BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Returning to Chase Center for the only time in the midst of an eight game stretch to close out the first half of the season, the Warriors avenged a last-second road loss in Charlotte six days ago with an impressive 130-121 victory over the Hornets Friday night. …
Read More »Warriors come from way back to burn Heat in overtime 120-112
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Further short-handed by the absence of Draymond Green, the Warriors rode a balanced team effort to overcome a poor start and score an improbable 120-112 win in overtime against the Miami Heat Wednesday night at Chase Center. Already playing without a legitimate big man while both James …
Read More »Curry’s 40 leads shorthanded Warriors past Magic 111-105
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Steph Curry maintained his recent groove Thursday night, pouring in 40 points including 10 three-pointers to lead the Warriors to a 111-105 win over Orlando at Chase Center. The effort extended Curry’s career-best streak with four or more three-pointers to 13 consecutive games, tying James Harden’s all-time …
Read More »Warriors old nemesis Harden now reviled in Houston also
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ By any measure, James Harden has had a Hall of Fame career. He’s easily the best player the Rockets have employed this century, and the second best player in franchise history, behind only the iconic Hakeem Olajuwon. In the context of his place in NBA history, Harden …
Read More »MLB’s Hall of Fame selectors need to adapt to Changing Times
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) is responsible for the election process that admits or denies retired players access to the Hall of Fame. The process is very straightforward. Once a player elects to retire, a period of five years must pass before that player can …
Read More »Bonds, Clemens approaching final shot at Hall of Fame election
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ From the moment a young man makes it his aspiration to become a professional baseball player, he dreams of two things: 1) Win the World Series, and 2) Earn enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. The vast majority of kids who are fortunate enough to make it …
Read More »Marlins break new ground with hiring of first female GM
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The New York Yankees are arguably the most storied franchise in all of sports. They have won 27 World Series championships, more than twice as many as any of their competitors. They have been led, at various points in their storied history, by some of the most …
Read More »Oakland vanquishes playoff demons, ousts White Sox 6-4
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Oakland A’s finally exorcised the ghosts of playoff failure Thursday afternoon, coming back from an early 3-0 deficit to record a wild card series clinching 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at the Coliseum. It wasn’t easy, as the four-hour plus game in 90° weather …
Read More »Bassitt’s clutch performance sends A’s to decisive Game 3
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s finally got the playoff monkey off their backs Wednesday afternoon, jumping out to an early lead and riding seven strong innings from Chris Bassitt before holding on to force a deciding game in their wild card series against the White Sox with a 5-3 victory. …
Read More »Giolito’s gem silences A’s bats as Luzardo fails in WC opener
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s stretch of postseason futility continued Tuesday afternoon, falling 4-1 to the Chicago White Sox at the Coliseum in the opening game of the best-of-three AL wild card series. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito was masterful in his playoff debut, retiring the first 18 batters he …
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