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Jason Anderson

Jason Anderson is an award-winning sportswriter whose work has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, Associated Press News Executives Council, California Newspaper Publisher’s Association and other organizations. Anderson came to The Record in 2002. He covered high schools and colleges before becoming a sports columnist/enterprise reporter in April 2008. Anderson has reported on the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, and, one time in Folsom, mutton busting.

Seahawks add Rankin to active roster

By Jason Anderson | Published: October 27, 2009 | Comments closed
The Seattle Seahawks signed Lincoln High School graduate Louis Rankin to a two-year contract and named the second-year running back to their 53-man active roster today, Rankin’s agent said. Mike Abadir, president of SAPROS Sports Management, said the deal will be announced Wednesday, and Rankin will be in uniform when the Seahawks visit the Dallas [...]
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Singletary names Smith new starter

By Jason Anderson | Published: October 26, 2009 | Comments closed
San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary made his move today, naming former No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith the team’s new starting quarterback. Singletary told reporters in Santa Clara this is “not going to be a flavor-of-the-month kind of thing,” adding “we feel that, right now, we need to go with Alex, and I feel [...]
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More Big West basketball notes

By Jason Anderson | Published: October 21, 2009 | Comments closed
More news from the Big West Conference, where Cal State Northridge has remade its roster with transfers, Cal State Fullerton has found a few good big men, a second championship contender has a key player who may not play this season, and a quality coach may be on his way out after more than a [...]
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Big West basketball: Insights, plots and subplots

By Jason Anderson | Published: October 9, 2009 | Comments closed
Which teams do coaches expect to contend for the Big West Conference championship? Which leading contender already lost two key players to injuries? Which player has emerged as an unlikely NBA prospect? You may have questions with the first day of college basketball practice just a week away, and here you’ll find a few answers. For [...]
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It’s official: Henry added to Texans’ practice squad

By Jason Anderson | Published: October 8, 2009 | Comments closed
Edison High School graduate Chris Henry confirmed via e-mail last night what the transaction wire told us earlier in the day: He is officially a member of the Houston Texans. The third-year running back was added to the Texans’ practice squad Wednesday, 10 days after being released by the Tennessee Titans. Henry, a second-round draft [...]
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Henry reportedly signing with Texans

By Jason Anderson | Published: October 6, 2009 | Comments closed
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Houston Texans are going to sign Edison High School graduate Chris Henry to their practice squad. The third-year running back was waived by the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 28. The Titans selected Henry out of Arizona in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He had 122 yards [...]
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Titans waive RB Chris Henry

By Jason Anderson | Published: September 29, 2009 | Comments closed
The Tennessee Titans released Edison High graduate Chris Henry today, parting ways with a player they selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. If he clears waivers, Henry could rejoin the Titans as a member of the practice squad or sign with another team. Henry, 24, had 122 yards on 32 carries with [...]
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Rankin signs with Seattle Seahawks

By Jason Anderson | Published: September 28, 2009 | Comments closed
Running back Louis Rankin signed with the Seattle Seahawks today and at this hour is flying to Seattle to join the team. The agent for the former Lincoln High School star said the deal is pending a physical examination scheduled for Tuesday. The Oakland Raiders released Rankin on Sunday. He cleared waivers at 1 p.m. [...]
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Touchdown!: Edison grad scores on second NFL carry

By Jason Anderson | Published: September 27, 2009 | Comments closed
Lynell Hamilton, an Edison High graduate who had three carries as a senior at San Diego State after injuries crippled his college career, scored his first NFL touchdown today at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. We speculated during the week that Hamilton could see action for the first time today because Pierre Thomas and Mike [...]
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Shaun Hill shuts my mouth

By Jason Anderson | Published: September 13, 2009 | Comments closed
You know who I’ve been thinking a lot about lately? Jeff Garcia. It wasn’t that I thought the 49ers should have signed Garcia after he was released by the Raiders, but I wondered how seriously they considered it. Bringing Garcia back would have highlighted the extent to which the 49ers have bungled their quarterback situation [...]
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