BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Kicking off their home season after a rough week on the road, the Giants didn’t find Tampa Bay in the mood to play along with any festivities at the newly christened Oracle Park Friday afternoon. The Rays wasted little time jumping on Dereck Rodriguez, scoring three first …
Read More »Piscotty’s 5 RBI lead A’s past Bosox to close winning homestand
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Bouncing back from an early 3-0 deficit, the A’s rebounded with seven unanswered runs to earn a 7-3 win against the Boston Red Sox Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum. The win completed a season opening homestand that saw Oakland take three out of four from the defending …
Read More »Fiers, A’s bats, firing on all cylinders in shutout win over Angels
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s opened the Coliseum portion of their 2019 schedule Thursday, riding six shutout innings from Mike Fiers on the way to a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. ©DANIEL GLUSKOTER Oakland starter Mike Fiers throws a pitch during the A’s 4-0 win in their home …
Read More »Warriors bounce back from Mavs debacle, stop Pistons 121-114
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Bouncing back from an embarrassing 35-point loss to Dallas on their home court last night, the Warriors returned to form on Sunday, establishing a 20 point lead after three quarters and holding on to score a 121-114 victory over the Detroit Pistons at Oracle Arena. ©DANIEL GLUSKOTER …
Read More »Warriors thump Nuggets, tighten grip atop Western Conference
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 »Martin Barre lives in the past & looks forward at The Sweetwater
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Long-Time Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, fresh off the release of a new solo album, kicked off of a brief two night stint in Marin with the first of a pair of shows at The Sweetwater in Mill Valley Wednesday night. ©DANIEL GLUSKOTER Martin Barre gestures to …
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 »Michael Franti and Spearhead lively up The Fillmore
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Fresh off the release of his sixth studio album, Michael Franti and Spearhead delivered a joyous hometown performance Friday evening during the first night of back to back shows at The Fillmore. ©DANIEL GLUSKOTER Michael Franti performs during the first of two sold out shows Friday night …
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