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Former Bay Area sports broadcaster and NFL star Wayne Walker dies at age 80
Wayne Walker, a 15-year NFL veteran and former longtime sports director for KPIX-TV in San Francisco, died Friday at the age of 80 after fighting Parkinson’s disease, the station announced. Walk...
May 19, 2017
What Steph Curry’s All-NBA selection means for his contract future
The 2017 All-NBA teams announced Thursday morning featured a trio of Warriors, and the announcement was met with mixed reactions from players. Kevin Durant told reporters the recognition doesn’t...
May 18, 2017
49ers work out former University of Texas defensive line standout [report]
Despite going defense-heavy in the recent NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers are still in search of more defensive players to round out their roster. According to a report from NFL.com’s Ian Rap...
May 18, 2017
Cain on 1050: Nick Hundley’s 2-seam fastball tip is working for Matt Cain
Going into this year, many Giants fans felt dejected seeing Matt Cain’s name in the rotation. In Cain’s four previous seasons he had a losing record, an ERA no better than 4, pitched over ...
May 18, 2017
Earthquakes looking to bounce back against Orlando City SC
A week after handing out a 3-0 drubbing over the Portland Timbers, the Earthquakes saw the tables turn, and found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the Colorado Rapids. The ...
May 17, 2017
Benches clear in Giants-Dodgers series finale
After Yasmani Grandal flew out to end the top of the 3rd inning in Wednesday’s series finale between the Giants and Dodgers, he and Giants’ pitcher Johnny Cueto began to exchange words. Bo...
May 17, 2017
Blach says extra energy in games against Dodgers helps him stay locked in
Left-handed pitcher Ty Blach has made just seven career starts, and three have come against the Dodgers. There’s no quicker way to the hearts of Giants fans than posting successful numbers again...
May 17, 2017
Blach proves his worth, continues Giants’ run of starter success
SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy thinks there’s something contagious going around among Giants starting pitchers of late.For more than one full turn in the rotation now, San Francisco’s s...
May 16, 2017
Ranking the NBA’s dirtiest players of all time
A lot of NBA fans are labeling Zaza Pachulia the dirtiest player in the NBA after his latest incident with Kawhi Leonard, in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday. The Audible’s Drew...
May 16, 2017
Rod’s Riffs: Man on scooter makes costly miscalculation
In this week’s episode of Rod’s Riffs, Rod riffs on Zaza Pachulia stepping under Kawhi Leonard, a kid who breaks his mother’s ankles, and a man on a scooter who seems to greatly over...
May 16, 2017
