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Warriors late comeback ousts Denver behind Curry and Payton

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Golden State Warriors came up big in the fourth quarter, erasing an eight point deficit behind the play of Steph Curry and Gary Payton II to clinch their first round playoff series against the gritty Denver Nuggets 102–98 at Chase Center Wednesday night. The win gave …

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Ten Ways to Enjoy Sweet Cherries this season

BY DEBBRA J. MORRIS Cherry season is here and the season is short so hustle over to your local farmers market and get farm-fresh, just-picked sweet cherries before they’re gone. There will be many varieties to choose from as the season progresses, from Bing and Rainier, to Brooks, Lamberts, Tulare, …

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Upstart A’s down Orioles again to maintain suprising start

BY RICK PORCARO The A’s rode five strong innings from Paul Blackburn and a balanced offensive attack to post a 6–4 win over the Baltimore Orioles Thursday afternoon, their third win in the season opening four game series. Sean Murphy drove in three runs with a homer and double and …

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Giants blow Webb’s gem, but rally to down Miami in opener

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants bullpen wasted six shut out innings from Logan Webb, but San Francisco fought back with a game-tying home run by Thairo Estrada in the bottom of the ninth before Austin Slater’s game-winning 10th inning double proved decisive in a 6-5 ten inning win over the …

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Giants and Pads resume chase to pass Dodgers when it counts

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The National League West was home to the two best teams in the majors last year during the regular season. The San Francisco Giants set a franchise record with 107 wins, and won the division by a single game over the Dodgers. The Giants finally wrested the …

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Buckingham brings his Mac attack and more to the Palace

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Lindsey Buckingham kicked off the opening night of the third leg of his solo tour with a nearly two hour set at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco Tuesday night. Twice delayed, first by emergency open heart surgery and …

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Astros still the team to beat in drastically improved AL West

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Houston has advanced to the American League Championship in each of the past five seasons, winning the AL pennant in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Their lone World Series win championship came in 2017, and has been tainted by their sign-stealing scandal, but they’ve still won the division …

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Mets and Phillies hoping to challenge the Braves in NL East

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The National League East produced the World Series champion last year for the second time in three seasons, and since the Red Sox won the 2018 title, NL teams have claimed the last three championships. Atlanta recovered from a slow start to vanquish Houston in the Fall …

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AL Central could shape up as the White Sox vs. the field in ’22

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Coming off a 2021 season that saw them finish a full 13 games ahead of their closest competitors, the Indians, the Chicago White Sox enter this season as clear favorites to repeat as American League Central champions. That result will never happen again, since the Cleveland franchise …

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