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The Smallest Nation in the World Cup Was Assembled, Not Born
PublishedCuraçao — an island of 158,000, the smallest nation ever to reach a men's World Cup — walked into Houston on Saturday…
Genesis 9, Over the Rainbow: What the Giants' Pride Night Really Exposed
PublishedOn June 12, four of the five Giants pitchers used in a 5-1 loss to the Cubs either Sharpied Genesis 9 over the rainbow…
The One Day You Back the Giants: Webb Starts, and That's the Whole Bet
PublishedTwo days ago I wrote that the Giants' bullpen was the real story of this team — that Matt Chapman's loud June was a…
The Word for What Santa Clara Did Was "Successfully," With an Asterisk
PublishedOn June 13, a venue named for a city 45 miles away hosted the Bay Area's first World Cup match, and by every…
Stop Writing the A's Obituary. The Baseball Team Is Two Back and Won't Stop Coming Back.
PublishedTyler Soderstrom came off the bench in the sixth inning Saturday night, doubled home the go-ahead run, and the…
We Called Aldon Smith a Bust. He Was a Sick Man Living in Public.
PublishedAldon Smith died Saturday at 36, and the 49ers called it "sudden and tragic" without disclosing a cause.
What It Felt Like to Watch Aldon Smith Rush the Passer
PublishedAldon Smith, dead at 36, was for two seasons the most frightening edge rusher in football, and then for a decade the…
The Math Is Simple and the Defense Is Not: Win Group D, and the U.S. Comes to Santa Clara on July 1
PublishedA Reddit post in r/bayarea this week put it about as plainly as it can be put: if the U.S.
The $50 Million Gamble: How Joe Lacob Stole a Billion-Dollar Franchise in Plain Sight
PublishedIn October 2023, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber paid a $50 million expansion fee — spread over ten years — for a WNBA team…
The Tarp Over the Logo: A Bay Area World Cup, Held in Two Registers
PublishedFor the first time in 32 years, the World Cup is here, and the venue in Santa Clara has had its corporate name tarped…
Game 5 in San Antonio: The Road Team Keeps Winning, So Give Me the Knicks to Close It
PublishedHere is the strange shape this series has taken: the home team cannot win a basketball game.
The Ticket FIFA Sold Paul Dufresne, Then Took Back, Then Sold Again
PublishedA Bay Area father bought two World Cup tickets to a Levi's Stadium match the legitimate way — directly through…
The Kid Comes Up the Same Day the Cornerstone Breaks Down
PublishedThere's a kind of transaction that looks like nothing — a line on the wire, an SS up, a DH down — and is actually…
The Team That Stayed: Oakland Roots Want 8,000 Seats on the Ground a Billionaire Walked Away From
PublishedOakland lost the Warriors to San Francisco, the Raiders to Las Vegas, and the A's to a parking lot in Las Vegas by way…
FIFA Erased the Word 'Levi's' From the Stadium. Then It Lied About Where the Building Is.
PublishedFIFA's clean-stadium policy did something this month that no amount of Bay Area civic complaint ever managed: it took…
No Messi. No Ronaldo. And That's the Best Thing About the Bay Area's World Cup Draw
PublishedHere's the complaint I keep hearing at Final Final, usually around the second pint: the Bay Area got robbed on the draw.
Matt Chapman's Loud June Is a Beautiful Mirage — and the Bullpen Is the Real Story
PublishedMatt Chapman is hitting .469 this month.
World Cup Opener Props: The Azteca Wants Goals. I'm Betting on a Blanket.
PublishedEditor's directive: a surprising prop on every soccer game today, no boring moneylines.
The World Cup Comes to "San Francisco" (a 45-Minute Drive Away): A Fan's Guide to the Bay Area Matches
PublishedSix World Cup matches land at Levi's Stadium between June 13 and July 1 — a tournament FIFA has rebranded "San…
The $120 Ticket That Costs $1,600: What the Bay Area World Cup Actually Costs
PublishedFIFA will tell you a World Cup ticket at Levi's Stadium starts at $60.
World Cup Futures: I'm Backing Spain at +450, Same Price as France for a Better Team
PublishedThe thing about a futures bet is that you're not betting a game, you're betting a month — six weeks of penalty-shootout…
Finals Game 4: The Road Team Keeps Winning, and Wemby Keeps Climbing — Give Me the Spurs Points
PublishedHere's the pattern this series refuses to stop drawing: the home team keeps losing.
The Loneliest 26-and-12: Wembanyama Was the Best Player on the Floor, and the Spurs Lost Anyway
PublishedWembanyama did everything the sport asks of one man in Game 1 of the NBA Finals — 26 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks —…
Knicks-Spurs Game 3: This Series Keeps Playing Under, and the Number Hasn't Noticed
PublishedHere's the thing about a series that's already told you what it is: the market is slow to believe it.