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Tune in when Shane Lechler and Andy Lee join Greg Papa on Chronicle Live Tuesday at 5 & 11pm on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area! [1]

Frank Gore rushed for 1120 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2009. [2]

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He will be joined on the NFC squad by teammates Vernon Davis (TE) and Andy Lee (P). [1]

– The San Francisco 49ers announced that DT Justin Smith has been named to the 2010 NFC Pro Bowl squad. [3]

Gore, who had been selected as the first alternate at running back, replaces St. Louis RB Steven Jackson who will not play in the game due to injury. [...] Gore, along with Pro Bowl TE Vernon Davis, became just the second set of 49er teammates to each have at least 13 touchdowns in season. [...] Gore rushed for 1,120 yards on 229 carries and tied the franchise record with a career-high 10 rushing touchdowns in 2009. [...] The San Francisco 49ers today announced that RB Frank Gore has been named to the 2010 NFC Pro Bowl squad. [2]

SANTA CLARA, CA- The NFL announced Tuesday that Niners’ LB Patrick Willis was voted to his third-consecutive Pro Bowl. [1]

Smith, who had been selected as an alternate at defensive tackle, replaces Minnesota DT Kevin Williams who will not play in the game due to injury. [3]

It is his second-straight selection as a starter for the NFC squad. [1]

Gore has now logged four consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons (2006-09), becoming the only player in 49ers history to record four such seasons. [2]

Sources:
[1] Willis, Asomugha top local Pro Bowlers
[2] Frank Gore Named to NFC Pro Bowl Squad
[3] Niners DT Smith Named to Pro Bowl Squad

The big news, at least for this blog, is that Kathy Griffin did not win the Grammy for best comedy album. [1]

Take our new online news trivia quiz hosted by your favorite CNN anchors. [2]

I love award shows but the Grammys are a real challenge because there are more than 100 categories so figure there’s at least five nominees (and figure in all the group members) and it just ends up being HUNDREDS of people vying for awards plus the ones who are there to present or working the red carpet to promote a new album. [1]

ADAM T. BRADLEY, mayor of White Plains, N.Y., on the possibility of 9/11 terrorism suspects’ trial taking place in his city’s federal courthouse. [3]

She not only won the evening’s first Grammy for best R&B album, but she also performed “You Pulled Me Through” on the show - a week after she did sang the heck out of the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl. [...] Anyway, here are some of my red carpet encounters and if you read this earlier, this is an updated version with more interviews and added commentary. [...] Greg Hernandez authored Out In Hollywood for the Daily News from June 2006 to February 2009. [1]

Flights transporting critically injured Haitians into the United States will resume within a few hours, the White House announced Sunday. [2]

If Ricky Skaggs looked unusually relaxed for a Grammy nominee as he made his way down the red carpet, there’s a good reason for it: the bluegrass legend already has Grammy trophies at home in his office in Tennessee. [1]

Enter your e-mail address below and we will send you an e-mail with a link and code to reset your password. [...] By clicking on “sign up” you agree with CNN’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, storage and use of this information in the U.S. subject to U.S. laws and regulations. [2]

Jennifer Hudson was among the last stars seen in the red carpet but she was hurried through since her award was the first to be presented. [...] “It wasn’t long ago I was sitting on a bar stool in college playing for my college friends and I had this dream of going off and writing my own songs and having people hear them and listen to my voice. [...] I must say, Ross is a bit of a rock star at events like this. [...] John Mayer, who won male rock perforer during the pre-show, wasn’t doing any more interviews but was persuaded to stop and say hello to Ross Mathews who does the “Ross the Intern” interviews for “The Tonight Show.” [1]

Sources:
[1] Greg does the Grammys…[Updated] - Out in Hollywood
[2] January 12 2010 - What Time Does American Idol Come On
[3] Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video …

It is not clear who initiated this new Facebook meme, but some sources say Bob Patel is the man behind the Doppelganger Week. [1]

There’s a new Facebook meme sweeping the site and unlike the Facebook Bra Color Status sensation from earlier this month, both men and women can get in on the fun. [2]

Facebook users have found a way to top the sharing your bra color meme: Celebrity Doppelganger Week. [3]

By now you’ve probably heard about Doppelganger Week, the latest trend on facebook. [...] So find your Doppelganger now and check over to facebook to replace your photo. [4]

The word “doppelganger” comes from German and stands for the double or look-alike of a person. [1]

Yes, it’s a platform for wonderful things, but it’s also a platform for idiocy like Doppelganger Week. [...] Facebook giveth, and Facebook taketh away. [5]

Tagged doppel ganger week end, doppelganger facebook, doppelganger week, doppelganger week begins, doppelganger week facebook, doppelganger week! [6]

You can use a celebrity look alike generator to find out. [1]

Because looking like a celebrity is cool. [5]

According to Huffington Post’s interview with Bob Patel, the alleged creator of Doppelganger Week, the meme lives on through Saturday, so the time is now to get in on the action. [2]

It’s the week when everyone on Facebook replaces their profile photo with a celebrity that looks like them. [7]

One of the top 10 blogs worldwide, Mashable is a hub for those looking to make sense of the online realm. [3]

Send us your photos and we’ll upload them here (if you send them, you’re giving us permission to post them on the site, btw). [2]

Sources:
[1] Doppelganger Week On Facebook: What Celebrity Do I Look Like …
[2] Doppelganger Week on Facebook — Have Your Friends Become …
[3] Doppelganger Week on Facebook: Better Than Sharing Your Bra Color?
[4] MyHeritage.com powers Doppelganger Week on Facebook …
[5] Doppelganger Week! Facebook Helps Us Get Our Priorities …
[6] Doppelganger Week: Pics, Videos, Links, News
[7] Alex Grossman: Interview With Bob Patel, Creator of …

Biggest winners: Amy Winehouse won five of six, losing only in album of the year. [1]

Thanks to nods this year for popular artists like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Kings of Leon, there may be less discussion about whether or not the nominating committee gets it, but that doesn’t mean everyone is still happy. [2]

But having covering the Grammys from the Staples Center in the past, it’s always amusing to watch artists rush from the red carpet to the pre-show and then back to the red carpet, as that’s where all the press is. [1]

The long-dormant Police (top) will celebrate its 30th anniversary by opening tonight’s Grammy Awards telecast; and Justin Timberlake (above) performs tonight with the winner of an “American Idol”-styled contest. [3]

Watching Michael Jackson, Police, Madonna, Prince, Whitney, just to name a few win the awards and thinking they deserved it. [2]

Kanye West deserved it, and the rapper has now been shut out of the major pop categories for three consecutive albums. [1]

This meant that, in a digital-music era when the record industry is either imploding or undergoing a major paradigm shift (if not both), viewers preferred the predominantly amateur performers on “Idol” by a margin of nearly two-to-one. [3]

He also gave a shout-out to Winehouse producer Mark Ronson, saying, “If i don’t get to get up here for album of the year, you deserve it just as much as me. [1]

It was also a sobering defeat for the Grammys, which honors artists in 108 categories and has long prided itself for its idiomatic diversity and as the music world’s most prestigious annual awards show. [...] “To some degree, it does come down to aesthetics and to ‘commercial’ vs. ‘art,’ and I don’t think ‘commercial’ is a dirty word,” said Neil Portnow, the head of the Recording Academy (formerly the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences), under whose auspices the Grammys are presented. [...] (Because the show airs on a three-hour time delay here, viewers on the West Coast will not be able to vote during the telecast. [3]

7:34 p.m.: Rap sung/collaboration: Rihanna’s “Umbrella” featuring Jay-Z. [1]

Often it seems that the artists rewarded for their talent are not in step with who is really popular among fans and music lovers. [2]

Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock and an orchestra on George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” and a little dueling pianos shtick. [...] Look at you, Nashville, delivering the most sexually-explicit song of this year’s Grammy Awards. [1]

Sources:
[1] Grammys live! | Extended Play | Los Angeles Times
[2] Do the Grammys need a fix? ‘ The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs
[3] Grammys‘ ‘Idol’ moment | The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Pro Bowl is coming back to mainland USA for the first time in 30 years. [1]

Super Bowl 2010 returns to Miami, this time with the NFL all-star game, the Here’s the web’s best calendar for the hottest parties, best deals, and free events in South Florida for Super Bowl 2010 and for the NFL Pro Bowl. [2]

This Super Bowl marks the first time that two “indoor dome” teams will square off against each other in a Super Bowl. [3]

The Minnesota Vikings placed an NFL-best eight players on the National Football Conference All-Star team that will face the American Football Conference All-Stars in the 2010 Pro Bowl that kicks off Super Bowl week in South Florida. [4]

Preceding the Super Bowl for the first time, the Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 and be televised live on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. [5]

Contain your excitement if you can: it’s time for the Pro Bowl, the NFL’s woeful attempt to match the popularity of baseball and basketball’s all-star games. [6]

For the first time since 1980, the Pro Bowl will be played somewhere other than Honolulu. [7]

It’s hard to argue in favor of an all-star game in which the league’s seventh best player at his position makes the cut, let alone make the case for watching it. [6]

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not announced the move, but Hawaii’s governor and Honolulu’s mayor both confirmed the situation later Monday. [8]

Fans also may purchase Pro Bowl travel and hospitality packages via NFL On Location, the official source for authentic NFL experiences. [5]

It will also be held in Miami, and at the same stadium. [1]

Four of the league’s ?lite quarterbacks ‘ Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Carson Palmer and Tom Brady ‘ dropped out, citing injury or, in Manning’s case, participation in the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. [6]

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts carved up the New York Jets with surgical precision in the second half of the AFC Championship game en route to a 30-17 victory. [9]

Held annually since 1950 (though there were NFL All-Star Games played from 1939 to ‘42) and typically played the week after the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl used to be a thing of pride among players (not to mention cause for a sizable bonus back when they still needed the money). [6]

The Pro Bowl is an annual NFL game to honor the all-star players of the 2009 NFL season as selected by fans and their peers. [1]

Sources:
[1] Pro Bowl 2010 - Pro Bowl 2010 in Miami, Florida
[2] Miami Super Bowl XLIV Miami 2010 and Pro Bowl Events
[3] Super Bowl XLIV
[4] 2010 NFC Pro Bowl Roster : Every Morning Quarterback …
[5] NFL announces 2010 Pro Bowl ticket sales plans
[6] This Year’s NFL Pro Bowl Changes Won’t Boost Ratings - TIME
[7] NFL.com - Pro Bowl
[8] Report: 2010 Pro Bowl to precede Super Bowl - ESPN
[9] What’s the Super Bowl 2010 time?