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The 49ers made headlines on Saturday afternoon when they signed former adversary Richard Sherman one day after the Seahawks released him. The swift nature of the process — within 28 hours of being released, Sherman had joined a division rival — left many questions regarding the thought process behind the first splashy transaction of the offseason.

In the ongoing battle for the last two spots in the Giants starting rotation, Ty Blach delivered another strong outing and further pushed his case for consideration.

Stephen Curry has been plagued in recent years with ankle injuries, and it appears he has another. Not three minutes into Thursday night’s game against the visiting San Antonio Spurs, Curry went up for a layup and came down on LaMarcus Aldridge’s foot, appearing to roll his ankle.

After showing rare honesty following his first appearance of spring training, Mike Krukow praised Mark Melancon for opening up about the condition of his arm while appearing on Murph & Mac Thursday morning.

After finishing the season with the 28th ranked pass defense in the NFL according to Football Outsiders, improving their secondary is a top priority for the 49ers this offseason.

Former 49ers and current Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith has entered rehab after a domestic violence incident last weekend, according to TMZ Sports. The victim in the alleged incident, Smith’s fiancee, told TMZ that her parents took Smith to rehab upon his request.

49ers starting running back Carlos Hyde is a free agent, and the jury is still out as to whether or not the team is planning on re-signing him. It’s most likely that San Francisco would be willing to bring him back at the right price, but even if they do, it’s not out of the question that with all their cap room, the 49ers wouldn’t also look to acquire another back to pair with Hyde next season.

Giants CEO Larry Baer joined Murph & Mac from spring training in Scottsdale on Friday morning, and announced that the club and KNBR have agreed to extend their partnership through the 2021 season. For the next four years, Giants baseball will continue to be exclusively broadcast on KNBR 680.

After finishing with the same record and tied for three other draft tiebreakers, the 49ers won a coin toss at the NFL Scouting Combine over the Raiders on Friday, awarding the team with the 9th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Speaking to reporters at Warriors shoot around on Thursday, Steve Kerr was asked about Donald Trump’s recent comments regarding gun control, when the President appeared to reverse his original stance, saying he’s in favor of expanding background checks and increasing the age of purchase to 21.