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‘Poor Sports’: San Francisco 49ers Safety Jimmie Ward on Why Los Angeles Rams Handled Things ‘The Wrong Way’
San Francisco 49ers security Jimmie Ward had gotten the perfect of the Los Angeles Rams in practically each method via nearly three full video games of motion final season.
San Francisco swept the two-game regular-season sequence. Ward intercepted Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford twice within the first assembly at Levi’s Stadium, taking one again to the home in a dominant 31-10 win.
Then the Niners orchestrated a season-saving additional time win in Week 18, outscoring the Rams 24-7 within the second half at SoFi Stadium to safe a playoff spot. This win helped catapult all of them the way in which to the NFC Championship, the place the 2 division rivals met once more for a shot on the Tremendous Bowl.
This time, the Niners had the early higher hand. Ward had picked-off Stafford because the Rams have been on the verge of scoring contained in the three-yard line. The play helped spark San Francisco to a 17-7 lead, an edge the group held into the closing minutes of the third quarter.
However then, LA had its revenge, pulling away within the fourth with a 20-17 win to advance to the Tremendous Bowl.
And in a current interview with CBS Bay Space, Ward did not maintain again the disrespect he felt with how the Rams modified their postgame demeanor following the NFC title recreation.
In response to Ward, the Rams confirmed poor sportsmanship within the earlier two loss to the Niners, refusing to shake palms. However with their journey to the Tremendous Bowl secured, their tune all of a sudden brightened.
“If you point out the Rams, they beat us within the massive recreation,” Ward mentioned. “That was proper earlier than the massive present. They needed to shake palms and do all that after they gained, however after we beat them twice through the season, they did not need to shake palms and walked off. Poor sports activities, however you understand, I get it. I perceive.”
Ward did not level out anybody specifically who was within the fallacious however did exit of his solution to heap praises on Rams receiver Cooper Kupp. However these compliments solely went up to now.
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“I simply felt like they went about it the fallacious method, but it surely wasn’t everyone,” Ward mentioned. “Like Cooper Kupp, he is such a terrific man … he is a terrific man, however I nonetheless don’t love him after we on the sphere.”
As anticipated, Ward does not take kindly to any of the opposite NFC West rivals. The Rams appear to be on the high of his hate listing.
“Them, Arizona, Seattle, whoever it’s. My group and myself, we will likely be prepared and we do not like them. We’re not mates, we’re not cool. Once we’re on this subject it is about enterprise. It is about getting the job performed.”
Ward, who will miss a minimum of the primary 4 weeks of the season on injured reserve as he offers with a hamstring harm, will likely be absent for the Niners’ first matchup towards the Rams this season. San Francisco will make the journey to SoFi for a matchup on Monday Evening Soccer in Week 4.
However fortunately for him, the Niners play host to LA in Week 8 on Sunday, Oct 30.
“We get to see them twice yearly,” he mentioned. “That is the great thing about the game.”
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Florida Gators land spot at coach Todd Golden’s favorite San Francisco restaurant after all
Coach Todd Golden managed to get his top-seeded Florida Gators basketball team a reservation at his favorite San Francisco restaurant after all.
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Golden said Tuesday that Original Joe’s, a popular San Francisco eatery with several Bay Area locations, created space for the Gators to dine this week before their Sweet 16 matchup against No. 4 seed Maryland.
Florida was scheduled to fly cross-country Tuesday and practice at the University of San Francisco, the school where Golden got his first head coaching job. The Gators will dress up (maybe) and chow down (definitely) at Joe’s after.
Golden had been thinking about the possibility of taking his players and staff to his hot spot once the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed and the Gators landed the No. 1 seed in the West Regional. But the coach didn’t want to get ahead of himself with first- and second-round games to be played before a potential trip to the West Coast.
So by the time Golden called Original Joe’s, there was not space for 17 players, six coaches and more than a dozen additional staff members on relatively short notice. But Joe’s ended up making it work, getting Golden’s homecoming off to a rousing start.
The 39-year-old Golden played basketball at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga and returned to the region to coach at the University of San Francisco, first as an assistant and then as the head coach for three seasons.
Golden is 72-33 in three seasons in Gainesville.
San Francisco’s ongoing drug crisis has shifted from previously cleaned-up hotspots to new streets and alleys, according to frustrated residents and business owners. Despite recent efforts by Mayor Daniel Lurie and the SFPD, many say the chaos is simply moving around the city, affecting their neighborhoods and daily lives.
Brooklyn-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure startup Revel on Monday launched its first fast-charging station in San Francisco, kicking off its plans to expand across the Bay Area over the next year.
“For years, Revel has operated the largest, fastest, and most reliable fast-charging network in New York City,” Frank Reig, co-founder and CEO of Revel, said in a statement. “Now we’re bringing our model to the number one EV market in North America.”
The Bay Area has some of the highest rates of EV ownership in the country. In 2024, more than 35% of new vehicle sales in San Francisco were electric, compared to the national average of around 8%.
Revel’s first West Coast charging station is in the city’s Mission District, and it features 12 chargers with 320 kW capacity, built by EV charging company Kempower. Like Revel’s stations across New York City, these will be publicly accessible 24/7 to any make and model of EV.
The company said it has plans to add more than 125 chargers to the urban centers of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and South Francisco over the next year.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who cut the ribbon at Revel’s opening Monday, said the new chargers will make it easier for residents to make the switch to EVs.
Revel’s San Francisco launch comes a week after the startup opened 24 new chargers at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, located within the airport’s for-hire vehicle hold lot.
Last month, Revel secured a $60 million loan from New York’s clean energy investment fund NY Green Bank to more than triple its fast-charging network in the city. The company said it hopes to expand to 300 chargers in New York by the end of this year, including a 60-stall site in Maspeth, Queens and a 48-stall site outside of LaGuardia Airport.
“Our mission at Revel is to bring reliable fast-charging to dense urban areas where EVs can have the biggest impact on quality of life, but where charging is hardest to come by,” Paul Suhey, co-founder and COO of Revel, said in a statement.
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