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5.0K18Would it be so bad to re-sign Michael Crabtree?
Michael Crabtree is easily the top remaining unsigned free agent. He’s a former No. 10 overall pick, he caught 85 passes for 1,105 yards and nine touchdowns in 2012, and even his bad seasons weren’t that horrible. His worst season was undoubtedly 2014, when he had 698 yards, four touchdowns, several drops, and his lowest yards per […]
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3.7K4Earthquakes win inaugural match (and gain a new kind of home field advantage) at Avaya Stadium
Ten seasons at Spartan Stadium followed by seven seasons at Buck Shaw Stadium never quite gave the Earthquakes the home field advantage every team hopes for. The inaugural match at Avaya stadium, however, proved to provide such an advantage for Northern California’s premier soccer club in a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire. 18,000 fans […]
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3.7K5Source: Justin Smith to retire as well
Less than an hour after being dealt the news that legendary linebacker Patrick Willis intends to retire after having a spiritual awakening, the 49ers will have have to contend with yet another loss. A source has confirmed what has been speculated over since Week 17 and reported this morning by CSN Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco: […]
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3.5K35Report: Mark Davis willing to move Raiders to NFC West to get new stadium in L.A.
As the only team left in the NFL who shares a stadium with a Major League Baseball team, it’s easy to say that the Oakland Raiders need a new stadium badly. However, what isn’t so obvious is how that stadium is going to be built. Anyone following the situation the past few months must feel like […]
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5.3K12Bumgarner hits Puig and a homer, but it’s not enough as Dodgers lower magic number to one
Many years from now, we’re all going to glorify what we saw tonight. Embrace it. Don Drysdale throwing brushback pitches at Willie Mays and Willie McCovey sounds downright sexy now. At the time, well … it was probably pretty cool to watch back then, too. But the fans who watched those scenes play out didn’t know they […]
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4.1KPeavy and Ishikawa lead Giants to victory, just like Sabean and Bochy planned it all along
The Giants needed a game like this. After the debacle that was last night, when a 15-minute cloudburst turned into a four-hour rain delay and a loss, and a protest (more on that later), everyone associated with the Giants needed a game like this — the players, the coaches, the broadcasters, the fans, and especially […]
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4.1K10Giants fans. What have you done?
Just 25 games into the 2014 season, Giants fans have to be pleased with the way it’s played out so far. The team sits atop the NL West standings with a 15-10 record. They’re finding ways to win, even as familiar names like Pence, Posey, Cain, and Sandoval have struggled. Giants fans have been treated […]
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4.6K8Inside the LOL: 49ers season in review part three – random acts of lunacy
Welcome back for the exciting conclusion of our 49ers season review! In parts one and two of the series, we analyzed the abject failure which came to define the 2013 San Francisco 49ers from every possible angle. Niners fans kept up a long tradition of calling KNBR to rage against imperfection. “You guys are right […]
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National League makes it a winning streak, according to Chipper Jones
In this year’s midsummer classic, the National League beat the American League 8-0 to make it three in a row, just as Bay Area Stats Guy predicted. According to the pregame speech by Chipper Jones, that makes it a winning streak. Melky Cabrera saw one pitch and lined a base hit in the top of […]
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Brandon Roy and Warriors meet, discuss former All-Star's return
Much more likely than Jeremy Lin returning to the Warriors, former Portland Trail Blazer Brandon Roy could be coming to the Bay Area. According to Yahoo! Sports, Warriors general manager Bob Myers met with Roy Sunday in the Bay Area and has another meeting set up later this week, according to CSN NBA Insider Matt […]
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Would the Bay want Jeremy Lin back?
Linsanity may be over, but point guard Jeremy Lin is still garnering offers from teams this offseason. According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, Lin is meeting with the Houston Rockets to discuss signing as a free agent. Lin is currently a restricted free agent, so the New York Knicks would have the opportunity to match any […]
