BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Cubs were the last team to represent the National League Central in the fall classic in 2016, bringing home the World Series trophy for its long-suffering fans for the first time in 108 years. In the five seasons since, no Central team has managed to win …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Rugged AL East figures to be best division in Baseball in 2022
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The American League East may well feature four of the top six teams in the league in 2022, with only the White Sox and perhaps Houston as being likely to win more games than the goliaths in the East. The Tampa Bay Rays are the defending AL …
Read More »Warriors fall 107-103 to league best Suns despite Poole’s 38
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER A career-high tying 38 points by Jordan Poole wasn’t enough Wednesday night as the Warriors fell to the Phoenix Suns 107-103 at Chase Center. The loss, Golden State’s fourth win a row, dropped the Warriors into a season worst fourth place in the Western Conference behind Dallas …
Read More »Set times announced for 2022 BottleRock Festival
The daily schedule of set times for the ninth annual BottleRock Music Festival May 27-29, 2022, at the Napa Valley Exposition has been announced as follows: Friday, May 27 JaM Cellars Stage 12:00pm – Dorothy 1:30pm – Fantastic Negrito 3:00pm – Marcus King 4:30pm – Spoon 6:00pm – Greta Van …
Read More »A’s retool again as future in Oakland remains in doubt
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Oakland A’s have indicated their intentions about the 2022 season with a flurry of trades that may not be fully complete even when their season begins on April 7th. Despite qualifying for the playoffs three straight years, including a division title in the shortened 2020 campaign, …
Read More »Thompson’s 38 leads Warriors to impressive win against Bucks
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson exploded for a season-high 38 points and Jordan Poole added 30 as the Warriors scored an impressive 122-109 wire to wire win over the Milwaukee Saturday night at Chase Center to snap the Bucks six game winning streak. Thompson also recorded a season-high eight 3-pointers …
Read More »Thompson’s 33 lead Warriors past Lakers 117-115 in thriller
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson exploded for 16 points in the fourth quarter Saturday night, helping to lead the Warriors to an exhilarating 117–115 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center. Thompson, in just his 14th game back after being sidelined with injuries for 2 1/2 years, had …
Read More »Lethargic Warriors upset by lowly Pacers 121-117 in OT
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In one of their worst performances of the season, the Warriors were ambushed by a strong performance from the injury decimated Indiana Pacers Thursday night at Chase Center, falling 121-117 in overtime. Playing against a badly outmanned Indiana team that came into the game with a 16-29 …
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