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Moving closer to equality, but not in a good way

Over at Wimbledon, reporters at the Daily Mail noted that a battle between the eighth and 28th female seeds had drawn a spot on Centre Court while second seed Serena Williams was placed on Court 2, got lost on the way and arrived six minutes late for ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Serena Williams,  B.J. Upton,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  BBC

Closer to equality, but not in a good way

Over at Wimbledon, reporters at the Daily Mail noted that a battle between the eighth and 28th female seeds had drawn a spot on Centre Court while second seed Serena Williams was placed on Court 2, got lost on the way and arrived six minutes late for ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Serena Williams,  B.J. Upton,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  BBC

Maris deserves another look

Mark McGwire's rejection by the voters so far suggests that Sosa, his sidekick from the 1998 home run record chase, can hold off on writing an induction speech. But veterans won't get a say on this generation's integrity or Hall of Fame credentials ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Mark McGwire,  Roger Maris,  Barry Bonds,  Gil Hodges,  Ron Santo

"Moneyball" wasn't meant for big screen

The story ultimately is about statistical analysis, and on film, that might fly as a documentary. As a Brad Pitt vehicle with Steven Soderbergh directing, it was destined to be shut down. That's exactly what happened late last week, when Sony ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Brad Pitt,  Steven Soderbergh,  Sony,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Billy Beane

Fehr didn't do his job on steroid issue

The people who show up tonight for the official reunion will not get a glimpse of McGwire in the flesh. He was invited to the Coliseum, to throw out the first pitch, but declined. "We told him we'd make it very discreet," said Ken Pries, a team vice ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Bud Selig,  Roger Maris,  Jose Canseco,  Dave Stewart (baseball)

Ex-pitcher Norris gives back to old neighborhood

Mike Norris has his baseball cards ready, tucked into his wallet, ready to cut through the doubts. He won 22 games in 1980, but now he is dealing with kids born long after he threw his last major-league pitch, and he knows that they can see only a ...

From GWEN KNAPP, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune,  22 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Mike Norris,  Major League Baseball,  Vida Blue,  Willie Brown (football),  Jackie Robinson

In parenting, Clark's intensity comes with patience

On the Monday after the reunion, the ballpark hosted an event that focused on Clark's private life and the challenge that comes at him and his family every day like a hard-breaking curveball. For Autism Awareness Night, the Giants brought Clark to ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Will Clark,  Johns Hopkins University,  Baltimore Orioles

Time for Jose Canseco to get real

If he somehow makes it into court, he could become the first person in history to sue someone else for defamation that he initiated against himself. After he confessed to steroid use in his 2005 book, "Juiced," Canseco says his revelations resulted in ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Jose Canseco,  Rafael Palmeiro,  Sammy Sosa,  Mark McGwire

Knapp: Cain, Lincecum can't mask team's weaknesses

Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain promised to camouflage a lot of flaws elsewhere on the roster, offering hope that they could take the Giants to the playoffs and then to an upset, past a team that seemed vastly superior in every other way. Wednesday's 4-3 ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Matt Cain,  Tim Lincecum,  New York Mets,  Barry Zito,  Jonathan Sanchez

Norris goes back to where it began, gives back

" 'What's he know?' " Norris said, putting himself inside the heads of a dozen or so young boys on the field in front of him. " 'He's this crippled old (man). Why should I listen to him?' " So he relies on the cards, slightly faded pictures of ...

From GWEN KNAPP, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Vida Blue,  Willie Brown (football),  Jackie Robinson,  NFL

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