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The top 10 most unexpected highlight in sports, inspired by Javy Baez and Carlos Moncrief
In honor of Javier Baez’s inside-the-park home run and Carlos Moncrief’s bullet throw, Brian Murphy looks back at some of the wildest and highly enticing pleasures in sports: the unexpected thrill.
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Murph: 49ers questions and answers heading into training camp
Like a life preserver thrown to Bay Area sports fans, the NFL season is here to save us from drowning in Giants lousiness.
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Lund: Giants have nothing to lose with Sandoval signing
If he’s postseason Panda, the Giants add a much-needed bat to a mostly toothless line up. If he’s overweight, unmotivated Panda, the Giants move on, nothing lost but a few at bats which would have gone to players who have proven they don’t deserve the plate appearances anyway this season.
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Fitz: A dose of reality for Giants fans before the second half begins
Fan discussions about the Giants are tough ones currently. Sometimes the reality can be a little tougher to take.
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Murph: Warriors foil the haters again
Any rumors of the Warriors demise have been greatly exaggerated. Or, did not exist at all. These are the salad days. The Warriors are champs, are in their prime, and are ready for more.
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Atlanta United vs. Earthquakes preview
Jackson Yueill, the Quakes first round selection, taken 6th overall in this year’s Major League Soccer Super Draft, has recently made his MLS debut, and first ever MLS start in the Quake’s last three games. He has looked solid, confident, and sees the passing lanes, while playing with a calmness beyond his years.
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Cali Classico preview: Quakes have golden opportunity vs. Galaxy
It’s been a strange last couple of weeks for the Quakes but the arrival of Cali Classico brings with it a great opportunity for San Jose to gain ground in the West.
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Ball Duding: You gotta get dirty
Matt Cain eyed me in the tunnel leading to the dugout before Wednesday’s Giants-Rockies game. He sized up my ill-fitting pants, my out-of-place jersey and my bearing that projected zero confidence. After all, I was about to be a Ball Dude for the very first time.
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Lund: Houston trade for Paul kicks off NBA’s battle of the stars
The Warriors still have pole position, but other NBA teams aren’t enjoying season after season with a predetermined outcome as obvious as WWE. The battle of the stars has begun.
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Murph: ‘If Evans is to turn this thing around, he’ll have to nail the market’
Two bits of intrigue remain in the Giants season, which essentially died in this, the month of June. The club totes a 6-18 record this month into Tuesday night’s game vs. Colorado. The two bits: Who gets dealt? Will they lose 100 games? Gotta say, those are some remarkable questions to be asking. When Paulie…
