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Tuesday, October 12

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York predicts unprecedented Niners comeback

The Niners are down, but, according to their team president, not broken. Jed York said the 49ers' season ends with them rallying from an 0-5 start to make the playoffs. "We're going to win the division," York said in a text message sent to ESPN on Monday morning. Such a turnaround would make the 49ers the only team in NFL history to reach the postseason after losing its first five games. (San Jose Mercury News)Comment

Marlins taking another run at Valentine?

Not long ago the thought of Bobby Valentine managing in Miami seemed absurd. But more than three months later, he has emerged as the frontrunner to manage the club in 2011. Valentine, who managed the New York Mets in the 2000 World Series, is Florida's "leading candidate,' a person familiar with the process said Sunday. Valentine has been in touch with the Marlins over the last two weeks, a source said, although he has not had a formal interview. More important, the Marlins' job might not be Valentine's top priority. Seven other teams have managerial vacancies, so he could be keeping his options open. (Palm Beach Post)Comment

Iverson to sign with Turkey's Besiktas?

By the end of the week, Allen Iverson may be signed to play in Turkey. [Iverson] is moving closer to an agreement with Turkish team Besiktas on a one-year contract that could pay him as much as $2 million with bonuses, sources told Yahoo! Sports. "We are in very serious negotiations with [Besiktas]," Iverson's business manager Gary Moore told Yahoo! Sports. "Istanbul is beautiful from everything we've learned. It's not that far from the U.S., and the competition is good which makes it all attractive. Allen wants to play basketball." (Yahoo! Sports)Comment

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Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox waves to fans after a 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants in Monday night's Game 4 of the National League Division Series. After a half-century in baseball, most of it in uniform, Cox is leaving the dugout. (AP)

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The Braves suffered a season-ending loss to the Giants ... and said goodbye to Bobby Cox.

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This Day in Sports

  • 1920 -- Man o' War defeats Sir Barton, the previous year's Triple Crown winner, by seven lengths in a match race at Kenilworth Park in Ontario.
  • 1986 -- In Game 5 of the ALCS, California's Donnie Moore surrenders a game-tying home run to Boston's Dave Henderson with the Angels just one strike away from the first World Series appearance in franchise history. The Red Sox would prevail in 11 innings and go on to win the next two games and the pennant.
  • 1997 -- Eddie Murray of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record with his 235th extra point.