Lighten up, guys, it’s preseason
Why kick a 25-yard field goal in a meaningless game when you could work on your short-yardage offense?
Hey 49ers, do The Shuttle
Levi’s Stadium is a state-of-the-art, $1.3 billion sports facility. If only anyone could get there to see it.
Decline of the British sports empire
I looked forward to teasing my British relatives about the World Cup, but no one likes to kick a country when it's down.
Why we’ll never forget Tim Howard’s performance
Howard had a game like no other, at a position like no other.
Vida understands pitch counts, but doesn’t like them
Vida Blue's philosophy of pitching: Hard as you could, as long as you could.
Brad Keselowski: driver, tweeter, gephyophobia victim
NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski rode a bicycle over the Golden Gate Bridge this week, and it was kind of a big deal. The guy doesn’t flinch at driving 200 mph on oval tracks, but he’s afraid of bridges.
Cobi Jones on Jurgen Klinsmann
When I spoke to former US soccer star Cobi Jones about Jurgen Klinsmann's decision to cut Landon Donovan from the World Cup roster, he seemed to embrace both sides of the aisle.
The journalist and the gay teen athlete
We write about a lot of things in the Press Democrat’s sports department – injuries and illnesses, drugs and recovery, violence on and off the field. But a teenager’s sexuality? It seemed invasive.
The US national team (sponsored by Volkswagen)
Ladies and gentlemen, your United States Men’s National Team for the 2014 World Cup, featuring four Germans, a Norwegian and an Icelander.
My Mock Draft
32 picks to forget, and quickly.
