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Tough road to playoffs could be good for Sharks -- if they survive

The Sharks have traveled the easy route to the playoffs many times before, racking up points faster than LeBron James against the Cavaliers then coasting into the postseason, but they've never reached the Stanley Cup Final.The Sharks are traveling a tougher path this season, one filled with uncertainty in a wide open Western Conference. If they survive, which is likely but still...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  February 18, 2011
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Top 10 reasons why Cal added Presbyterian College to its 2011 football schedule

When word slipped out earlier this week that Cal had scheduled a Sept. 17 football game at AT&T Park against Presbyterian College, I was appropriately stunned. I mean, why would the Bears schedule a game against a Bowl Championship Subdivision team out of the Big South Conference from Clinton, S.C.?Only Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour and coach Jeff Tedford have that answer...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  February 17, 2011
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Raiders make a deal with ther biggest bully

Raiders coach Hue Jackson has said he wants to "build a bully" in Oakland, and Al Davis just delivered the cornerstone -- defensive tackle Richard Seymour -- for that construction project. Seymour, according to multiple reports, agreed to a new two-year deal worth around $30 million to stay in Oakland.Seymour is a soft-spoken giant off the field. On the field, he plays as if opposing...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  February 16, 2011
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Giants' Linceum looking more like his freakish self in latest start

Earlier this month, it looked as if the Giants’ Tim Lincecum might need a new nickname. The Freak’s fastball was hovering around a very un-freakish 90 mph. Almost everyone in the big leagues – freaks and non-freaks alike -- can hit 90 on the radar gun.Some wondered if Lincecum had a dead arm or if sadly, at just 26, the two-time NL Cy Young award winner had lost the sizzling...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  June 24, 2010
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Warriors' Cohan putting finishing touches on his tarnished legacy as team owner

Warriors owner Chris Cohan put the for-sale sign up months ago. Apparently, he’s having a fire sale before he turns the team over to a yet-to-be-determined new owner.On Monday, the Warriors traded down 10 spots in the second round with Portland – swapping the 34th overall pick for the 44th – and pocketed $2 million in the deal. Then on Wednesday they shipped small forward Corey...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  June 23, 2010
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Pac-10's plans thankfully go up in smoke

The Pac-10’s plans to mega-expand to 16 teams imploded this week, and I’d say that’s cause for celebration. It’s been sickening to watch the Pac-10 join what’s become an insane pursuit by conferences throughout the nation of television money at the expense of tradition and geographical reality.Nothing says “Pacific” like Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  June 15, 2010
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Sharks start fast but forget how to finish in overtime loss to Florida

On second thought, maybe those frustratingly slow starts and amazingly fast finishes the Sharks had been producing weren’t so bad after all.After setting an NHL record by winning three straight games in regulation after trailing entering the third period, the Sharks flipped the script Saturday afternoon against the Florida Panthers at HP Pavilion. This time the Sharks jumped to...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  March 13, 2010
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Sharks get a scare and a win against Montreal

Quick hits from the Shark Tank after San Jose’s 3-2 victory Thursday night over Montreal.*Sharks coach Todd McLellan loved watching his team’s gritty come-from-behind victory, but he hated seeing center Scott Nichol get shoved head-first into the boards early in the third period by Montreal’s Maxim Lapierre.Let’s set the scene for what unfolded.Torrey Mitchell whipped a pinpoint...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  March 05, 2010
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Sharks get a scare and a win against Montreal

Quick hits from the Shark Tank after San Jose’s 3-2 victory Thursday night over Montreal. *Sharks coach Todd McLellan loved watching his team’s gritty come-from-behind victory, but he hated seeing center Scott Nichol get shoved head-first into the boards early in the third period by Montreal’s Maxim Lapierre. Let’s set the scene for what unfolded. Torrey Mitchell whipped...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  March 04, 2010
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Giants' Lincecum works his way to another complete game win over A's

  Looking at the box score from the Giants’ 4-1 win Tuesday night over the A’s, you’d think this was just another no-sweat, Tim Lincecum gem.   He struck out 12 A’s. He pitched his fourth career complete game and second straight against the A’s this season. He allowed just seven...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  June 24, 2009
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Giants' Lincecum works his way to another complete game win against A's

Looking at the box score from the Giants’ 4-1 win Tuesday night over the A’s, you’d think this was just another no-sweat, Tim Lincecum gem.He struck out 12 A’s. He pitched his fourth career complete game and second straight against the A’s this season. He allowed just seven hits and one run, Jason Giambi’s solo home run in the second. And he took just two hours and 16...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  June 24, 2009
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Rickey's return trip to Bay Area in '89 almost ended in San Francisco

It’s been 20 seasons since the A’s swept the Giants in the 1989 World Series, a series remembered more for the 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake that struck before Game 3 at Candlestick Park than for Oakland’s dominance on the field.About a dozen players from that A’s team gathered for a reunion of sorts before Tuesday night’s game against the Giants at the Coliseum. Mark McGwire...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  June 23, 2009
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Texas Tech coach takes aim at Browns' Mangini in defense of Crabtree

Can we call this Diva-Gate?By any name, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach helped liven up the first day of the NFL draft.After Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree was drafted by the 49ers with the No. 10 pick in the first round, Leach spoke to reporters at team headquarters in Santa Clara.Leach used the interview to praise Crabtree and defend him against accusations that he’s a...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  April 25, 2009
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49ers stand pat and let Crabtree fall to them at No. 10

First things first. I think a thank you note from the 49ers to the Raiders is in order. Don’t you?The Raiders chose Maryland wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with the seventh pick in the first round, taking the fastest receiver in the draft but leaving Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree, arguably the most skilled receiver, for the 49ers.This actually worked out perfectly for both...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  April 25, 2009
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As usual, Raiders think fast in NFL draft and grab speedy receiver Heyward-Bey

You’ve got to hand it to Raiders boss Al Davis. He’s nothing if not consistent. He had his choice of wide receivers with the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL draft, and he took the fastest one, Maryland’s Darrius Heyward-Bey.Most draftniks had Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree and Missouri’s Jeremy Maclin rated ahead of Heyward-Bey. But when did Davis ever accept the consensus...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  April 25, 2009
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Some free draft advice for the Raiders and 49ers

The Detroit Lions are on the clock, but I’m more interested in what the Raiders and 49ers are going to do in the first round of the NFL draft on Saturday.Here’s what I think they should do, starting with the Raiders, who have the No. 7 overall pick. Take the best wide receiver on the board. Not just the fastest wide receiver or the best combine workout warrior. The best wide...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  April 22, 2009
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What rust? Nabokov shines for Sharks in first game back after injury

It was Evgeni Nabokov Appreciation Night at the Shark Tank on Saturday.No, not officially. But by the huge ovation Nabokov received from fans during pre-game introductions and the chants of “Nab-eee! Nab-eee!” you could tell Sharks fans were ecstatic to have him back in goal.Nabokov had missed the past seven games with a lower body injury. During that span, the Sharks went 2...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  March 15, 2009
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With Mills back on track, St. Mary's deserves NCAA Tournament berth

St. Mary’s center Omar Samhan had it right, just minutes after the Gaels’ 85-65 win Friday night over Eastern Washington, a.k.a. their last chance to convince the NCAA Tournament selection committee that they deserve an at-large berth.“Nothing you can do now but pray,” said Samhan, who scored a career-high 29 points to go with 12 rebounds. “All you can do is hope for the...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  March 14, 2009
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The reasons behind T.O.'s decision to sign with Buffalo

Top 10 reasons Terrell Owens signed with the Buffalo Bills:10. His good friend Donovan McNabb gave Buffalo two thumbs up.9. The NFL doesn?t have a team in Siberia.8. He can see Canada from the window of his new home7. After striking out in the NFC _ 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys _ he wanted to swing ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  March 10, 2009
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A great day for Oregon Ducks baseball

I’ve been waiting 28 years to say -- or write -- this about a University of Oregon baseball team: Go Ducks!I watched my former team beat St. Mary’s last week in their season-opener in Moraga. Today, I followed the inning-by-inning action via Adam Jude’s “Talkin’ Baseball” blog for the Eugene ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  February 27, 2009
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More signs that sports world can't escape harsh economic reality

If you didn?t already know the economy was in freefall, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hammered home that reality Wednesday.The NFL confirmed that Goodell is voluntarily taking a 20-25 percent pay cut from the $11 million in salary and bonuses he was to receive in the 2008 fiscal year, which ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  February 25, 2009
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With Martz out and Raye in, 49ers' offense in peril of taking another tumble in 2009

For the sake of all 49ers fan, I hope I?m wrong, but I have a feeling you and your team are going to miss offensive coordinator Mike Martz before too long.After firing Martz then conducting an exhaustive search, coach Mike Singletary hired Jimmy Raye as the 49ers? new offensive coordinator. ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  January 31, 2009
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Steelers will ride No. 1 ranked defense to Super Bowl victory over Cardinals

I was watching a cable news channel this morning when a story came on about a Kodiak bear from the Pittsburgh Zoo predicting the winner of Super Bowl XLIII. There were two boxes, one with a Pittsburgh Steelers logo, and the other with an Arizona Cardinals logo.Shockingly, a bear from the ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  January 26, 2009
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Round 3 of Sharks vs. Flames has a playoff feel to it

Playoff hockey in January?That?s the way it looked to me from high above the rink at the Shark Tank, and that?s the way it felt for those on the ice Thursday night in Round 3 between the Sharks and Calgary Flames.For the first time all season, the Sharks lost a home game in regulation, ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  January 16, 2009
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Remember the start of Rickey Henderson's Hall of Fame career

When I heard the news earlier today that Rickey Henderson had been elected into baseball?s Hall of Fame, I had a flashback to the first time I saw him play for the A?s.It was 1979, and the A?s were in the midst of a 54-108 season. I was at the Coliseum with a handful of fans, enjoying the ...
Via Bay Area Sports Beat  |  January 12, 2009
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