After years of negative news about San Francisco, folks flocking to Super Bowl LX got a taste of what makes the Bay Area wonderful, got a great halftime show and even some football.
Sports columnists are allowed to want things, even if they can’t root for a team. Here’s Scott Ostler’s hope: that Super Bowl LX between the Seahawks and Patriots gives us a great game.
Since Tony Vitello was hired, the San Francisco Giants manager has had several phone conversations with former A’s manager Tony La Russa, who shared with the Chronicle his view on rah-rah leaders.
OPINION: From a Ukrainian athlete remembering friends killed by Russia’s invasion to U.S. athletes speaking out about Americans being harmed by their own government, the pushback makes the point.
The Golden State Warriors have 27 games remaining, plus possibly a few more in the postseason. From a big finish by Steph Curry to the Joe Lacob-Steve Kerr dynamic, here’s what bears watching.
Did owner Joe Lacob’s support for Jonathan Kuminga damage the Golden State Warriors’ longtime rep as the NBA’s smoothest, hippest, most dynamic organization?
OPINION: Before winning a national championship and the Heisman with Indiana, Fernando Mendoza charmed Cal football fans. If the Bears want greatness, they’ll have to pay for it.
OPINION: If you think the Golden State Warriors might start trying to improve their draft lottery odds, it will have to happen organically. Steph Curry’s sore knee presents them with a choice.
OPINION: The 2026 MLB season is almost upon us. What comes next? The mother of all sports labor wars, as the billionaires who own the game and an almost literal license to profit want more.
Iran’s national men’s team has qualified for soccer’s World Cup, and in three months should be playing in one of the countries bombing theirs now. Nobody knows what comes next.
From chucking papers as a kid to slinging zingers as a pro, Scott Ostler has seen it all in his sports journalism career. In his inimitable style, he looks at where it all began and where it took...
