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Risk or Rust: A 47-Year-Old Pastor Walks On at San Jose City College
A 47-year-old Silicon Valley pastor who has spent fifteen years preaching "stop small, play big" to founders and engineers reportedly walked on at…
Preseason Isn't Meaningless. It's a $637,500 Coin Flip.
The people who tell you preseason football doesn't matter are the people it can't hurt.
The Last California School: San José State and the Conference Everyone Left
San José State enters 2026 as the only California school left in a Mountain West that just watched five of its members bolt for the rebuilt Pac-12.
Cal Football 2026: The $3 Million Sophomore
Cal fired Justin Wilcox, hired Cal alum and Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, and spent its offseason doing the one thing the transfer-portal…
Stanford Football 2026: The Year Ahead
Stanford enters 2026 as something it hasn't been in years: a program with a plan.
The Cardinal’s New Union: Stanford Football Plants A Flag For Player Power In College Athletics
Stanford football players have quietly formed the first player-led College Football Players Association chapter, positioning themselves as a…
The World Cup at Levi's: A Global Stage, a Local Question Mark
The World Cup's vibrant, global spectacle at Levi's Stadium sharply contrasts with the Bay Area's struggling local sports landscape, prompting a…
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 two pro seasons a year on two…
The Smallest Nation in the World Cup Was Assembled, Not Born
Curaçao — an island of 158,000, the smallest nation ever to reach a men's World Cup — walked into Houston on Saturday to play Germany with a…
The Team That Stayed: Oakland Roots Want 8,000 Seats on the Ground a Billionaire Walked Away From
Oakland lost the Warriors to San Francisco, the Raiders to Las Vegas, and the A's to a parking lot in Las Vegas by way of Sacramento.
Unbeatable at Home, Mortal Everywhere Else: De La Salle and the Bay's Football Inheritance
De La Salle enters 2026 unbeaten against NorCal since 1991 and holder of 33 straight section titles, yet 0-for-8 in recent state finals — invincible…
Ghost Ride the Farm: E-40, Stanford, and the Bay the ACC Can't Take
On September 4, Stanford opens its ACC home slate against Miami, and at halftime Earl Stevens — E-40, of Vallejo, founder of Sick Wid It, patron…
The Boo Heard Round the Bay: Archbishop Mitty and the Finer Points of High School Sports Envy
At a recent Nate Bargatze show, a spontaneous boo erupted when a kid mentioned attending Archbishop Mitty High School, perfectly encapsulating the…
Two Towns, One Title: The Little League Final the Bay Area Can Walk To
On Saturday at 5 p.m. at Max Baer Park in Livermore, the U.S. championship of Little League's Intermediate 50/70 World Series will be an all-Bay-Area…
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.
The Possum and the Standings: Oakland's Other Baseball Team Is Losing, and Nobody at Raimondi Park Cares
The Oakland Ballers are 14-19 and eighth in the Pioneer League, and this weekend they're hosting Phish Night, "Oakland Stands Up," and Christmas in…
The Deal: When Sports Teams Control the News Cycle, and the Media Complies
The extended suppression and carefully orchestrated disclosure of 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan’s severe car accident by both the team and certain…