Sports Columnist

Tim Kawakami

The 49ers' owner is betting big on his leadership tandem — and the star players they count on — to bounce back from a 6-11 season. 

Pushing everything from cookies to frozen pizza, local restaurateurs are invading home kitchens with packaged goods. 

Their feet might never be the same again.

Both Purdy and Deommodore Lenoir spoke the 49ers on Saturday night — and their words had a lasting impact.

With Steph Curry unavailable, Golden State must create a new formula to have a chance against Minnesota in the NBA playoffs.