Justin Smith is going to be with the 49ers through the 2015 season, and that’ll likely be it. The 49ers on Wednesday announced they have agreed on a two-year contract extension with Smith, 33, that kicks in after this season. The defensive end is due to make $7.5 million in 2013. From Cam Inman: “Justin’s All-Pro contributions on the field, as well as his leadership on and...

Tempers flared in the top of the second inning of the Giants’ 5-4 win over the Padres on Wednesday after Madison Bumgarner threw behind Padres first baseman Jesus Guzman, sending both teams into PG-rated send-up of their NL West brethren, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks: It’s possible Bumgarner was retaliating for Guzman’s overzealous celebration after a pinch-hit home run from...

Has the cause of the sewage backup in the O.co Coliseum been determined? One person thinks he has the answer.

Word broke Monday night that the Sharks and Logan Couture have agreed on a long-term extension that would keep one of the NHL’s rising stars in San Jose for the foreseeable future. The Sharks, not surprisingly, have been mum on the deal. An official announcement isn’t expected until July 5, when the extension can first become legitimate. Couture, meanwhile, has blabbed about...

Welp, it finally happened. The city of San Jose on Tuesday at last grew a set and initiated litigation in an attempt to force a decision from MLB on the A’s potential move to the city. However, rather than bringing the lawsuit against the Giants, which was previously discussed, San Jose is suing Major League Baseball. Either way, the suit challenges the Giants’ (legal) stranglehold...

Multiple reports are saying the Sharks have agreed on a contract extension with forward Logan Couture: Breaking News: Logan Couture has just agreed to a contract extension with #sjsharks — Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) June 18, 2013 I can confirm @brodiebrazilCSN that Logan Couture has agreed to a contract extension with the #SJSharks. No word yet on length or money — Kevin...

Multiple reports are saying the Sharks have agreed on a contract extension with forward Logan Couture: Breaking News: Logan Couture has just agreed to a contract extension with #sjsharks — Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) June 18, 2013 I can confirm @brodiebrazilCSN that Logan Couture has agreed to a contract extension with the #SJSharks. No word yet on length or money — Kevin...

Multiple reports are saying the Sharks have agreed on a contract extension with forward Logan Couture: Breaking News: Logan Couture has just agreed to a contract extension with #sjsharks — Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) June 18, 2013 I can confirm @brodiebrazilCSN that Logan Couture has agreed to a contract extension with the #SJSharks. No word yet on length or money — Kevin...

Multiple reports are saying the Sharks have agreed on a contract extension with forward Logan Couture: Breaking News: Logan Couture has just agreed to a contract extension with #sjsharks — Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) June 18, 2013 I can confirm @brodiebrazilCSN that Logan Couture has agreed to a contract extension with the #SJSharks. No word yet on length or money — Kevin...

Multiple reports are saying the Sharks have agreed on a contract extension with forward Logan Couture: Breaking News: Logan Couture has just agreed to a contract extension with #sjsharks — Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) June 18, 2013 I can confirm @brodiebrazilCSN that Logan Couture has agreed to a contract extension with the #SJSharks. No word yet on length or money — Kevin...

The Raiders are already set at linebacker, but the team could be thinking about adding another player to its LB corps. Who might that be? #Raiders are deep at linebacker right now, but it's still possible that they make a run at released Packers LB Desmond Bishop. Solid player. — Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) June 17, 2013 Bishop was released by the Packers on Monday. Obviously...

A day removed from the O.Co Coliseum’s team clubhouse level turned into a scene from “Slumdog Millionaire,” higher-ups with the A’s are speaking out on the catastrophe, and the recurring theme: We’ve been to this poo-stained rodeo before. Here’s owner Lew Wolff, via Carl Steward: Wolff said this was just the latest issue of many the A’s have encountered with the Coliseum’s...

The Mariners and Athletics were exposed to a sewage backup Sunday in Oakland, forcing both teams to flee their locker rooms.

The last image of Brandon Rush in a Warriors jersey could have been of him being carried to the locker room after tearing his ACL in the second game of this season. Rush had a player option for next season. That lingering subplot to the Warriors’ offseason plans obviously was overshadowed by the impending free agency of two other players actually active on the team — Carl Landry...

Jim Harbaugh didn't exactly make friends with the Seahawks when he talked about their PED suspensions. One of their players responded.

The 49ers signed Brandon Carswell just on Wednesday. He wasted no time in introducing himself to the training staff. The receiver tore his right ACL during Thursday’s minicamp practice, his first practice with the team. So, now the 49ers need another pass catcher. Enter Austin Collie. But Collie himself has had far from a clean bill of health throughout his career, and the team...

The big AFC West news on Thursday was that the Broncos released starting running back Willis McGahee. But already the 31 year old has a short list of teams whom he’d like to play for this upcoming season. And, lucky for the Raiders, they reportedly made the cut: So again, the first teams that came to mind when I asked McGahee where he prefers to play were: Mia, Dal, GB, SD &...

I’m sure a lot of you comedians are hoping it’s surgery on his hands to make him catch the ball better (if only). But no, Festus Ezeli underwent surgery on Wednesday to reenforce ligaments in his right knee, according to the team. The center sprained his knee in the regular season finale but still was able to play in the playoffs. Here’s the part where you say, “YIKES�...

Stephen Jackson isn't a man who minces words, as witnessed by an interview he gave with Dan LeBatard and Bomani Jones that is definitely worth your time. 

Looks like Marco Scutaro can return to baseball sooner than most were expecting after he took a pitch to his pinky finger Tuesday night. But he has a crucial choice to make. No, this isn’t some Ronnie Lott-type business where amputation is being discussed. It’s much less grisly than that, but appearance is still weighing heavily in his decision. That is: help out the team and...

It wasn’t that long ago, when the Sharks were in a month-long tailspin that cast the playoffs in doubt, that many were wondering whether Todd McLellan would survive the season. But the Sharks recovered, and even though the season ended with the usual postseason heartbreak, McLellan showed enough to earn the trust of GM Doug Wilson. The Sharks extended their head coach’s contract...

Giants relief pitcher George Kontos got a double dose of bad news on Wednesday, which also happened to be his birthday.

Tuesday was the first day of Raiders mandatory minicamp, so let’s check in on the offense to see how it’s doing. Terrelle Pryor throws a quick pass to a receiver that had no idea the ball was coming. Someone got the play wrong. — Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) June 11, 2013 Flynn's throw for Moore, wide of the mark. Incomplete. — Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) June 11...

Construction on the 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara has been halted after an elevator worker was killed in an accident at the site Tuesday morning. According to the Mercury News, the 63-year-old mechanic was on a ladder at the bottom of an elevator shaft when he was struck by an elevator counter weight at around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday. Work on the $1.3 billion site of Super...

As expected, Pablo Sandoval has been sent to the 15-day DL. Sandoval missed the Giants’ three-game set against the Cardinals last week with a left foot strain but returned to the lineup against the Blue Jays, only to aggravate the injury Saturday while playing the Diamondbacks. The Giants finally decided this was an injury that needed rest. They’ve recalled Nick Noonan from Triple...