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Ever since Warriors owner Joe Lacob said the Warriors were ‘light-years’ ahead of the rest of the NBA in a New York Times interview in 2016, the quote has become a running joke throughout league circles and on social media.

The San Francisco Giants signed outfielder Gregor Blanco to a minor-league deal on Monday, after a one-year hiatus with the Arizona Diamondbacks last year.

Let’s work towards quickening the game. The news that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union chief Tony Clark are meeting about pitch clocks, mound visits and other ways to trim the time-of-game fat is welcome news.

It didn’t take long for Giants executive Brian Sabean to put the kibosh on the idea that recently signed center fielder Austin Jackson is going to be an everyday player in 2018.

After an elongated cold spell, the stove stayed hot for the Giants this week with the signing of outfielder Austin Jackson. The acquisition continued a pattern of aggressive moves from the Giants front office, that also included trading for multi-time All-Stars Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria, as a means to address massive holes in the […]

Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning to discuss the orange & black’s most recent signing, centerfielder Austin Jackson, and gave his take on where he thinks he’ll play in the outfield, and where he’ll land in San Francisco’s batting order.

Tolbert & Lund caught up with former Warriors head coach, and fan favorite, Don Nelson on Thursday. Nelson called in from his home on the island of Maui, and was entertaining as always, discussing his frequent poker games with Willie Nelson, and the sudden breakup of the We Believe team, among other things.

The Warriors easily dispatched of the new look Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, beating them 118-108 for the first time with Isaiah Thomas in their lineup. For three seasons, the Warriors-Cavs rivalry has been the best in the NBA, and after meeting three consecutive times in the NBA Finals, will undoubtably go down as one of the best of all time. Even if they meet for a fourth time this June, however, Marcus Thompson of The Athletic believes that Monday’s easy victory for Golden State is a signal that this rivalry has run its course.

Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow didn’t seem that bummed that the Giants passed on Bruce when he joined Murph & Mac Thursday morning, and argued that the 10-year veteran might not have been the greatest fit in San Francisco.

Heading into the 2017 regular season, it would’ve been a wild take to say the 49ers had a better five year outlook than the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders were coming off a 12-4 season, and had what looked to be young, franchise players on both sides of the ball. San Francisco, on the other hand, was trotting out their third head coach in as many years, and didn’t have an NFL caliber starting quarterback on their roster.