Sebastian Vettel was quick to heap praise on the Ferrari Formula 1 team after taking his second pole position for the Italian marque in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday. Vettel edged teammate Kimi Raikkonen by just 0.059 seconds in the final stage of qualifying to grab his first pole position since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix, heading up a Ferrari one-two, the first since France 2008. The result saw Ferrari end Mercedes’ 18-race streak of pole positions and continue its impressive start to the season that has seen Vettel win two of the first three races.
The 49ers’ trade-a-palooza resumed Saturday morning and it quickly netted them two running backs: Kapri Bibbs, formerly of the Denver Broncos, and Joe Williams, a Utah product with an amazing life story and comeback history. Bibbs, whose lone career touchdown came last season against the Raiders, arrived in a trade in which the 49ers gave up a 2018 fourth-round pick to acquire Bibbs plus a fifth-round pick (No. 177). The 49ers traded back into the fourth round to acquire Williams at No. 121 overall, taking that spot from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a fourth-round pick (No. 143 overall) and fifth-round choice (No. 161). Williams’ last collegiate game came on the 49ers’ home field at
Most people didn’t take Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement consideration this offseason too seriously. Roethlisberger announced he’d play this season, as expected. Dobbs, who a lot of analysts liked heading into the draft, went 135th overall.