American Dash

With the first game in the bank, the Golden State Warriors hit the home floor against Portland in the first round of the playoffs without ...

The Lakers beat the Spurs, after which Stephen Curry and the Warriors outgunned the Suns, and just like that, the race for the Western Divi...

Down 23-3 in the first quarter, the Golden State Warriors surged and overwhelmed the Spurs in San Antonio, in their second of a road back-...

It took just a week or so, the end of a grueling road trip, some rest and some work on the home court.  The Golden State Warriors rattl...

Update 3/11: After a one point loss in MN--with Steph Curry once again failing to hit the kind of winning shot he regularly did last year--C...

The Warriors were rolling, seemingly unstoppable.  They came out of the All-Star break without breaking stride.  Kevin Durant was out for ...

Biggest news out of the NBA All Star break was the DeMarcus Cousins trade to New Orleans, and the major management shakeup at the LA Lakers....

Photo:  Steph Curry's special edition shoes, which he wore to honor President Obama at the end of his term in office. With the NBA ...

"One thing my pops always told me is you never count another man's money. It's what you've got and how you take care of i...

The San Francisco Giants made a deal to address their biggest need by signing former Pittsburgh Pirate closer Mark Melancon.  Reportedly, ex...

Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs for winning the World Series, their first in 108 years, the longest period without a championship in A...

Network ratings for NFL games are down considerably, and lots of folks are spouting off on why that should be.  Everything from the Internet...

As the postseason develops, a couple of things are apparent: relief pitching is proving crucial to winning teams, and with a better bullpen,...

Two things about this final game of the SF Giants' season.  First, if you're a team of destiny, you get hits like the Cubs got in th...

The Chicago Cubs came into the division series a confident team, and it showed.  They risked starting a pitcher the Giants had gotten to ear...

Mike Krukow's foolproof formula for how a pitcher wins: pitch a shutout, hit a home run.  Madison Bumgarner did the first.  Conor Gill...

It does seem a little like 2014, doesn't it?  The Giants fade badly towards the end of the season and barely make it into the playoff...

Friday night's SF Giants win over the visiting Dodgers was solid, but the 9-3 score could be seen as chiefly due to the Dodgers audit...

Three more games in the SF Giants regular season, all with the Dodgers in San Francisco.  They go into these games with a one game lead fo...

As shocking as the SF Giants fall has been, it reached a particular inflection point on Saturday night that might have consequences beyo...