Admissions Scandal Taints Major Athletic Programs
Tuesday was a bad day for college sports. And an even worse day for college admissions. A number of high-profile athletic programs,...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 13, 2019
Notes of Note: Warriors’ Malaise, Antonio Brown, Stanford Women, NCAA Anti-trust Ruling
There’s trouble in paradise. The hometown Warriors, winners of three of the last four NBA championships and with a starting lineup...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 11, 2019
Bridesmaids Again; Baer Down, Barbour Up; Sidwell, Stanford Departures
The Giants fell short again in their quest for a high-profile slugger. Last year it was Giancarlo Stanton and Shohei Ohtani. This time it...
Gary Cavalli
Mar 4, 2019
Give the Players a Piece of the Pie
The ankle injury to presumed top NBA draft pick Zion Williamson of Duke has brought out the extreme arguments on both side of the "should...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 26, 2019
The Real Emergency
Here we go again. Another day. Another mass shooting. Five workers killed and five police officers wounded in Aurora, Illinois. Four shot...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 18, 2019
Bay Area Baseball: A Big Question Mark; New FB League Debuts; Pac-12 TV Fantasy
Spring training opens this week, and both Bay Area MLB teams have far more questions than answers. For the Giants: Who’s in the outfield?...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 11, 2019
Boring Game, Horrible Halftime; Recruiting Updates
The only thing worse than the game was the halftime show. Yesterday the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 4, 2019
The Cradle of Super Bowl Quarterbacks; Pac-12 Exits Levi’s; Hall of Fame Musings
This Sunday’s Super Bowl matches two quarterbacks from the Bay Area—the Patriots’ Tom Brady, from San Mateo and Serra High School, and...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 28, 2019
Overtime Rules, Officiating Blunders Taint Two Great Games; Turk Passes; Bama Defections; A-Rod Citi
Yesterday's NFC and AFC championship games were both games for the ages, with great play after great play, clutch third down conversions,...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 21, 2019
NFL Notes, Sarah Thomas, Redbox Ratings
Last weekend’s NFL playoff games were an interesting mix. New stars emerged, myths were destroyed, big plays abounded, and two exciting...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 14, 2019
