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Monta Ellis, on his defensive gem vs. Brandon Roy: “I could do that day-in, day-out”

Published 5 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Don Nelson post-game transcript to come, but figured I should put up Monta Ellis’ comments first. He had an incredible game. He didn’t just lead the Warriors in their 108-94 victory over Portland (the Warriors’ 9th straight at Oracle over the Blazers). Ellis grabbed this game ...
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Pre-game Don Nelson, and a Monta Ellis non-update update

Published 9 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

* First off: On the Monta Ellis Situation… Sounds like both sides are delaying an official face-to-face after all the build-up (yes, much of the building up was done by me). Ellis’ agent, Jeff Fried, was scheduled to speak to Robert Rowell and Larry Riley yesterday, but it ...
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The 49ers’ fateful choice: My Aaron Rodgers-or-Alex Smith column from April 2005

Published 14 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

We all knew it was a big decision. We all knew it was no slam dunk. Maybe even Mike Nolan and Scot McCloughan knew that, but they weren’t saying it at the time. They had to be married to the No. 1 overall pick in 2005 when they made it, and they chose Alex Smith. There were [...]  ...
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College Picks, Week 12: Riding with Stanford and Northwestern, nothing wrong with that

Published 16 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Busy week. Straight to the picks. Oh, one thing: Heard Flemming say that Tiger Woods will be in the house for the Big Game tomorrow. Is Stanford allowed to lose when TW’s there? —- KAWAKAMI (last week 2-1, overall 16-17)/ * STANFORD -7, over Cal: The Cardinal is better at QB, better ...
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Lincecum makes a statement: With words, deeds and natural cool

Published 20 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Straight from this morning’s paper, with one additional topping thought… I never thought Tim Lincecum was in any serious jeopardy after his traffic stop and arrest, and that’s what I wrote. He still needed to address it, in some way. I figured he would and he would do it ...
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NFL Picks, Week 11: Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers? That’s my pick–but only on Sunday, and only plus the points

Published 36 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

QB stories galore this Sunday: -Alex Smith vs. Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau Field in the 2005 draft look-back. -Bruce Gradkowski in his first Raiders start vs. Cincinnati. JaMarcus Russell in his first official start-of-game benching. -Jay Cutler on Sunday night vs. the Eagles. Another great ...
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Brian Sabean, on chasing Bay or Holliday: “I don’t think they would have genuine interest… why would they?”

Published 36 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

A few of us caught up with Brian Sabean after the Tim Lincecum press conference. As always, you ask Brian a specific question, he almost always gives a specific answer. The free-agent period begins tonight. Doesn’t sound like Sabean’s going to race to throw out multi-year, ...
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Snippets from Lincecum conference call: “I didn’t know how the Cards were going to fall”

Published 39 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Quick snippets from the baseball portions of the Tim Lincecum conference call after winning the 2009 NL Cy Young, starting with pure accidental genius: * Asked if he expected to beat out St. Louis’ Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright, Lincecum said he figured each of the three of them all ...
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Lincecum’s statement on the Washington arrest

Published 39 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

I’ll have more from Tim Lincecum’s just-concluded 2009 NL Cy Young conference call. He also has a live press conference at AT&T at 2. I’ll be there for that. But this was Lincecum’s first live words since his arrest. I don’t consider this a big deal–the ...
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2009 NL Cy Young report: It’s Lincecum

Published 41 hours ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

According to a report by CSN Bay Area, Tim Lincecum is about to be announced as the National League Cy Young Award winner. Bit of a surprise, but not a shocker. I thought it’d be Chris Carpenter (lower ERA, parallel WHIP, playoff team), but he and teammate Adam Wainwright easily...  ...
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Where might Monta Ellis end up? Let’s scour the field: Philly, Miami, Memphis…

Published 2 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Monta Ellis’ agent is coming to town tomorrow (Thursday), planning for a sit down with Warriors management to talk about Ellis’ future (and he’s also here to co-promote the Andre Ward-Kessler fight). Apparently, the Warriors brass is saying there’s no clear certainty ...
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(UPDATE: It’s Gradkowski) Can Cable go with Frye or Gradkowski over Russell? Better check with Al first

Published 2 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

* 2:37 p.m. update: According to the Raiders Twitter feed, Cable has named Bruce Gradkowski the starter for Sunday’s game. So he’s going with his gut, and not with JaMarcus Russell, who is Al’s guy, or Charlie Frye, who would’ve been the compromise alternative. ...
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Raiders debate: Can Cable go with Frye or Gradkowski over Russell? Better check with Al first

Published 2 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

We’ll probably find out soon, you’d think at the latest by the end of practice this afternoon: Will JaMarcus Russell remain the Raiders’ starting QB or will the gig go, temporarily, to Bruce Gradkowski or, more likely, Charlie Frye? The Sac Bee’s Paul Gutierrez says, ...
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Raiders QB update: Can Cable go with Frye or Gradkowski over Russell? Better check it with Al first

Published 2 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

We’ll probably find out soon, you’d think at the latest by the end of practice this afternoon: Will JaMarcus Russell remain the Raiders’ starting QB or will the gig go, temporarily, to Bruce Gradkowski or, more likely, Charlie Frye? The Sac Bee’s Paul Gutierrez says, ...
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Ellis/Warriors situation set to hit full boil at Thursday meeting: Trade inevitable?
— blogs.mercurynews.com — Multiple NBA sources have confirmed that Monta Ellis’ status with the Warriors could be determined Thursday, when his agent is scheduled to meet with team management in Oakland. Several sources indicate that Ellis’ agent, Jeff Fried, ... (more) Ellis/Warriors situation set to hit full boil at ...

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Warriors do something right: Trade Jackson to Charlotte for $21M in future cap relief

Published 4 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Of course they had to do this while I’m on vacation. That’s a no-brainer. This will be quick because, ahem, I’m still on vacation, but this is big enough to come out of it for a brief spell. The Warriors just officially announced the big trade–Stephen Jackson and Acie Law ...
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BOXING Picks, Week 11: Pacquaio over Hatton by TKO 7, and Pacquiao for Sportsman of the Year

Published 7 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

* A quick break from the vacation, and yes I do have the COLLEGE PICKS HERE, too. But first, the big boxing event this Saturday. (Boxing is always welcome on this blog. ALWAYS.) –Chris Mannix of SI.com beat me to it: Manny Pacquaio for Sportsman of the Year. I’ll even throw in more ...
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49ers stumble and bumble but (thanks to Cutler) live for another relevant day

Published 8 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

* I’m taking advantage of the 49ers’ off weekend to bolt out of town for a few days and hopefully will be away from the laptop for long stretches of that time. So naturally, all hell will break loose and already is breaking loose in Warriorsland. I might pop something up onto this ...
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Singletary’s calm, relieved post-game presser: “It’s nice to have something fall for you”

Published 8 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

No shouting. Just a calm, measured Mike Singletary talking about his team doing juuu-uust enough to beat the Chicago Bears, or at least to get out of the way and let Jay Cutler hand it to them. Five interceptions for Cutler. Only one for Alex Smith. And there’s your basic season-saving... ...
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Van Gundy, Thibodeau, Mark Jackson, Jeff Bzdelik… Just a list. Means nothing. My list.

Published 8 days ago by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami

Appropo of nothing, just sort of rounding up names of highly qualified, interesting NBA head-coaching candidates, you know, just to have it handy… (I don’t think Cohan/Rowell are ready to fire Don Nelson or will be willing to pull the trigger until at least 1 more crisis occurs. ...
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