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It's Got to be the Morning After

Warriors 120 Suns 118- No, Shaq Diesel didn't play, thus depriving ESPN hours of blathering, but he was spied by our overlord Brock at a hotel and was described as "very tall." Monta

Week Around the -Ists

This past week, Phillyist got a little naughty, snapped a few pictures of Bigfoot (or maybe it was just a skinny bear...), and sized up the Sixers (the short version? Maybe next year)

It's Got to Be the Morning After

-It appears Scott Ostler was not the only one to start the Mike Nolan Death Watch. Over at the Merc, Tim Kawakami started the clock up too. On KNBR, the natives are getting

It's Got to Be the <strike>Morning</strike> Afternoon After

Here's a few sports stories to get you through the bleakness of the Rox/Sox World Series -49ers QB Alex Smith will definitely be the starting QB this Sunday, somewhat of a coincidence

It's Got to Be the Morning After

Some random effluvia from the weekend that was -For whatever reason, one of the big issues with the 49ers right now is Mike Nolan. Not his coaching ability (though that is now open

It's Got to Be the Morning After

We heard some far off rumor that the Red Sox are going to the World Series (God, help us) but we're not so sure because OH MY GOD, JOE TORRE QUIT THE NEW

It's Got to Be the Morning After

Poor Cal-- so close yet so far. Our theory about what happened is that the idea of Cal having the #1 ranked team in the country was so crazy that even in this

It's Got to Be the Morning After

Cubs 5 Giants 1- And so it was that the Enchanter was dealing: eight innings, no runs, seven Ks and most amazingly, only eighty eight pitches thrown. He was breezing so free and

Did Barry Give Mustard Gas to Saddam Hussein?

There's big legal news concerning the Barry, none of which involves Curt Schilling or Grand Juries. Oh no. Barry has just been slapped with a lawsuit by an inmate in a South Carolina

Cycling: Feed Your Head

American sports fans, do you know what you're missing right now? The magical, the legendary, the completely captivating Tour de France. Yup. In fact, the Tour has already reached its first rest day

It's Got to Be the Morning After

Mets 4 Giants 2- The big news yesterday wasn't the Giants loss, but the loss of Armando Benitez who somehow got traded to the Florida Marlins for Randy Messenger. Messenger is pretty non-descript

Oh, Armando

After games like last night, Sports Talk radio can kind of be essential listening. Misery loves company after all and there's a lot of misery out there in Giants Land. Yes, the baseball

Your SFist 2006 Sports Year In Review

In fact, we tried to think about when we had a worse year and came up with maybe 1995 or 1996 when both baseball teams kind of sucked and the Raiders still in

Voila! The A's Get The Monkey Off Their Backs

This afternoon beneath overcast skies at McAfee Coliseum, the 2006 Oakland Athletics continued to defy expectations by smacking the Minnesota Twins 8-3 in a fashion befitting a potential World Series team. The entire

Happy Anniversary, Laurie Beijen!

If we ever host a World Series of San Francisco Pop Culture contest, we're totally asking the question "Who's Laurie Beijen?" Ms. Beijen is, of course, the well-connected bride who made Gavin Newsom

Le Tour de France: Who's Watching Who?

After a day off, the 2006 Tour de France is heading into its second week today, unbeknownst to most Americans. According to the Chronicle, only 280,000 Americans watch the Tour on TV.

A's Brand Baseball: Opening Day 2006

You still the man, Rick . . . You still the man. A bold prediction from A's Brand Baseball: By the time "One Shining Moment" ends on Monday night, Barry Zito will have thrown the first

SFist is Talking Baseball

SFist Jackson: I'm predicting Oakland and New York in the ALCS this year, and am looking for the Phillies to take on the Cardinals in the NLCS. Oakland looks really strong this year,

A's Brand Baseball: The Big If

Frank Thomas has hit 448 home runs, and has hit .307/.427/.568, over his 16-year career. That's pretty impressive, but in the last 2 seasons, Frank Thomas has been mostly injured: he's

Arts & Entertainment

Stage Fog: Your Pre-Halloween Party

Hey, the party's not till Monday, so check out some crazy characters hitting SF stages this weekend. Sure, go ahead and dress up: They've got bandits, Hollywood stars, a boy that looks like

Arts & Entertainment

SFist Watches: A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

A's Brand Baseball: Game Over, Man

We've come to bury Ken Macha, not to praise him . . . 2005 was a down year for the A's, and they won 88 games. That's 3 fewer than they won in 2004--a year when

Baseball as Oakland

Starting this Saturday, the Oakland Museum of California is hosting an exhibition from the Baseball Hall of Fame, called Baseball As America, displaying the history of America's game. The show's been traveling across

Hey, Navy: Leave Our Kids Alone

The resolution, natch is non-binding and merely puts the city on record as opposing military recruitment. Schools merely have a choice on whether or not to follow it but as federal funds are

More Surgery for Bonds

Even scarier is that those dark, icky thoughts in the back of all Giants' fans minds, that they just might not have Barry at all this season, is becoming more and more reality.