Heats Chosen for Maverick’s Contest
It was a raucous Friday night at Old Princeton Landing, the down-home bar up the road from Half Moon Bay, as the Maverick’s surf contest held its opening-ceremony party. Nearly all of the 24 surfers...
View ArticleWarriors: Stop the Noise, Already
For those of us who enjoy the sounds of pure basketball, and the experience of talking about the game during breaks, there’s absolutely no hope for the future. It’s the age of entertainment mayhem,...
View ArticleRavens’ Loss: That’s On You, #83
There are few sights more excruciatingly painful than a placekicker trudging off the field in defeat, having missed a crucial field goal. That was the fate of Baltimore’s Billy Cundiff today,...
View ArticleEpic Maverick’s — But No Contest Yet
If you were driving along the coast last Wednesday, you marveled at that most glorious sight for a big-wave surfer: a huge swell, not a cloud in the sky, and just the slightest wind out of the east....
View ArticleLin in the All-Star game? No Way
One of the brightest writers on the NBA scene, Bill Simmons, made an interesting point the other day. “Let’s say Derrick Rose can’t play in the All-Star game because of his ailing back,” Simmons wrote...
View ArticleKnight’s Son a Disgrace to Coaching
I’ve made it clear over the years that I’m a big fan of Bobby Knight. I always loved the raw energy and fundamental brilliance of his Indiana teams, and I experienced the best of him — from incisive...
View ArticleJoe Lacob Answers His Critics
Joe Lacob didn’t waste much time. He became the center of attention during Monday night’s halftime ceremony to retire Chris Mullin’s number, and he knew today’s conversation would be all about him. So...
View ArticleHuff Gets a Proper Roasting
In certain quarters, you’ve heard and read that Aubrey Huff shouldn’t be too severely criticized for his gaffe at second base the other night in New York. Hey, he’s a first baseman. Can’t expect him to...
View ArticleThe Giant Who Got Away
From the department of “uh-oh”: Zack Wheeler is making his move. You’ll recall Wheeler as the Giants’ No. 1 draft pick three years ago, a 6-foot-4 righthander who was surrendered to the Mets in the...
View ArticleThat Clinches it: No More Melky
I’d wager that within moments of Melky Cabrera’s 50-game suspension, Brian Sabean wrote him off as a Giant. I’d bet that down in the clubhouse, the feeling was mutual. In the wake of today’s revelation...
View ArticleGreetings From Detroit
It’s a couple of hours before Game 1 here at Comerica Park on a brisk day in Detroit, with temperatures expected to drop into the 40s tonight. Bob Melvin just had his pre-game press conference, and it...
View ArticleBochy: San Francisco’s Finest
Roger Craig pulled the psychological strings so foreign to the A’s clueless management. Dusty Baker combined knowledge and sensitivity into a package rarely seen. But it’s safe to say, after last...
View ArticleWalker’s Drop Was the Killer
49ers Delanie Walker attempts to catch a pass for a touchdown against the St. Louis Rams’ Quintin Mikell. (Getty Images/Dilip Vishwanat) All right, so we’ve hashed out the bizarre safety and the...
View ArticleWarriors: Definitely For Real
So many interesting things happened on the Warriors’ last possession tonight. Stephen Curry, the man most feared by Miami, was shadowed by Dwayne Wade and wasn’t a factor after inbounding the ball with...
View ArticleOf Men and Maverick’s
This column addressed the revolution in paddle-in surfing a couple of weeks ago, in the Sporting Green, and now comes word of the next step: A paddle-in contest at Peahi, or “Jaws,” the fabled spot on...
View ArticleMavericks Contest On for Sunday
The Mavericks surf contest has come back to life. Organizers announced today that the event, plagued by poor surf, a lack of sponsorship and political infighting over the years, will be held Sunday...
View ArticleWho’s Who in the Mavericks Contest
Note: Mavericks 24-man field is the same as last year; no new faces. Only the heat alignments have changed. Based on a recent drawing, it sorted out this way: HEAT #1 Mark Healey: A living legend in...
View ArticleMavericks surfing contest guide
A few things to know about the Mavericks Invitational big-wave surfing contest, scheduled to start Sunday at 8 a.m.: Format: Four heats of six surfers each, with the top three in each heat advancing to...
View ArticleSlater Out of Mavericks Surf Contest
The Mavericks Invitational surf contest got some discouraging news today when three of the top big-wave surfers in the world, including 11-time pro tour champion Kelly Slater, withdrew from the event....
View ArticleGetting Over a Mavericks Letdown
Odds and ends on the Mavericks surf contest, with the first heat slated to hit the water at 8 a.m. Sunday morning: Patience will be required for anyone watching this contest. The new swell produced...
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