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The Giants are reportedly very close to getting a deal done with closer Mark Melancon according to Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area, but are also looking at former Royals closer Greg Holland as a serviceable backup plan.

There are times where the news bleeds into sports, and Sunday was one of those times. Jack Del Rio chose to say something to the families and friends victims of the Oakland warehouse fire that took the lives of more than 30 people late Friday night.

The week before the Oakland Raiders beat the Buffalo Bills in Oakland, they were beating up on the Carolina Panthers in the same building. Charlotte native Steph Curry was in attendance for the Raiders-Panthers clash, wearing a Panthers jersey. Sunday, Derek Carr took a jab at the MVP.

Michael Crabtree doesn’t want to choose his NFL MVP and you can’t make him. We’re pretty sure it’s illegal to vote for two MVPs but there you have it…

It’s not new news: Khalil Mack is tearing up the second half of the NFL season. So much so, his name has been added to the discussion for NFL MVP. Not if you ask him though.

After Kelly coached the 49ers in their 26-6 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, general manager Trent Baalke released a statement on behalf of the organization, saying the San Francisco head coach will take time to be with his family before returning to the team.

Chip Kelly will be the 49ers’ head coach in 2017 “regardless of what happens” for the remainder of this season, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported Sunday morning.

Paul Kelly, the father of 49ers head coach Chip Kelly, passed away on Friday evening, Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area is reporting.

It looks like Giants general manager Bobby Evans is trying to come through on his repeated claims that signing a big-name closer is priority number one this offseason.

After Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and other Warriors came out in support of head coach Steve Kerr’s admission that he used marijuana for chronic back pain, the league office decided it was their turn to chime in.