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Beloved former owner Bob Lurie inducted to Giants Wall of Fame

September 23, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — In the world of professional sports, owners are just thought of as the rich folks who sit in the seats closest to the field with money to pay the players. There are a few celebrities fans acknowledge such as the Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones or the late Jerry Buss who controlled the La...


Giants clinch playoff spot, still eying NL West title

September 13, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Gabe Kapler has only been with the Giants less than two seasons but he's done something that the legendary John McGraw and every other skipper that preceded him had not accomplished.

Kapler clinched a playoff spot faster than any other manager in the 138 year history of the franchi...


A's win again, gain ground in AL wild-card race

September 10, 2021

OAKLAND — The A's are in a stretch drive where they know every game remaining has playoff implications.

With the Yankees and Red Sox having lost their games on Friday, the green and gold took advantage with a 10-5 win over the last place Texas Rangers.

Although Paul Blackburn struggled for the s...


Giants take two of three from Dodgers in critical series

September 5, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have been the surprise baseball team of 2021. Certainly nobody, not even the most ardent Giants fan would have predicted the orange and black would have the best record in baseball tied with their long time rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers in early September.

Despite havi...


What we learned in this weekend's Bay Bridge Series

August 22, 2021

OAKLAND — The San Francisco Giants won two out of the three games this weekend against the Oakland A's and won the Bay Bridge Series 4-2.

How the Giants did it was pretty remarkable in its own. They became the first team in Major League history to win back-to-back games with pinch hit home runs in...


A's-Giants Preview: 3 reasons why each team could win the series

August 20, 2021

The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics haven't made the playoffs in the same season since 2014, but that could change this year.

The Giants enter this weekend's Bay Bridge Series with the best record (78-43) in Major League Baseball, while the A's (69-53) lead the Boston Red Sox by half a...


Croatian tennis players forge close-knit bond on WTA tour

August 8, 2021

Life can get lonely when you are a professional tennis player being out on the road. You can be away from home 10 months out of the year playing in tournaments across the globe.

Like many tennis players on the WTA tour, friendships are forged with fellow players as they see each other more than th...


Kris Bryant

August 1, 2021

Third Baseman Kris Bryant sat down with the media before Sunday's game to discuss what it feels like to be traded to San Francisco.


A's go all in at trade deadline, but did they improve enough?

July 31, 2021

If there was any doubt whether the Oakland Athletics would be buyers at the trade deadline, Billy Beane and David Forst answered that question Wednesday with a resounding yes.

The A's pulled off an absolute stunner, sending top pitching prospect Jesús Luzardo to the Miami Marlins for talented outf...


How Kris Bryant impacts the race for the NL West crown

July 31, 2021

The MLB trading deadline has come and gone. It was a whirlwind of action right up until the 1pm deadline yesterday that had fans glued to their social media feeds.

The titans of the National League, the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres all made significant acquisition...