Still experiencing pain in his right shoulder, San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Alex Smith might be close to resolving the issue of how best to treat the injury, and that could include the possibility of not playing again in 2007.

Tully Banta-Cain pounced on Kurt Warner's fumble in the Cardinals' end zone to give the 49ers a wild 37-31 overtime victory and end their eight-game losing streak Sunday.

Hall of Fame middle linebacker Mike Singletary, the assistant head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, has removed his name from consideration for the head coach position at Baylor University, his alma mater.

With the 49ers riding an eight-game losing streak and coming off four straight losing seasons, co-owner Denise DeBartolo York is promising change.

Ted Tollner rejoined the 49ers as an assistant coach Tuesday in an effort to spark the club's miserable offense.

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Alex Smith, who has struggled with shoulder and forearm problems since suffering a Grade III separation of his right shoulder on Sept.

Baylor Athletic Director Ian McCaw flew to California on Monday to interview San Francisco 49ers assistant head coach Mike Singletary the day after firing Guy Morriss, according to a source.

Receiver Ashley Lelie will miss the 49ers' game against St.

Trent Dilfer will start for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in place of quarterback Alex Smith, who finally acknowledged a serious arm injury has been affecting his play.

Mike Nolan seems like a stand-up guy, but that's an outright lie.

Alex Smith's arm ached every time he heard he wasn't injured over the past three weeks, so the 49ers' much-criticized quarterback finally decided to acknowledge his pain.

The wind died down and the driving rains stayed away, so the Seahawks poured it on the 49ers instead.

Dick Nolan, the former coach of the 49ers and the father of the team's current coach Mike Nolan, died on Sunday.

The 49ers put right guard Justin Smiley on injured reserve Thursday, one day after the starting lineman decided to undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder.

The Falcons actually won another game, even though most of their fans didn't get to see it.

San Francisco running back Frank Gore was inactive for Sunday's game at Atlanta, leaving the 49ers without their leading rusher.

Frank Gore was limited again Friday in practice with the 49ers, who will make a game-time decision on their Pro Bowl running back's availability for Sunday's game at Atlanta.

Todd McClure has endured some tough times with the Falcons.