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Past articles by Bonta:

Bonta Hill: In today’s NFL, Reuben Foster gets another chance, but it’s not with the San Francisco 49ers

Last Saturday night, I was cruising back home and feeling good on the Bay Bridge after covering an entertaining game at Oracle Arena between the Golden Sta → Read More

Bonta Hill: Warriors would be in trouble without Kevin Durant

Camelot in the NBA is located on 7000 Coliseum Way in Oakland, California, a place where the best basketball in the history of the league has been played. → Read More

Bonta Hill: In what’s possibly the last Battle of the Bay, neither team has shown much fight

Before the season, I sure thought the NFL made the right decision in placing the Battle of the Bay between the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers on primetime in » → Read More

Stephen Curry is the MVP already

When it comes to the Golden State Warriors, the nation seems more willing to discuss Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson’s upcoming free agency, even considerin → Read More

Bonta Hill: Time to eulogize Bay Area football

One of California’s oldest independent business firms, McAvoy O’Hara Evergreen Mortuary, resides a block away from where I lay my head down at night. To this day, it’s a funeral » → Read More

Bonta Hill: With Garoppolo down, it’s time to evaluate, not tank

It’s amazing how one play can snatch excitement away from an entire fan base, and change the course of a season, but that's exactly what happened this Sund → Read More

Bonta Hill: 49ers are playing the long game

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was sacked six times on Sunday, giving him nine for the season. He’s also been hit the second-most times in the NFL. But it’s » → Read More

Bonta Hill: Departure of the (Khalil) Mack was the wrong call

I refused to envision a scenario in which the Oakland Raiders traded away two-time All Pro and 2016 defensive player of the year Khalil Mack away. It couldn’t happen. But, » → Read More

Bonta Hill: What should be expected from the San Francisco 49ers in 2018?

The excitement surrounding the 2018 San Francisco 49ers is understandable, considering there wasn’t much to get excited about the last three years. During that span, we’ve basically watched an expansion » → Read More

Bonta Hill: Buster Posey isn’t a Hall of Famer

We no longer have to watch Buster Posey hit weak grounders and lazy flyballs anymore. This Monday afternoon, the six-time All-Star underwent surgery to address an impingement in his right » → Read More

Khris Davis may fall short in MVP voting, but he’s been a big piece of the Oakland Athletics’ renaissance

Anywhere east of Oakland, you don’t hear too many folks chirping about the Oakland A’s cleanup hitter, Khris Davis. For one, the A’s don’t get much attenti → Read More

Bonta Hill: Nick Hundley was in the wrong during his fight with Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig

After two, drama-filled wins over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the up-and-down San Francisco Giants are doing everything to stay relevant in the baseball world. A game over .500 (61-60) headed » → Read More

Terrell Owens not attending Canton ceremony is shameful

The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, during Hall of Fame weekend is a bucket list item for me. One day I’ll make an appearance and listen to all → Read More

Bonta Hill: San Francisco Giants are stuck as trade deadline looms

Tuesday afternoon on the Greg Papa Show on 95.7 The Game, Jon Morosi summed up the San Francisco Giants perfectly with one word: stuck. The night of July 11, I » → Read More

Bonta Hill: A’s are the hottest team in baseball

Before about three weeks ago, seemingly every conversation about the Oakland Athletics had nothing to do with what they were doing on the diamond. Reports of the organization overhauling its » → Read More

Bonta Hill: DeMarcus Cousins’s deal with the Golden State Warriors is a win for both parties

Draymond Green said it all: Bada bing, bada boom. That’s how the Golden State Warriors forward expressed himself Monday night after the Golden State Warrio → Read More

Bonta Hill: It’s time to scrap the NBA Awards show

Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA deserves credit for its attempt to capitalize on its ascending worldwide popularity. The “Association” can seemingly d → Read More

Bonta Hill: It’s time for the Oakland A’s to embrace change

In some cases, organizational change is a good thing. The Golden State Warriors made a change shortly after the 2013-14 season when they axed head coach Ma → Read More

Bonta Hill: Giants should deal Madison Bumgarner or restructure his deal before it’s too late

To say things are getting weird down at 24 Willie Mays Plaza would be a massive understatement. You can blame injuries all you want, but at this point of t → Read More

Chris Stratton solidifies role in Giants’ starting rotation

The Giants have yet to win a series in 2018. The offense has sputtered, and they’ve scored one run or less in 12 of their 18 games. There have been a few b → Read More