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Linebacker Takeo Spikes is listed as day-to-day with a strained hamstring incurred in the Chicago game, coach Mike Singletary said Tuesday.

When coach Mike Singletary informed Isaac Bruce last week that the receiver was going to be a backup, there was no fuss, no muss.

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Isaac Bruce is inactive for Thursday's game against the Chicago Bears due to an ankle injury.

The list of inactives for today's game against the 49ers is out, and includes some big names: Contrary to Andrew's speculation about Kropog, Leroy Harris is listed as the replacement starter for Stewart at right tackle.

This is it for the 49ers . Even though head coach Mike Singletary has said that all games are a "must win", not just this game, the team understands that a loss against the Titans on Sunday could detour them from playoff hopes.

The 49ers' top offensive lineman, left tackle Joe Staley, is out for six weeks because of a sprained knee, but the only compensation the team made for the loss this week was adding another tackle to the practice squad.

For the first time this season, the 49ers will face a quarterback who is as dangerous with his legs as he is with his arm.

Tuesday is the day teams typically make roster moves, and the 49ers have a lot to think about with two heretofore starters suddenly out a month and a half.

Left tackle Joe Staley limped through the 49ers locker room with a bulky brace on his sprained right knee.

Michael Crabtree will make his 49ers debut against the Houston Texans on Sunday, which means that by midafternoon he will have a story to last a lifetime.

New England got its first road win of the season and had to travel roughly 3,300 miles to get it.

Another solid, solid effort by the rook ... 1st and 10: Gore runs for three ... 2nd and 7: Smith pass tipped at line ... 3rd and 7: Niners flub snap but call t.o. before fumble ... 3rd and 7: Smith finds Morgan open over the middle for a big, 17-yard gain ... 1st and 10 from 14: Smith fires pass to wide-open Davis for 14-yard TD ... HOU 21, 49ers ...

The last time the Sea- hawks visited Candlestick Park, fullback Leonard Weaver had 116 receiving yards, Seneca Wallace threw two touchdown passes, and Seattle cruised to a 34-13 victory.

And we're back for the second part of this holiday weekend roundup. If you missed the first part, we covered the offense earlier this morning.

The 49ers added another defensive lineman when Ray McDonald rejoined the team Monday afternoon after coming off the physically unable to perform list in the morning.

The 49ers will add another defensive lineman to the mix when Ray McDonald rejoins the team this afternoon after coming off this physically unable to perform list this morning.

UPDATE : Sources are telling the JSonline.com that Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji has signed a five-year deal with $18 million up front.

Most of them labor anonymously and end up as names on the league's waiver wire. Khalif Mitchell is hoping to be one of the few to overcome those odds and make the team.

Updates from the 49ers' and Raiders' camps from Bee reporters Matthew Barrows and Paul Gutierrez: Raiders: Barnes gets banged up in the pile Khalif Barnes, locked in a battle at left tackle with Mario Henderson, injured his left ankle and knee when the scrum landed on him.