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Alysa Liu's Post-Gold Whirlwind: A Bay Area Kid Cashes In on Olympic Glory
Eighty-seven days after Alysa Liu stood atop the Olympic podium in Milan, the Richmond-raised figure skater is living the kind of life that would make any Bay A...
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The 49ers' 2026 Schedule Is a Frequent Flyer's Nightmare
Hope the Niners invested in some good neck pillows, because their 2026 schedule reads less like an NFL season and more like an around-the-world itinerary. The...
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The Giants' Best Roster Move This Year Might Be a Friendship That Started in '77
Forget the trade deadline rumors and bullpen drama for a moment. The best story coming out of Oracle Park right now is about a suit, a friendship, and five deca...
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49ers Roster Projection: Shanahan's Betting Big on the Rookies
Training camp is still a ways off, but it's never too early to start gaming out what the 49ers' 53-man roster might look like — and this year's exercise is more...
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31 National Titles and You've Probably Never Heard of Him
Quick — name the most successful college coach in Bay Area history. If you said anyone other than Jack Clark, you're wrong. The Cal rugby head coach has quietl...
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The Giants Keep Punching the Dodgers in the Mouth and We're Here For It
Look, we don't pretend to be a sports desk. But when your scrappy, budget-friendly baseball team keeps humiliating the most expensive roster ever assembled, tha...
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The Warriors Are Building a Sports Empire — And It Might Actually Be Smart Business
Love them or hate them, the Warriors aren't just running a basketball team anymore — they're running a conglomerate. And in a city where billion-dollar ventures...
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Steve Kerr Is Back — Now the Warriors Actually Have to Build a Roster
Steve Kerr is coming back. Two more years. And honestly? That's the easy part. The Warriors announced that their head coach will return on a two-year deal, whi...
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The Valkyries' Impossible Balancing Act: Culture vs. Championships
The Golden State Valkyries haven't even finished unpacking the boxes from Year 1, and they're already staring down the most classic dilemma in professional spor...
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The Giants' $300 Million Lineup Puzzle Has No Easy Solution
Eleven months after Buster Posey pulled off the biggest trade in Giants history, the returns are finally starting to come in — and they're complicated. Rafael...
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Buster Posey's Front Office Gambles Are Busting — Now What?
Let's talk about accountability — not at City Hall for once, but at 24 Willie Mays Plaza. Buster Posey, the beloved three-time World Series champion turned pre...
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The Valkyries Are Here, and So Are the Fans Who've Been Waiting
The Golden State Valkyries officially christened their home court this week, and whatever you think about the WNBA's expansion into the Bay Area, one thing is c...
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Warriors Stuck at 11: No Lottery Luck, But Plenty of Options
The ping-pong balls have spoken, and they did not speak kindly to the Golden State Warriors. Despite hopes for a jump up the board, the Dubs will stay put at p...
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The Valkyries Just Signed a Player Who Actually Grew Up Hooping in SF
In a league full of mercenary free-agent signings and manufactured "homecoming" narratives, the Golden State Valkyries just did something genuinely cool: they s...
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Steve Kerr and the Warriors: The Breakup That Never Was
Sometimes the most predictable outcome is still the right one. Steve Kerr is coming back to the Golden State Warriors on a two-year deal, and if you watched th...
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Oracle Park Wants How Much for a Tea Bag?
Look, we all know that walking into Oracle Park means silently agreeing to a financial shakedown. You accept the $16 beers. You make peace with the $8 garlic fr...
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Giants Trade Away Their Best Catcher Because Of Course They Did
If you're a Giants fan who's been clinging to the hope that this franchise has a coherent plan, we regret to inform you that San Francisco just traded Patrick B...
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The Warriors' Lottery Ticket: Golden State's Most Important Offseason in a Decade
Missing the playoffs stings. For a franchise that won four championships in eight years, it stings even more. But the Golden State Warriors now find themselves...
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The Valkyries Are Here, and Kaitlyn Chen Isn't Waiting for Permission
San Francisco's newest professional sports franchise officially has a pulse — and it's beating faster than anyone expected. The Golden State Valkyries opened t...
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The Valkyries Are Here — But Can Year Two Deliver?
The Golden State Valkyries are back, and if you slept through their inaugural season, here's your wake-up call: 22 wins, a playoff berth, and a fanbase that wen...
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Golden City FC's $10M Kezar Promise Has Gone Suspiciously Quiet
Remember Golden City FC? A year ago, the splashy soccer venture rolled into town promising a $10 million facelift for Kezar Stadium — new turf, upgraded facilit...
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The Valkyries Are Here — Now Can They Actually Win?
The Golden State Valkyries are heading into their second WNBA season, and owner Joe Lacob has already set the bar sky-high: a championship within the franchise'...
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The 49ers' Quiet Revolution at Wide Receiver
## The 49ers' Quiet Revolution at Wide Receiver Here's a radical concept for the San Francisco 49ers: What if your wide receiver room just... caught footballs...
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The Valkyries Are Worth $1 Billion — On Paper, Anyway
The Bay Area's newest professional sports franchise just hit a milestone that sounds incredible on the surface: the WNBA's San Francisco Valkyries have reported...
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New Coordinator, New Look: What Raheem Morris Means for the 49ers Defense
The 49ers defense is getting a facelift, and it's about time we talked about it. With Robert Saleh heading to the Jets, the keys to San Francisco's defensive p...
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The Giants Finally Did What Everyone's Been Screaming About
Sometimes the most obvious move is the hardest one to make. The San Francisco Giants have finally called up Bryce Eldridge from Triple-A, and while the promotio...
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The Bay Area's Billion-Dollar Bet on Women's Sports Is the Right Kind of Risk
For a region that's watched professional sports teams literally pack up and leave — looking at you, Raiders and Warriors' San Francisco era — the Bay Area is ma...
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Valkyries Cut Fan Favorite Kate Martin as Roster Takes Shape
The Golden State Valkyries are making the tough calls that come with building a competitive roster — and the latest one stings. Kate Martin, who quickly became...
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Buster Posey Just Put the Giants' Biggest Contracts on Notice — and It's About Time
There's a saying in business: you don't reward failure just because the contract says so. Buster Posey apparently got the memo. The Giants' president of baseba...
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The Giants Finally Did Something — And It Might Actually Make Sense
There's a particular brand of torture reserved for Giants fans: watching a front office that seems perpetually allergic to urgency. But credit where it's due —...