Bay Area Sports Stories
Bay Area Sports Stories
Callaspo's 2-run double in 11th lifts Angels
Bob Melvin has little to explain about Oakland's losses the past two days: Four hits in two games is not going to amount to much. Jarrod Parker had his strongest outing yet for the Athletics in a 3-1, 11-inning defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, yet he didn't ...
49ers QB Alex Smith facing higher expectations
Alex Smith looked one way, then another, finding open receivers with such ease that the toughest part might've been deciding whose turn it was in the rotation. Smith's new choices at wide receiver — Randy Moss, Mario Manningham and first-round pick A.J. Jenkins — zipped all over the field during ...
Golden State Warriors confirm move to San Francisco
Sitting on the shore and staring at one of the world's most majestic metropolitan views, Joe Lacob leaned over to hear fellow Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber whisper in his ear. "Man," Guber said, "we got to do this." And with that, the franchise's new vision started to come ...
Wilson, Frieri combine on 1-hitter for Angels
C.J. Wilson and Ernesto Frieri combined on a one-hitter and the Los Angeles Angels broke out of their offensive slump in a 4-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Albert Pujols homered for the third time in seven days while Mark Trumbo and Howie Kendrick both had RBI ...
Raiders' McClain apologizes for bad publicity
Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain apologized Tuesday for bringing bad publicity to the team following his recent conviction in Alabama for assault and other charges stemming for allegedly threatening to kill a man and firing a gun next to his head. Decatur Municipal Judge Bill Cook convicted McClain last week ...
Posey homers in Giants 6-4 win over Brewers
Buster Posey is regaining his stamina, one year after being limited to 45 games due to a devastating ankle injury, and it's paying off for the San Francisco Giants. Posey homered off the Miller Park scoreboard and had three RBIs as the Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Tuesday ...
Sanchez homers in 14th, Giants beat Brewers 4-3
The San Francisco Giants found themselves in an extra-inning marathon Monday night, finally getting a leadoff home run from backup catcher Hector Sanchez in the 14th inning for a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. "You're hoping somebody pops one," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Hector is a good pick ...
Milone leads A's past Angels 2-1
Albert Pujols and the Los Angeles Angels will outspend the Oakland Athletics any day. So far this season, that's about all the Angels can do better than their AL West rival. Tommy Milone scattered five hits over seven innings and Kila Ka'aihue drove in the go-ahead run, leading the pesky ...
Dutchman Robert Gesink wins Tour of California
Eight months after break his leg in a training accident, Dutchman Robert Gesink sealed his overall race title Sunday with a main field finish in the eighth stage of the Amgen Tour of California. Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the final leg. The 22-year-old Sagan claimed the 42.6-mile road race ...
Cowgill's collision powers A's past Giants, 6-2
Collin Cowgill toppled Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants with heart and hustle. Maybe a little muscle, too. Cowgill drove in the go-ahead runs and scored in a home plate collision with Lincecum, and the Oakland Athletics snapped an 11-game losing streak in San Francisco with a 6-2 victory ...
More than 50,000 runners, walkers turn out for Bay to Breakers
More than 50,000 runners and walkers blanketed the streets of San Francisco Sunday morning for the running of the 101st Bay to Breakers race. Professional runners and jovial amateurs alike started out on the 7.46-mile course from the Embarcadero to Ocean Beach just before 7 a.m. Teams of contestants in ...
Giants extend home dominance over Athletics, 4-0
Ryan Vogelsong allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and played a key role in San Francisco's go-ahead rally as the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics for the 11th straight time at home, 4-0 on Saturday. Vogelsong (2-2) retired the first 13 batters he faced and allowed only a soft ...
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