The Sports Betting Epidemic; Jimbo's Buyout
Once upon a time, for most fans, sports gambling involved a fantasy football league or a Super Bowl office pool. You know the drill. Buy...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 13, 2023
Cornucopia: Warriors, Stanford, Cal Tip Off; Giants Must Act; Cardinal FB Improves; Swinney Responds
Our favorite time of the year has arrived. We're in the heart of the football season and basketball is just getting underway. Some early...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 6, 2023
49ers' Slide; Michigan's Mess; Bay Area Heartbreak; NIL Numbers; Luck Boosts Stanford
Three weeks ago, the San Francisco 49ers were hailed as the best team in the NFL after crushing Dallas, the league's top-ranked defense,...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 30, 2023
Birthday Girl
Today is my wife, Christy's, birthday. I don't want to embarrass her, but I think she gets prettier every year. We've been in love for 55...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 27, 2023
College FB Roundup: Utah Up, USC Down; Huskies Escape; Playoff Prediction; Chip Kelly's Bright Idea
It's becoming clear that USC under Lincoln Riley isn't much better than USC under Clay Helton. And that Utah's Kyle Whittingham, as we've...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 23, 2023
A Comeback for the Ages; Penix, Huskies Shine; College Football Booms; Baseball Speeds Things Up
I know it's old news by now, but Stanford's double overtime win over Colorado on Friday night was one of the most incredible football...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 16, 2023
Rich Get Richer; Cristobal Fumbles Again; Trojans & Vikes Struggling; Niners on Fire; Quest Is Best
USA Today published its annual list of college football coaching salaries last week and, as usual, Alabama's Nick Saban led the way at...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 9, 2023
Kapler Is Out, Zaidi Should Be Next; WNBA Team Coming to the Bay? Reader Feedback
Gabe Kapler, the National League Manager of the Year just two years ago, was fired Friday afternoon before the San Francisco Giants...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 2, 2023
Questions of the Week: Stanford Drop Football? Cal Rebrand? USC Manage Media? Congress Control NIL?
Last week SF Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler suggested that it was time for Stanford to give up football. As usual in an Ostler column,...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 25, 2023
College Football Notes: SEC Down, Pac-12 Up; Stanford's Slide; Quotes of Note
In this, the final year of the Pac-12, the world has gone topsy-turvy. Suddenly, the all-powerful SEC is struggling, and the Pac-12,...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 18, 2023
