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The Same Day: Solomon Bates Came Out as a Giant, and Was Gone by Sundown

In June 2026, three Giants pitchers wrote a Bible verse over the rainbow on their Pride caps and became a national…

June 24, 2026

A Blowout Is the Wrong Bet: 1u on Scotland +1.5 Against a Shaky Brazil

I'll say the quiet part first: I am not the guy to tell you who wins a Brazil match on tactical feel.

June 24, 2026

Three Spike Holes in the Best Story Oakland Had Left

For 24 games, Zack Gelof was the one clean, uncomplicated thing about a franchise that has none — an Athletics team…

June 24, 2026

The Kid Who Hated Steph Arrives Late to the Party

Yaxel Lendeborg was a 13-year-old Kyrie Irving loyalist in 2016, rooting against the Warriors when they were the most…

June 24, 2026

A College Coach Walks Into a Big‑League Room: The Vitello Experiment's Real Test Isn't Rafael Devers

Here is the scene, because the scene is the whole thing.

June 23, 2026

The Sharks Just Turned a 23‑Year‑Old Into a Draft Pick. That's the Tell.

A week ago I wrote that the Sharks traded down for Michael Kesselring and got better, and that getting better through…

June 23, 2026

Bosnia, Probably: Decoding Who the USMNT Actually Plays in Santa Clara on July 1

We've established the where and the when.

June 23, 2026

The Homecoming That Isn't: The A's Come Back to the Bay as Visitors

On Tuesday night the Athletics play the Giants at Oracle Park — thirteen miles and one body of water from the Coliseum…

June 23, 2026

Santa Clara Is Already Booked: USA Clinched Group D, So Thursday vs Turkey Is a Scrimmage — and the Bet Lives in the Under

Everybody's doing the World Cup-fever thing right now — hotel screenshots, ticket-price freakouts, the Gia Vang…

June 23, 2026

Two Broken Offenses Meet at Oracle. Take the Under.

There's a temptation, when the A's roll into Oracle Park as the "road" team they technically are these days, to write…

June 23, 2026

Jordan's World Cup Ends in Santa Clara, and Algeria Learned to Score From Corners Just in Time

Jordan led a World Cup match for thirty-three minutes.

June 23, 2026

The Warning Was Always Rubber: Manfred's Letter to Hawley Closes the Pride‑Cap File

Eleven days ago, MLB warned three Giants pitchers that writing Bible verses on Pride Night caps was "a violation of our…

June 23, 2026

The Press Team That Can't Press: Half a Unit on Austria +1 Against Messi's Argentina

Let me say the quiet part first, because I've now written some version of "take the dog to stay within one" three times…

June 22, 2026

The Girl Dads Found Their Room

In year two, the Golden State Valkyries have turned Chase Center into the hottest ticket in Bay Area sports — 31…

June 21, 2026

Webb Is Great. The Giants' Bullpen Isn't. I'll Take the Hot Dog at +125.

I have written about this Giants–Marlins series so many times this week that loanDepot Park should comp me a parking…

June 21, 2026

Four Legs, One World Cup Saturday: Today's Group‑Stage Card

Some mornings the board just lines up. Four group-stage matches, four sides I'd happily put on a single, and a number…

June 20, 2026

The Market Watched Germany Beat a Country of 158,000 and Decided to Lay a Full Goal on the African Champions

Here's the thing about a 7-1 scoreline: it sticks to the eyeball, and it sticks to the number.

June 20, 2026

I Rode the Marlins Twice. At -143, I'm Getting Off the Train.

Owen Caissie hit a homer, a double and a single, was a triple shy of the cycle, and dropped the go-ahead sacrifice fly.

June 20, 2026

The Angels Handed Me a 7‑Run Lead. The A's Comeback Machine Ate It, and My Ticket, Whole.

Let me put the L on the table before I say anything else, because that's the deal I make with you: I faded the A's…

June 20, 2026

The Giants' Deadline Answer Is Already on Tonight's Lineup Card

You want to know which direction the Giants go at the deadline?

June 19, 2026

Australia Will Park the Bus in Seattle: I'm on the Under in USA's Group D Decider

Let me say the quiet part first: I am not a soccer tactics guy.

June 19, 2026

The A's Are So Hot Vegas Made Them Favorites Over an Ace. I'll Fade the Streak.

Let me say the quiet part first: this is the third time this week I'm writing about the A's at home, and twice I've…

June 19, 2026

The Stowers Headline Is a Mirage. The Reason to Bet This Giants–Marlins Game Isn't.

The wire copy says "Stowers leads Marlins against the Giants after 4-hit outing," and I get it — 4-for-5, 2 homers, 5…

June 19, 2026

Tiffany Hayes Was Done. The Valkyries Are the Reason She's Not.

In December 2023, Tiffany "Tip" Hayes walked away from the WNBA after eleven seasons, worn down by a decade of playing…

June 18, 2026