Bill seeks ban for violent fans
Loudmouths. Hooligans. Idiots. Whatever you want to call them, we all know them when we see them at sporting events. Some of them are amusing, others are flat-out dangerous. A California lawmaker wants...
View ArticleHey fans: Stop trying to kill each other
Let’s be real: It wouldn’t be a Bay Bridge series without smack-talking between A’s and Giants fans. It’s part of the game. Whether it’s at a bar, on the sidewalk, or in an a hotel elevator. Yes, this...
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Matadors are SF Bulls’ biggest fans
The khaki-colored seats are starting to get packed at the Cow Palace for a mid-January matinée. The archaic, icy-cold barn is filling up with an estimated 4,257 fans; impressive turnout for a Sunday...
View ArticleCandlestick ‘wave’ was a disgrace to 49ers fans
CANDLESTICK PARK — It’s common to see a crowd doing the wave at a sporting event. Tweets by @drewmorita But when the wave springs up as an opposing player lays immobilized and injured on the field,...
View ArticleUltimate guide to Raiders free agent contenders
The Raiders have more roster holes to fill than a rose garden infiltrated by gophers, but have plenty of cash to fill them. Since settling with quarterback Derek Carr, the puzzle has become relatively...
View ArticleA’s fans express hope during opening week
Athletics fans are ready to move on from the bad break-ups of seasons past onto the fresher, younger version of their team. And although feeling confident with the new members of the squad, A’s fans...
View ArticleCollectible Clipper cards commemorate Super Bowl
In honor of the Bay Area hosting Super Bowl 50, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in partnership with the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee has announced the release of three limited-edition...
View ArticleSharks home woes continue at The Tank
The home-ice curse is looking like less and less of a fluke in San Jose. Fresh off a decisive victory, retooled with forward Logan Couture, and hosting a Winnipeg Jets team that had lost six straight...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 50 seeks free Bay Area labor
Organizers of the halftime show for Super Bowl 50 taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara invited Bay Area sports fans Tuesday to be part of the event as members of the stage crew. About 500 fans...
View ArticleOne injured, 25 displaced in NoPa fire
Fire officials said a three-alarm fire in San Francisco’s North Panhandle neighborhood was contained Saturday evening. The fire was originally reported at 1571 Fulton St. and 573 Baker St., but fire...
View ArticleSteady Stars slide past revenge-minded Sharks
The Sharks cached their playoff-clinching aspirations for a third-straight game during Saturday’s 4-2 slide against the Dallas Stars, engaging instead in a more visceral battle against the current...
View ArticleSean Manaea still a Triple-A stint away from A’s roster
A left-handed starter whose fastball is capable of reaching the upper-90s, Sean Manaea has garnered comparisons to Hall of Famer Randy Johnson. The top pitching prospect in the Oakland Athletics farm...
View ArticleGiants bounce back to edge Dodgers
On manager Bruce Bochy’s 61st birthday Saturday night, the San Francisco Giants scored a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of the series to snap a two-game losing streak....
View ArticleBeyonce concert-goers advised to buy VTA
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is advising fans taking light-rail trains to the Beyonce concert at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara Monday evening to purchase round-trip passes ahead of...
View ArticleInside Pitch: Milwaukee brews big hits to sweep A’s
The Oakland Athletics’ 0-for road trip reached five after a two-game sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers. They were held without a hit into the seventh inning Tuesday, and quieted to just three...
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Fans flock to San Diego for MLB All-Star weekend
The traditional brown and yellow of the host Padres swirled with fans wearing colors of the other 29 MLB franchises as baseball lovers migrated to All-Star Weekend to begin the 87th annual midseason...
View ArticleQuakes inability to finish proves costly in draw with NYCFC
The Quakes did everything but finish their chances Friday night against visiting New York City FC, collecting a 0-0 draw when they certainly were hoping for more. The match finished even on the...
View ArticleFantasy Football Week 2: deciphering the real from fake
A surprise-laden Week 1 gave NFL fans nine comeback wins, shootouts and ballsy decisions. Among the surprises were several fantasy football breakout performances — the Detroit Lions found a way to...
View ArticleWarriors rookie Patrick McCaw earns high marks in camp
A certain free agent signing is garnering most of the attention during Warriors training camp. And rightfully so. But another player making his Warriors debut has received glowing praise for his work —...
View ArticleMission makes history with first-ever state title
While team members of Mission High School ate Haribo gummy bears on the bench during their state championship game on Friday afternoon, their opponents in Villa Park got a taste of the “Grimey Bears”...
View ArticleBrawl breaks out before Avaya soccer match
Violence erupted in a stadium parking lot before a soccer match Sunday in San Jose, according to a police spokesman. Police said officers responded to Avaya Stadium at 1123 Coleman Avenue just before 3...
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Outside Lands Day 3: Karl the Fog wraps ‘The Who’
The tenth annual Outside Lands came to a close Sunday night in the most San Francisco way possible — with The Who playing their hearts out, shrouded in a foggy mist. The early part of the day remained...
View ArticleOakland A’s playoff tickets go on sale to public Friday
With the Oakland Athletics on the brink of clinching a postseason berth, the team is putting playoff tickets on sale starting Friday, with a pre-sale planned for Thursday for A’s Access members....
View ArticleA’s host free Wild Card watch party at Coliseum ‘Treehouse’
The Oakland A’s are hosting a Wild Card Watch Party at the Oakland Coliseum Wednesday for fans who want to gather to watch the A’s as they play the American League wild card game in New York. The A’s...
View ArticleNewest ‘Fantastic Beasts’ is anything but
Ten beautiful films are set in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The latest stands alone as a convoluted mess. Directed by David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2,...
View ArticleIllenium beats, visuals mesmerize sold-out San Francisco show
The euphoric feels of Illenium brought a hometown crowd to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Wednesday. After a day show at Outside Lands in August of this year, only a short time passed before Nick...
View ArticleRivals unite, Marleau honored as NHL best show off their skills
When Drew Doughty of the last-place Los Angeles Kings walked onto the red carpet to prior to entering SAP Center for NHL All-Star Weekend on Friday, he was greeted by a kid no older than 10 years old,...
View ArticleDespite uncertain future, Sharks’ Karlsson soaks in All-Star experience
Erik Karlsson, who missed the last three games before the All-Star break with a lower-body injury, discussed potentially not participating in the festivities this weekend in San Jose. But he wanted to...
View ArticleMariners punish A’s, Bassitt, with nine-run barrage
Marco Gonzalez pitched a solid seven innings and shut down the A’s with four straight perfect innings to help give the Mariners a 9-2 victory to open the weekend series on Friday’s Fireworks night....
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