By Art Spander
The beginning of the game was full of warnings on TV. “Not starting today,” said the note under the picture, then it listed players — Nick Bosa and Jimmy Garoppolo prominent among them — and their injuries.
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By Art Spander
Their quarterback surely will be out a game or two. Their best defensive lineman will be out for the season. Bad luck or, as some of the 49ers contend, a bad field?
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By Art Spander
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Golf is different. In team sports, when those in charge no longer believe you are ineffective, that you’re too old, they put you on waivers or drop you — as the San Francisco Giants did recently with longtime favorites Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval.
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By Art Spander
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NAPA, Calif. — He said it would be a validation, one that Stewart Cink contends he didn’t need. “Hey,” he told us, “I know I’ve got enough game to compete out here, I really do.”
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By Art Spander
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NAPA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson knows, as we all know. The tournament this week, the Safeway Open, here in the smoke and haze at Silverado, is a trifle. A warm-up, if you will.
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