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Grab Bag: April ends with "You" final season, Warriors in a slugfest with the Rockets, Giants holding steady, Big 49er re-signing, Alcaraz injury forces him to cancel home tourney.
Well, that was a wild week in the sports-ball department, with the Draft, NBA playoffs, and Giants surviving pretty well on a long road...
May 28 min read
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Grab Bag: Another agonizing close loss for Cal, Upsets in college football produce a new #1, 49er turnovers lead to ugly loss, WNBA champs break drought, Golden State Warriors season gets underway.
Why hello there- a good day to you, gentle reader! It was NOT a good week for your writer, as you will read below- note the brevity of...
Oct 25, 20245 min read
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Tennis Legend Rafael Nadal retires, 49ers rookies shine in Thursday Night win, Cal with another agonizing loss, F1's Lewis Hamilton chairs 2025 Met Gala, plus Drunk monkeys and horny tarantulas!
Welcome! I survived and had a great time during Fleet Week here in San Francisco! It was a pretty straight-forward week in the Sportsball...
Oct 18, 20245 min read
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Grab Bag Snacks: Giants make a seismic front office change, Niners rebound, Cal Bears score MAJOR PR coup, and an instant college football classic.
Well, it's been a scorcher of a week, and not just with the weather, because a LOT happened. Congrats to those that survived Folsom St...
Oct 4, 20246 min read
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Grab Bag (Mixed) : Stunning Niners loss, Cal Bears just miss, SF Giants play spoiler, Laver Cup fun, Breaking F1 news, and Movie and T V reviews. Oh, and the hottest eye candy to date!
Welcome back! It's been a wild week of emotional ups and downs in the SportsBall arena, especially here in the Bay Area. Before we dig...
Sep 27, 20247 min read
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US Open 2024- Part 2: You get an upset, you get an upset! Who is left standing going into the semi-finals this weekend!
Well, this certainly has been an unpredictable US Open! If you were a betting person, you have probably have lost money with this years...
Sep 5, 20245 min read
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The last Grand Slam of 2024: Up Open opening rounds- and one of the biggest upsets of all time (sniffles)!
We have made it, after the Australian, French and Wimbledon Grand Slams, we have made it to the US Open in Flushing, New York to...
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Summer Olympics 2024 Notebook-Part 5: Men's Soccer run ends, History in 10K marathon and in rowing, finals in Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics, Swimming, and THAT video in the Olympic Eye Candy!
Whew- my eyes hurt, but instead of raining down upon yhou readers a daily recap, I've condensed the days worth into this post, catching...
Aug 5, 202410 min read
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Summer Olympics 2024-Paris Notebook-Part 4: Fritzie's long court day, Ledecky,Merchand swimming history, US Men's B-ball, Major tennis upsets, All-arounds for gymnasts, and Hawt Olympic eye candy.
This writer, and readers, needed a break, so this recap will cover the highlights I picked out for Wednesday and Thursday! Here we go...
Aug 2, 20247 min read
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Summer Olympics 2024-Paris Notebook: Part 3: Women's Gymnastic finals, Tennis heats up, Another hot nerd swims to gold,USA women's rugby make history,Volleyball nail-biter, and that Olympic eye candy!
Welcome back! Another busy day at these Paris Olympics, and as the headlines imply, there was some awesome and thrilling and...
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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Summer Olympics Paris 2024 Notebook- Part One: Opening Ceremony, The Drama! The Tears! Gymnastics, Rugby, Tennis, Swimming and Olympic Eye Candy!
Well, that was a creatively wonderful Opening Ceremony! My sister in Japan did an absolutely compact, wonderful bullet points of the...
Jul 29, 20246 min read
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Summer Olympics Notebook 2024-Paris Preview: Notes, Fashion, Opening Ceremony tease, Olympic Eye Candy!
Beinvenu! Welcome to this blog recap of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France! I'm excited and hope you are too! So excited in...
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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Grab Bag is back! Old news, fresh news, SF Giants mid season editorial, Warriors changes, Olympics tease, Gerbils (?!), and Robot suicide! and Soccer??
Howdy! After some red tape issues with this site, it's now time to play some catch-up, some fresh news and opinions, and odd (very odd)...
Jul 19, 20246 min read
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Wimbledon Wrap! Grand Slam #3: Major upsets, agonizing player withdrawals, rematches in the last days, and Princess Kate!
Start of Wimbledon- First week notables: Osaka wins first match, loses second. Sir Andy Murray plays final match at Wimbledon. American...
Jul 15, 20246 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies: French Open Finals, SF Giants, Spain Doubles Olympic Dream team, Belmont Stakes, and my fave Marvel post-credits scene!
SF Giants: San Francisco arrived at Arlington, Texas to play the Rangers, and Logan Webb started, went seven innings, 94 pitches, 2 runs,...
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies! Happy Pride Month! French Open nail biters nears its final matches, Doctor Who goes Black Mirror lite, Giants mired in losing streak, plus, Best Godzilla movie ever?
Oh, THAT happened last week! We don't do politics here, but a 0 for 34 is an awful batting average! Also, LOTS of the 2nd Grand Slam...
Jun 7, 20249 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies: SF Giants comeback kids, French Open starts, F1 drama at Alpine team, Star Trek: Discovery completes its final mission.
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Lots happened on the tracks! SF Giants: After two exciting come from behind wins in...
May 31, 20248 min read
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Grab Bag Round Up: Giants pitching rolling, Carlitos eye candy video, Madrid Open, F1 news, and one of my fave TV shows of all time!
SF Giants: The Pittsburgh Pirates came to town for a weekend series, and I was NOT expecting that kind of pitching duels that occurred....
May 2, 20245 min read
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Grab Bag time: Dodger scandal, NFL Free agency signings, trade surprises, a crazy bee swarm tennis match, and Giants get their pitcher, but also drop a legendary employee
Warning: Potential rant coming: In a move that not only shocked San Francisco Giants fans, but the baseball world, and the sports world...
Mar 21, 20249 min read
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Grab Bag Notes: SF Giants make moves, F1 drama, Caitlin Clark goes pro, 49ers choose their DC, Rafa/Carlos match in Vegas
In San Francisco Giants news, the baseball team had a flurry of activity both good and bad, since we last checked in. First the good:...
Mar 7, 20244 min read
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