Paul Ladewski
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What can Warriors do next? How ’bout 33 in a row?
The Warriors’ season isn’t about the Houston Rockets or the Cleveland Cavaliers or even Charles Barkley. No, the Warriors’ toughest challengers are the gho → Read More
49ers make change at quarterback to once again lose by small margin
Santa Clara lost another football game on Sunday, but in the big picture, they might have gained something far, far better. Their future back-up quarterbac → Read More
Hockey is back — and not a puck-drop too soon
Tired of politics with your sports, Bubba? The endless off-the-field problems? In that case, Balls has some great news for you. The NHL season → Read More
On strange Sunday, Raiders get what they need
It’s too early to say that it was the end of the NFL as we knew it, but it was the strangest, most emotion-fraught Sunday since the Kennedy assassination a → Read More
Paging C.J. Beathard: Your first-team snaps are ready!
In two games with Tryin’ Brian Hoyer at the controls, the Santa Clara offense has accounted for zero touchdowns in 21 possessions. OK, let’s try that again → Read More
Goff, Prescott, Watson shine while Santa Clara pines
Quarterback Jared Goff turned in a 117.9 rating and zero turnovers in Week 1 of the NFL season. The Rams rolled to a 46-9 victory in his coming-out party i → Read More
Raiders find their swagger, and it’s called Beast Mode
There was a lot for Las Vegas to like about their Raiders in the regular-season opener. Oh, and the Black Holers in Oakland, too. For one, the Silver and B → Read More
Are you ready for (anything except) some football?
You waited 214 days for the start of the NFL season, Sluggo. Now that it’s here, one would think the all the talk would be about, um, er, ah, you know — fo → Read More
Giants can’t kid themselves — they’re old and bad
It doesn’t seem that long ago when Giants apologists tried to blame this season from hell on Madison Bumgarner and his dirt bike accident. Except that, aft → Read More
Don’t be fooled — 49ers only as good as their defense
If there’s anything to be learned from Santa Clara’s come-from-ahead, 32-31 loss in Minneapolis on Sunday — other than no lead is too safe for a Kyle Shana → Read More
Can Stanford do the unthinkable? Here’s a plan
The college football season is soon upon us, not that that’s a reason to strike up the band if national championships are your thing. But while Cal will be → Read More
Why don’t the 49ers have a quarterback competition?
Santa Clara general manager John Lynch likes to brag about the snot-knockers that he dished out in his NFL career, even likes to acknowledge the ones that → Read More
Two-faced NFL picks its spots as judge, jury
Many NFL team owners are reluctant to sign free-agent activist Colin Kaepernick because they believe he’s bad for business. OK, Balls gets it. Their franch → Read More
Worst Hall class ever is hint of things to come
The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez, Tim Raines and Bud Selig on Sunday. That’s two steroids abusers, one cokehead and → Read More
There is one good place for Colin Kaepernick to play
Veterans are due to arrive at NFL camps this week, but Colin Kaepernick won’t be among them. The quarterback still needs a job, and it just so happens that → Read More
While Giants stink it up, Posey is breath of fresh air
Balls interrupts the Giants’ dogged pursuit of the No. 1 pick in the draft to bring you some positive news. No, really. Honest. Buster Posey is still a poc → Read More
Faceless baseball needs more willing, able stars
The NFL has Tom Brady. The NBA has LeBron James. The NHL has Sidney Crosby. Who does Major League Baseball have as its face right now? Where are all those → Read More
Theories about home run rage have some juice
The annual Home Run Derby is five days away. You know, as if we haven’t had enough home runs already. Almost every day is derby day. Been that way for near → Read More
How much silly money do Warriors, NBA have to spend?
Stephen Curry will be paid $201 million to throw a round ball through a round hoop over the next five years. OK, let’s try that a bit slow-er. The Warriors → Read More
CP3 or not, Rockets chasing tails in pursuit of Dubs
Hey, give the Houston Rockets some credit for effort, anyway. While most of the NBA builds for the 2019-20 season, the Rockets acquired Chris Paul from the → Read More