that \u003ca href=\"http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/fcb45d8f550548a2bd1a5cdd6d187840/san-francisco-49ers-capsule\" target=\"_blank\">dark days were ahead\u003c/a>. Several unexpected retirements, player defections to other teams and high-profile releases doomed the 49ers to a rebuilding year, or so the narrative went.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the squad, playing in the season's first Monday Night Football game at the still-shiny Levi’s Stadium, beat the Minnesota Vikings, a team \u003ca href=\"http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/NFLN-Vikings-Will-Win-the-NFC-North-if/a2ac02a5-2be5-40b0-aa1a-db385c25830b\" target=\"_blank\">predicted\u003c/a> to be very solid this year. In fact, the 49ers dominated the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talk of a dismal season was \u003ca href=\"http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2566876-5-biggest-reasons-san-francisco-49ers-dominated-in-week-1-win\" target=\"_blank\">changed\u003c/a>, at least for one week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/49ers/status/643786382889091072\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day before the Niners' win, the Oakland Raiders \u003ca href=\"http://www.nfl.com/videos/cincinnati-bengals/0ap3000000530236/Bengals-vs-Raiders-recap\">looked like the worst team\u003c/a> in the league against the Cincinnati Bengals. It took the Raiders until the fourth quarter just to get into Bengals territory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t supposed to be that way. There was preseason optimism around the Raiders this year. Jack Del Rio was now head coach. Players and commentators said the Hayward-raised Del Rio brought a professionalism to the team, and an excitement to the players. He brought hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10696060\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 330px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-10696060\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-400x601.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Tuck #91 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during the second half of their NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals September 13, 2015. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)\" width=\"330\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-400x601.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-800x1202.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-1440x2164.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-1920x2885.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-1180x1773.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-960x1442.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Tuck of the Oakland Raiders looks on during the second half of their NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 13, 2015. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But the Raiders lost that opening game, 33-13. And talk of a decent season was put on the back burner, at least for a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then everything changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 49ers went into Pittsburgh and got \u003ca href=\"http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/0ap3000000535678/49ers-vs-Steelers-highlights\" target=\"_blank\">dismantled by the Steelers 43-18\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In sports, we sometimes like to say the game was closer than the score indicates -- not this time. It was \u003cem>that\u003c/em> bad. And the pundits, who a week earlier had retracted the notion of a dreadful 49ers team, now had to retract their retractions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10696011\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10696011 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-1440x1034.jpg\" alt=\"Anquan Boldin #81 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts following an incomplete pass in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-1440x1034.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-400x287.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-800x574.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-1920x1379.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-1180x847.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-960x689.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anquan Boldin of the San Francisco 49ers reacts following an incomplete pass in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Oakland rallied in the final minute to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 37-33. The national media's main question after the game: \"What happened to Baltimore?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, Baltimore must have blown the game because the Raiders are such a bad team. True, the Raiders have been losing for a long time. The team hasn’t made the playoffs since 2002, when they lost in the Super Bowl to Tampa Bay. So no one wants to buy in too quickly and get burned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not getting burned is the philosophy of professional bettors and those who make the betting lines. Going into the 16-game regular season, the over-versus-under win total for the 49ers was 7.5 at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.westgatedestinations.com/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-hotel-casino/casino/race-sports-book\" target=\"_blank\">Westgate Race and Sports Superbook\u003c/a> in Las Vegas. That means if you thought the team would go 8-8, you would bet the over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RAIDERS/status/645745496821075968\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so many people bet the under that the number dropped to 7 wins, then 6.5 wins. A rather large and rare move of a win total line. And it was all because the bettors (both those who know what they are doing and those who don’t) couldn't stop betting for losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a different story for the Raiders. The win total was just 5.5. So a 6-10 season gives you a win on the over. In reality, a 6-10 season is still pretty bad. But the bettors played the over. It didn’t move so much that sports books moved the number, like with the 49ers, but the rate of return for betting the over dropped dramatically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Months before the season, a $100 bet on the Raiders over would have won you about $90 or an overall return of about $190. Right before the season began, the odds changed so much that a $100 bet on the over would have won about $62 or an overall return of about $162.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10695759\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10695759 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-800x127.jpg\" alt=\"FiveThirtyEight's Team-By-Team forecast from Sept. 21.\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-800x127.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-400x64.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-960x153.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy FiveThirtyEight)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The website \u003ca href=\"http://fivethirtyeight.com/\" target=\"_blank\">FiveThirtyEight\u003c/a>, which uses stats to make predictions about all sorts of things, predicted on Sept. 10 a paltry 5.6 wins for the Raiders and 7.9 wins for the 49ers. And the odds of winning the Super Bowl? The 49ers were deemed 2 percent, while the Raiders were one of several bottom dwellers at less than 1 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think you have to be more optimistic about the Raiders,” said senior analyst \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LarryHartstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Hartstein\u003c/a>, who writes about sports betting on the NFL for \u003ca href=\"http://www.sportsline.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sportsline.com.\u003c/a> “This is a new regime, a professional coaching staff, so I see a bright future. I definitely think they’re going to pass their [predicted] win total.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the 49ers' season-long outlook, Hartstein said the team’s second game -- where the squad got blown out by Pittsburgh -- is very telling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m kind of believing more of what I saw Week Two than Week One,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So maybe whatever excitement was generated around these teams is contingent on our expectations. If we take the approach of expecting them to underperform, we may be pleasantly surprised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That way, if either team ends up 7-9 or 8-8, we won’t be disappointed because they missed the playoffs but happy because they overachieved.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For the first time in years, there is parity in the world of Bay Area pro football. Sadly, it is not because both the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are top-notch NFL teams. Instead, after two weeks, both are 1-1.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">KQED's Alex Helmick talks with \u003ca href=\"http://www.sportsline.com\">Sportsline.com's\u003c/a> Larry Hartstein about potential season outcomes for the Raiders and 49ers.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225422239&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225422239'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But the ways they got there are strikingly different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coming into the season, the general prediction for the 49ers, especially from media pundits, was that \u003ca href=\"http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/fcb45d8f550548a2bd1a5cdd6d187840/san-francisco-49ers-capsule\" target=\"_blank\">dark days were ahead\u003c/a>. Several unexpected retirements, player defections to other teams and high-profile releases doomed the 49ers to a rebuilding year, or so the narrative went.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the squad, playing in the season's first Monday Night Football game at the still-shiny Levi’s Stadium, beat the Minnesota Vikings, a team \u003ca href=\"http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/NFLN-Vikings-Will-Win-the-NFC-North-if/a2ac02a5-2be5-40b0-aa1a-db385c25830b\" target=\"_blank\">predicted\u003c/a> to be very solid this year. In fact, the 49ers dominated the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talk of a dismal season was \u003ca href=\"http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2566876-5-biggest-reasons-san-francisco-49ers-dominated-in-week-1-win\" target=\"_blank\">changed\u003c/a>, at least for one week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>The day before the Niners' win, the Oakland Raiders \u003ca href=\"http://www.nfl.com/videos/cincinnati-bengals/0ap3000000530236/Bengals-vs-Raiders-recap\">looked like the worst team\u003c/a> in the league against the Cincinnati Bengals. It took the Raiders until the fourth quarter just to get into Bengals territory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn’t supposed to be that way. There was preseason optimism around the Raiders this year. Jack Del Rio was now head coach. Players and commentators said the Hayward-raised Del Rio brought a professionalism to the team, and an excitement to the players. He brought hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10696060\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 330px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-10696060\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-488124068-400x601.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Tuck #91 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during the second half of their NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals September 13, 2015. (Thearon W. 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And talk of a decent season was put on the back burner, at least for a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then everything changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 49ers went into Pittsburgh and got \u003ca href=\"http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/0ap3000000535678/49ers-vs-Steelers-highlights\" target=\"_blank\">dismantled by the Steelers 43-18\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In sports, we sometimes like to say the game was closer than the score indicates -- not this time. It was \u003cem>that\u003c/em> bad. And the pundits, who a week earlier had retracted the notion of a dreadful 49ers team, now had to retract their retractions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10696011\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10696011 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/GettyImages-489333652-1440x1034.jpg\" alt=\"Anquan Boldin #81 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts following an incomplete pass in the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 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(Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Oakland rallied in the final minute to beat the Baltimore Ravens, 37-33. The national media's main question after the game: \"What happened to Baltimore?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, Baltimore must have blown the game because the Raiders are such a bad team. True, the Raiders have been losing for a long time. The team hasn’t made the playoffs since 2002, when they lost in the Super Bowl to Tampa Bay. So no one wants to buy in too quickly and get burned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not getting burned is the philosophy of professional bettors and those who make the betting lines. Going into the 16-game regular season, the over-versus-under win total for the 49ers was 7.5 at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.westgatedestinations.com/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-hotel-casino/casino/race-sports-book\" target=\"_blank\">Westgate Race and Sports Superbook\u003c/a> in Las Vegas. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>But so many people bet the under that the number dropped to 7 wins, then 6.5 wins. A rather large and rare move of a win total line. And it was all because the bettors (both those who know what they are doing and those who don’t) couldn't stop betting for losses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a different story for the Raiders. The win total was just 5.5. So a 6-10 season gives you a win on the over. In reality, a 6-10 season is still pretty bad. But the bettors played the over. It didn’t move so much that sports books moved the number, like with the 49ers, but the rate of return for betting the over dropped dramatically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Months before the season, a $100 bet on the Raiders over would have won you about $90 or an overall return of about $190. Right before the season began, the odds changed so much that a $100 bet on the over would have won about $62 or an overall return of about $162.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10695759\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10695759 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-800x127.jpg\" alt=\"FiveThirtyEight's Team-By-Team forecast from Sept. 21.\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-800x127.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-400x64.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic-960x153.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/fivethirtyeight-graphic.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy FiveThirtyEight)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The website \u003ca href=\"http://fivethirtyeight.com/\" target=\"_blank\">FiveThirtyEight\u003c/a>, which uses stats to make predictions about all sorts of things, predicted on Sept. 10 a paltry 5.6 wins for the Raiders and 7.9 wins for the 49ers. And the odds of winning the Super Bowl? The 49ers were deemed 2 percent, while the Raiders were one of several bottom dwellers at less than 1 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think you have to be more optimistic about the Raiders,” said senior analyst \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LarryHartstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Hartstein\u003c/a>, who writes about sports betting on the NFL for \u003ca href=\"http://www.sportsline.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sportsline.com.\u003c/a> “This is a new regime, a professional coaching staff, so I see a bright future. I definitely think they’re going to pass their [predicted] win total.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the 49ers' season-long outlook, Hartstein said the team’s second game -- where the squad got blown out by Pittsburgh -- is very telling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m kind of believing more of what I saw Week Two than Week One,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So maybe whatever excitement was generated around these teams is contingent on our expectations. If we take the approach of expecting them to underperform, we may be pleasantly surprised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That way, if either team ends up 7-9 or 8-8, we won’t be disappointed because they missed the playoffs but happy because they overachieved.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Football fans flocked to San Francisco Wednesday as the Embarcadero was transformed into a football amusement park as part of the NFL \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfbaysuperbowl.com/calendar/events/nfl-kickoff-50-50-celebration/#WV7JOQKMaMYavxog.97\" target=\"_blank\">Kickoff to 50 Celebration,\u003c/a> highlighting the start of the 2015-16 football season and building excitement for Super Bowl 50, scheduled for Feb. 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two-day kickoff event includes performances, appearances by former players, games and interactive exhibits stretching from Justin Herman Plaza north to an expo on Pier 35.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside the Pier 35 expo, fans were greeted Wednesday afternoon by a performance by Niner Noise, the official drum line for the San Francisco 49ers. Once inside, fans found plenty of photo-worthy spectacles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10675113\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10675113 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS16607_JV0A9508-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16607_JV0A9508-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Football fans were invited to try on authentic jerseys and helmets from the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. (Alan Toth/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans posed for selfies in front of busts of Pro Football Hall of Famers and Super Bowl memorabilia. They had the chance to try on authentic jerseys and helmets from both the 49ers and the Raiders. As they moved further into the expo, they were invited to dodge dummy bags and catch passes on a mock football field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Josh Head, a 49ers fan, traveled from Sacramento for the event, standing in line for 20 minutes to get a helmet signed by Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Brown and former 49er running back Ricky Watters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellow Niner fan Chris Powell made the trip from Vallejo to catch a glimpse of the exhibit. Powell is excited about the Super Bowl in Santa Clara, but he claims that he'll be \u003cem>really\u003c/em> excited only if the Niners are actually playing in the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10675111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10675111 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"RS16598_JV0A9415-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut-1440x962.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16598_JV0A9415-qut-960x642.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exhibit featuring the eight Vince Lombardi Trophies won by both Raiders and 49ers was on display. (Alan Toth/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Back at Justin Herman Plaza, an exhibit featuring the eight Vince Lombardi Trophies won by both Raiders and 49ers was on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The actual Super Bowl will take place 40 miles south of downtown San Francisco, in a different city and a different county. When Santa Clara’s Levi's Stadium was selected as the host stadium of Super Bowl 50, the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee made it abundantly clear that this would be a regional event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a recognition that everything is not happening in one city,\" said Keith Bruce, president of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee. Instead of concentrating events in one area, the committee is instead trying to create activities for everyone in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ever since the decision was announced, South Bay interests have been angling to make sure they are not an afterthought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10675114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10675114 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS16610_JV0A9522-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/09/RS16610_JV0A9522-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Football fans were invited to catch passes and dodge dummy bags on a mock football field at Pier 35. 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"content": "\u003cp>It's been a rough year or so for the San Francisco 49ers, both on and off the field. The team suffered through a disappointing 8-8 record last season. Then, the turmoil continued throughout this offseason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sorry, Niners fans, here's the recap: Multiple players, both current and former, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2015/08/27/the-49ers-low-reality-no-code-of-conduct-no-accountability-arrests-and-indictments-just-about-every-month-no-leadership/\" target=\"_blank\">were arrested\u003c/a>. Several other players \u003ca href=\"http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/San-Francisco-49ers-2015-Roster-Movement-/b300ddad-6b5a-47d2-898a-225d4b87de01\" target=\"_blank\">retired or left for other teams\u003c/a>. And there was a nasty divorce with \u003ca href=\"http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/2/13/8036541/jim-harbaugh-49ers-fired-jed-york-michigan\" target=\"_blank\">former head coach Jim Harbaugh\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But with just two weeks left before the team's regular season opener on Monday Night Football, a possible bright spot has emerged: Jarryd Hayne.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/wNjlsSapv2o\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's an \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrl.com/theres-only-one-jarryd-hayne/tabid/10874/newsid/89166/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Australian rugby star\u003c/a>, who passed up glory in his home country to try to make the 49ers' roster. So far, through just two preseason games, Hayne appears to have a legitimate chance to make the team's 53-man roster, primarily as a punt returner and backup running back. Some of his performances in the preseason (see above) have been spectacular.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'If he was to make the 53-man roster for opening day, that would be seen as an enormous success.' \u003ccite>Paul Zalunardo, sports editor for Australia's Sun-Herald\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The highly decorated Aussie signed with the Niners in March after deciding to try his hand at football. He actually turned down more money -- close to $4.5 million,\u003ca href=\"http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/aussie-rugby-star-jarryd-hayne-trying-to-prove-he-belongs-in-nfl--too-203718378.html\" target=\"_blank\"> according to Yahoo Sports \u003c/a>-- to come stateside in order to try and prove he could make it in the NFL.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Key Dates:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>August 29: San Francisco 49ers @ Denver Broncos, preseason Week 3\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>September 1: NFL teams cut rosters down to 75 players\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>September 3: San Diego Chargers @ San Francisco 49ers, final preseason game\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>September 5: Rosters cut down to final 53 players\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>September 14: Minnesota Vikings @ San Francisco 49ers, first regular season game\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Daniel Mortimer, a former \u003ca title=\"Parramatta Eels\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parramatta_Eels\">Parramatta Eels\u003c/a> (that's a real place and team name, apparently) teammate, described Hayne's passion for American football to rugby site \u003ca href=\"www.nrl.com\" target=\"_blank\">NRL.com\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Although he never expressed an intention to those around him about his dream of one day pursuing a career in the NFL, Mortimer said that Hayne's passion for the sport was always evident, whether running mock plays with Krisnan Inu at training or regaling teammates of his exploits playing Madden on the PlayStation.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Watching some of Hayne's rugby highlights, it's clear to see how his skills would translate well to football. Get excited, Niners fans:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/Ij2fI7vVP28\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So with all the hype on Hayne here and in his home country, could more rugby players be headed for the NFL? And if Hayne makes the team, will Australia become crazy for the 49ers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Alex Helmick talked to Paul Zalunardo, sports editor for \u003ca href=\"http://www.heraldsun.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">Australia's Sun-Herald\u003c/a> to find out:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/221354387&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the very least, Hayne has two preseason games left to entertain 49ers' fans and prove he belongs.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"single-video\">\u003ciframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/lx-6hobRGS8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Some great news for \u003ca href=\"http://www.raiders.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Raiders\u003c/a> fans who have suffered through a couple of very bleak seasons, and a reminder for the rest of us of the team's storied past: \u003ca href=\"http://rayguy.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Ray Guy\u003c/a>, who became the first punter ever chosen in the first round of the NFL draft when the Raiders picked him in 1973, is now the first punter elected to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2014/2/2/pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2014-elected/\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Football Hall of Fame\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Ray Guy never missed a game, almost never had a punt blocked, and never had one returned for a touchdown.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Several years ago (see video above), former Raiders coach John Madden recalled, \"I remember when we drafted him ... and we took Ray Guy No. 1. Everyone said, 'How can you take a punter No. 1?' And we said, 'Not only because he's the best punter in the draft, he's the best punter that's ever punted a football.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a synopsis of Guy's career in \u003ca href=\"http://espn.go.com/blog/oakland-raiders/post/_/id/3134/guy-selected-to-hall-brown-has-to-wait\" target=\"_blank\">a story by ESPN.com's Paul Gutierrez\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Raiders shocked the NFL when they used a first-round draft pick, No. 23 overall, on Guy in 1973, after he suffered a broken left ankle in his final college game at Southern Mississippi. He responded with six All-Pro selections, and his booming punts fostered the creation of the “hang time” stat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guy, now 64, never had a punt returned for a touchdown, nor did he miss a game in his 14-year career, and only three of his 1,049 punts were blocked. His punting average of 42.4 yards might not pop off the stat sheet, but it was his combination of hang time and directional punting that separated him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, he is one of just six to have played on all three Raiders Super Bowl title teams, along with linebacker Ted Hendricks, receiver Cliff Branch, center Dave Dalby, and offensive linemen Henry Lawrence and Steve Sylvester.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Raiders have posted a nice (but unembeddable, so far as I can tell) \u003ca href=\"http://www.raiders.com/media-vault/videos/Ray-Guy-Video-Highlights/b5cf6480-bca9-4d14-8e2c-71bc73df8e29\" target=\"_blank\">video tribute to Ray Guy\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can check out his \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuyxRa20.htm\" target=\"_blank\">career stats at Pro Football Reference\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others elected today include: New York Giants defensive end \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StraMi02.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Strahan\u003c/a>; Buffalo Bills receiver \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReedAn00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Reed\u003c/a>; Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams defensive back \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillAe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Aeneas Williams\u003c/a>; Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillAe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Claude Humphrey\u003c/a>; Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Derrick Brooks\u003c/a>; and Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Walter Jones\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Here's the latest Associated Press story on the Hall of Fame voting:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Tom Canavan\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNEW YORK — The hang time is over for Ray Guy. The longtime punter for the Oakland Raiders is all by himself once again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After waiting 23 years, Guy is the first punter elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Good things are worth waiting for,\" Guy said Saturday night after being elected along with six other players. \"It's just a matter of time when it will show up. And I knew it would, sooner or later. It had to, whether it was me or somebody down the road. But sooner or later, it had to show up, because that is a part of a football game.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defensive end Michael Strahan, receiver Andre Reed, defensive back Aeneas Williams and defensive end Claude Humphrey also were part of the class of 2014. Two first-time eligible players, linebacker Derrick Brooks and offensive tackle Walter Jones, were selected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The announcement was made at the NFL Honors award show, less than 24 hours before the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks in the first Super Bowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the finalists who didn't get in were two with ties to the Indianapolis Colts and current Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning — coach Tony Dungy and receiver Marvin Harrison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each incoming Hall of Famer walked to the stage and was announced individually. Strahan, who helped the Giants make two Super Bowls, got a huge cheer from the home crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Induction will be on Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guy turned the punting job into a defensive weapon after he became the first player at his position to be selected in the first round of the draft in 1973. He made \"hang time\" part of the football vernacular while playing all of his 207 games in 14 seasons with the Raiders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Southern Mississippi product averaged 42.4 yards for his career. Only three of his 1,049 punts were blocked, and he had 209 punts downed inside the 20-yard line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's gratifying to now see a punter go into the Hall of Fame,\" said Guy, who joins Jan Stenerud as the only kickers enshrined . \"Whether it was me or somebody else, they needed representation in that position.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brooks was the cornerstone of a Bucs defense that led the league in 2002 and '05, and the NFC five times. He was The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year when Tampa Bay won its only Super Bowl after the 2002 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The linebacker never missed a game in his 14 seasons and averaged a remarkable 146 tackles. Six of his 25 interceptions were returned for touchdowns, including a league-record three in '02.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seattle certainly got a winner when it moved up to the No. 6 spot in the 1997 draft to take Jones. He immediately provided blindside protection for Warren Moon and quickly became the first Seahawks lineman to earn a Pro Bowl spot. He was one of the chief road graders who helped Shaun Alexander rush for 266 yards in a 2001 game — the fourth-highest total in NFL history — and then rush for a team-record 1,880 yards and 28 TDs in his MVP season in 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Coming into the league all I wanted to do was get here, and ... say I could play this game,\" Jones said. \"For me to be here now, and for my team that I started with and finished with, to be here in the Super Bowl is just like the icing on the cake.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strahan set the NFL record for sacks in a single season, getting 22½ in 2001. The one most people remember is the record-setter in the final game of the regular season, when Green Bay's Brett Favre seemed to lay down on a play late in the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there is controversy about that play, the gap-toothed Strahan was one of the top two-way defensive ends. Younger teammates said he taught them how to work to become NFL players, and he walked away from the NFL after winning the Super Bowl in February 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's hard to find guys with everything, but this guy had everything -- size, speed, power, toughness, endurance, motor, smarts, leadership, heart, love for the game, but what I admired most about Michael was his pride,\" Giants general Jerry Reese said. \"No matter what the circumstances were, when he walked out on that field on Sunday, he was going to give it ALL to you. There aren't many guys who can say that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reed came out of little Kutztown (Pa.) University and played his first 15 seasons with Buffalo, getting to four Super Bowls, but never winning one. His final season was with Washington. His 951 career receptions are third in league history, highlighted by nine consecutive seasons of 50-plus catches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Long before people spoke about yards after the catch, Reed was doing it. He finished with 13,198 yards and 87 touchdowns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Having to wait this long for him is a sin, but the bottom line is he's in and that's what counts,\" former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly said of Reed's nine-year wait to get into the Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A walk-on at Southern University, Williams was a shutdown cornerback in his 14 NFL seasons, the first 10 with the Cardinals and the last four with the Rams. He had 55 career interceptions, getting at least one in every season except his last. He had five or more in picks in six seasons, with nine being his best in 1994.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams spent his last four seasons with St. Louis. He started at cornerback for the Rams in the 2001 Super Bowl and played safety in his final two seasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Hall of Fame doors finally opened for Humphrey on his 28th year of eligibility and his fifth as a finalist. The durable six-time Pro Bowl pick had 122 career sacks in 14 seasons with the Falcons and Eagles, who acquired him after a brief retirement in the 1978 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I never really gave up hope,\" said Humphrey, whose only regret was that his wife died in July and didn't get to see his election. \"I always figured there was a place for me here.\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others elected today include: New York Giants defensive end \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StraMi02.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Strahan\u003c/a>; Buffalo Bills receiver \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReedAn00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Reed\u003c/a>; Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams defensive back \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillAe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Aeneas Williams\u003c/a>; Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillAe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Claude Humphrey\u003c/a>; Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Derrick Brooks\u003c/a>; and Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle \u003ca href=\"http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Walter Jones\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Here's the latest Associated Press story on the Hall of Fame voting:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Tom Canavan\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nNEW YORK — The hang time is over for Ray Guy. The longtime punter for the Oakland Raiders is all by himself once again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After waiting 23 years, Guy is the first punter elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Good things are worth waiting for,\" Guy said Saturday night after being elected along with six other players. \"It's just a matter of time when it will show up. And I knew it would, sooner or later. It had to, whether it was me or somebody down the road. But sooner or later, it had to show up, because that is a part of a football game.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defensive end Michael Strahan, receiver Andre Reed, defensive back Aeneas Williams and defensive end Claude Humphrey also were part of the class of 2014. Two first-time eligible players, linebacker Derrick Brooks and offensive tackle Walter Jones, were selected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The announcement was made at the NFL Honors award show, less than 24 hours before the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks in the first Super Bowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the finalists who didn't get in were two with ties to the Indianapolis Colts and current Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning — coach Tony Dungy and receiver Marvin Harrison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each incoming Hall of Famer walked to the stage and was announced individually. Strahan, who helped the Giants make two Super Bowls, got a huge cheer from the home crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Induction will be on Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guy turned the punting job into a defensive weapon after he became the first player at his position to be selected in the first round of the draft in 1973. He made \"hang time\" part of the football vernacular while playing all of his 207 games in 14 seasons with the Raiders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Southern Mississippi product averaged 42.4 yards for his career. Only three of his 1,049 punts were blocked, and he had 209 punts downed inside the 20-yard line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's gratifying to now see a punter go into the Hall of Fame,\" said Guy, who joins Jan Stenerud as the only kickers enshrined . \"Whether it was me or somebody else, they needed representation in that position.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brooks was the cornerstone of a Bucs defense that led the league in 2002 and '05, and the NFC five times. He was The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year when Tampa Bay won its only Super Bowl after the 2002 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The linebacker never missed a game in his 14 seasons and averaged a remarkable 146 tackles. Six of his 25 interceptions were returned for touchdowns, including a league-record three in '02.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seattle certainly got a winner when it moved up to the No. 6 spot in the 1997 draft to take Jones. He immediately provided blindside protection for Warren Moon and quickly became the first Seahawks lineman to earn a Pro Bowl spot. He was one of the chief road graders who helped Shaun Alexander rush for 266 yards in a 2001 game — the fourth-highest total in NFL history — and then rush for a team-record 1,880 yards and 28 TDs in his MVP season in 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Coming into the league all I wanted to do was get here, and ... say I could play this game,\" Jones said. \"For me to be here now, and for my team that I started with and finished with, to be here in the Super Bowl is just like the icing on the cake.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strahan set the NFL record for sacks in a single season, getting 22½ in 2001. The one most people remember is the record-setter in the final game of the regular season, when Green Bay's Brett Favre seemed to lay down on a play late in the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there is controversy about that play, the gap-toothed Strahan was one of the top two-way defensive ends. Younger teammates said he taught them how to work to become NFL players, and he walked away from the NFL after winning the Super Bowl in February 2008.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's hard to find guys with everything, but this guy had everything -- size, speed, power, toughness, endurance, motor, smarts, leadership, heart, love for the game, but what I admired most about Michael was his pride,\" Giants general Jerry Reese said. \"No matter what the circumstances were, when he walked out on that field on Sunday, he was going to give it ALL to you. There aren't many guys who can say that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reed came out of little Kutztown (Pa.) 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He had five or more in picks in six seasons, with nine being his best in 1994.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams spent his last four seasons with St. Louis. He started at cornerback for the Rams in the 2001 Super Bowl and played safety in his final two seasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Hall of Fame doors finally opened for Humphrey on his 28th year of eligibility and his fifth as a finalist. The durable six-time Pro Bowl pick had 122 career sacks in 14 seasons with the Falcons and Eagles, who acquired him after a brief retirement in the 1978 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/teo20130116.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-85959\" title=\"teo20130116\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/teo20130116.jpg\" alt=\"Manti Te'o before the national championship game. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images.\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manti Te'o before the 2013 National Championship Game. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 6:58 p.m.:\u003c/strong> In a weird twist on this story, someone this afternoon Tweeted from @LennayKay, the Twitter account Deadspin says once belonged to Lennay Kekua.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>I miss you too snugglebunny RT @\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mteo_5\">mteo_5\u003c/a> @\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lennaykay\">lennaykay\u003c/a> I miss you!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— L K (@LennayKay) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LennayKay/status/291667906012524545\">January 16, 2013\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 5:25 p.m.\u003c/strong>: A Stanford spokeswoman said that while the university does not have a statement, \"our Registrar has no record of a student by that name (Lennay Kekua), or even a name close to it, ever having attending Stanford.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Original post:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a gripping, emotional story that served as one of the most inspirational narratives of the college football season, and it has been reported by \u003ca href=\"http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8623174/as-manti-teo-says-goodbye-south-bend-leaves-impact-larger-football-ncf\">news outlets\u003c/a> nationwide. Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o \u003ca href=\"http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-10-12/sports/34419536_1_brian-and-ottilia-manti-te-o-irish-head-coach\">met\u003c/a> Stanford student Lennay Kekua in Palo Alto in 2009. Soon after the two became a couple, Kekua was injured in a car accident. She was eventually diagnosed with leukemia, and last fall she died. Her life, love and death reportedly inspired Te'o as he led the Irish to the national championship game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, however, the fairytale story of Te'o and his love from Stanford has ended in controversy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notre Dame said Wednesday that according to Te'o and his family, \"Lennay Kekua\" is a fictitious name and the linebacker is the victim of a hoax. A detailed \u003ca href=\"http://deadspin.com/5976517/\">post\u003c/a> on the website Deadspin says Kekua may never have existed at all. \u003c!--more-->From Deadspin:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Her passing, recounted so many times in the national media, produces no obituary or funeral announcement in Nexis, and no mention in the Stanford student newspaper... The Stanford registrar's office has no record that a Lennay Kekua ever enrolled. There is no record of her birth in the news. Outside of a few Twitter and Instagram accounts, there's no online evidence that Lennay Kekua ever existed.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/NDFootball/posts/553537038009180\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page for Notre Dame football\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been the victim of what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8851033/story-manti-teo-girlfriend-death-apparently-hoax\">ESPN\u003c/a> reports that Te'o has released this statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online. We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It further pains me that the grief I felt and the sympathies expressed to me at the time of my grandmother's death in September were in any way deepened by what I believed to be another significant loss in my life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am enormously grateful for the support of my family, friends and Notre Dame fans throughout this year. To think that I shared with them my happiness about my relationship and details that I thought to be true about her just makes me sick. I hope that people can understand how trying and confusing this whole experience has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In retrospect, I obviously should have been much more cautious. If anything good comes of this, I hope it is that others will be far more guarded when they engage with people online than I was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Fortunately, I have many wonderful things in my life, and I'm looking forward to putting this painful experience behind me as I focus on preparing for the NFL Draft.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Te'o's comment about a relationship with a woman he met online contradicts at least one report about how he met Kekua. 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