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Sports Night: Will new coach Kelly fast-track 49ers’ success?

Voisin: 49ers hiring Chip Kelly a bold move

Jed York has spine. He hired and fired the mostly successful Jim Harbaugh and, after a dismal one-year experiment with Jim Tomsula, dispenses with the warm-and-fuzzies and goes with the most innovative, controversial and demanding candidate interviewed.

49ers: Kelly hired as head coach

Put on your track shoes and make sure you’re hydrated. The 49ers on Thursday hired Chip Kelly, the controversial and mostly successful architect of football’s fastest-paced offense, as their head coach.

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Number crunch: How Kelly adds up as 49ers’ new coach

A statistical look at the 49ers’ hire.

Kaepernick watch: New possibilities with Kelly at helm

The 49ers appeared to alienate their former starting quarterback, who is rehabilitating in Colorado, during the 2015 season. But new coach Chip Kelly could want Colin Kaepernick back for 2016.

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Kings: Rudy Gay beats buzzer

To quote Jim Mora from his famous news conference: “Playoffs?!? Don’t talk about playoffs.” But the Kings have been. And lately, it’s been mere lip service. Against the Jazz in Utah on Thursday, though, they seize the chance to gain in the standings, as Rudy Gay’s midrange jumper beats the buzzer to give the Kings a 103-101 win.

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High school basketball: Five area McDonald’s All-America nominees

Sacramento High’s Aliceah Hernandez, Christian Terrell and Solomon Young, Ponderosa’s Danielle Craft and Folsom’s Jordan Ford receive nominations for the prestigious McDonald’s All-American boys and girls basketball games.

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This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 10:44 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Will new coach Kelly fast-track 49ers’ success?."

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