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Walcoff: Hiccups don't detract from Olympics
- So they faked some of the fireworks at the opening ceremony, had a 9-year-old lip-synch “Ode to the Motherland” because the real 7-year-old singer wasn’t cute enough and told volunteers to be official cheerleaders and sit in the empty seats that were all too plentiful in the preliminary events — the Beijing Olympics have been a blast.
Walcoff: Success to be decided in trenches
- Two of the NFL’s youngest starting quarterbacks, former overall No. 1 picks JaMarcus Russell of the Raiders, who turns 23 on Saturday, and the 49ers’ Alex Smith, 24, lead their teams into Friday’s preseason opener at McAfee Coliseum armed with new and exciting weapons. But all the skill, speed and fresh strategies won’t carry these two storied franchises back to prominence without major improvement in the play of the men who never throw, run or catch the ball: the offensive line.
Walcoff: Replay long overdue in MLB
- When Bud Selig tunes in to watch next month’s Little League World Series, he will see a baseball first: Instant replay to review home runs (fair or foul) and other close calls at outfield fences.
Walcoff: Both Bay Area clubs in a selling mood
- The A’s annual clearance sale is on.
Walcoff: All-Star Game far from worth the money, time
- Field-level box seats for Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium are going for $725 each. That’s more than I paid for a ticket to this year’s Super Bowl.
Walcoff: Warriors wise to let Baron fly south
- The sea of “We Believe” T-shirts rises like a golden tsunami at Oracle Arena as Baron Davis throws down a ferocious dunk over Andrei Kirilenko in the final minutes of the Warriors’ playoff win against the Utah Jazz.
Walcoff: Golden State needs to think big, nasty
- Don Nelson has been like a father to Chris Mullin, but when the Warriors make their picks in today’s NBA draft, somebody please remind the exec that when building a team, father rarely knows best.
Walcoff: Ainge the mastermind behind Celtics
- What’s next for Danny Ainge? Bringing peace to the Middle East? Finding a cure for cancer? Inventing a 100 mpg electric car that everyone can afford?
- What’s next for Danny Ainge? Bringing peace to the Middle East? Finding a cure for cancer? Inventing a 100 mpg electric car that everyone can afford?
Walcoff: Lakers, Giants and A's - oh, my
- The Los Angeles Lakers shed their “Euro”-soft label in winning Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Walcoff: It's June and they're in shorts, but ...
- For the first time since 2002, it appears as though the 49ers and Raiders are poised to ditch their diet of humble pie and leave the ranks of NFL bottom-feeders.
Walcoff: Wrong Barry, wrong time
- It was no surprise to see three officials swallow their whistles when Brent Barry was body-slammed by Derek Fisher in the final seconds of that pivotal fourth game of the Los Angeles Lakers-San Antonio Spurs series Tuesday.
Patrick Patterson
Oakland Raiders Examiner
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Golden State Warriors Examiner
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