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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) passes as Detroit Lions safety Louis Delmas (26) applies pressure in the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009.SAN FRANCISCO -- Frank Gore scored on a 1-yard run and topped the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight year, and the San Francisco 49ers moved within one win of avoiding a seventh straight losing season by beating the Detroit Lions 20-6...  

SAN FRANCISCO — Frank Gore scored on a 1-yard run and topped the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight year, and the San Francisco 49ers moved within one win of avoiding a seventh straight losing season by beating the Detroit Lions 20-6 Sunday.  

Frank Gore scored on a 1-yard run and topped the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight year, and the San Francisco 49ers moved within one win of avoiding a seventh straight losing season by beating the Detroit Lions 20-6 Sunday.  

Frank Gore scored on a 1-yard run and topped the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight year, and the San Francisco 49ers moved within one win of avoiding a seventh straight losing season by beating the Detroit Lions 20-6 Sunday.  

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Alex Smith threw touchdown passes after two of Arizona's seven turnovers, Frank Gore ran for 167 yards and another score and the San Francisco 49ers kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a dominanting 24-9 victory Monday night.  

If their Santa Clara stadium deal falls through, the San Francisco 49ers have identified a Bay Area Plan B: Oakland. The Oakland Coliseum, Niners President Jed York said in an interview Friday, "has the location and the infrastructure. It's right on a...  

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Sean McDermont had a difficult choice to make last week as the Eagles' defensive coordinator game-planned for the San Francisco 49ers. Should he focus on the Niners' dangerous running back, Frank Gore, or should he focus on their freak-of-nature ...  

For Mike Singletary and his San Francisco 49ers, this season has become a missed opportunity. A team that talked playoffs following an encouraging 3-1 start won't be in the postseason for a seventh straight year. Now, the Niners are turning their attention to finishing the season with two victories, which would put them at 8-8 and end a franchise-worst stretch of six straight losing campaigns.  

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer