Defense

49ers’ Defense Ready For Eagles

San Francisco ranks fourth overall in defense and third against the run. The Niners have not allowed an opposing runner to gain more than 100 yards in 25 straight games.

2011/09/29

Michael Bush #29 of the Oakland Raiders scores Oakland's first touchdown against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 18, 2011 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Raiders Trying To Figure Out What’s Wrong With Their Defense

A cross-country flight and a day to reflect did little to ease the pain of a memorable collapse by the Oakland Raiders defense.

2011/09/20

Piper Piganelli, Marley Meyer, and Maddie Meyer, lower left, pose for a photo Piganelli says was taken moments before a man, in the spray at right, fell to his apparent death in a blow hole at Nakalele Point in Maui, Hawaii. Piganelli of La Jolla said that he watched the man spiral down the blowhole, pop up briefly before disappearing when the next wave hit. The 44-year-old man, identified as David Potts of San Anselmo has not been found since Saturday afternoon. (AP)

Girlfriend Defends Maui Blowhole Victim From Marin Co.

The longtime girlfriend of the Marin County man who was sucked into a Maui blowhole said he wasn’t behaving foolishly and that there should have been warning signs.

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/15

Sharks Sign Free Agent Defenseman Vandermeer

The San Jose Sharks have signed free agent defenseman Jim Vandermeer to a one-year contract.

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/01

Bonds Defense Rests After Perjury Count Tossed

Barry Bonds’ defense team decided not to call any witnesses in the former slugger’s perjury trial, and instead rested its case just minutes after the judge tossed one of five counts against Bonds.

KPIX 5–2011/04/06

Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Giants’ success could hinge on their shaky defense

Draw a line straight through from Brian Wilson blasting strike three past Nelson Cruz last November to Tim Lincecum jack-hammering called strike one past Rafael Furcal on Thursday night.

CBS San Francisco–2011/04/01

KCBS In Depth: The National Debt

A KCBS In Depth interview with former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson, who co-chairs the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, on the national debt.

KCBS–2011/03/13

A life-size Hummingbird-like unmanned aircraft, named Nano Hummingbird, developed by AeroVironment Inc. , for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The prototype has a wingspan of 6.5 inches, weighs two-thirds of an ounce and has a body fairing shaped like a real hummingbird. (AP)

California Firm Develops Flying Artificial Hummingbird

A California company said it has demonstrated controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight by a camera-equipped micro aircraft that flies like a hummingbird.

KPIX 5–2011/02/18

Darren McFadden of the Oakland Raiders. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

NFL Week 11′s Key Matchup Is Raiders Vs. Steelers

If you’re a fan of smashmouth football, you’re salivating at this Sunday’s showdown between the second-ranked Oakland Raiders run offense and the first-ranked Pittsburgh Steelers run defense.

CBS San Francisco–2010/11/20

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