As this latest NBA offseason winds to a close, and with free agency and summer league behind us, it is a pretty good time to look back on what was a action-packed period of inaction for the Golden ...

The Olympics have taken over my TV screen over the last few weeks, and there have been scintillating contests in every arena. I’ve particularly been drawn to track and field, swimming, volleyball, and ...

The Golden State Warriors take on the Detroit Pistons on the road today, and both teams are significantly banged up. The Dubs are without a number of stalwarts, and the Pistons are without Cade ...

The 2024-2025 NBA season is over, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are world champions. On one hand, the Thunder were statistically the best team in the NBA by an overwhelming margin, and so them ending ...

The Tuesday editions of the Mercury News and Bay Area News Group papers will feature an abridged version of the Pac-12 football all-century series published on the Hotline over the summer. The series ...

If you read my most recent column about Fall, the harvest and the English folksong John Barleycorn, below is a more detailed look at the ancient poem. John Barleycorn is an old English folksong that ...

During this year’s playoffs, I saw my Twitter feed littered with jokes about certain NBA teams and certain players having magnet-ball nights. For those not in the know, magnet ball is what happens ...

LB – Dan Craig, Oak Grove; Victor Davi, Monterey; Al Floyd, Oak Grove; Durk Hagen, St. Francis; Leonard Marchese, Monta Vista; Mike Matisi, Hillsdale; Dave Ring ...

On Friday, St. Francis and Bellarmine will play for the 50th consecutive season in football, making it the longest uninterrupted rivalry between Santa Clara County schools. Besides its longevity, the ...

If you have had a chance to read my column about Monday’s interview with 49ers offensive coordinator Geep Chryst, then you know that the interview lasted 45 minutes. And you probably surmised that I ...

The Warriors are playing the last game of their regular season and it matters. That doesn’t just go for the Dubs — several of the scheduled game 82’s will determine final seeding. That was going to be ...