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  • • Giants Outright Jake Jewell, Trevor Oaks
    The Giants continued their roster-churning efforts by outrighting pitchers Jake Jewell and Trevor Oaks. Among those to tweet the news was Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (via Twitter). Both of these 26-year-old right-handers were acquired earlier in the offseason through waiver claims, then dropped to allow the club to acquire two addition...2020
  • • Niners QB Jimmy Garoppolo will call Tom Brady for advice ahead of Super Bowl LIV
    San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has yet to throw a pass in the Super Bowl. While that will change Feb. 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Garoppolo has already earned two Supero Bowl rings. He had the ability to watch six-time champion Tom Brady lead his former Patriots team to two Lombardi Trophies during their time together. In tal...2020
  • • Madison Bumgarner: Arizona was 'no. 1 place for me'
    Longtime Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner is staying in the National League West. He’s just not going to pitch in San Francisco anymore. Surprisingly, Bumgarner elected over the weekend to join the Diamondbacks – who haven’t made the postseason since 2017 or won a playoff game since 2011 – on a five-year, $85M guarantee. Although the Diamondbac...2019
  • • Giants prospect Logan Webb receives 80-game PED suspension
    Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb has been hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. He was found to have a substance known as dehydrochlormethyltestosterone in his system. Webb entered the season as one of the Giants’ top prospects and had boosted his stock quite a bit in the early going. Through 27 ...2019
  • • Andrew Bogut: Lakers 'went against their word' when they waived me last season
    Andrew Bogut chose to join the Warriors as a free agent last month, bypassing a number of teams interested in adding a veteran center — including the Lakers. Bogut, who played 24 games for Los Angeles last season, is still hurt by the team’s sudden decision to waive him shortly into the campaign. “The Lakers told me I’d be there the whole year,” Bo...2019
  • • Giants Announce Roster Decisions On Hanson, Murphy, Sandoval
    Giants skipper Bruce Bochy has announced several notable roster decisions to reporters, including Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (links to Twitter). Of particular note, out-of-options players Alen Hanson and Tom Murphy will not be carried on the active roster, meaning they’ll either need to be traded or exposed to waivers. Recently ...2019
  • • Giants Release Cameron Maybin
    The Giants announced that they have released veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin, as Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group was among those to tweet. It is not clear at this time if Maybin opted out of his contract. While it had seemed at one point that Maybin would likely crack Giants roster out of…...2019
  • • Giants Held 2nd Meeting Yesterday With Bryce Harper
    The Giants met again yesterday with Bryce Harper, according to a report from Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group. CEO Larry Baer and president of baseball operations made a return trek to Las Vegas. This news is all the more notable given that the rival Dodgers have jumped into the mix on Harper. Having…...2019
  • • Giants held second meeting Tuesday with Bryce Harper
    The Giants met again Tuesday with Bryce Harper, according to a report from Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group. CEO Larry Baer and president of baseball operations made a return trek to Las Vegas. This news is all the more notable given that the rival Dodgers have jumped into the mix on Harper. Having now met twice with Harper and agent Scott ...2019
  • • Quick Hits: Giants, Harper, Iglesias, Severino
    Giants frontman Farhan Zaidi is still exploring trade opportunities, per Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (via Twitter). The recent additions of Gerardo Parra, Craig Gentry, and Yangervis Solarte, after all, aren’t likely to form the backbone of the next World Series champion in the Bay. Still, they fit as puzzle pieces in Zaidi’s…...2019

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  • • Giants prospect Logan Webb receives 80-game PED suspension
    Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb has been hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. He was found to have a substance known as dehydrochlormethyltestosterone in his system. Webb entered the season as one of the Giants’ top prospects and had boosted his stock quite a bit in the early going. Through 27 ...2019
  • • Stephen Curry suffers adductor strain
    Warriors guard Stephen Curry left Thursday’s loss to Milwaukee in the third quarter with an injury that was later diagnosed as a left adductor strain, according to the team. Head coach Steve Kerr confirmed after the game that Curry will undergo an MRI on Friday via Mark Medina of The Bay Area News Group. We’ll have to wait until after that MRI is c...2018
  • • Giants place Dereck Rodriguez on 10-day DL
    The Giants have announced that impressive young righty Dereck Rodriguez is headed to the 10-day disabled list with a hamstring strain, as Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group was among those to tweet. He’ll be replaced in the rotation by Casey Kelly for the time being.Fortunately, it is said only to be a grade 1 strain for Rodriguez — the milde...2018
  • • Giants will activate Hunter Strickland Saturday
    The Giants are set to activate Hunter Strickland from the disabled list Saturday, the team told reporters (Twitter link via Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group). His activation will serve as the corresponding move for placing rookie right-hander Dereck Rodriguez on the 10-day disabled list Thursday. Curiously, the Giants won’t make an addition...2018
  • • “Strong Possibility” Johnny Cueto Will Require Tommy John Surgery
    There’s a “strong possibility” that righty Johnny Cueto will require Tommy John surgery, Giants manager Bruce Bochy told reporters today, including Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (via Twitter). Cueto was placed on the disabled list earlier this evening. Though clearly a final decision has yet to be made, it’s obvio...2018

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  • • Giants prospect Logan Webb receives 80-game PED suspension
    Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb has been hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. He was found to have a substance known as dehydrochlormethyltestosterone in his system. Webb entered the season as one of the Giants’ top prospects and had boosted his stock quite a bit in the early going. Through 27 ...2019
  • • Andrew Bogut: Lakers 'went against their word' when they waived me last season
    Andrew Bogut chose to join the Warriors as a free agent last month, bypassing a number of teams interested in adding a veteran center — including the Lakers. Bogut, who played 24 games for Los Angeles last season, is still hurt by the team’s sudden decision to waive him shortly into the campaign. “The Lakers told me I’d be there the whole year,” Bo...2019
  • • Giants Announce Roster Decisions On Hanson, Murphy, Sandoval
    Giants skipper Bruce Bochy has announced several notable roster decisions to reporters, including Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (links to Twitter). Of particular note, out-of-options players Alen Hanson and Tom Murphy will not be carried on the active roster, meaning they’ll either need to be traded or exposed to waivers. Recently ...2019
  • • Giants Release Cameron Maybin
    The Giants announced that they have released veteran outfielder Cameron Maybin, as Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group was among those to tweet. It is not clear at this time if Maybin opted out of his contract. While it had seemed at one point that Maybin would likely crack Giants roster out of…...2019
  • • Giants held second meeting Tuesday with Bryce Harper
    The Giants met again Tuesday with Bryce Harper, according to a report from Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group. CEO Larry Baer and president of baseball operations made a return trek to Las Vegas. This news is all the more notable given that the rival Dodgers have jumped into the mix on Harper. Having now met twice with Harper and agent Scott ...2019

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  • • Andrew Bogut: Lakers 'went against their word' when they waived me last season
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  • • Foster ex-GF: He never hit me, 'It was all a money scheme'
    Elissa Ennis, the ex-girlfriend of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, was in court Thursday testifying that her initial accusations against him were lies.Her testimony is quite eye-opening. Here are some of the highlights. She also told the court that Foster did not hit her once, and that she actually hit him with a clothes hanger. She w...2018
  • • 49ers LB Reuben Foster's accuser says she lied about abuse
    Reuben Foster’s accuser recanted her claims in court on Thursday, as Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group tweets. The ex-girlfriend of the 49ers linebacker says he did not hit her once and adds that she actually struck him. “I was threatening Reuben. … that I was going to [expletive] up his career,” Foster’s ex-girlfriend Elissa Ennis said.When ask...2018
  • • Latest on 49ers LB Reuben Foster
    Earlier this month, we heard that 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster is facing multiple felony charges and one misdemeanor in relation to a February domestic violence incident. However, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports that the victim has recanted her claim. Elissa Ennis, Foster’s former girlfriend, released a statement through her attorney ...2018
  • • Terrell Owens, Michael Vick help launch flag football league
    Think the Big 3 was a great idea for basketball fans? Terrell Owens and Michael Vick have quite the treat for football fans.The two NFL legends, perhaps taking inspiration from the three-on-three competition featuring NBA legends, just put together a flag football league going through its opening stages before a big debut in 2018.Sal Pizarro of the...2017

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