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Glenn Dickey
Dickey: Regardless of options, Yorks must still pay up
- There are more balls in the air, but the 49ers’ focus in their quest for a new stadium remains on the Santa Clara plan.
- There are more balls in the air, but the 49ers’ focus in their quest for a new stadium remains on the Santa Clara plan.
Dickey: Giants’ growing pains
- Giants manager Bruce Bochy knows the Giants have to develop their younger players, but he also knows that a manager is judged on his won-lost record, so he has a challenging balancing act this season.
Dickey: Beane building for now as well as future
- The A’s have jumped into the middle of the AL postseason race, which may prompt a change in the trading strategy of general manager Billy Beane.
- The A’s have jumped into the middle of the AL postseason race, which may prompt a change in the trading strategy of general manager Billy Beane.
Dickey: Family feud seems to be a thing of the past
- Niners coach Mike Nolan and quarterback Alex Smith need each other, so they’ve patched up their fractured relationship from last season.
Dickey: Young Giants showing they belong
- For the most part, the Giants have lived up to their promise to play their younger players. Here’s my evaluation of them:
Dickey: Davis got it right in choosing McFadden
- Two numbers tell you all you need to know about the Raiders’ draft: 4.33 and 79. The first is Darren McFadden’s time in the 40-yard dash; the second is Al Davis’ age in July.
- Two numbers tell you all you need to know about the Raiders’ draft: 4.33 and 79. The first is Darren McFadden’s time in the 40-yard dash; the second is Al Davis’ age in July.
Dickey: McCloughan era already has effect
- The changed dynamic at the top of the organization was evident Thursday as the 49ers held their usual pre-draft media luncheon at Santa Clara and the effects of it will probably last all season.
- The changed dynamic at the top of the organization was evident Thursday as the 49ers held their usual pre-draft media luncheon at Santa Clara and the effects of it will probably last all season.
Dickey: McFadden wanted, not needed, by Davis
- If Darren McFadden is there when the Raiders’ turn comes up in the first round of the NFL draft Saturday, bet that Al Davis will grab him.
- If Darren McFadden is there when the Raiders’ turn comes up in the first round of the NFL draft Saturday, bet that Al Davis will grab him.
Dickey: Redemption — not money — will bring Nellie back
- Though he left the retirement option open in talking to the media before the meaningless final game of the season, Don Nelson will return as the Warriors’ coach next season. You — and Warriors management — need only wait for the July 1 deadline he has set for his announcement.
- Though he left the retirement option open in talking to the media before the meaningless final game of the season, Don Nelson will return as the Warriors’ coach next season. You — and Warriors management — need only wait for the July 1 deadline he has set for his announcement.
Dickey: Prospects will prosper with time
- Despite the dramatic debut of John Bowker, it will probably be two years minimum before enough prospects get to San Francisco to turn the Giants into a contender again.
- Despite the dramatic debut of John Bowker, it will probably be two years minimum before enough prospects get to San Francisco to turn the Giants into a contender again.
Dickey: Stanford’s success rides on admissions standards
- Trent Johnson’s “dream job” was about to turn to a nightmare, and his bolting for LSU is symptomatic of the problems that Stanford faces in basketball and football.
- Trent Johnson’s “dream job” was about to turn to a nightmare, and his bolting for LSU is symptomatic of the problems that Stanford faces in basketball and football.
Dickey: An instant love affair
- The news that the Giants and Dodgers would move to the West Coast for the 1958 season created shock waves in the baseball world. In San Francisco, residents were ecstatic.
- The news that the Giants and Dodgers would move to the West Coast for the 1958 season created shock waves in the baseball world. In San Francisco, residents were ecstatic.
Dickey: Who will take a chance with Barry?
- Will Barry Bonds play this season? Probably, if he stays in shape and is patient, because he’s not likely to be signed before midseason.