Category Archives: Top Headlines
MLB, union agree to opioid testing; marijuana removed as ‘drug of abuse’
Orlando Ramirez | 2019 Dec 10 SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine, but only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subject to di...
Dec 12, 2019
Giants unveil designs for relocated bullpens
(Via San Francisco Giants)SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - In a move designed to increase player safety and enhance fan engagement, the San Francisco Giants unveiled designs today for the new bullpens at Oracl...
Dec 12, 2019
Giants leave Winter Meetings happy and with many directions to go from here
KNBRSAN DIEGO — Scott Harris was not heading back to visit friends and family in Chicago or off to Hawaii for a needed vacation.Following four busy days, the Giants general manager was ready to ...
Dec 12, 2019
Former 49ers cornerback among 10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten former NFL players were charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program by submitting false ...
Dec 12, 2019
Giants excited about adding hard-throwing reliever in Rule 5 Draft
SAN DIEGO — The Giants hope this Rule 5 selection from the Blue Jays will work out better than the last one.For a second straight season, San Francisco swiped from Toronto’s system, select...
Dec 12, 2019
San Jose Sharks fire coach Peter DeBoer [report]
James Guillory | 2019 Dec 5 BY JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer The San Jose Sharks fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the move said. The person spoke to The Associat...
Dec 11, 2019
Those roster, reliever and IL changes are coming to baseball next season
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports SAN DIEGO — Those one- or two-batter Sam Selman innings, summoned to put down a lefty, won’t make an appearance next season. The anticipated rule changes, ...
Dec 11, 2019
Bruce Bochy officially has his next job
Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports SAN DIEGO — Bruce Bochy, even in relative retirement, is searching for another title. The three-time World Series manager of the Giants will take the same role wi...
Dec 11, 2019
49ers re-sign two players after placing Richburg on IR
Stan Szeto | 2019 Aug 29 The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have signed CB Dontae Johnson and WR Jordan Matthews to one-year deals. In order to make room on the roster, the team placed C/G W...
Dec 11, 2019
Dodgers now targeting Madison Bumgarner in surreal Giants nightmare [report]
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports SAN DIEGO — Suddenly Kevin Gausman does not quite have the same appeal. In a whirlwind Tuesday night, the reported “mystery-team” Giants did not land Gerr...
Dec 10, 2019
