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6 years

Made my 66th straight Rose Bowl

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5 years

Made it to Rose Bowl game for 67th straight year. Happy New Year on gorgeous day in Pasadena

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2 years

Been covering Warriors since 1960s (all their titles); this win tonight one of the more impressive and emotional ever. Thought Celtics had pre-game advantage. That's why they play, to disprove what we think

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3 years

Made it 68th straight at the Rose Bowl (missed last year’s jn Texas)

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4 years

So my Rose Bowl streak will end at 67.. Others in this Covid era have much worse troubles, of course, but shift to Texas and virus surges will keep me away. Most of all will miss sun setting over the Arroyo Seco.

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4 years

June 17, 1962. I married the great Liz Newman, who somehow has stayed 58 years, .raising a great family, keeping me in line, loving,and invariably smiling all the time. Talk about good fortune. Wow. Love her more than ever

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3 years

Aussie government did what few tennis players could do last few years--knock Novak Djokovic out a Grand Slam tournament.

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5 years

No paper from San Francisco, Oakland or San Jose (or Napa) sent a reporter or columnist to London to cover the Raiders. But the Las Vegas Review Journal did.

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3 years

It was June 17, 1962 when the former Liz Newman said "I do,," changing my life for the better. It had to be you. Still is. Happy anniversary to the lady who keeps me going, organized and loving.

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8 years

Kyle Shanahan had some magic in that backpack, didn't he?

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5 years

Plenty of empty seats, early 2nd qtr at Levi’s, Arizona vs. 49ers

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9 years

Started writing Warriors 50 years ago, covered '75 champions, never saw anything like tonight. No chance after 3Q. Them no sweat.

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5 years

When Rose Bowl was played on beautiful days like this late, great Jim Murray would complain, in jest, that it would bring another 10,000 people from midwest to southern Cal, creating even more traffic

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6 years

And for the great Liz Spander, wife, lover, mother, Grammy, lady of efficiency and tolerance for putting up with the man in her life, a special wine on her birthday

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6 years

Golf and life not going to be the same with the death of the fanstastic Dan Jenkins, his ownself. He wasn't semi-tough; he was brilliant.

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9 years

Ready for my 63rd straight Rose Bowl after making it thru traffic mess in parking lot area

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4 years

Rumor (but great one that one) US golf Open will be shifted from Winged Foot in June to Pebble Beach in Sept., best time of year on Cal coast. Chron's Ron Kroichick already noted PGA Champ at Harding will be Aug 6-9

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4 years

A year ago, the real Rose Bowl

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5 years

What I remember of "Miracle" on ice (Thanks,Al Michaels) was David Israel, then columnist of Chicagp Trib, going through media section at Lake Placid arena, yelling, 'All rules against cheering in the press box are off"

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5 years

Sportswiters code is never to get involved, but I was more than happy. Giants didn't trade Bumgarner. Not only is he a terrific pitcher (as we all know) but he is a professional by another definition of the word. In difficult times he still faces up to the tough questions.

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4 years

Sad news, Elgin Baylor dead at 86. He was LeBron before LeBron. During '61 Berlin crisisl, called up by Army Reserve, allowed to play for Lakers, scored 71 against Celtics; he was the one who "yo-yo-ed" the dibble; challenged scribes (for dimes) in shooting conests. Never lost.

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8 years

If Oakland could, it should keep Raiders from playing in city next two seasons, force them to Vegas now. Throw 'em out of the house.

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2 years

Impressive retirement ceremony by Giants for Will Clark's #22 . Was in Houston when with his first major league swing The Thrill homered off Nolan Ryan in the Astrodome. Yes, memories can be rewarding

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4 years

Watching former Oakland Raiders play former San Diego Chargers and again thinking how fans in those two cities got ripped off--which is the NFL way

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4 years

RIP Rafer Johnson, 86, great friend, Olympic champion, Olympic torch lighter, UCLA student body pres, basketball player for Bruins under John Wooden. Condolences to younger brother Jim, a #1 pick by 49ers Hall of Famer

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4 years

Saddened by death of Doug Sanders, 86, who 3-putted 72nd hole of '70 British at St. Andrews then lost playoff to Jack Nicklaus. Sanders did everything but win a major and once long ago helped push my car out of the sand in Maui

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8 years

Saw Koufax, Spahn, Marichal, Catfish, Maddux, etc. But Bumgarner is one of a kind. Mr. Sept-Oct.

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8 years

Kerr: We've proven we can do pretty well without Steph, but we're not the same team

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7 years

Let's see, Mark Davis couldn't fund a stadium in Oakland, but had $100 mill to get a coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. What goes on here stays here

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4 years

Not at Masters for first time in 54 years. Watching old (emphasis, old) pal Jaime Diaz, whom I covered when he won SF Father Son tourney late 1960s, doing terviews this morn from Augusta National. Sigh,

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7 years

Emotional ceremony at midfield honoring Dwight Clark, who said, "I just want to see my teammates one more time . . .been a tough year"

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4 years

Andrew Marchand, NY Post: " Marv Albert, arguably the greatest NBA play-by-player of all-time..." Oh? There were these guys in California named Bill King and Chick Hearn

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8 years

As if I could figure it out. I was panicked because he had mine and my computer

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4 years

In their 47 years of most (not all) home games there, Warriors never had jersey (singlet) with OAKLAND across front. Then they move to SF. Ain't commercialization a wonderful thing?

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8 years

Tiger's back, UCLA's back. We're all 20 years younger.

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3 years

Congrats to WTA taking stand for Peng Shuai. Wonder if IOC would dare show that courage when China is involved?

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2 years

Saddened to learn of passing of great Sal Bando, "Cap'n Sal." of Oakland A's teams thar won three consecutive World Series (72-73-74) He was 78. Cancer

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5 years

If you're of a certain age--as I--the 6th of June always will be "D Day," and having been to Normandy I''m still in awe and in respect of the troops who in 1944 landed at Omaha Beach and somehow made it up the cliff at Point du Hoc.

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3 years

Wishing best for A's announcer and former catcher, Ray Fosse,who announced "after silently battling cancer" for 16 years, is stepping away from mic for additional treatment. One of baseball's good guys t

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1 year

Happy 92nd to the great Willie Mays

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4 years

1965. Ny lst year st SF Chronicle, working desk, small black-and white TV in next office, watched much of game Gayle Sayers scored 6 TDs for Bears against 49ers on rainy day in Chicago

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5 years

At my 53rd straight Masters but the first since the deaths of the writing legends who so enjoyed this great event, Dave Anderson and Dan Jenkins

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8 years

Another mammoth crowd as Bucs kickoff to 49ers

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8 years

Kerr said he turned to Luke Walton and gasped, "Wow, can you believe this?"

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4 years

Saddened by death of Matt Keough, 64. Pitched for A's, others. With Angels, spring '92, 1st game at rebuilt Scottsdale Stadium, hit in head by line drive. Spent time at Acalanes Hi, where Spanish teacher was Liz Spander

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5 years

My favorite view of Rose Bowl, as sun starts to sink

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7 years

Dick was a gentleman, as well as great, hard-working announcer. The sports world is poorer tonight.

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4 years

RIP Dick Callahan, longtme PA announcer for .at time A's, Warriors--"sh-ooooo-ting two," Cal. Another B,ay Area voice gone. He was 79

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9 years

Vinci: "Sorry for American people, for Serena, for Grand Slam, but today’s my day. Sorry guys."

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5 years

Another Super Bowl, 7th with Niners

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4 years

This will be a bittersweet night for Oakland Raider fans, watching in a 2 billion stadium a team stolen away by wealth and ego-- NFL requisites

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4 years

Very sad day. Hank Aaron, great guy, great player. En route to 1974 Masters for SF Chronicle, I was fortunate to be in Cincy for 714 and that historic Monday night in Atlanta for 715. Still can picture fans coming out of stands as he ran bases

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4 years

RIP Joe Morgan, born in Texas, raised in Oakland, proved in Hall of Fame career what mattered was not your height (5-7) but your talent and courage. I'll flap my left elbow in farewell

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4 years

Warriors Draymond Green yells at rookie teammate James Weisman--and official who thinks he's he object of the yelling ejects Green. If you once threw an eraser in elementary school, anytime an eraser is thrown you'll be blamed

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4 years

Very sorry to hear of death of Ralph Barbieri, who was argumentative, passionate and for many years, with station KNBR, a major, feisty part of SF Bay Area sports. He was 74. Parkinson's disease

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7 years

Raiders started 2-0, Niners 0-9, but now in mid-December you could argue the Niners have become the better team

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4 years

Congrats to everyone who made pro football hall, especially the three guys with Bay Area links, John Lynch, Charles Woodson and especially the long overdue Tom Flores--an American success story who went from once picking crops in central valley to Super Bowl success with Raiders

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8 years

Seattle SuperSonics, St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers. Owners' greed. fans bleed. Sports in America

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1 year

Saddened by the death of pitcher and imitable Giants manager Roger Craig. RIP Humm Baby

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5 years

A's Mike Fiers no-hits the Reds

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4 years

June 6; D-Day; still grateful for the troops, US, Canadian, Brit, French; still amazed how Americans got up Point du Hoc from Omaha Beach as shells and bullets pounded them. The Longest Day. indeed

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4 years

@RealDavidIsrael Windows and walkway face west ; shadows on the mountains Sierra Madre

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3 years

Great to see and hear Duane Kuiper tonight in Giants TV booth after he missed weeks while underging chemo. Back again, Kruk and Kuip

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5 years

Trump vs. Kerr and Popovich? Well one can't go to his left or make a logical game plan, The other two are champions

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6 years

The Hamptons One wasn't bad tonight

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10 years

Raiders have their QB in Carr. Now they need a defense. Not as hopeless as believed, win or lose today

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7 years

In post-Tiger era, with interest, viewers down, anyone who can bring attention to golf such as Steph should be appreciated not criticized

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2 years

Nice tribute on Fox TV to Joe Starkey who with Saturday's broadcast ended 48 years as Cal's football radio play-by-play announcer. Cheers

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2 years

RIP Tom Weiskopf, 79, who won a major and other tournaments. Suffered from unfair expectation that because went to Ohio State was going to match achievements of fellow Buckeye Jack Nicklaus

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7 years

@chambleebrandel '67 Crosby Nicklaus used iron off 18th at Pebble (72nd hole), Jim Murray, outrged, "Arnold Palmer wouldn't use an iron to press his pasnts."

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5 years

Congrats to Tom Sweeney, who, in his Beefeater outfit, was a SF fixture on Powell Street as a doorman at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, helping guests, waving at cable cars. He retired last weekend after 43 years

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7 years

In Wimbledon royal box today wearing his very royal green jacket, Masters champ Sergio Garcia

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8 years

And Warriors still haven't lost two in a row all season.

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5 years

SFR Giants haven't been any good since they moved from AT&T to Oracle

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7 years

All Dwight Clark's teammates from '81 Niners wearing his #87 jersey

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5 years

Hey, KPIX,.it's not "Snowy Sierras." There is only one Sierra in California, the Sierra Nevada. Check your Spanish. A Sierra is a mountain range, Like Sierra Nevada. Which is the one we have. Which, indeed, will be snow covered.

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7 years

RIP Keith Jackson. You think of his "rumblin', stumblin'" calls and work at Rose Bowl, which I didn't know he nickamed "Grandaddy of them all." First Dick Enberg, now Keith. Sad times in sport

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5 years

Baseball always has been a radio game because of the pace of play and the known dimensions of the parks. Now the A's are doing what they can to kill it. How you going to drive home in the 8th and follow the game?

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4 years

Hey, KPIX it's Sierra not Sierras. The Sierra in Northern California. is the Sierra Nevada. Down in LA the Sierra Madre. Together would be the (plural) Sierras, but you're not referencing plural

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5 years

So Jim Nantz, who lives at Pebble Beach, did the RBC Canadian for CBS and now flies home, where he won't do the US Open because it's on Fox. Yes, a confusing world

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4 years

What a sneaky, tricky way for NBC to get you to subscribe to Peacock, drop US Open usual coverage in the first round. Hey, guys, it is our national championship

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6 years

@JVIBOTTOMLINE Texas-USC most exciting but as Bruin alum UCLA defeating Michigan State, 1966. big upset.

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4 years

After the last two games six of the cardboard fans at Oracle have asked for season ticket refunds

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5 years

@grantcohn Get new beat writers

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4 years

Hey, NY Times, re cases hit "new record. Redundant. If it's a record it's new. What they teach in J 101

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6 years

RIP Charles Cooper, a great editor and artist who in 1979 took a chance and hired me as sports columnist for a wonderful San Francisco Examiner staff which covered the hell out of the news including those 49er Super Bowls

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9 years

The MVP returns for Warriors media day http://t.co/aeItqcQgSC

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6 years

A fine athlete, a great guy,. Dwight Clark will ever be a part of SF sports history. ALS is such a terrible disase. He remained resolute . RIP.

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6 years

Great news that A’s bringing back Sandy Alderson. He can go home again. Better news, he announced he is cancer free.

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5 years

Report from a German tennis official is Wimbledon will be cancelled. First time since World War II. If true

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4 years

RIP Joe Altobelli, 88, who, many may not remember, became surprise manager of the SF Giants for three seasons starting starting with '77. Had some classic arguments with Bay Area writers during his time.

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5 years

For the first time since he was a teen, Jack Nicklaus happy to hit 80. Happy Birthday to the Golden Bear

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6 years

Glad to see #Warriors set sellout record, but not excited to see it described as "new record." Redundant. If it's a record it has to be "new."

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5 years

Happy recovery to great Bruce Jenkins of the SF Chronicle on his knee surgery. Miss his intelligent commentary on the NBA playoffs (and on everything in sports)

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2 years

Dodgers 1st couple years in LA ('58-60) either because fans lacking in baseball knowledge or because Scully was so popular, Dodger broadcasts were carried on speakers at LA Coliseum.

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8 years

Unless Warriors hit 2 balls into water on 12th hole, they've got win 73 locked up

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5 years

Bay Area lost Madison Bumgarner and Oakland Raiders Sunday. Better check to see if Golden Gate Bridge still there

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4 years

RIP Ricky Riccardo, 75, whose Ricky's in Hayward once was voted No., 2 sports bar in the US in a Sports Illustrated survey and was HQ for the Raiders (as well as the A's and Warriors) booster clubs

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3 years

Would everyone from news ( India) to sports please stop using “new” record? If it’s a record it has to be new . Redundant

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7 years

@FlemmingDave Am there (here) for 65th straight year

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