AltWeeklies Wire
Only One America's Cup Winner, But Many Losersnew
San Francisco poured millions into the event in hopes of catching crumbs off the table of a megalomaniacal billionaire. New Zealand, meanwhile, directly subsidized its yachting team with government funds, buying something akin to partial ownership of the product. These were calculated risks. Neither may pay off.
49ers Pissed Away Super Bowl Berthnew
So many times, we've been told that tragedies or deaths "put things in perspective" when it comes to organized sports. Really? Fans need floods and famines and terrorist attacks and senseless mayhem to remind them that there are more important things in life than the outcome of a ballgame? This is necessary?
SF's Academy of Art Enters the World of NCAA Athleticsnew
This month, the art school kicks off an intercollegiate sports program, fielding 12 teams in the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference. And if the notion of an art school recruiting players for NCAA competition and doling out athletic scholarships strikes you as odd -- it is. The Academy of Art is the only one.
Former Pro Soccer Players Help the Farolito Team Dominate an Amateur Leaguenew
On a recent Saturday morning, a crew of aging former professional soccer players from Latin America huddled around Salvador Lopez, who drilled them on the strategy of how their team, El Farolito, would win the 10:40 game in Golden Gate Park.
Barry Bonds* Hires Yet Another Lawyernew
New lawyer John Burris has a well-known rivalry with Mike Rains, Barry's* longtime criminal attorney.
Full Nelsonnew
Can pro basketball's second-winningest coach put the Golden State Warriors back on the warpath? Don't count Don Nelso out too quick.
Tags: sports & fitness
Sports Flightnew
Do the flights of the 49ers and the A's to suburbab venues forebode a seismic shift in the Bay Area sports scene?
Tags: sports & fitness
Most Valuable Teammatenew
The Giants got a much-needed morale booster and respectful team player in Mark Sweeney.
Hustle & Flownew
Monta Ellis can defend and fly with the best of them, but can the rookie straight out of high school stick in the NBA?
Tags: sports & fitness
Doping Scandalnew
From a sports-business point of view, Dr. Prentice Steffen's outspoken anti-drug posture makes him a risk.
Tags: sports & fitness
Offensive Linenew
Numbers guy and Stanford MBA Paraag Marathe has become a scapegoat for the 49ers' failure, but he's really the future of the NFL.
Legal Complications on Steroidsnew
If Lance Armstrong were found to have been on drugs, and his San Francisco handlers knew it, sponsors could demand their money back, and perhaps change sports in the United States forever.
Ballpark of a Future Pastnew
The new ballpark for the Oakland A's may inject a dollop of real design innovation into baseball's wrongheaded fixation with nostalgia.
Say-It-Ain't-So Joenew
Why does Joe Morgan -- the best second baseman in history and a prominent TV broadcaster -- hate Moneyball, a book about baseball that he refuses to read?
Derby Girls Draw in Fansnew
Career women assume tough-girl alter egos at night to compete in a new breed of roller derbies.
