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NFL: Olympian Okoye says he'll sign with 49ers

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 04:45
British discus thrower Lawrence Okoye wasn't taken in the NFL draft, but says he'll pursue his American football dream by signing as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers. "Proud to announce that I will be signing with the San Francisco @49ers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Okoye said Saturday on the social networking site Twitter as the 2013 draft of new players -- virtually all of them out of US university football programs, wrapped up. Okoye, a 21-year-old from Croydon, south London, finished 12th in the Olympic Games' discus final last August.

NFL-Harbaugh blasts ref decisions after Super Bowl loss

February 4, 2013 03:45
By Simon Evans NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, beaten by his brother John's Baltimore Ravens, criticized key decisions made by the referees after his team fell 34-31 in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Harbaugh questioned two non-calls in the final series when the 49ers failed to convert with a first and goal as they looked to find receiver Michael Crabtree with the game on the line.

NFL-Edging brother in Super Bowl bittersweet for Ravens' Harbaugh

February 4, 2013 02:45
By Larry Fine NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - John Harbaugh realized a coach's dream when his Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl on Sunday, but it made the traditional post-game handshake between opposing coaches bittersweet as it was with his younger brother. Moments after the Ravens barely held on for a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, the two brothers met at midfield as confetti rained down upon them while their parents watched from inside the Superdome.

NFL-Brothers share stage as Super Bowl coaches

February 1, 2013 14:31
By Larry Fine NEW ORLEANS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The boys who shared a bedroom until their college years, shared the Super Bowl stage as Ravens coach John Harbaugh and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh held a joint news conference in a friendly family affair on Friday. The Harbaughs are the first brothers to coach against one another in a Super Bowl and the family theme extended to the first row of seats where their parents, long-time college coach Jack and Jackie, sat alongside 97-year-old Grandpa Joe.

NFL-Intense and competitive, Harbaugh closes on the big prize

January 31, 2013 20:31
By Simon Evans NEW ORLEANS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh once joked that if his skull was split open, it would reveal a football inside and it probably does not require a surgeon to prove his point. The son of a coach, the brother of a coach and a former NFL quarterback it was no surprise to anyone when Harbaugh landed a head coaching job with the 49ers two years ago.

NFL-Media Day free-for-all kicks off Super Bowl frenzy

January 29, 2013 18:00
By Larry Fine NEW ORLEANS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Members of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens felt the full force of Super Bowl week on Tuesday when they attended the annual Media Day crush where wacky questions are the norm. Viewed by some reporters as a sort of Christmas Day for journalists and by others as a torturous free-for-all, Media Day has come to kick off America's biggest sporting extravaganza.

NFL-49ers remain grounded after landing in New Orleans

January 28, 2013 00:45
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers arrived in New Orleans on Sunday with head coach Jim Harbaugh hailing the team's "focus and unity" as they aim for a record-equalling sixth Super Bowl triumph against the Baltimore Ravens. The NFC champions flew 1,900 miles (3,057 km) to the venue for the Feb. 3 title game and after barely an hour in the 'Big Easy', Harbaugh started the first of six days of news conferences.

Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 24

January 24, 2013 15:45
Jan. 24 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League Harbaugh family talk about coaching brothers at Super Bowl

NFL-Archie Manning talks Super siblings with Harbaughs' dad

January 23, 2013 16:15
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Archie Manning, who fretted over showdowns between his quarterbacking sons Peyton and Eli, reached out to Jack Harbaugh as his coaching sons prepare to battle on the National Football League's (NFL) biggest stage. Sibling rivalry will reach new heights in New Orleans on Feb. 3 when John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens battle younger brother Jim Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.

Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 22

January 22, 2013 15:30
Jan. 22 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League Super Bowl XLVIII: Jim Harbaugh wants focus on players San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh acknowledges the national interest in the Super Bowl coaching matchup with his brother, John, but wants the focus to remain on the players. (FBN-NEWS/, moved, The Sports Xchange, 475 words)
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