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So far Phil Barber has created 121 blog entries.

If Tom Brady had shot Cecil the Lion

We’re in a small auditorium at New England Patriots training camp in Foxborough, Mass. Tom Brady sits at a rostrum.

By | August 1st, 2015|5 Comments

Serving up long balls to Jose Canseco

When Carlos Lopez was a kid, he sneaked into the Oakland Coliseum parking lot to mingle with A’s players and get some autographs. Now he’s serving up pitches to his former hero, Jose Canseco, in home run derbies.

By | July 1st, 2015|7 Comments

The swimmer, the Raider and the reporter

Last week I helped get a kid disqualified from a high school swim meet. It gave me a sickened feeling – similar to the one I felt a decade ago when I may have contributed to the end of a football player’s career.

By | May 20th, 2015|10 Comments

The Patriot Way, revised

Looking back with a suspicious eye, it isn’t hard to spot other potential violations hatched at Patriots headquarters.

By | May 13th, 2015|3 Comments

Kid wears wrong swimsuit, team loses title, heads explode

Yes, there are times when high school sports can be as maddening as college or the pros.

By | May 12th, 2015|2 Comments

Raiders practice: Read all about none of it

Yesterday morning, the Raiders emailed to media members the teams 2015 “Practice Reporting Policy,” a list of rules for writing and tweeting from the practice field. It sucks.

By | April 22nd, 2015|4 Comments

Billy Beane’s moment of truth

The 2015 season will go a long way in defining Billy Beane’s legacy. And it’s Beane who signed himself up for this sort of professional scrutiny.

By | April 9th, 2015|3 Comments

Sports, society, culture and THE COACH IS ON THE FLOOR!!!

Sports are part of the fabric of our culture, and yes, the TV is on in the room somewhere behind me, but the sound is down, so I’d like to take the opportunity to elevate the conversation a little bit.

By | March 19th, 2015|2 Comments

49ers’ offseason, from tragedy to worse

It's tempting to lump the 49ers' offseason stumbles together in one long chain of misery. In reality, the Niners’ Spring of Terror underwent a dramatic shift along the way.

By | March 18th, 2015|4 Comments

Why do we care more about McDonald’s arrest than Miller’s?

I’m wondering, sincerely wondering: Why the huge disparity in how these two arrests have been treated?

By | March 11th, 2015|4 Comments