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After holding the Golden State Warriors to 14 points in the first quarter, the San Antonio Spurs experienced a classic offensive explosion, leading to a 125-120 loss. It’s the first home loss of the season for the Spurs, and snaps a three-game winning streak. The Warriors shot a whopping 57 three-pointers, knocking down 21 of […]
49ers News Purdy Targets Cardinals Return After Six-Week Absence San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy will practice aggressively on Wednesday as the 49ers prepare him to start Sunday against Arizona. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy’s workload will increase significantly this week. The quarterback has been a limited participant in recent practices but hasn’t appeared in […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs made a statement on Monday night, and the statement […]
Former MLB manager Joe Maddon went on KNBR and said he considered the San Francisco Giants hiring Tony Vitello to be “insulting.” Current broadcaster Duane Kuiper said he found Maddon’s insulting comments, well, insulting. Joe Maddon won the World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and reached the 2008 series with the Tampa Bay […]
It’s that time again: free agency. Where you dream about what the San Francisco Giants might do, and then they almost surely do something else entirely. For a few years now I’ve had an annual article that I write at the beginning of free agency, and you’ve stumbled across this year’s iteration. The goal is […]
The San Francisco 49ers will have Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall practicing in some capacity on Wednesday. Those two, along with Alfred Collins (hip) and Dee Winters (knees) will be limited during Wednesday’s session. Shanahan said this will be an aggressive practice for Purdy, despite his status on the injury report: “We just got to […]
Donnie Ecker, who was part of the Texas Rangers’ coaching staff from 2022 until about six weeks into the 2025 season, is reportedly being brought on board by new Baltimore Orioles manager Carlos Albernaz to be the new bench coach for the A’s. Ecker was hired away from the San Francisco Giants, where he had […]
Tonight, the NBA odds are lighting up with a pair of must-watch Western Conference matchups that are crucial for both the playoff hunt and betting slips. The action starts with a marquee Lakers vs Thunder showdown as the streaking Lakers, with Luka Doncic putting on an absolute clinic, visit the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder and SGA. This one promises MVP-level drama and a ton of points. Later, we get a fascinating David vs. Goliath-type battle, height-wise, with Stephen Curry and ...
The San Francisco 49ers were rather quiet in free agency this offseason, letting several veterans walk, while not signing any player to a deal worth more than $5.25 million per year. Instead, the goal was to rely on and develop the team’s younger talent as they cleaned the books in what seemed like a ‘bridge’ […]
Many fans have been wondering when the San Francisco 49ers will see what they have in rookie third-round pick Nick Martin. After all, this is a defense that has struggled mightily since Fred Warner dislocated his ankle a month ago. For much of the season, Martin was a healthy scratch. Martin’s season debut came in […]
The Athletics Nation Season In Review series continues this morning with a pitcher that made just four relief appearances for the A’s. Though maybe they should have kept him around longer after he switched teams midseason. He really seemed to run away with his chance at starting, something that the A’s could have used more […]
Today is nomination day! After voting in today’s CPL, head to the comment section to nominate a new batch of prospects for Friday’s CPL. The 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List keeps chugging along, as we seek to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. And the latest chapter brings […]
The Arizona Cardinals won’t have their top wide receiver, Marvin Harrison Jr., in Week 11. The second-year pro had surgery for appendicitis, which will keep him out of a home game against the San Francisco 49ers this week. Harrison Jr. is second on the Cardinals in targets, receptions, yards, and touchdowns, behind tight end Trey […]
The 49ers’ decision not to make a swing for a pass rusher on trade deadline day last week raised some eyebrows, with San Francisco unwilling to pay a premium to boost a defensive line clearly in desperate need of help. Last Sunday’s 42-26 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams served as an illustration of why, […]
Not all of the wins for the San Jose Sharks this season are going to be pretty, and the 2-1 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild last night certainly counts as one of the ugly ones. The Wild absolutely dominated the Sharks for most of the game and it was only by sheer luck and strong goaltending by Yaroslav Askarov that the Sharks were capable of competing in the last 10 minutes of the third period. Looking at Natural Stat Trick’s game flow chart in all situations, you can see that the Wild...
Morning, all! Bruce Bochy is grateful for his time in Texas but is happy to be returning to a role in San Francisco. Most of the sports talk this morning is about the departure of Nico Harrison and the mess his successor will be inheriting. Kevin Sherrington pens a breakup postmortem and notes that there […]
Good morning A’s fans! Award season continued last night as the Managers of the Year were announced in both leagues. In the National League the winner was the Milwaukee Brewers’ skipper Pat Murphy, who guided the Brew Crew to the #1 seed in the National League with a 97-65 record. He also guided them to […]
That's Wild Macklin Celebrini and his band of San Jose Sharks came to town and just made the Minnesota Wild look a little silly. Despite outshooting them by a substantial margin and having chances that they never really connected on, the Sharks walked over the Wild to earn a 2-1 overtime win...
It’s usually doom and gloom after a loss. The finger-pointing among fans is non-stop, the playoffs shouldn’t be discussed, and somebody needs to be fired. Heading into Week 11, the San Francisco 49ers are on the outside looking in of the NFC playoff picture and sit third in the NFC West standings. Let’s ignore the […]
Braves Franchise History 1923 – The Boston Braves acquire outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham as well as shortstop Dave Bancroft from the New York Giants in exchange for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth. 2015 – The Braves trade shortstop Andrelton Simmons and catcher Jose Briceno to the Angels in exchange for shortstop Erick […]
After it seemed like Victor Wembanyama had come back to earth, the Alien ascended back to Mars with a clutch performance in a win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs will need him to continue playing amongst the stars in a tough matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. The […]
After a few days of rest, the San Jose Sharks are back in action and on the road, making the first stop on a three-game road trip. The Sharks pay a visit to the Minnesota Wild at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. The Sharks are getting some much-needed reinforcements in the form of William Eklund. Eklund has not played since Nov. 1 because of a lower-body injury, but he’s healthy and ready to go. The forward will be back on the second line with Alex Wennberg and Philipp Kurashev. Forward Eth...
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The San Francisco 49ers have been without starting quarterback Brock Purdy since Week 4, when he re-aggravated a toe injury sustained in the Week 1 win over the Seattle Seahawks. In his place, backup Mac Jones has impressed, going 5-3 as the starter, while throwing for 2,151 yards, 13 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Jones, who […]
The San Francisco 49ers struggled in a 42-26 loss to the Los Angeles Rams over the weekend, getting blown out as they got off to a slow start and just couldn’t manufacture enough stops in the defeat. It was a demoralizing game, as the 49ers had a prime opportunity to get a step in the […]