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Las Vegas Becoming More Attractive to Oakland A’s, and They’ve Secretly Bid on the Bally’s Tropicana Site

It’s becoming clear that the Oakland A’s would flat-out prefer Las Vegas, as they’ve made a bid on a property along the Strip as the Howard Terminal stadium plan continues to languish.

Bay Area Sports

After Back-to-Back Wins Over Rams and Jaguars, 49ers Find Themselves Back in Playoff Hunt

The 49ers toppled the Trevor-Lawrence-led Jaguars in Jacksonville 30-10 Sunday, climbing to 5-5 on the season and rekindling playoff hopes.

Bay Area Sports

Plans For Redeveloped Oakland Coliseum Include NFL and WNBA Teams, New Convention Center

A group that has been selected by the City of Oakland to redevelop the Oakland Coliseum and Arena properties has big ambitions for the future complex, which include bringing both a new NFL team to Oakland and establishing a new women's basketball team in the city.

SF News

Day Around the Bay: Buster Posey Says Farewell, For Real

The SF Board of Ed got Zoom-bombed again last night racial epithets and more, the Oceanwide Center property downtown was seized by creditors as collateral, and Buster Posey explains his decision to retire.

Bay Area Sports

Buster Posey Set to Announce His Retirement After 12 Seasons With the Giants

Posey instantly goes from “Giants catcher” to “first-ballot Hall of Famer,” as sources say he will announce his retirement Thursday.

Bay Area Sports

Bay Area Putting In Bid to Host 2026 FIFA World Cup Matches (at Levi's Stadium)

Bay Area business leaders, mayors, and the 49ers are lining up to woo a group of FIFA representatives who are coming to visit this weekend to scope out Levi's Stadium as a potential host arena for the 2026 World Cup.

Bay Area Sports

Warriors Season Preview: A Return to Elite-Level NBA Dominance (We Think?)

With Klay Thompson’s return expected next month and the rest of the old gang healthy (plus Iggy’s back!), your Golden State Warriors are eyeing their seventh NBA championship and tipping off against LeBron and the Lakers tonight.

Bay Area Sports

Umpire Refuses to Say Whether He Made the Right Call to End the Giants' Historic Season

A checked swing? An actual swing? Giants fans across the Bay Area were beyond angry/sad/bummed/rageful after first-base umpire Gabe Morales made a controversial call to end Thursday night's winner-take-all Game 5 in the National League Division Series against the Dodgers.

Bay Area Sports

Dodgers Force Game 5 at Oracle Park — Thursday's Gonna Be Nuts In SF

It's being called the biggest game in the history of the 120-year-old rivalry between the Giants and the Dodgers, and it will be happening in San Francisco, under the lights at Oracle Park, in the hopefully waning days of a pandemic on Thursday night.

Bay Area Sports

Raiders Coach Resigns After Emails Surface Showing He's a Racist, Sexist, Homophobic Prick

There are still Raiders fans in the Bay Area even if they are just the long-distance supporters of a Las Vegas team now. And so it remains local news that the Raiders head coach has been shown to be a gross human being.

Bay Area Sports

Giants Take Game 3 With 1 Run From Longoria, Could Clinch Pennant Spot Tonight

The San Francisco Giants faced off against the Dodgers Monday in a near flawless night for both teams' defense, and one home run by Evan Longoria was all it took to hold off the Dodgers and head for a potentially decisive Game 4 on Tuesday in L.A.

Bay Area Sports

Giants and Dodgers Face Off Tonight for Game 3, Announcers Likely to Overuse the Term ‘Pivotal’

It’s Max Scherzer night (and Jon Miller’s birthday!) as the Giants resume the series in Los Angeles, and while Game 3 often predicts the NLDS outcome, these Giants have a winning record at Dodger Stadium this season.

SF News

Brace For Intense Traffic Around SF This Weekend As Fleet Week Collides With the Giants Playoffs

You may want to avoid getting in a car if at all possible in San Francisco this weekend — and you'll definitely want to avoid the Marina and downtown at all costs unless you yourself are going to a Giants game.

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Chase Center Gets New Dessert Bar From Chef Behind Viral Steph Curry Cake

Pastry chef Bianca Montijo, who's spent the last year and change making fancy confections and desserts for special events at the Chase Center and the VIP viewing suites, is the force behind a new dessert bar that will be open to the public this fall as the Chase Center reopens for real.

Bay Area Sports

Warrior Andrew Wiggins Still Whining About Having to Get Vaccinated — This Has to Stop

Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins' was again complaining to reporters Monday night about the vaccine mandate that forced his hand last week into getting a shot he didn't want. And he whined on expressing unfounded fears of "cancerous cells."

Bay Area Sports

Oracle Park Concession Workers Reach Deal Over Hazard Pay and Benefits, Call Off Strike Threat

Just before the San Francisco Giants enter another postseason, workers at Oracle Park have reached a deal with their employer, concessionaire Bon Appetit Management, after weeks of threatening to strike over COVID hazard pay and other issues.

Bay Area Sports

Giants’ Home Run Leader Brandon Belt Fractures Thumb, Leaving His Postseason In Question

Some media outlets are reporting Brandon Belt's injury as a broken thumb, but even with just a fracture he is certainly out for the six remaining games of the regular season — but he's possibly out for the playoffs, too.

Bay Area Sports

Warriors Allow a Maskless, Unvaccinated Andrew Wiggins to Address Reporters

In an atrocious lapse of judgement, the Golden State Warriors allowed the unvaccinated forward to address the media unmasked and indoors. Wiggins' comments promptly made the situation even worse.

Bay Area Sports

49ers Drop Home Opener to Packers 30-28 In Final Seconds

On an evening that saw the NFL record for longest field goal broken in Detroit as time expired, the San Francisco 49ers lost their own matchup to the Green Bay Packers on a game-winning, 51-yard field goal by Mason Crosby as the clock ran out in Levi’s Stadium Sunday night.

Bay Area Sports

Welp, the Warriors Have an Anti-Vaxxer, and This Is Officially a Problem

Starting forward Andrew Wiggins has still refused to get vaccinated, and cannot play home games unless he does, leaving your Golden State Warriors in a real pickle less than a month from the season’s start.

Bay Area Sports

49ers Outlast Eagles in Philadelphia 17-11, Head Home From East Coast Undefeated

The San Francisco 49ers are off to a hot start after winning back-to-back games on the road to open the season, beginning to establish their identity in the league as a team you do not want to play.

Bay Area Sports

Oracle Park Concessions Workers Walk Off Job; Full-Fledged Strike Over Hazard Pay and COVID Safety Could Be Coming

Just as the Giants clinch a spot in the playoffs — and in an odd year no less! — workers at Oracle Park are demanding improvements in workplace safety and a pay raise, and around 200 of them briefly walked off the job Friday morning in one of their first actions.

Bay Area Sports

49ers Remain Committed to Youth and Giving Back to the Community After 75 Years In the Bay Area

As the first major sports franchise established in San Francisco, the 49ers have made the Bay Area home for the past 75 years. However, this commitment stretches beyond a connection to the physical location, as the franchise has been equally committed to empowering the communities that support them.

Bay Area Sports

49ers Hang On For 41-33 Win Over Detroit Lions In Season Opener

After an impressive first half saw the San Francisco 49ers take a 24-point lead deep into the fourth quarter, two late fumbles allowed the Lions to put up 16 points in the waning moments of a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicates.

Bay Area Sports

San Francisco 49ers Season Preview: What To Expect This Year

With the NFL season having officially begun last night with the Buccaneers defeating the Cowboys 31-29 in a thrilling opener, the San Francisco 49ers get set to kick-off their own campaign Sunday in Detroit against the Lions. And the excitement running through the franchise is palpable.

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