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Jan 31, 2013

Flip a Coin, Because Choosing a Side in the Super Bowl Isn’t Easy This Year

With the Super Bowl but three days away, D.C. residents have to choose whether to support the Baltimore Ravens or San Francisco 49ers.

Jan 22, 2013

No ‘Skins in Super Bowl? Consider Cheering for the 49ers

Bummed that the ‘Skins got bounced out of the playoffs? Consider cheering for the 49ers in the Super Bowl.

Apr 27, 2012

Suspect in Petworth Attacks Is Brother of 49ers Tight End Vernon Davis

Michael Davis, the 19-year-old arrested last night in Petworth after allegedly striking a woman with a claw hammer, is the younger brother of San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis.

Jan 20, 2012

Former Dunbar Football Coach Is Pulling for the 49ers on Sunday

Craig Jeffries, the former football coach at Dunbar High School, will be watching Sunday’s NFC Championship game cheering for his former player, San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis.

Oct 25, 2005

The Passion of the Gibbs: Mr. Smith Comes to Washington

Joe Gibbs spent the past week making sure we knew he wasn’t looking past the San Francisco 49ers. He didn’t want to provide them with locker-room material. He didn’t want his team to lose focus and start drifting ahead to next week’s battle in the Meadowlands. Gibbs wanted one thing made clear—the San Francisco 49ers were the greatest threat to life in the DC Metro region since the Hot Zone. “Do you think you…

Oct 24, 2005

Weekend Sports Roundup: All About Adu Edition

>> Although it’s (finally) playoff time in MLS, most of the discussion around DC United centers around 16-year-old Freddy Adu. Last week he complained publicly about his playing time, or perceived lack of it. The next day, Adu met with team officials in an effort to clear the air, but apparently he did not apologize, so he was suspended for United’s playoff game on Friday against the Chicago Fire, which ended in a listless…

 
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