BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Bouncing back from an unimpressive stretch in which they lost five of their last eight games, the Warriors got out of the gate quickly for a change Friday night, jumping out to a big early first quarter lead on the way to a dominating 122-105 win over …
Read More »Angels fly by the A’s to a 4-1 victory behind three home runs
BY JIMMY DeROGATIS The Oakland Athletics fell short today against the Los Angeles Angels courtesy of future Hall of Famers Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, losing 4-1. Trout and Pujols powered the offense for LA by hitting back to back home runs in the bottom of the third. Trout’s two …
Read More »A’s defeat Cleveland Indians 1-0 in spring pitchers duel
BY JIMMY DeROGATIS The Oakland A’s mustered up a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians in Mesa Saturday afternoon. Offense was hard to come by in a pitcher’s duel as Paul Blackburn faced off against Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer at the Hohokam Stadium home of the A’s. Blackburn pitched three strong …
Read More »Giants bats take down Cincinnati 5-3 in Scottsdale
BY JIMMY DEROGATIS In a warm Friday evening spring training game at Scottsdale Stadium, the San Francisco Giants scored a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Madison Bumgarner got the start and pitched three strong innings, giving up one earned run while picking up five strikeouts. Carlos Navas came in …
Read More »A’s enter 2019 season hoping to extend last year’s playoff run
BY JIMMY DeROGATIS The Oakland Athletics have longed for the opportunity to create some spring training buzz going into the season. 2019 might very well be that year for the A’s faithful. Headlining this years opener’s will be the A’s playing host to the Seattle Mariners at the Tokyo Dome …
Read More »Middling Giants likely facing year of transition in 2019
BY MASON BISSADA At the risk of pointing out the painfully obvious, the San Francisco Giants’ even year magic has officially warn off. The 2016 season was not simply an glitch in the system, as last season proved a much more realistic trend: the Giants are mediocre. A 73-89 season …
Read More »KD, Warriors Big Three, Heat up just in time to hold off Miami
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Pushed to the limit by a game Miami squad locked in a battle for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Warriors staged their largest comeback of the year to pull out a 120-118 win over the Heat at Oracle Arena Sunday night. ©DANIEL GLUSKOTER …
Read More »Obit: Frank Robinson (1935-2019) MLB great, Giants Manager
BY MASON BISSADA Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson passed away Thursday at the age of 83. Robinson, a true trailblazer, was the first African American manager in Major League Baseball history and the only player to win the MVP Award in both the American and National leagues. Former Giants …
Read More »Sixers spoil Cousins home debut, snap Warriors winning streak
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Returning to Oracle Arena riding a season-high 11 game winning streak, the Warriors were ambushed by the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night 113-104, spoiling the home debut of DeMarcus Cousins. ©DANIEL GLUSKOTER Golden State’s Kevin Durant drives to the basket during the Warriors 113-104 loss to the Philadelphia …
Read More »Ducks sleepwalk past Michigan St. in 7-6 Redbox Bowl snoozer
BY JIMMY DeROGATIS The Oregon Ducks ground out a 7-6 win over Michigan State to take the Redbox Bowl College Football game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara Monday afternoon. Before the game, Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio said, “We need to have production. There’s no question that to …
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