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Both Sides, Nobody's Friend: The Giants Tried to Stay Out of It. Now Nobody's Taking Their Side.

The San Francisco Giants spent three decades earning a specific kind of civic franchise credibility, the kind built on…

July 2, 2026

The Sell: How Joe Lacob's 20‑Minute Phone Call — and a Text to Draymond — Landed the Valkyries Their Star

The story of how Gabby Williams ended up in a Valkyries jersey is, at its core, a story about Joe Lacob picking up the…

July 2, 2026

The Photographs From Monday Night Are Already the Document of This Tournament

Nhat V. Meyer and Jane Tyska — two local photographers working for the Mercury News and East Bay Times — went to Santa…

July 2, 2026

Arizona Hasn't Lost to the Giants All Year. The Trade Deadline Is 29 Days Away.

The D-backs did it again Wednesday night in Phoenix.

July 1, 2026

Balogun Scored, Then Balogun Got Sent Off. USA Is Through Anyway.

The stadium in Santa Clara is quiet now.

July 1, 2026

$4.5M Says the Sharks Actually Believe It

Two weeks ago I wrote that the Sharks traded down for Michael Kesselring and did something unusual for an…

July 1, 2026

Devers Hits Two, the Deadline Clock Ticks Three Weeks Louder

For about four hours Saturday night on the banks of the Willamette — wait, that's wrong.

July 1, 2026

The Agent Was the GM's Best Man. That's the Whole Story.

Line not pulled — no wagerable market exists here.

July 1, 2026

Balogun's Strike, Dzeko's Exit, 45 Minutes to Go: USA 1‑0 at the Break in Santa Clara

The second half is underway in Santa Clara.

July 1, 2026

Aiyuk Went Nuclear on Shanahan, Fired His Agent, and Went Quiet. The Commanders Were Already Gone.

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July 1, 2026

Lendeborg at 24: The Skill Stack, the Role, and the Thing Draymond Won't Always Be Able to Do

The origin-story stuff already ran. Lendeborg grew up hating Steph, loved Kyrie, all of that — it was a good…

July 1, 2026

Thirty‑Two Years of Waiting, and Tonight It's Santa Clara

The last time the United States played a World Cup knockout game on home soil, Andrés Escobar was still alive.

July 1, 2026

The Moment the $254 Million Man and the $25,000 Kid Saved the Giants

For eight innings Wednesday night, Oracle Park was what it's been all season: a tomb.

July 1, 2026

Two Wrecked Rotations Meet at the Bay Bridge

The Bay Bridge Series used to mean something.

July 1, 2026

Ottawa's Eklund Bet: The Cost of Chasing Playoff Dreams

The math was simple enough. Ottawa needed another top-six forward, San Jose needed more draft capital. So on June 23…

July 1, 2026