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NFL Vows To Fix Bottomless Pit On Levi’s Stadium Field Before Super Bowl

SANTA CLARA, CA—Following persistent safety concerns regarding the playing surface throughout the regular season, the NFL made firm assurances Friday to both the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers that the bottomless pit in the middle of the field at Levi’s Stadium will be fully repaired before Su…
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Trent Dilfer thinks Chip Kelly third down offense needs to evolve

There have been numerous questions about Chip Kelly's offense and what it means for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 and beyond. David Neumann is in the process of breaking it down, but on Thursday,...
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Steve Young makes an impassioned case for Eddie DeBartolo and the Pro Football Hall of Fame

I think most of us agree Mr. DeBartolo should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but Steve Young made a great case for it on Thursday.
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Arik Armstead finished with sixth fewest snaps among

The San Francisco 49ers invested their 2015 first round pick in defensive lineman Arik Armstead, and by season's end, he finished with 375 snaps. On the one hand, he did some solid work in his...
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On February 16, 1953, a Marine Corps fighter pilot from VMF-311 was flying his F9F Panther as part of a 200-plane strike force against Kyomipo, about 15 miles southwest of Pyongyang, North Korea. During the run on his target, a troop encampment, enemy ground fire knocked out his hydraulics and electrical system. Struggling to regain control of his aircraft, he gained altitude and headed for the nearest air base, which was K-13.

Fire and rescue crews at K-13 were alerted as the dark blue Marine jet was seen coming in low and fast, trailing smoke and a 30-foot ribbon of fire. Too low to eject, the pilot brought his crippled jet in, making a belly landing and skidding, with sparks flying, for almost a mile before finally stopping. The nose quickly burst into flames that threatened the cockpit. The pilot blew off the canopy and dove headfirst onto the tarmac, where he was quickly grabbed by a couple of flight crewmen and taken away.

It didn't take long for the Air Force pilots and ground personnel at the base to recognize that the tall, lanky Marine pilot who got out of the burning jet was Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox slugger. He had been recalled to active duty and had arrived in Korea earlier that month. A lot of the guys got his autograph and several took photos, including the one shown here by George Robert Veazey, a pilot in the 36th FBS. He was Aerodrome Officer that day and saw Williams crash land his jet. It was a story to definitely tell the folks back home.