BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Even though the narrative around Deshaun Watson in the context of a possible trade has focused on how women would react to his acquisition, why should men feel differently about his alleged behavior? Each of the franchises in the league has female fans. Most NFL owners, coaches, …
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BY RICK PORCARO The A’s jumped on Toronto starter Alek Manoah for three first inning runs, and Cole Irvin made them stand up, pitching eight dominant innings in his best start of the year as Oakland returned home with a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in front of a …
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BY RICK PORCARO In a lost season that seems destined to surpass 100 losses by early September, the Athletics suffered what might be remembered as their worst loss of all Thursday afternoon, wasting 7 2/3 no-hit innings by Frankie Montas only to see their wretched bullpen gift the Seattle Mariners …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole stepped up big when it mattered most, leading Golden State back from a third quarter deficit to move within a game of the NBA championship with a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics Monday night at Chase Center. The Warriors led from …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski jumped on Dodgers starter Julio Urias for first inning home runs to give the Giants all the offense they needed in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. The game quickly developed into a pitchers duel, with Carlos …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson poured in a game high 32 points and Golden State led wire-to-wire on the way to a 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night to clinch their Western Conference Finals series in five games. The win propels the Warriors to their sixth NBA Finals …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER There would be no wild comebacks Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Just over 12 hours after New York erased a six run deficit with seven runs in the eighth inning before falling to San Francisco 13-12 in an early game of the year candidate, the Giants jumped …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The San Diego Padres put an exclamation point on their three game weekend sweep from the Giants Sunday afternoon, jumping on Alex Cobb and two relievers on the way to a 10-1 win at Oracle Park to send San Francisco to their fourth straight loss. Manny Machado …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Warriors overcame three quarters of lethargic play and horrendous shooting to grind out a 101–98 win over the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night to take a three games to one lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series. Steph Curry became the first player in NBA history …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski both homered and the Giants got solid pitching from spot starter Jakob Junis and four relievers to post a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon, earning a split of their four game weekend series. Yastrzemski’s sixth inning splash …
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