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July is - as usual - a down time for sports on the national and local scale. It’s more than a month away from the high school sports season and weeks after the end of the NBA and NHL season. It’s the dog days of the summer. It’s nothing new or old. It just is. But in this region, the month of July is certainly a point of pride. With the lack of sports going on and kids home for the summer, Little League, Babe Ruth and - in the case of Morgan Hill - Pony baseball has taken over. And with all of the success of those leagues in the three cities - specifically in Hollister - it’s easy to see why exactly that is.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - After the 4-month lockout last offseason, the 49ers' battle cry was that they were behind the rest of the league and needed to operate at 1,000 mph to catch up by the opening game.

The newest 49ers convene this weekend for their first NFL minicamp, where they'll spend three days running and grunting, as well as dodging the heavy equipment required for that major construction project.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Last season, the 49ers gambled and won by making it through the year with only three outside linebackers. They're not willing to take the same risk two years in a row.

Fixing the 49ers' front office served as a daunting, discouraging task the past decade.

A year ago, general manager Trent Baalke went with his instincts, put pass rusher Aldon Smith atop the 49ers' draft board and nabbed him with the No. 7 overall pick.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The NFL must have faith that PG&E fixed the Candlestick Park glitches that led to two blackouts during a nationally televised game last season.

Alex Smith is absolutely right about one thing. He has been through a lot worse than the 49ers' flirtation with Peyton Manning and his own on-again, off-again, on-again courtship with his franchise.

The reason why the 49ers have yet to sign quarterback Alex Smith yet became very clear Friday when reports surfaced that the team not only has shown interest in free-agent quarterback Peyton Manning but were the first to watch him throw. ESPN reported on Friday that 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman flew to North Carolina on Tuesday to watch the 11-time Pro Bowl quarterback, who is recovering from multiple neck surgeries, throw and to give him a physical.