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Dec 1, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on the field before a game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: Have the 49ers removed themselves from Super Bowl 60 contention?
I already planned to write this Jock Blog when we had the great and legendary 49ers beat man Matty Maiocco on the show this morning, so I did a test run. “Is it fair to say, Matt,” I asked, beginning my best courtroom prosecutor impression, “that the 49ers, by losing so much veteran leadership, so…
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Nov 12, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after making a layup against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: Murph weighs in on Steph Curry’s place in basketball pantheon
Can one man be the subject of — wait for it — two consecutive Jock Blogs? Rare air, indeed. Steph Curry might want to call his agent and see if there’s an incentive clause in his contract for that. Last week, the Jock Blog gushed about No. 30 after his 56-point performance in Orlando, wondering…
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Dec 12, 2024; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey speaks during the introductory press conference for shortstop Willy Adames (not pictured) at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn ImagesDesert Jock Blog: The Giants way is Buster’s way; Pitch it, catch it, grind it
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Say hello to a Jock Blog being scribbled in the Scottsdale Stadium press box, endless blue sky in front of me, thrill of the grass underfoot. How can you not be romantic about The Giants Way, after all? That’s today’s topic, ball fans: Just what IS The Giants Way? All right, all…
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Jan 17, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) shoots a free-throw against the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: They got Steph his help, Are we all happy now?
It was always a sensitive situation, the “GET STEPH SOME HELP BEFORE WE ALL DIE” argument. For starters: Yeah, sure, it would be awesome if Steph Curry and the Warriors were loaded to the gills every year with clones of prime Kevin Durant, prime Andre Iguodala and prime Shaun Livingston. Who wouldn’t want that? But…
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Giants cutting payroll not amazingly great news
PHOTO: ROBERT EDWARDS By Brian Murphy The Dodgers are spending more money to win than any team in baseball history. The Giants appear to be dumping salary. This, sports fans, is what you call “sub-optimal”. It stinks that all-time Giants icon Buster Posey has to preside over a Giants team whose ownership group is telling…
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Saleh is back, maybe, and that’s a huge win. Maybe
IF Saleh indeed takes the gig, the 49ers have answered perhaps their biggest off-season question not named Brock Purdy’s bank account with a resounding YES.
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Nov 12, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after making a layup against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
Jock Blog: Who are we to complain about the Warriors?
Boy, writing a Jock Blog about the Warriors seems like entering a minefield. These past few days have been rather dramatic in the land of a team that used to be known as “playing with joy” — remember those ancient days? Back before TikTok? The Warriors are at that place known as the crossroads, as…
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Happy New Year, now what are we gonna do with Brock?
PHOTO: SERGIO ESTRADA Hello, 2025. You’re sure to be a fascinating year. You will reveal to us how good Buster Posey is at his new job. You will reveal to us just what the heck Mike Dunleavy and Steph Curry are going to do about this basketball mess. And you will reveal to us the…
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Murph gives the 2025 prognoses for the Bay Area’s ailing Big Three
Final Jock Blog of 2024 and I’ve got bad news for you, Bay Area: No championships this year, kids. (With apologies to Stanford women’s sailing, of course. The canvas can do miracles. Just you wait and see.) The 49ers huffed and puffed and couldn’t blow the Super Bowl house down in February in Las Vegas.…
