CBS Local Predictions: Super Bowl Edition
The San Francisco 49ers have a chance to win their sixth Super Bowl on Sunday. At the center of attention, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a dazzling athlete who has achieved remarkable success against all odds.
The organization that partnered with the San Francisco 49ers to create a widely touted anti-bullying video in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, pulled the video Thursday night after two players who appeared in it publicly denied their involvement.
Four-time Super Bowl quarterback Joe Montana has a strong feeling about the San Francisco 49ers 'Quest For Six.' "I think it's gonna happen," the 49ers legend predicted to CBS 5.
The Niners are Jed York's team - and he is trying to build something just as special as the dynasty Eddie DeBartolo Jr. had when the franchise won five Super Bowls in as many tries.
An oddity for this Super Bowl has both teams' former owners as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Alex Smith leaving the San Francisco 49ers after this season is a topic CEO Jed York isn't ready to address. But York made one thing clear Thursday: Smith hasn't requested his release.
San Francisco defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois made one of his greatest football memories to date in the Superdome, where he won a national championship with LSU against Ohio State in January 2008.
Hall of Famer Jerry Rice has no interest in a back-and-forth debate with Randy Moss during Super Bowl week about who's the greatest NFL wide receiver of all time.
Sunday, it's the Harbaugh Super Bowl. On Friday, it will be the Harbaugh dual press conference. Thursday offered the Harbaugh dual practice.
In Sunday's Super Bowl, Brian Jennings of the San Francisco 49ers and Morgan Cox of the Baltimore Ravens will be snapping for punts, field goals and extra points. They have the same goal: Don't do anything that draws a lick of attention.
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh are spending Super Bowl week celebrating the good fortune of having two sons at the pinnacle of pro football.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying "that's not what I feel in my heart."
Ike's Place has been serving up a new creation, the Harbocalypse, in advance of the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl match against the Baltimore Ravens.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I'm having a hard time getting all worked up about what Chris Culliver said.
Regardless of the outcome of Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith is expected to ask for his release in the offseason after losing his starting position to Colin Kaepernick.
As the countdown continues to gameday, the focus has shifted from sibling rivalries to gameplans for the opposing teams. Baltimore's biggest challenge rests with stopping the highly touted pistol formation that the 49ers have run to perfection in 2012. The Ravens will seek to shut it down in the Super Bowl.
49ers defensive back Chris Culliver has apologized for his anti-gay comments at Super Bowl Media Day. The KCBS Radio morning crew asked John Madden if the wide-spread attention to Culliver's remarks might affect the team's focus.
A few years ago, the wildcat formation took the league by storm. But the NFL quickly adapted and now that style of play is all but extinct. Now the league must find a way to defend the Pistol Read Option. This style of offense has catapulted San Francisco to the Super Bowl with the help of young star Colin Kaepernick. If Baltimore wants to hoist the Lombardi trophy on Sunday, they'll need to shut their offense down. That's easier said than done.
It's hard to steal all the attention during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, but Randy Moss had accomplished this feat with one statement. While it may be considered blasphemy to talk about being the greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL, while wearing a San Francisco 49er jersey, Moss is not only entitled to his opinion, but based on his career and stats, he is not far from the truth.
Super Bowl advertisers are no longer keeping television spots a secret until the Big Game. Instead, they're releasing online snippets of their ads or longer video trailers that allude to the action in the Game Day spot.
San Francisco 49ers linebackers Ahmad Brooks and Aldon Smith were limited participants in the team's first full Super Bowl practice in New Orleans because of shoulder injuries.
The 49ers never have tasted defeat in a Super Bowl, going 5-0. Headed into this year's Super Bowl, the Ravens are currently 3 1/2 -point underdogs versus the Niners.
7-year-old patient Jacob Murphy of Rio Linda is a nuts-about-the-Niners fan who has turned his room at Packard Children's Hospital into a 49ers Fan Zone.
Michael Crabtree is trying to maintain every possible element of surprise he might still have left heading into his first Super Bowl - and will certainly take any advantage he can get this week.
After additional cross examination of a San Francisco Police Department crime scene investigator Wednesday, testimony in the Bob Lee murder trial featured a close friend who detailed what drugs they took as they partied with Nima Momeni's sister the day before the tech executive was killed.
The San Francisco Golf Club's proposal to create a maintenance facility next to a preschool playground is seeing backlash from parents.
As the threat of fire ramps up starting Thursday and into the weekend, communities across the Bay Area are bracing for potential power outages and fire crews are getting ready for what could happen.
San Francisco police on Wednesday said they arrested a man who is suspected of attacking two senior citizens.
An Oakland man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing dirt bikes from a dealership in Santa Rosa and then leading an officer on a pursuit onto U.S. Highway 101, police said.
After additional cross examination of a San Francisco Police Department crime scene investigator Wednesday, testimony in the Bob Lee murder trial featured a close friend who detailed what drugs they took as they partied with Nima Momeni's sister the day before the tech executive was killed.
The San Francisco Golf Club's proposal to create a maintenance facility next to a preschool playground is seeing backlash from parents.
As the threat of fire ramps up starting Thursday and into the weekend, communities across the Bay Area are bracing for potential power outages and fire crews are getting ready for what could happen.
San Francisco police on Wednesday said they arrested a man who is suspected of attacking two senior citizens.
An Oakland man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing dirt bikes from a dealership in Santa Rosa and then leading an officer on a pursuit onto U.S. Highway 101, police said.
After additional cross examination of a San Francisco Police Department crime scene investigator Wednesday, testimony in the Bob Lee murder trial featured a close friend who detailed what drugs they took as they partied with Nima Momeni's sister the day before the tech executive was killed.
The San Francisco Golf Club's proposal to create a maintenance facility next to a preschool playground is seeing backlash from parents.
San Francisco police on Wednesday said they arrested a man who is suspected of attacking two senior citizens.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are two million photos worth? A history of Asian Americans in the Bay Area, for this week's Jefferson Award winner.
A stabbing in San Francisco's Castro District left one man injured Tuesday, police said.
As the threat of fire ramps up starting Thursday and into the weekend, communities across the Bay Area are bracing for potential power outages and fire crews are getting ready for what could happen.
A police pursuit involving Berkeley officers and a suspect driving an allegedly stolen red Audi ended in multiple crash sites in Oakland, injuring four people including a Berkeley police officer, authorities said.
A 27-year-old man from Oakland was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly fleeing from a suspected burglary in Benicia, leading officers on a short pursuit and then jumping into the water to try to escape, police said.
The district placed traps in areas south of the Amador Valley neighborhood of Pleasanton and found mosquitoes inside and near the Alameda County Fairgrounds and neighborhoods northeast of the fairgrounds.
At least one died in a crash Tuesday night on eastbound Interstate 580 in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A jury in Santa Clara County on Wednesday convicted a Milpitas man of murder for killing his transgender partner in 2021, prosecutors said.
A property owner in the unincorporated Santa Cruz County community of Felton was arrested for allegedly causing a vegetation fire over the weekend by burning garbage in a burn barrel that got out of control.
San Jose police arrested four males they say were involved in a string of strong-armed, gang-related robberies last summer.
Members of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe completed their journey on horseback from the Bay Area to Washington, DC in their ongoing fight for recognition.
A man was killed after crashing his vehicle Sunday night on southbound state Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
An Oakland man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing dirt bikes from a dealership in Santa Rosa and then leading an officer on a pursuit onto U.S. Highway 101, police said.
Authorities in Marin County on Wednesday arrested a woman suspected of stealing more than $80,000 in jewelry and gift cards from a Mill Valley resident employing her as an interior designer.
The Sonoma County Sheriff on Tuesday announced the arrest of a Santa Rosa man in connection with a threat that locked down Penngrove Elementary School late Monday morning.
Authorities are searching for a man who tried to steal a private airplane over the weekend at Sonoma County Airport.
Penngrove Elementary School near Petaluma was locked down on Monday afternoon after authorities were warned of a possible threat.
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart says she and her wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, received threatening, homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
Riley Leonard threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead No. 11 Notre Dame to a 49-7 win over Stanford on Saturday.
Desmond Reid ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 22 Pitt held off California 17-15.
The San Francisco 49ers were fined $100,000 as punishment for an inactive player getting involved in a sideline scuffle.
The Oakland Ballers are doing something they say no professional sports team has ever done.
After additional cross examination of a San Francisco Police Department crime scene investigator Wednesday, testimony in the Bob Lee murder trial featured a close friend who detailed what drugs they took as they partied with Nima Momeni's sister the day before the tech executive was killed.
San Francisco police on Wednesday said they arrested a man who is suspected of attacking two senior citizens.
An Oakland man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing dirt bikes from a dealership in Santa Rosa and then leading an officer on a pursuit onto U.S. Highway 101, police said.
A police pursuit involving Berkeley officers and a suspect driving an allegedly stolen red Audi ended in multiple crash sites in Oakland, injuring four people including a Berkeley police officer, authorities said.
A 27-year-old man from Oakland was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly fleeing from a suspected burglary in Benicia, leading officers on a short pursuit and then jumping into the water to try to escape, police said.
The lead prosecutor in the trial of Nima Momeni for the deadly stabbing of Cash App executive Bob Lee gave their opening statement Monday, telling jurors, "you are sitting in court with a murderer" while calling the accused an "overprotective wannabe tough guy."
As Florida continues to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, NOAA said the East Bay tech company Saildrone helped in hurricane forecasting.
Skeptics say CEO Elon Musk has yet to show Tesla's self-driving system can travel safely without human supervision.
On Tuesday evening, Oakland's Public Safety Committee met to consider whether to renew the contract for the city's 20-year-old ShotSpotter program.
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial against Nima Momeni – the man accused of fatally stabbing tech executive Bob Lee in the early morning hours of April 4, 2023.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
The district placed traps in areas south of the Amador Valley neighborhood of Pleasanton and found mosquitoes inside and near the Alameda County Fairgrounds and neighborhoods northeast of the fairgrounds.
A teenager who was on the brink of dying in Gaza is getting medical treatment thanks to a team of supporters, including a Bay Area doctor many are calling a hero.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal had urged a probe into the USDA's handling of the Boar's Head plant, calling it an "abject failure."
The idea for this new experimental program is simple: use food to bring forgotten stories back to life.
Lawyers for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said a judge "erred" when he dismissed the charges in March.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
President Biden eulogized Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, in Washington. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton also spoke at the service.
Former President Jimmy Carter, the first president in U.S. history to reach the age of 100, cast an early vote in Georgia.
Trump played Rufus Wainwright's cover of Cohen's "Hallelujah" at a Monday town hall, as well as other songs.
A jury in Santa Clara County on Wednesday convicted a Milpitas man of murder for killing his transgender partner in 2021, prosecutors said.
On Tuesday, the battle for LGBT rights took a new turn when the Pentagon announced that it was proactively changing the discharge status to "honorable" for hundreds of service members expelled for being gay during the "don't ask, don't tell" era.
John Ramos reports on the Pentagon announcing it will change the discharge status to "honorable" for hundreds expelled during "don't ask, don't tell" era.
An honorable discharge status unlocks access to critical benefits that some veterans may have been missing out on for decades.
In the heart of San Francisco's Castro District, Antonio Castellanos is redefining a beloved Mexican tradition with a bold new vision for representation.
Pop star Liam Payne of One Direction died after falling into an interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, officials said.
Trump played Rufus Wainwright's cover of Cohen's "Hallelujah" at a Monday town hall, as well as other songs.
Prolific local psych act Carlton Melton plays an increasingly rare San Francisco show this Saturday at the Kilowatt in the Mission, topping a four-band bill.
A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
Defending champion Travis Gienger from Minnesota won his third straight Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay Monday with another gargantuan gourd.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Len Ramirez reports on a family that raises money for mental health nonprofit with fall pumpkin displays.
Lauren Toms reports on Bob Lee's friend Borzoyeh "Bo" Mohazzabi testifying during the murder trial of Nima Momeni.
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Ryan Yamamoto reports on calls for San Jose city council member Omar Torres to resign amid a police investigation.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are two million photos worth? A history of Asian Americans in the Bay Area, for this week's Jefferson Award winner.
While stroke rehabilitation is often a difficult road, a South Bay couple is providing local patients some valuable support.
For nearly 50 years, a Vietnam veteran from San Francisco has served as a national champion for military veterans.
A beloved 88-year-old volunteer shows there's power in reading to children and her giving ways are an example for all ages.
At her home in San Jose, 91-year-old Terry Asquith looks back at how she's given the gift of life to at-risk babies. 50 years ago, she founded the nation's oldest nonprofit milk bank, Mothers' Milk Bank.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.