49ers sign Clements to 8-year, $80M deal
Nate Clements entered the NFL's free agency period seeking a big contract and a team that had realistic postseason plans. Check, and check. The San Francisco 49ers satisfied Clements' desires, signing the star cornerback Friday to an eight-year, $80 million contract believed to be the richest deal for a defensive back in NFL history.
Quake shakes San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Only minor damage is reported from a fairly strong earthquake that rattled people throughout the San Francisco area last night. The 4.2 tremor was centered just north of the East Bay town of Lafayette and lasted for 10 to 15 seconds.
Milwaukee pounds San Francisco
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Barry Bonds lost a fly ball in the sun and struck out swinging at a high pitch well out of the zone.
San Francisco 80, San Diego 69
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Dominique Carter scored 23 points and Shay Rollins added a career-high 21 as San Francisco upset San Diego 80-69 on Thursday in the first round of the West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament.
Stocks expected to keep falling next week
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The shaky U.S. stock market is set for more losses in coming days in the aftermath of the past week's global financial sell-off as investors look to two major economic reports for clues about the direction of the nation's economy and the health of the four-year bull market, strategists said.
