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With 18 games left in the regular season, the Warriors appear to be on cruise control. Or is that snooze control?Tuesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets featured a little bit of both. Golden State jumped out to a huge lead, ripping off a 25-0 run at one point in the first quarter. Up by 16 early, it felt like garbage time would start in the second frame. The game felt unfair.Then the Nets woke up and the Warriors went to sleep, letting a clearly inferior team back into the game.
Move over, Bruce. Step aside, Madonna. Sorry, Jumbo Joe.There have been a lot of superstars who have played inside SAP Center over the years. But the rock-star welcome that Roger Federer received Monday night probably was near the top.The Bay Area likes star power. And, finally, the Bay Area got a chance to witness the biggest star in the tennis galaxy.Federer had not played here. The only time he had ever even visited the Bay Area was a one-day trip to Google.
What sets you free? You likely can find the answer at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve.Some yearn for a mountaintop with 50-mile views. Others for a creek under a woodland canopy, quiet and intimate. For mountain bikers, it can be about the moments of exhilaration, not the destination, with the excitement of miles ahead to see new terrain.At Monte Bello, you get your choice. In addition, the preserve has a small trail camp, one of only a handful on the Peninsula.
Larry Baer (left) comments on the 2016 season with Bobby Evans and Brian Sabean at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, two days after the Giants were eliminated in the NLDS by the ... more Larry Baer (left) comments on the 2016 season with Bobby Evans and Brian Sabean at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, two days after the Giants were eliminated in the NLDS by the Chicago Cubs.
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 23: A general view during the Bronze Medal match between Canada and Switzerland on day fourteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on ... more GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 23: A general view during the Bronze Medal match between Canada and Switzerland on day fourteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 23, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
Three for the price of one ...•During Black History Month, is it proper to honor white men?That question arose when some folks in Boston wanted to salute the late Red Auerbach. When he coached the Celtics, Auerbach had the NBA’s first all-black starting five, and he hired the first black head coach.What about Al Davis? Should he be saluted this month? He was a one-man wrecking crew, tearing down racial barriers in the NFL.
Former Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino talks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Pitino held the news conference in the wake of an NCAA decision in a sex scandal ... more Former Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino talks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
A meteor streaks across the night sky as a rare marine phenomenon known as bioluminescence lights the waters a phosphorescent blue near Rodeo Beach at the Marin Headlands in a scene captured by photographer ... more A meteor streaks across the night sky as a rare marine phenomenon known as bioluminescence lights the waters a phosphorescent blue near Rodeo Beach at the Marin Headlands in a scene captured by photographer Tony Rowell, below.
Team LeBron's LeBron James scores the go-ahead basket against Team Stephen's Draymond Green in final minute of Team LeBron's 148-145 win during NBA All Star Game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on ... more Team LeBron's LeBron James scores the go-ahead basket against Team Stephen's Draymond Green in final minute of Team LeBron's 148-145 win during NBA All Star Game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, February 18, 2018.
Dr. Hookshot here, with his prescription for what the Warriors need in the second half, to cure what ails ’em:More trying.Of late, the critics and analysts say, the Warriors have been bored and uninspired. Too cool for school. Simple solution: Try harder.You can blame it on the Dog Days, but some of the teams that were beating up on the Warriors were bad teams, so for them it was the Double-Dog Days.So, try harder! How about it, Shaun Livingston.
Lake Marie is a gem of a pond tucked in a valley in the Bay Area foothills.It passes the “Blindfold Test,” in which you are taken to a park site, the blindfold is removed and with your first glimpse, you have no idea where you are.The small lake is edged by steep sloping hills, already green and glowing in the February sun, and backed by a deep wooded ravine. Within a mile is a site with ancient grinding mortars in the rock near a spring.
Pitcher Matt Cain delivers a pitch in his final Major League Baseball start in a Giants uniform against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park before retiring after a 13-year career in San Francisco, Calif. on ... more Pitcher Matt Cain delivers a pitch in his final Major League Baseball start in a Giants uniform against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park before retiring after a 13-year career in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017.
Tiger Woods hits a shot during the Pro-Am of the Genesis Open at the Riviera Country Club on February 14, 2018 in Pacific Palisades, California. Tiger Woods hits a shot during the Pro-Am of the Genesis Open at the Riviera Country Club on February 14, 2018 in Pacific Palisades, California. We will know a lot more about Tiger Woods’ latest comeback Sunday. Or maybe Friday. It’s one thing for Woods to play at Torrey Pines, as he did three weeks ago.
Ted Potter Jr. saved his par on the 17th hole and went on to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Dustin Johnson, right, was in the final group also playing with Potter. Ted Potter Jr. saved his par on the 17th hole and went on to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Dustin Johnson, right, was in the final group also playing with Potter. PEBBLE BEACH — There’s no way around it. Dustin Johnson, the world’s No.
Steve Kerr had a great idea, and it worked. What’s left is speculation about his next motivational trick — because it won’t be a repeat of Monday night at Oracle Arena.Kerr’s idea, to let his players draw up strategy during timeouts against Phoenix, is something a coach can unveil only once in a season, or perhaps even a career. Run that notion into the ground and it becomes folly, a multilayered insult, and nobody realizes that more than the Warriors’ head coach.
