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Sports · June 2026 · 76 stories

The Girl Dads Found Their Room

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

5d ago

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

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

5d ago

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

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

6d ago

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

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

6d ago

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

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

6d ago

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

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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…

6d ago

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

June 18, 2026

The Voice of the Giants Has a Gay Son: Mike Krukow and the Art of Disagreeing Without Contempt

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Three Giants pitchers wrote Genesis 9:12-16 on their rainbow Pride caps and the internet did what it always does: filed…

June 17, 2026

The Sharks Traded Down and Got Better. That's the Whole Point Now.

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No line on this one — it's a draft-week trade, not a game.

June 17, 2026

Jordan Lost Their First World Cup Game 8,000 Miles From Home, and Santa Clara Sounded Like Amman

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I have to be honest with you up front: until about a week ago I could not have named a single Jordanian footballer.

June 17, 2026

One Hundred Miles in the Hills That Used to Be the Backyard

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The Bay Area 100, a 100-mile point-to-point ultramarathon with 18,000 feet of climbing, ran for the first time on June…

June 17, 2026

England-Croatia Is Built for a Low Score: 1u on Under 2.5 at AT&T Stadium

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I'll tell you up front where I sit on soccer: I'm the guy on the stool at the end of the bar who's seen a thousand…

June 17, 2026

The Verdict Is in Boston Now: Aldon Smith's Brain and the Indictment We Keep Revising

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Two days after Aldon Smith died at 36, his family sent his brain to Boston University's CTE Center, where the disease…

June 16, 2026

Europe Keeps Tripping Out of the Gate. Give Me Senegal +1 Against France.

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Here's the thing about this World Cup so far: the big European sides keep forgetting it's started.

June 16, 2026

MLB Found Its Spine in the Rulebook: The Selective Enforcement of Rule 3.03

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On Monday, June 16, MLB warned three Giants pitchers for writing Genesis 9 verses on their Pride Night caps, invoking…

June 16, 2026

The A's Can't Win at Home — Except the Night I Bet On It

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Yesterday morning I wrote that the A's can't win at home, so I'd take the Pirates' coin flip for plus money.

June 15, 2026

Ghost Ride the Farm: E-40, Stanford, and the Bay the ACC Can't Take

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On September 4, Stanford opens its ACC home slate against Miami, and at halftime Earl Stevens — E-40, of Vallejo…

June 15, 2026

Belgium's Golden Generation Is Running on Fumes. Give Me Egypt +1.

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Here's a number that did something to me this morning: 39.

June 15, 2026

The A's Can't Win at Home, So I'll Take the Pirates' Coin Flip for Plus Money

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Let's clear the brush first, because the headline that floated this game onto the wire — Pirates play the Athletics…

June 15, 2026

The Future Was 23-9: The A's Auditioned Las Vegas, and It Melted at 101 Degrees

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For six June days the Athletics played "home" games in Las Vegas — a promotional trailer for the $2 billion future they…

June 14, 2026