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The Wildest Slam: Roland Garros Ate the Favorites and Left Us a Teenager Buffet
Let me tell you where I am: it's past midnight, the Pac-12 is still dead, the Giants already lost in Colorado, and I flipped over to the Roland Garros order of...
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Hurling and Gaelic Football Finals Hit Treasure Island — Real Hits, No Diving
This weekend, Treasure Island hosts the San Francisco Irish Hurling and Gaelic Football Finals — two of the fastest, most physical field sports you can watch in...
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The Giants Are 4th in the NL West and the Coaching Staff Owns Some of That
The Giants aren't just losing games — they're losing them in ways that expose a structural problem. The roster has issues, yes, but the tactical fingerprints on...
Mission Bay·
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Veronica Burton Held Caitlin Clark to a Quiet Night. The Valkyries Have a Closing Five.
Golden State beat Indiana behind the kind of defensive performance that actually builds franchises. Veronica Burton was the story — not Clark's box score, but B...
Chase Center·
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The Diamondbacks Just Swept the Giants at Home. The Offense Is the Problem.
The Giants just dropped three straight at Oracle Park to the Diamondbacks. A home sweep. That's not a rough stretch — that's a structural indictment of where th...
Mission Bay·
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100% OTA Attendance Means Nothing. Ask Me Again in October.
The 49ers had near-complete attendance at voluntary OTAs. Every beat reporter filed something warm about it. Here's the cold read: voluntary OTA attendance is t...
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Champions League Final: Where to Watch Arsenal vs. PSG in SF
**Saturday morning, kickoff at 9am Pacific.** Arsenal and PSG meet in the Champions League Final, and if you want a crowd around you, you need to be out the doo...
North Beach·
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Kiah Stokes Switched Sides. Now Chase Center Gets to Find Out What That Means.
The Golden State Valkyries added Kiah Stokes this offseason, and the timeline is the whole story: twelve months ago she was on the floor at Chase Center in a La...
Mission Bay·
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Spurs vs. OKC Game 7: Where to Watch in SF
Game 7 tip-off is Sunday — check local listings for exact time — and you don't need a watch party reservation to catch it. Any bar with a television will have i...
Inner Sunset·
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2nd in Defensive Rating Through Six Games. The Valkyries Are Building Something Real.
The Golden State Valkyries rank second in the WNBA in defensive rating through six games. That is not a soft stat. Defensive rating — points allowed per 100 pos...
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Caitlin Clark Showed Up. The Giants Couldn't.
Caitlin Clark attended a Giants game at Oracle Park ahead of the Fever's matchup with the Golden State Valkyries. The Giants lost. That tracks. The Giants are...
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The Giants Need a Real Rebuild, Not a Vibe Shift
The Giants are on pace to lose 90-plus games. That's not a slump. That's a structural problem, and the front office needs to stop pretending a hot August streak...
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Pick 11 Is Not a Luxury. It's the Warriors' Last Lever.
The Warriors hold the 11th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. That's not a throwaway slot — historically, pick 11 has produced rotation players and occasional starters...
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Adames Is Locked In Through 2031. The Giants Haven't Figured Out Where.
The Giants signed Willy Adames to a seven-year deal that runs through 2031. That contract is the whole conversation. Everything else is just position shuffling....
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The 49ers' 'Calm Offseason' Is a Front-Office Press Release. Read the Roster.
The 49ers front office wants you to feel good about this offseason. That's their job. Your job is to look past the vibes and read the depth chart. Brandon Aiyu...
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Jess Smith Built a Billion-Dollar Club. The Soccer Comes Next.
The SF Valkyries are worth north of a billion dollars. That number matters more than any result on the pitch right now, because it tells you what kind of organi...
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Jocyte Is Finally Here. Now Show the League She Was Worth Pick No. 1
Juste Jocyte is in the Bay. After 406 days since the Valkyries used their first-ever WNBA draft pick on the Lithuanian wing out of NC State, she has touched dow...
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Will Venable Left SF. The White Sox Are Better For It.
The Chicago White Sox lost 121 games in 2024 — the most in modern MLB history. Will Venable took the manager job anyway. That's either hubris or genuine convict...
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10-3 Against the White Sox Doesn't Fix What's Broken
The Giants beat the White Sox 10-3 on Tuesday to snap a four-game losing skid. Let's be precise about what that means: they beat the worst team in baseball. Chi...
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The Oakland Olympian's Doping Gamble Isn't a Scandal—It's a Mirror
An Oakland Olympian is losing fans over a doping controversy being framed as a personal failing. Let's be precise about what's actually happening here. The sub...
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Ray and Arráez Are on the Clock — and the Giants' Front Office Knows It
The Giants are 2025's most interesting deadline story and it's not even summer yet. Robbie Ray and Luis Arráez are both performing well enough to draw real call...
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Ocean Beach Has Waves Right Now — Here's What You're Getting Into
Most mornings before 10am, Ocean Beach between Sloat and Balboa runs rideable surf — northwest swells, offshore winds, and water temps hovering around 54°F year...
Outer Sunset·
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The Valkyries Are Year Two. Pump the Brakes on the Championship Talk.
The Golden State Valkyries finished their inaugural WNBA season with promise. That's real. But the SF Standard piece declaring them the Bay Area's next champion...
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Posey Has 50 Games of Evidence. Now What?
The Giants are 50 games into the season and the problems are not subtle. The question sitting on Buster Posey's desk isn't whether changes are needed — it's whe...
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Steve Kerr's Legacy Has Nothing to Do With His Ring Count
Steve Kerr is leaving Golden State with four championships, a 715-win coaching record, and a reputation built on something the box score doesn't capture. The qu...
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The Giants Are a Dumpster Fire, But Luis Arráez Is Out Here Playing Like a Star
Let's not sugarcoat it: the 2025 Giants have been tough to watch. The kind of season where you check the score on your phone, wince, and put it back in your poc...
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The Valkyries Are Building Something — But Will SF Actually Show Up?
The Golden State Valkyries are putting in work. Reports from inside the team's practice sessions paint a picture of a squad that's blending serious basketball f...
Mission Bay·
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Steph Curry Wants Change — But Not Too Much Change
The Warriors are at a crossroads, and Steph Curry is doing what Steph Curry always does: being the most rational person in the room. Reports indicate that Curr...
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The 49ers' Draft Strategy: Just Call It the Washington Pipeline
If you've been watching the 49ers' draft habits over the past few years, you might have noticed a pattern — and no, it's not just "pick guys who get injured in...
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Bay Area Goes Three-for-Three on Women's Pro Sports — And That's a Market Win
The Bay Area is about to become one of just three markets in the country — alongside New York and Seattle — to host franchises in the WNBA, NWSL, and PWHL. With...