Tiger Woods
By Ralph E. Stone
February 20, 2010
I am not a golfer. I have never watched a golf tournament live, or on television. Yet, Tiger Woods became a worldwide phenomenon that transcended any individual’s lack of interest in golf. I really don’t care about the state of his marriage, his past infidelities, or […]
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Mystery Author Dick Francis in 2000.
By Ralph E. Stone
February 17, 2010
I enjoy a good mystery, but I was hesitant at first to pick up a Dick Francis mystery. After all, I don’t know or care anything about horse racing. But on one of my travels, I was stuck for some reading material and […]
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Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Human Interest, News, Opinion, Sports
h. Brown
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Harold Brown
August 1, 2009
An early sportswriter named Henry Chadwick is credited with first using a ‘K’ in scoring a strikeout in recorded box scores. He also was the first to number positions 1-9 to make it easier to record the play-by-play action.
The ‘K’ was taken from the last letter of […]
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In traditional San Francisco fashion,
revelers in the in the 98th annual Bay to Breakers race let it all hang out.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
May 18, 2009
Despite severe economic conditions and, perhaps, because of them, as many as 62,000 colorfully adorned runners and revelers turned out for the 98th annual Bay to Breakers race yesterday.
Under […]
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From the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services
April 15, 2009
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services is proud to announce the kick-off of Sunday Streets 2009!
This year, Sunday Streets will open miles of neighborhood streets on Sunday morning for walking, biking and playing, helping to connect San Francisco neighborhoods. Six Sunday Streets events will […]
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Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Culture, Environment, Events, Land Use, News, Sports
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By Stefan Cohen
April 13, 2009
After the first week of San Francisco Giants baseball, my pre-season optimism has dwindled slightly, but there’s still twenty-five baseball filled weeks left, so I’ll keep my cool.
Two wins in the first six games isn’t anything to freak out about when baseball teams play 162 games during a […]
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By Paul Kelly
October 20, 2008
“When greed and profit mix, who are the biggest pricks? Buyers or sellers?” exclaims the graffiti close to Old Trafford, Manchester, England, home of the famous Manchester United Football Club.
In May 2005, the unimaginable happened. To the horror of millions of fans worldwide, Florida tycoon and Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm […]
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Filed under: Opinion, Politics, Sports
June 6, 2008
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Asterisked home-run record holder Barry Bonds
pled not guilty today to 14 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
Photo by Stephen Dorian Miner
By Julia Cheever
June 6, 2008
Baseball champion Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to a revised indictment charging him with 14 counts of false statements and one count […]
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