After a night of questionable decisions and internet infamy, the Warriors fan who stole a watercolor sketch from Madrone Art Bar last weekend has returned the artwork—along with a $100 repayment and a heartfelt apology.

According to NBC Bay Area, a figure drawing by local artist Tracie Timmer, which was on display as part of Madrone’s Sketchboard Collective 12-Year Art Show, was stolen last Saturday night. Security footage showed three men in Warriors gear enjoying drinks before one quietly removed the artwork from the wall and tucked it into his hoodie. The bar became aware of the theft after closing and immediately took to social media, sharing surveillance clips and asking for help recovering the missing piece.

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SF Gate reports that on Friday, the man responsible for the theft returned to the bar alone, sketch in hand, and took full responsibility. He left a handwritten apology addressed to both Madrone owner Michael “Spike” Krouse and Timmer, saying, “I want to apologize for the disrespect. I should have known right from wrong, and unfortunately, I acted with poor judgment.” He also emphasized that his friends had nothing to do with the theft.

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In addition to returning the artwork, the man gave Krouse $100—the price of the stolen sketch—to pass along to the artist. “It took a lot of courage to come thru today and do the right thing,” Krouse said.

Madrone doesn’t plan to press charges. Instead, they're reinstalling the piece Saturday afternoon, and the show will remain up through the end of July.

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Fanning the flames of the smoldering Seattle vs. San Francisco war, a double shooting in Fresno reportedly began after a couple of Seahawks fans taunted a "new" 49ers fan.

According to the Fresno Bee, the two men (ages 63 and 45) at a house party soon received gunshot leg wounds after the SF fan went nuts and started shooting.

[Fresno County sheriff's Sgt. Kevin Lolkus] said the suspect, Amado Vargas, 39, was described as a "new" 49ers fan and was being taunted by people in the house. From there it escalated, Lolkus said, to him threatening people with a knife, which was wrestled away in a struggle.

Vargas allegedly charged into a room that had a gun safe, took out a handgun and fired multiple shots, with two hitting the victims, Lolkus said. The suspect then fled in a black car with family members.

Vargas was later arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m., shortly after the 49ers lost the NFC Game Championship.

The cops cited football and alcohol as a mitigating factor, among other things.

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As SFist's 49ers reporter Daisy Barringer can attest, violence at Candlestick Park is an increasingly dangerous problem.

In addition to Barringer's assault, which you can read all about here, a 40-year-old Niners fan suffered a concussion as well as a broken arm and nose at the Stick on Sunday.

SFGate has more:

The assault on the man — who police originally identified as a 15-year-old boy, but later corrected to 40-year-old man — happened early on in the game. Police say a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of beating the man for allegedly urinating in his car.

The above photo also showed a scuffle between two unidentified men at Sunday's game. Deplorable.

Security was beefed up at the soon-to-be-demolished stadium a couple of years ago after two shootings and a brutal beating erupted during a preseason game with the Oakland Raiders. Sounds like they could use more.

In light of Sunday's news that a Giants fan allegedly threw a banana at Orioles' center fielder Adam Jones, who is black, the franchise made a formal apology to both the player and the team.

In a statement issued Monday morning, the Giants mea culpa'd:

We were extremely disappointed to learn about the incident involving Adam Jones at AT&T Park yesterday. The Giants have a zero tolerance policy against this type of behavior, which results in immediate ejection from the ballpark. While we have been investigating the matter since we learned of the situation, unfortunately we have been unable to identify the person responsible. We would like to extend our sincerest apologies to Adam and the entire Orioles organization for this unfortunate incident. The inappropriate actions of this individual in no way reflect the values of our organization and our fans.

After Baltimore swept the series, Jones tweeted about the incident, saying, "I want to thank whatever slapdick threw that banana towards my direction in CF in the last inning. Way to show ur class u jackass."

Ne later found temporary solace in a plate of delicious tamales.

UPDATE: In a dramatic twist, someone has stepped forward claiming to be the banana-tosser. Longtime fan Alexander Poulides, 42, talked to Mercury News, saying that he threw the banana, yes; but he threw the peel in disgust at the Giants, not Jones or the color of his skin. "Oh, my god,'' Poulides tells Mercury News. "I threw a banana on my way out."

Poulides reportedly "grabbed a banana off a catering cart and hurled it toward the field in disgust at the Giants near the end of a 10-2 loss at AT&T Park on Sunday." The banana, according to Poulides, "sailed toward Jones," who in turn tweeted about it.

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"U gotta dig this balloon art that a fan made for me," beams Guy Fieri over a piece of art he received during an appearance at an Atlanta book store. And dig we do, Guy. Do you think Anthony Bourdain or America's Test Kitchen's Christopher Kimball get balloon art from (presumably) crazed fans? No, they do not. But Guy does.

And just look at it! Look at those mandals! Look at the sunglasses! Look at those plump feet! In Fieri-speak, this balloon is money.

The noted chef is in San Francisco this week filming DDD. So far, Fieri has been spotted outside a gay dive bar on Polk Street, and later at SoMa StrEat Food Park where his red Flavortown Camero was ticketed.

A 49er fan at the nearly rips her hair out while watching the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII at the Gold Dust lounge in Fisherman's Wharf.

Charmed.

After the San Francisco 49ers won Sunday's NFC Championship Game against Atlanta, fans were understandably and expectedly elated. One in particular, this woman claiming to be the aunt of Dashon Goldson, let loose during a live interview with L.A. Fox affiliate KTTV with this endearing yet mildly incoherent tirade... of joy.

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"It" player Melky Cabrera caught a ball during the sixth inning of last night's Giants-Padres game at AT&T Park. Also making an important catch? Giants fans who helped Cabrera back up onto the field after he fell into the crowd. (Use "Got Milk" puns at your own risk, commenters.) Check it out:

SF beat San Diego, putting us one and a half games up in the National League West.

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