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John Elway, left, Denver Broncos general manager and executive vice president of football operations, smiles before introducing Gary Kubiak, right, as the new head coach of the Broncos during am NFL football news conference, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Most of the NFL head coach openings went to defensive minds

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, photo, Eric McDavid, 37, walks out of the Federal Courthouse in Sacramento with his attorney's Ben Rosenthal and Mark R. Vermeulen, right, after being released from prison. McDavid, the California man considered by the federal government to be a radical eco-terrorist and a threat to the nation, was set free after nearly nine years in prison when the government conceded that thousands of pages of evidence were never turned over to his defense attorney. (AP Photo/Sacramento Bee, Jose Luis Villegas) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT

Convicted eco-terrorist freed; government failed to disclose evidence

By Sudhin Thanawala - Associated Press

Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 13-9. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Black Monday 2014: Marc Trestman, Mike Smith and Rex Ryan out

By Staff

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The 49ers won 20-17. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Jim Harbaugh, 49ers agree to part ways

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller, center, is congratulated by head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, and running back Alfonso Smith (38) after scoring on a 3-yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

49ers win 20-17 in Jim Harbaugh’s last game

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in New York. Professional athletes have worn &quot;I Can't Breathe&quot; messages in protest of a grand jury ruling not to indict an officer in the death of a New York man. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts banned at high school basketball tournament

By Lisa Leff - Associated Press

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) before an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Colin Kaepernick weighing his offseason approach

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2014, file photo, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy throws during the second inning in Game 2 of the National League baseball championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. A person familiar with the negotiations says pitcher Jake Peavy has agreed to a $24 million, two-year contract to stay with the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, because the agreement had not yet been announced. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Jake Peavy finalizes two-year deal to return to Giants

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, July 10, 2002 file photo, Michael Peevey, Gov. Gray Davis' appointee to the Public Utilities Commission, answers questions while appearing at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Rules Committee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Peevey, California's chief utility regulator, under fire over accusations of secret dealings with the state's largest utility, said Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 that he will not seek reappointment when his term ends at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California’s top utility regulator defends record

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo taken with slow shutter speed, athletes pass by the Olympic rings during the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The Sochi Olympics placed tenth on Google's list of 2014's fastest-rising global search requests, the company said Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

USOC votes to bid for 2024 Summer Olympics, but no candidate city chosen yet

By Eddie Pells - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) walks off the field at the end of the second quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

With renewed confidence, Redskins’ Robert Griffin III steps back into starting role

By Tom Schad - The Washington Times

Farheen Sultana fights the wind and rain at Fifth and Santa Clara streets in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. A new storm dumped more rain on already waterlogged parts of Northern California Monday, , causing minor road flooding, scattered power outages and airport delays. (AP Photo/San Jose Mercury News, Gary Reyes) MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Waterlogged Northern California gets more rain

Associated Press

Cat Kaufman brings over a sand bag to protect her South A Street business, Wednesday Dec. 10, 2014 in Santa Rosa, Calif. Northern California residents are bracing for a powerful storm that could be the biggest in five years and which prompted the National Weather Service to issue a high wind and flash flood warning. The storm is expected to arrive Wednesday and pelt the region through Thursday. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Kent Porter)

California whacked by ‘Pineapple Express’ storm

By Martha Mendoza and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, Jennifer Ewing, second right, and her husband Florian Thiel pose for photos with their children Max, left, 3, and Felix, 8-months, outside their new home in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. The couple recently closed on the three-bedroom house , which cost slightly less than $500,000. They moved to Seattle from New York, another city that matches the pattern of high-income jobs and even more expensive housing. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Why areas with good jobs have hard-to-afford homes

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

A sale balloon for a nearby store is shown next to a property in the Noe Valley neighborhood just sold for $1.8 million in cash, $600,000 more than its asking price, in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 30, 2014. In the souped-up world of San Francisco real estate, where the median selling price for homes and condominiums hit seven figures for the first time last month, the cool million that would fetch a mansion on a few acres elsewhere will now barely cover the cost of an 800-square-foot starter home. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

6 US cities: Good jobs but hard-to-afford homes

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

Tom Smisek, who has lived in Silverado Canyon, Calif., since 1970, points out an area where the mountains were burned by a wildfire in September and now threaten the community with potential mudslides, as a powerful Pacific storm swept through California on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Smisek was concerned about the threat of mudslide. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Rain falls for a second day on parched California

By Christopher Weber - Associated Press

Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams (71) runs out to the field during player introductions before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Injured left tackle Trent Williams back for Redskins in game at Indianapolis

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

San Francisco museum seeks names for rhino art

Associated Press

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) walks on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. The 49ers won 17-13. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Robert Griffin III out, Colt McCoy in as Redskins prepare for Colts

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times