Category Archives: Top Headlines
Baggarly: ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if Hunter Strickland holds onto closer job all year’
In his first fill-in performance as the Giants’ closer, Hunter Strickland looked the part and then some in San Francisco’s 1-0 Opening Day victory over the Dodgers. Boasting a new-and-impr...
Mar 30, 2018
Antetokounmpo mimicks Curry’s pregame routine, adds a twist
https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/979518135647723520 Video via our friends at NBC Sports Bay Area OAKLAND – Before the Golden State Warriors hosted the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night, a re...
Mar 29, 2018
Five 49ers players with something to prove in 2018
Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers enter the 2018 season with high expectations after capping the 2017 season on a five-game winning streak. General manager John Lynch was active in free agency...
Mar 29, 2018
Hunter Strickland named Giants’ temporary closer
Andrew Villa-USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — In the same way that Madison Bumgarner and Jeff Samardzija’s injuries threw a wrench in the rotation, Mark Melancon’s right elbow flexor s...
Mar 29, 2018
Giants announce Opening Day roster, Melancon placed on disabled list
The San Francisco Giants officially announced their Opening Day roster on Thursday, ahead of their 2018 opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Five players will begin the season on the disabled list,...
Mar 29, 2018
Kerr expecting two All-Stars to return on Thursday
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports For the first time since March 11, the Warriors will have at least two of their four All-Stars on the court. In an interview with KNBR on Wednesday, Warriors head coach St...
Mar 28, 2018
Tim Flannery explains why Steven Duggar was left off Giants’ 25-man roster
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY SportsCenterfield prospect Steven Duggar was all anybody wanted to talk about during spring training.It might’ve come as a surprise then, that the 24-year old, who Will Cl...
Mar 28, 2018
Kerr jokes about Curry’s return, provides updates on All-Stars’ injuries
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports OAKLAND - Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is seemingly aware of the weight of his words. Two days after he declared injured point guard Stephen Curry won't play in the firs...
Mar 27, 2018
Rule 5 pick Julian Fernandez going on DL, Melancon may also be headed there
Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports Oh boy. After Jeff Samardzija and Madison Bumgarner sustained injuries on back-to-back days last week, another Giants pitcher, and possibly two, may soon be joining th...
Mar 27, 2018
While tempting, 49ers shouldn’t pursue a trade for Odell Beckham Jr.
Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports It's rare that an NFL front office considers trading its best player because his behavior becomes too intolerable to handle. That's where the New York Giants find thems...
Mar 27, 2018
