David Lombardi

2 days ago | unionesarda.it | David Lombardi

Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 in one hour and 49 minutes and reaches the semi-finals of Roland Garros . The usual unshakeable, inexorable Jannik, who reserves to Bublik, the great surprise of the tournament, the same treatment reserved to Lehecka and Rublev, at least for one set. The number 1 in the world starts as usual, in a flash it's 5-0 . And so the histrionic Kazakh exults when he wins the first game of the match, just like Sinner's last two challengers had done.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | David Lombardi

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email blasts, plus “The Dime,” our twice-weekly sports newsletter. SANTA CLARA — “Bouncy” might be best descriptor for the 49ers’ first open 11-on-11 practice of this 2025 season. Christian McCaffrey, most notably, looked like his springy, pre-injury self. And as the 49ers try to put their nightmarish 2024 ordeal far into the rearview mirror, that may be the most significant development of all.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | David Lombardi

The 49ers released punter Mitch Wishnowsky and replaced him with 39-year-old veteran Thomas Morstead on Wednesday. They also signed linebacker Chazz Surratt, a sign that that coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch are continuing to fully entrust both new coordinators with turning around languishing defensive and special teams units. New 49ers teams coordinator Brant Boyer, who inherited the NFL’s worst unit, had already presided over the removal of long snapper Taybor Pepper.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | David Lombardi

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email blasts, plus “The Dime,” our twice-weekly sports newsletter. The most joyous part of the job for 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan may be their draft-time phone calls to the team’s selections.

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | David Lombardi

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email blasts, plus “The Dime,” our twice-weekly sports newsletter. The 49ers’ five-year, $265 million extension with Brock Purdy is the largest pay raise in NFL history. The 49ers owe their quarterback a little more than $270 million over the next six years as he’ll now earn more per start than he did over the entirety of the past three seasons.