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Giants take opening game of Cubs series 7-2 in possible postseason preview

June 3, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — A National League Championship Series preview?

Maybe. Maybe it is a little premature to be thinking this in the beginning of June.

The two titans of the National League began a four-game series on Thursday night with the San Francisco Giants taking down the Chicago Cubs 7-2 at O...


Meet the San Francisco 49ers 2021 Draft class

May 3, 2021

It seems the future of the San Francisco 49ers was determined last week. They selected Trey Lance with the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, signaling a new direction for the offense. Along with their new signal caller, the Niners enlisted two more running backs, some offensive line help, an...


A's Report Card: April was a roller coaster ride for the ages

May 1, 2021

Through the first eight games of the season, the A's legitimately looked like the worst team in all of baseball. Over the next two weeks, it seemed as though they might never lose again.

April turned out to be the ultimate roller coaster ride for the Green and Gold, but at the end of the month, Oa...


Sharks hanging at the end of their rope after eighth straight loss

April 25, 2021

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks are trapped in a coal mine with no way out, and are down to its last lantern that’s heavily leaking fuel from the bottom.

With its eighth loss in a row, a 6-3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night at the Shark Tank, this team is closer to a receiving a high...


Marleau stands alone as San Jose's own

April 19, 2021

Patrick Marleau now stands alone.

On a Monday evening in Sin City, Mr. Shark, #12, broke the NHL's all-time games played record with his 1,768th game. He broke Gordie Howe's once long-standing record that was 59 years in the making in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

On that open...


Marleau ties Gordie, Sharks hit new low in 5-2 loss

April 17, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Patrick Marleau reached the NHL's Ironman milestone by tying Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, for the all-time games played mark with 1,767.

Unfortunately for Mr. Shark, his team continued its downward spiral into an endless abyss of losing in a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday...


Sharks show grit, but losing streak continues in 3-2 loss

April 16, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. — There is a saying that you play to the level of your competition.

For the San Jose Sharks, after two humiliating losses to the Anaheim Ducks where the majority of the team either started the season or played last season for the AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls, they played like a de...


Sharks get reality check after 4-2 loss to Kings as trade deadline looms

April 10, 2021

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks should be sellers at the trading deadline on Monday.

In its latest loss, a 4-2 clunker to the Los Angeles Kings, Team Teal now sits four points out of fourth place and the final playoff spot in the Honda Pacific Division.

That may not sound like a big deficit to ov...


A's Preview: Healthy Chapman, revamped bullpen vital to defending AL West title

March 31, 2021

While the Oakland A's underwent several significant changes this offseason, one thing remains the same for Bob Melvin's squad — they are still the team to beat in the American League West.

A year after claiming their first division title since 2013, the Green and Gold possess the talent and depth...


49ers grab 3rd overall pick in 2021 NFL Draft

March 27, 2021

It would have been another quiet Friday in the NFL offseason. It was too, until the 49ers made a move that rendered every mock draft up to now irrelevant.

San Francisco started the day with the 12th pick in the 2021 draft. They ended it by trading that pick, a first and third round pick in 2022, a...