SAN FRANCISCO — 49ers fans were ready. A few thousand of them took off work, threw on their No. 53 NaVorro Bowman jerseys and were anxious to hoot and holler for good plays at legendary Kezar Stadium, right in the heart of San Francisco’s famous Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Unfortunately for the dedicated fan base, the 49ers got off […]

By the slimmest of margins, the Giants have their first second-half series win. Jeff Samardzija (10-8, 4.23 ERA) dazzled for 5 2/3 innings, shutting out the Marlins to pick up his first win in more than a month. The Giants won, 1-0, and will hold a share of first place in the National League West for […]

Home Run King Barry Bonds, now the hitting coach of the Miami Marlins, earned his first career ejection as a coach Wednesday in the series finale against the Giants.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) When Derek Carr and Amari Cooper arrived at training camp for the Oakland Raiders this summer they had a simple request. Oakland’s star quarterback and game-breaking receiver wanted to spend the few weeks at the team’s summer home at a wine country hotel as roommates, figuring any extra time together talking football […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde is eager to see what Chip Kelly’s offense can do for his career. “I’m approaching this year as a make or break year,” Hyde said. “I’m going to make it or it ain’t going to work. I’m really trying to focus in on this […]

Joshua Garnett and Anthony Davis are both listed with the second unit and Kelly really should give both a ton of playing time this preseason. Garnett missed a good chunk of the offseason program and Davis will have clumps of rust to shed off before Week 1.

Among plenty of inconsistencies in the second half, losing is about the only thing the Giants have seemed to repeat. There was no momentum to be carried over from Monday’s dramatic win, and the Giants fell 2-0 to the Marlins. Matt Moore delivered six solid innings, but allowed two runs too many as the team went hitless in their only […]

Warriors players take time out of their schedules to watch American history from the stands

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Shanking shots of all sorts, including five – yes, five! – double-faults in one game alone, Williams lost to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3 in the third round in a real […]