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SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks placed little-used forward Givani Smith on waivers on Sunday. Smith has zero points in just six games this season. His last game came on Nov. 25, when he had 6:42 of ice time against the Los Angeles Kings. Related Articles San Jose Sharks | Sharks coach blunt after loss to Panthers: ‘I think at times we play in fear’ San Jose Sharks | Sharks rookie forward to miss game against Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks | After drubbing, San Jose Sharks look for response in South Florida San Jose Sharks | Is Celebrini on Canada’s Olympic radar? Here’s what their execs said San Jose Sharks | Improving Sharks show they’re still capable of a stinker Smith, 26, is in the second and final year of a $1.6 million contract he signed with the Sharks in 2023. If Smith goes unclaimed by Monday morning, he will report to the Barracuda of the AHL. The move opens a roster spot for the Sharks (10-15-5), who could soon welcome two players back to the active roster. Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is nearing

SANTA CLARA — Following three straight losses, staring down a daunting injury report and a deficit in the NFC West standings, the 49ers’ once-promising season seemed to be going up in flames. Within just the first few snaps taken by quarterback Caleb Williams in a 38-13 drubbing of the Bears on Sunday afternoon, though, something else had caught fire. “It was smoking hot,” said defensive end Leonard Floyd of the 49ers’ pass rush, which rose from the embers of Nick Bosa’s three-game absence to put the Bears’ rookie quarterback under constant duress and helped the team get back in the win column for the first time since Nov. 10. Floyd recorded two of the 49ers’ six team sacks — matching a season-high from their Week 4 win against New England — and they got to Williams for a seventh time, forcing a fumble in San Francisco territory that didn’t count toward their sack total. Without Bosa, the 49ers had gotten to opposing quarterbacks twice in their past two games — not once last week in Buffalo. “I wouldn’t say it was difficult without him, but

A whistleblower says he was not surprised when a panel on a Boeing airplane blew off in the Oregon sky.

SANTA CLARA — Before Christian McCaffrey arrived in 2022, the 49ers under coach Kyle Shanahan were largely a platoon operation at running back. Matt Breida, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson Jr., Tevin Coleman and others took turns, with carries distributed based on overall health, down and distance and the hot hand. With both McCaffrey and Jordan Mason on injured reserve as the 49ers head down the stretch, they turned to rookie Isaac Guerendo with some Patrick Taylor Jr. thrown in for good measure and it was one of the highlights of a 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. It was not only Guerendo’s NFL starting debut, but only the second start of his career since he began college at Wisconsin. It wasn’t until Louisville’s Holiday Bowl last season as a transfer that Guerendo started a game at running back. “Crazy stat,” 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk said. Guerendo echoed Jusczcyk’s sentiment and credited running back coach Bobby Turner with getting him ready in such a way that nervous butterflies weren’t a problem in stepping in as the lead back. “The amount that Coach

A 38-13 victory over the woeful Chicago Bears ended the 49ers’ three-game losing streak, but now an extended win streak must follow for a legitimate playoff push. The 49ers (6-7) merely avoided losing ground in the congested NFC West race. They stayed two games behind first-place Seattle (8-5) and earned a shot Thursday night to pull even in second place with a win over the visiting Los Angeles Rams (7-6). The Cardinals (6-7) lost at home to the Seahawks while the Rams were en route to a home win against the Buffalo Bills. Brock Purdy rebounded exceptionally from his 94-yard outing in the Buffalo snow. He passed for 325 yards and completed 20-of-25 passes with two touchdowns and no turnovers, including 258 yards in the first half as the 49ers built a 24-0 lead. Purdy’s open-field muse was George Kittle, who racked up 151 yards on six catches, after his only catch last week came on the 49ers’ opening snap in Buffalo. Jauan Jennings caught both of Purdy’s touchdown passes, and rookie Isaac Guerendo ran for two touchdowns in his staring debut in place of injured

The first mass since a devastating 2019 fire was held Sunday at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral. The event was attended by French President Emmanual Macron, along with dignitaries and bishops from around the world. Elaine Cobbe reports on the efforts it took to restore the cathedral.

President-elect Donald Trump sat down for an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” to discuss his priorities for his second term. Trump was pressed on his tariff threats and plans for mass deportations. Nikole Killion has more.

Anderson Cooper spoke to students and a superintendent about how Khan Academy’s AI Khanmigo “flags” concerning student activity on the platform, which can lead to an intervention by a mental health counselor.

For about one half,  it seemed like the Los Molinos High School football team had a chance to play for the Division 7-A state championship next week. But in the second half, Balboa High took control with its dominant run game, piling up 191 yards in the third quarter alone en route to a 41-6 victory at City College of San Francisco. That was due to the sheer size difference between the two schools. Los Molinos coach Dan Gilbert noted that his team played a school that not only had 1,300 students but was a Buccaneer line that outweighed his team by 50-100 pounds across the board. “We matched up well at skill positions. We were better in the back end,” he said, adding that his team played hard and kept its cool. “They fought hard and didn’t respond to the punches and kicks that were thrown in the game.” With the loss, the Bulldogs fell to 8-6 on the season, but it was a year that saw them claim the first Northern Section championship in 11-man football in school history. In 2018, they won

The 49ers are clinging to their playoff hopes as they return Sunday to Levi’s Stadium to play their first home game in three weeks. The Niners face first overall draft pick Caleb Williams and the Bears, who fired coach Matt Eberflus last week after a Thanksgiving loss to the Lions, Chicago’s sixth consecutive defeat. San Francisco won’t have Christian McCaffrey, who injured his knee last week and is out for the season. Jordan Mason, McCaffrey’s backup, is out too with a sprained ankle, so it’ll be up to rookie Isaac Guerendo to run the ball for the 49ers. Other stars will also be missing: Nick Bosa was ruled out Saturday with an oblique injury that has lingered for weeks and Trent Williams’ ankle injury will also keep him off the field. Related Articles San Francisco 49ers | 49ers-Bears pregame: Hufanga, Ward, Lenoir bolster secondary San Francisco 49ers | 49ers’ Brock Purdy, Chicago’s Caleb Williams take divergent routes as franchise quarterbacks San Francisco 49ers | 49ers make moves with Nick Bosa, Talanoa Hufanga, Jordan Mason, Aaron Banks San Francisco 49ers | How to watch the 49ers

Monday, December 9, 2024 4:02AM FRESNO, Calif. — Tulare County deputies are investigating a stabbing that sent one man to the hospital Sunday morning. Deputies responded to the area of Ivy Road and Avenue 306 for reports of an armed robbery just after 4:30 a.m. Deputies say two men walked into the victim’s home and one of them threatened the man with a knife. One of the suspects stabbed the man in the leg while demanding his wallet. After that the pair ran from the scene. It’s unclear if they took anything from the home at this time. The man was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

Sunday, December 8, 2024 8:20PM A deadly stabbing in southeast Fresno has neighbors on edge as the suspect remains at large. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A deadly stabbing in Southeast Fresno has neighbors on edge. One neighbor who didn’t want to be identified for privacy reasons tells Action News she’s shocked to hear of the stabbing so close to her home. “I heard my dog making all this commotion. I look at my cameras cause usually when he’s barking it’s because people are walking by. I look at my cameras and I see it’s already taped off, and there was cops,” said the unidentified neighbor. Fresno Police arrived at this home on Fillmore Avenue near Jackson Avenue just before 7 a.m. Saturday. Detectives said the victim was a man in his 40s. “The homicide unit has been contacted. We do have a team of investigators on same that are canvassing looking for some video evidence,” said Lt. Paul Cervantes with Fresno Police. Detectives said there were other people inside the home who witnessed the stabbing. The suspect ran from the house after he stabbed the

Sunday, December 8, 2024 8:06PM The family of Austin Tice, a Houston native and Marine veteran who was captured by Syrian forces a decade ago, may still be alive. HOUSTON, Texas — The family of Austin Tice, a Houston native and Marine veteran, who was captured by Syrian forces a decade ago, said they are waiting to see what unfolds after new information revealed that he may still be alive. Tice’s parents, Debra and Marc, spoke on Friday. They remained tight-lipped about who the sources were but said they were vetted by the US government. Austin is a published American journalist who went missing in 2012 after he passed through a checkpoint in a contested area located west of Damascus. RELATED: Family of journalist missing in Syria hoping to spread awareness According to the family’s website, Austin was covering the country’s ongoing civil war as a freelancer for the Washington Post and other publications. Weeks later, a video surfaced of a blindfolded Austin, signaling the last time he was seen alive. Twelve years later, they are now pushing for his release. Texas Senator John Cornyn

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that developments out of Syria that saw President Bashar Assad resign and flee the country after insurgents took control of Damascus are a blow to his allies, Iran and Russia. He said the U.S. government — which has some 900 troops in Syria — will continue to monitor the developments.

SANTA CLARA — Safety Talanoa Hufanga indeed will suit up today for only the third time this season, bolstering a full-staff secondary against Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams. It’s yet to be determined whether Hufanga will reclaim a starting spot in place of either Ji’Ayir Brown or rookie Malik Mustapha ahead of the 1:25 p.m. kickoff. Hufanga was on the field two hours before kickoff, resuming his usual pregame routine and doing so without a cast protecting his wrist. Deommodore Lenoir returns from a one-game hiatus (knee), and fellow cornerback Charvarius Ward will play in his second straight game after a four-game break. Saturday’s flurry of transactions saw the 49ers activate Hufanga from injured reserve after a right-wrist injury shelved him since the Week 5 loss at Arizona; he missed the first two games this season still recovering from last season’s right-knee injury. The 49ers (5-7) will look to snap a three-game losing streak while missing defensive end Nick Bosa (oblique), right tackle Trent Williams (ankle), and, left guard Aaron Banks (concussion). Ward did not practice Friday, being excused for a personal matter while grieving the

The following is a transcript of an interview with Mouaz Moustafa, executive director for the Syrian Emergency Task Force, and Andrew Boyd, former director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 8, 2024.

SANTA CLARA — It’s a whole new ballgame for Brock Purdy, who through good fortune and the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft stepped into a near-perfect situation with the 49ers and surpassed all expectations. About the same time Purdy was coming out of nowhere as a rookie, Caleb Williams was winning the Heisman Trophy at USC and a year away from being the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft by the Chicago Bears. All Purdy did was take his the 49ers to consecutive NFC Championship Games, tearing a ligament in his elbow as a rookie and winning two come-from-behind playoff games before acquitting himself well in Super Bowl LVIII only to fall victim to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The only step remaining was going back to the Super Bowl and winning it, a goal for which the 49ers are near-impossible longshots with a 5-7 record in a season gone horribly wrong. Williams, meanwhile, as the consensus top draft pick, was so enticing the Bears traded their previous quarterback of the future in Justin Fields. The same Fields the 49ers

“At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,” President Biden said Sunday, hours after opposition forces entered Damascus and seized control of Syria.

Crowds gathered in Damascus on Sunday to celebrate with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after the stunning advance from opposition forces put an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports from the Turkish-Syrian border.

Sunday, December 8, 2024 6:14PM The California Highway Patrol is investigating a suspected DUI crash that killed a women and injured a man in Kings County on Sunday morning. KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a suspected DUI crash that killed a woman and injured a man in Kings County. Just after midnight on Sunday, officers responded to Fargo and 13th Avenues, outside of Hanford, for reports of an accident. Officers say the woman was driving a Chevy Traverse north on 13th, where she had stopped at a 4-way stop. As she proceeded into the intersection, she was hit by a man driving a Toyota Four Runner who ran a stop sign on Fargo. The woman in her 30s died from her injuries. The man was taken to the hospital with major injuries. The crash is under investigation, and authorities believe alcohol may be a factor. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved. Top Stories