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The lights went out twice, but after the game Jim Harbaugh wanted to focus on the quality of football played by the 49ers, as they dominated one of the league's top teams before a national audience.

Former Kings sharpshooter Stojakovic retires

Peja Stojakovic, the Croatian-born sharpshooter who scored 9,498 points for the Kings over seven-plus season in Sacramento, announced his retirement Monday.

Cobbs fills in, leads Cal to 70-50 win over UCSB

Justin Cobbs scored a season-high 25 points and played stellar defense to make up for the loss of Jorge Gutierrez, as California beat UC Santa Barbara 70-50 in the Pete Newell Classic on Monday.

49ers silence Steelers amidst Candlestick blackouts, 20-3

Two Candlestick blackouts didn't slow down the 49ers. Aldon Smith recorded 2.5 sacks as San Francisco held down the Steelers and kept pace with the Saints in the competitive NFC.

Saint Mary's rolls Kennesaw State 74-41

Stephen Holt scored 15 points and Brad Waldow had 13 as Saint Mary's won its seventh straight game, beating Kennesaw State 74-51 in a second-round game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic.

Smith earns 49ers' rookie sack record

Aldon Smith's sack of Ben Roethlisberger late in the fourth quarter Monday night gave him 13 sacks for the year, eclipsing Charles Haley's single-season rookie record.

Brown, Stanford cruise to 75-56 win

Anthony Brown scored a season-high 16 points to help Stanford win its fifth straight game Monday, 75-56 over Bethune-Cookman.

Report: Nationals working hard for A's Gonzalez

The A's are stockpiling prospects again, and left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez might be the latest name to net Oakland a hoard of youngsters, as reports are indicating he is being pursued by Washington.

Jackson not apologizing for play calls

It's easy to admit calling the wrong play a day after they didn't work, but Raiders coach Hue Jackson is standing by his gameplan that let the Lions snatch a victory from Oakland.

Jackson thinks Raiders had a shot after DHB drop

Darrius Heyward-Bey dropped a pass on the Raiders' final drive that would have put his team in a race against the clock to spike the ball. Head coach Hue Jackson thinks they could have done it.