Another 3-peater at the 2012 London Olympics - there was swimmer Michael Phelps and his double three-peat, volleyball pair Kerri Walsh Jennings/Misty May-Treanor won gold three-peat, and now the fastest man in the world 25 year old, 6' 5" tall Usain Bolt double three-peat Olympics gold in the 100 meter and 200 meter. In the 200 meter he was joined with his training partners, gold/silver/bronze[ Read More... ]
Giants Buster Posey is out for a lot or the rest of the season after Marlins Scott Cousins of Floria Marlins brutally head-butts in the football fashion and collides with Posey, on Wednesday night.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy, a former catcher calls for a rule change.
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Brandon Davies was dismissed from the BYU basketball team for having premarital sex with his girlfriend. BYU's honor code also doesn't allow drinking coffee or alcohol, or swearing. With the dismissal of Davies, the starting center and leading rebounder, BYU jeopardizes its chances of making the Final Four for the first time in school history. Wednesday night's game with New Mexico creaming of[ Read More... ]
The Cal Berkeley baseball team raps to get their program reinstated:
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Along with Cal's men's gymnastics team, it is set to be cut after this season due to budget cuts.
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz were voted the National League Rookies of the Year on Monday. Posey was credited to doing a great job with the pitchers, and hit several key home runs in the stretch, helping the Giants win the World Series. Feliz set a rookie record with 40 saves as Texas reached its first World Series.
SF Giants win the World Series in Game 5 against the Rangers in Texas Monday! It was an awesome game. Great team win. Lots of VIPs. The Giants came home to San Francisco Tuesday 4am to a crowd of fans waiting for them all night. Huge champagne celebrations. Parade in San Francisco Wednesday! Mayor Gavin Newsom put out a call for orange confetti as they are getting the city ready - it will be the[ Read More... ]
With the SF Giants in the 2010 World Series, new fans are jumping on the 'SF Giants bandwagon'. Find out if you qualify as a know-it-all fan by taking the SF Gate quiz, "Are you a genuine Giants fan or did you jump on the bandwagon?": Giants' bandwagon - on the road to 'torture' | Page 2 of 2
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If you were outside AT&T Park, around McCovey Cove, and even in the stands watching the SF Giants vs Texas Rangers in the 2010 MLB World Series, you probably smelled the marijuana smoke, and saw the smoke in the air too - it wasn't the San Francisco fog. And it made the news, the most popular video is probably the Texas sports reporter Newy Scruggs who instead of talking about the Rangers losing[ Read More... ]
The San Francisco Giants will be heading to Arlington, Texas for Game 3 and Game 4 this weekend with the Texas Rangers with a 2-0 winning lead in the 2010 MLB World Series. Sunday is Halloween - and Game 4 - SF Giants colors all around - perhaps the winning day of the series for the Giants. Last team to overcome a 2-0 Series deficit was the New York Yankees against Atlanta in 1996. The Giants[ Read More... ]
How many people does it take to light up the AT&T Park scoreboard? Or rather, operate the ballpark scoreboard. The answer: 20! It's technical. One of them is the ballpark dj - with over 2,000 songs to choose from, playing to the crowd, walk-up songs for every player...the classic baseball organ music sometimes too. And 19 others. Plus there's the live feedback from the crowd that influences the[ Read More... ]
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's latest friendly mayoral bet is with Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck for the SF Giants vs Texas Rangers in the 2010 MLB World Series. Newsom said on Tuesday that the losing mayor has to wear the opposing team's jersey and fly to the winning city to perform community service with low-income children. A win for all. The bet also includes an exhange of foods - if SF[ Read More... ]
SF Giants beat Texas Rangers Game 1 of 2010 MLB World Series in AT&T Park Wednesday! Fifth inning the score is 8 runs for Giants, 2 runs for Rangers. Ninth inning: 11 Giants - 7 Rangers. It wasn't just a battle between the pitchers, but an offensive big play.
The streets of San Francisco was like Halloween night...lots of Brian Wilson tape-on black beards and fans all out in Giants gear. ABC's[ Read More... ]
Opening pitch SF Giants vs Texas Rangers 2010 MLB World Series Game 1 Wednesday night AT&T Park - 4:57 pm. Get off work early!
The Giants haven't been to the playoffs since 2003, and the Rangers haven't since 1999. Kind of like two underdog teams, neither team picked by many as the team to beat. But they are two great clubs, and have beaten the Yankees, Rays, Braves and Phillies. The NFL isn't[ Read More... ]
The San Francsco Giants are going to the World Series! In a thrilling ball game the SF Giants clinch victory against the Phillies in Game 6 in another one point game, 3-2. Champagne (and beer) celebration all around - the camera man and even the video camera in the Giants club had plastic rain suits on. Closer pitcher Brian Wilson got soaked.
The first two innings the Phillies had an edge,[ Read More... ]
Check out this hit by the Steelers' James Harrison in the Browns match. According to ESPN, the NFL is viewing it as a legal hit. Sure looks like Harrison fights with his head like a weapon.
"James Harrison Injury Hits against the Browns Steelers vs Browns match Highlight"
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NFL will announce the new fine/suspension rules soon.
Underdog Giants closer to the World Series, lead 2-1 in the N.C.L.S. Giants won against the Phillies today 3-0. Combination of great pitching and just enough offense. Barry Bonds appearance fired up the crowd. The young team came together.
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-Edgar Renteria: has a completely torn muscle - left biceps muscle tore all the way on a swing during Game 2 of the Division Series -[ Read More... ]
Tuesday the SF Giants come home for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Phillies. NLCS Game is on at 1:19pm...baseball lunch time fever...
The Giants' lineup is a mystery, up in the air because of Juan Uribe's injury, the opposing team has a left-handed starter for the first time this postseason, and leadoff hitter/center-fielder Andres Torres is in a slump. Manager[ Read More... ]