A Giant Mess; A Big Warriors' Pick; A Lost War
The San Francisco Giants continue to struggle mightily. They find myriad ways to lose games--bullpen failures, bad baserunning, sloppy fielding, inconsistent hitting. At 31-46, the Giants are competing with the Colorado Rockies, LA Angels and Kansas City Royals for the designation as the worst team in baseball. They just got swept by the Miami Marlins, displaying the usual unforced errors and in the process wasting another terrific performance by Logan Webb, whose 4-5 record
Gary Cavalli
24 hours ago
Brunson's Brilliance; The Big Quarterback Gamble
Some guys just know how to win. Guys like Bill Russell. Michael Jordan. Tim Duncan. Kobe Bryant. Steph Curry. And Jalen Brunson. A man who has won championships at every level--an Illinois state championship in high school, a USA Basketball Under 19 World Cup, two NCAA titles at Villanova, and now the NBA crown. Brunson steered the New York Knicks to the second round of the playoffs in his first two seasons and a conference finals last year. Saturday night he carried the Kni
Gary Cavalli
Jun 15
How to "Save" College Sports; Bay Area World Cup Bust? Stanford Women Rebound
We hear a lot of talk these days about how the wild spending on NIL payouts and transfers in college sports is "unsustainable," and how the federal government must do something to "save" Olympic and women's sports. So we've had presidential commissions, round tables, executive orders, and now federal legislation to address this "crisis." The Protect College Sports Act recently introduced in the Senate would allow the NCAA to limit transfers and eligibility, cap spending on at
Gary Cavalli
Jun 8
