BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The San Francisco Giants enter 2020 in the earliest stages of a reimagining of their roster. In 2019, they eschewed the chance to trade free agents-to-be reliever Will Smith and franchise icon Madison Bumgarner because of their position in the standings in late July, a justifiable decision …
Read More »A’s looking to extend October playoff run in 2020
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The 2020 Oakland A’s roster is geared towards making another run at postseason glory after being defeated in the Wild Card game last season by the Tampa Bay Rays. The core of the talented group that has gone 97-65 in two consecutive seasons remains intact. It’s the …
Read More »Warriors Lose to the Heat In Iguodala’s Return to the Bay Area
BY MASON BISSADA Despite a disheartening 113-101 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night, Warriors fans at Chase Center were all smiles as they welcomed home former Warrior Andre Iguodala in his first matchup against Golden State in nearly seven years. Iguodala, who was recently traded to the Miami …
Read More »Retooled Warriors put up a fight, but fall to Lakers 125-120
BY MASON BISSADA Though the Golden State Warriors roster looked noticeably different after their various trade deadline moves, the results of Saturday night’s game against Los Angeles were fairly similar to most games this season, as they lost a close game to the Lakers 125 -120 at Chase Center. Andrew …
Read More »Warriors add Wiggins from Wolves as Russell, two others depart
BY MASON BISSADA In the final hours before the NBA’s annual trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors agreed to trade point guard D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for forward Andrew Wiggins and the Wolves 2021 first-round pick and 2021 second-round pick. In addition to Russell, Golden State …
Read More »Warriors embarrassed by Utah 129-96 as slide continues
BY MASON BISSADA The Golden State Warriors became the latest victim of the surging Utah Jazz on Wednesday, falling 129-96 at the Chase Center in what was essentially a wire-to-wire defeat. Utah, which came into the game having won 17 of their last 19 games, dominated Golden State on both …
Read More »Raiders RB Josh Jacobs named Offensive Rookie of the Year
Oakland Raiders RB Josh Jacobs was named the Pro Football Writers of America’s Offensive Rookie of the Year on Tuesday in voting conducted by the PFWA, becoming just the second Raider to win the award. Jacobs started in all of his 13 appearances, rushing 242 times for 1,150 yards and …
Read More »Warriors mid-season report card: Focusing on the future
BY MASON BISSADA The 2019-20 season has been one of pain for the Golden State Warriors organization. Its players are feeling this pain physically in the form of broken hands (Stephen Curry), torn ACL’s (Klay Thompson) and shoulder contusions (D’Angelo Russell), and its fans are feeling the pain mentally and …
Read More »Niners D dominates Vikes 27-10 to advance to conference final
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Showing the benefit of an extra week of rest thanks to a bye week, the 49ers used a dominating defensive performance to destroy the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 at Levi’s Stadium Saturday afternoon to advance to the 16th NFC Championship game in franchise history. Buoyed by the return …
Read More »Elway’s selection as quarterback on NFL100 team indefensible
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ In December, the NFL celebrated the 100th anniversary of professional football by announcing the NFL100 team, representing the best 100 players to ever play in the league. The panel that chose those players was made up of 26 people, including coaches, team executives, retired players and members …
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