Although coach Mike Nolan isn't too happy with a few calls that have gone against the 49ers recently, he stands by the call he made near the conclusion of their loss to the Rams. Nolan still believes he made the correct decision to kick a field goal on a fourth-and-inches from the St. Louis 6 with less than 4 minutes left, putting San Francisco ahead by four points Sunday. The Rams drove for a touchdown in their 20-17 victory, snapping the Niners' three-game winning streak and dealing a blow to their unlikely playoff hopes.

49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant was arrested on reckless and drunken driving charges after his Lamborghini was seen speeding faster than 100 mph on a freeway. Bryant, 25, was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, driving under the influence and resisting arrest, police Capt. Kevin Raffaelli said.

Jerry Rice caught one last TD pass from Steve Young in front of the fans at Candlestick. The 49ers honored Rice at halftime of Sunday's 20-14 victory over the Seahawks. Rice signed a one-day contract in August to retire with the 49ers, the team Rice played for in the first 16 years of his 20-year career.

The 49ers won't know until Sunday whether they will be facing Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselbeck when they play the Seahawks in San Francisco. Coach Mike Holmgren said Friday that he believes Alexander and Hasselbeck are "capable of playing" against the 49ers, "but we're going to have to see how it all sorts itself out. "I will do that on Sunday," he said.

In 20 years as a wide receiver, Jerry Rice used hands that once caught bricks from his father to catch more passes, for more yards and for more touchdowns than anyone in NFL history. Now in retirement, at long last Rice will need those hands again on Sunday when he waves to fans at Candlestick during a halftime ceremony in which his career with the 49ers will be celebrated, with his family and former teammates and coaches by his side.

Mike Nolan and Jack Del Rio are ready to suit up. The 49ers' coach and his Jaguars counterpart have the NFL's permission to wear dress suits designed by Reebok during two games this season. Nolan is expected to debut his old-school outfit, black suit, a white shirt and a red-and-gold-striped tie, at the 49ers' home game against Seattle on Sunday. Del Rio also will wear a suit-and-tie ensemble in Monday night's home game against the Giants.

Shaun Alexander's doctors have reversed field. So now the league MVP can begin to prove that he can be the same again. Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will be right behind him. Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren said Monday that both of his injured stars may play Sunday at San Francisco, pending tests in practice this week.

While Mayor Gavin Newsom attempted to resurrect talks with the 49ers' ownership over building a stadium, a state lawmaker said Friday that he would try to bar the team from using the name San Francisco if it leaves town. One day after team announced it was done negotiating with Newsom and was now committed "100 percent" to moving to Santa Clara, team owner John York reopened the door ever so slightly by saying he would listen to any new ideas from San Francisco. But York reiterated that the team was still sitting down with Santa Clara officials. York and Newsom met Friday morning at the prompting of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a San Francisco resident and former mayor who also attended the meeting.

Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, who built an NFL dynasty with the 49ers and revolutionized the sport with his West Coast offense, disclosed Friday that he has leukemia. "I'm positive, but not evangelistic," the 74-year-old Walsh told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and The Sports Xchange Web sites. "I'm pragmatically doing everything my physicians recommend, and I'm working my way through it."

The 49ers have elected to break off negotiations with San Francisco city officials aimed at securing a new stadium at Candlestick Point and hope to build a home for the team near Great America in Santa Clara, the Mercury News has learned. Team owner John York informed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom of the team's decision Wednesday. Peter Ragone, a spokesman for Newsom, said that York called the mayor Wednesday and told him, ``The 49ers no longer want to negotiate'' with the city.