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San Francisco 49ers

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Alex Smith's Anger: Snubbed by His Own Team

    ​I haven't written a whole lot about football lately. It's partially because I was so fatigued by the season the Rams just went through that football just didn't seem much fun anymore. (Pro variety, anyway.) Another part of it is my personal disdain for Jeff 'Mouth of the South' Fisher, who the Ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    New England Witches: Officially Stronger Than Tim Tebow's Jesus

    Seriously. Tim Tebow has no shot against that. ​I know we tend to forget around these parts, considering how rarely we've had reason to pay attention the past few years, but the NFL playoffs are going on at the moment. You may have noticed ESPN and the rest of the 24-hour sports media frothing eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Rams vs. 49ers: What Went Wrong

    We're going to need much bigger trashcans than those for this season. ​Just when you think the 2011 season can't possibly get any uglier for the St. Louis Rams, along comes a game like yesterday's loss to San Francisco to prove you dead wrong. The Rams have the worst offense in the NFL. The 4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2011

    Three Keys to Victory: Rams at 49ers

    ​For two teams who were projected to be duking it out at right around .500 for the lead in the NFL West, the Rams and 49ers could not have had much different seasons. San Francisco, led by their first-year coach Jim Harbaugh, has turned into the juggernaut their defensive talent has suggested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    The Firing of Steve Spagnuolo

    ​​Things are bad for the Rams this season. I'm sure you didn't need me to tell you that, but there it is anyway. They were thought to be the class of a very weak NFC West division coming in, but such has not been the case. Instead, the San Francisco 49ers have emerged as the sleeping power so ma ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2011

    Intentional Grounding: When the state stripped his Flyers of back-to-back conference titles last year, East St. Louis High football coach Darren Sunkett seemed done for. Not so fast.

    ​​Things are bad for the Rams this season. I'm sure you didn't need me to tell you that, but there it is anyway. They were thought to be the class of a very weak NFC West division coming in, but such has not been the case. Instead, the San Francisco 49ers have emerged as the sleeping power so ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    It's Quinn In the First For the Rams

    I really should have just checked one of these for my predictions, because I clearly don't know what the hell I'm talking about. ​I made two predictions yesterday, and neither one came true. I thought for sure the Rams would trade down. They did not. I saw them picking Corey Liuget, a defensive ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Rams Report Card, Week 17: More A's than D's

    ​The Rams had a chance to put their collective foot on the throat of the San Francisco 49ers a month ago, but couldn't get the job done. At the time San Fran was barely relevant in the NFC West playoff picture, the Rams were looking more and more like a team emerging as a serious playoff threat, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Rams 2011 Draft Needs, Part 1: Wide Receiver

    How I'd pick 'em.​We're coming up on the three-quarter mark of the NFL season, meaning our beloved Rams are just about to enter the home stretch. It's been a remarkably exciting season to this point, as well, if not entirely satisfying at times. (read: the San Francisco loss, the Oakland loss, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Dissecting Yesterday's Collapse: Rams 20, 49ers 23

    I feel your pain, anime protagonist. ​The Rams kicked off the second half of their season Sunday with one of the most frustrating, heartbreaking losses we've seen all year. I don't say that lightly, either, as there have been several games already in 2010 the Rams were perfectly capable of winning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Lions 44 - Rams 6: Two Steps Forward, One Giant Leap Back

    Image viaA street sign outside of the Rams training facility?​Early in the first half of yesterday's game in Detroit, when the Rams trailed just 3-0, the offense was moving with ease toward the end zone. Sam Bradford completed a pass to Brandon Gibson, who shook off three tackles for a long gain. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Rams 20 - Seahawks 3: A Team That Can Win Any Given Sunday?

    Image viaDid Steve Spagnuolo do his Al Pacino impression before the game yesterday?​Sometime in the second half of yesterday's impressive thumping of the Seattle Seahawks, Al Pacino appeared on the Jumbotron at the Edward Jones Dome. It was the scene from Any Given Sunday, in which Pacino plays an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Five Things to Watch: Rams vs. Seahawks

    ​After their inspiring, exciting win over the Washington Redskins last week, the Rams take on the surprising Seattle Seahawks this Sunday. I write "surprising" because the Seahawks find themselves at 2-1 on the season and well ahead of the pack in the NFC West thanks to the disastrous st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Rams 30 - Redskins 16: Rammin Home A Victory in the Edward Jones Dome

    Not only did the Rams win in St. Louis for the first time in nearly two years (October 19, 2008 against Dallas, if your memory needs jogging) they did it largely without the help of their two best players -- OJ Atogwe and Steven Jackson both left the game with minor injuries early in the game. They ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Isaac Bruce: He's Baack! (But Not for Long)

    ​Two minutes to go and the 2000 Super Bowl tied at 16, Kurt Warner turned to his favorite receiver and fired a pass along the sideline. Isaac Bruce took it from there, catching the pigskin and blazing a 73-yard streak down the field to score the game's decisive touchdown. Now, ten years later, Bru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    The Five Biggest B.S. List Makers on the Internet

    Image sourceNow THAT is a well-reasoned and objective top ten list.​This week's RFT feature story takes a satirical look at the arbitrary and often asinine world of online rankings, studies and surveys. We're talking about the lists that attempt to quantify the unquantifiable and compare the uniqu ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2010

    Moon Lady: The long, wondrous life of Lucia Pamela

    Image sourceNow THAT is a well-reasoned and objective top ten list.​This week's RFT feature story takes a satirical look at the arbitrary and often asinine world of online rankings, studies and surveys. We're talking about the lists that attempt to quantify the unquantifiable and compare the uniqu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Dumb and Dumber: Two Rams Fans Fall From Stands While Fighting Over Used Sneaker

    ​ Finally, something for those Rams beat reporters to write about. ​The story yesterday about two men falling from the stands at Edward Jones Dome prompts a number of questions. First, a quick recap: The men reportedly fell while fighting over a shoe as Rams players handed out equipment and othe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Football Player's Tattoo: At Least It's Not a Teddy Bear ... or Maybe Not

    Anyone else notice that corporate logo inked onto a player's arm this week during Monday Night Football? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4187401637_f764218164_o.png​Turns out it belongs to Justin Smith the Missouri boy (and Mizzou grad) now a defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. And, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    A Metaphor For the Rams Season: "The Most Pathetic Baby Panda Ever"

    Just four miserable weeks into the season, and what's left to say about the 2009 St. Louis Rams? They are the worst football team in the NFL, and perhaps one of the worst teams of all-time. That about sums it up.But while Post-Dispatch columnist Bryan Burwell makes a convincing argument that the pen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 8.26

    ​ The American Heart Association warns about eating too much added sugar. It's lurking in places you might not expect. (Reuters, U.S. News and World Report)Oregon restaurant does the unthinkable -- publishes nutritional information on menus. (Restaurants and Institutions)Despite increase in ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Foul Territory: Unreal goes outside the lines during All-Star Week

    ​ The American Heart Association warns about eating too much added sugar. It's lurking in places you might not expect. (Reuters, U.S. News and World Report)Oregon restaurant does the unthinkable -- publishes nutritional information on menus. (Restaurants and Institutions)Despite increase in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Ref Tackles Rams Player Kenneth Darby, But Few Saw it Because of TV Blackout

    In case you missed it, here's Rams running back Kenneth Darby crumpling like a schoolyard runt under the wall-like stature of the... referee. During Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers:Sadly for loyal fans, the game was blacked-out on local TV because it wasn't a sell-out, which is why you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    The Candlestick Catastrophe and Other Nicknames for the Rams '08 Season

    Well, yet another Sunday has passed for the St. Louis Rams, and yet another horrific loss. See, the Rams played the 49ers yesterday. San Francisco, in no uncertain terms, is a crappy football team. Don't get me wrong; the Rams are also a crappy football team, but this was supposed to be their chan ... More >>

  • News

    October 1, 2008

    Just for Kicks: St. Louis will field a new professional women's soccer team next spring

    Well, yet another Sunday has passed for the St. Louis Rams, and yet another horrific loss. See, the Rams played the 49ers yesterday. San Francisco, in no uncertain terms, is a crappy football team. Don't get me wrong; the Rams are also a crappy football team, but this was supposed to be their chan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Stick a Fork in 'Em

    Well, yet another Sunday has passed for the St. Louis Rams, and yet another horrific loss. See, the Rams played the 49ers yesterday. San Francisco, in no uncertain terms, is a crappy football team. Don't get me wrong; the Rams are also a crappy football team, but this was supposed to be their chan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Stick a Fork in 'Em

    Well, yet another Sunday has passed for the St. Louis Rams, and yet another horrific loss. See, the Rams played the 49ers yesterday. San Francisco, in no uncertain terms, is a crappy football team. Don't get me wrong; the Rams are also a crappy football team, but this was supposed to be their chan ... More >>

  • News

    May 16, 2007

    Bad Blood

    Ever hear the one about the unions and the convention bureau?

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2005

    Go Fourth

    And spread local artistic cheer

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    Where's Florissant?

    Some Lou denizens feel dissed by Miss USA (but Unreal still loves her!), a Pattonville student is treated criminally, and an 84-year-old grandma praises the Rams in song; plus, we clock local athletes on our gaydar

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Gephardt: "I Like Al Sharpton; I Think He'd Be a Great Mayor"

    Unreal chats with Dick's daughter, then comes face-to-face with Playmates, zombies and a 66-year-old powerlifter

  • News

    January 14, 2004

    Making the List

    What does the National Rifle Association have against the St. Louis Cardinals?

  • News

    December 31, 2003

    Know News?

    The year in review: A quiz (For answers, see last page)

  • News

    November 6, 2002

    Detroit Wheel

    The biggest reason the Rams won't make the playoffs is now the Lions' leading receiver

  • News

    February 2, 2000

    GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK

    a return to reality after the decadence and delirium of Atlanta

  • News

    November 10, 1999

    THE BIG FIX

    A desperate St. Louis pays top dollar to gamble on a risky convention-center hotel

  • News

    October 20, 1999

    SINFUL IN ST. LOUIS

    Billy Graham has watched us go to hell for generations

  • News

    December 2, 1998

    Goal-Line Stand

    At the finish of a 28-year career that includes 248 victories and four state titles, Sumner Bulldogs coach Larry Walls takes some parting shots at deseg -- which he claims has decimated the city's once-mighty Public High League

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