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Just in case you were wondering whether the three-pointer has supplanted the dunk as the shot of choice, check Kevin Hart/Draymond Green’s heated twitter battle. By Andrew J. Pridgen Remember Jordan vs. Dominique? Kenny “Sky” Walker’s ball through spandex’d legs in the air? Spud Webb frozen in… Continue reading Why the three-point competition is the new slam dunk contest
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You’ve crawled under live barbed wire, climbed over giant wooden obstacles and waded through rivers of other people’s pee only to come out on the other side to adjust your headband crooked and rub mud on your face for the post-finish photos at the Tough Mudder. You’ve… Continue reading Register today for Judd Apatow’s wacky, wild …and, in the end, a little bit sentimental Fundurance Run®
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You didn’t actually stay in San Francisco this week in anticipation of taking more than four hours or spending less than $750 to get to the game Sunday, did you? DID YOU???? By Andrew J. Pridgen Nobody wants anything to do with Super Bowl 50 in San… Continue reading The 50 locations more convenient to Super Bowl 50 than San Francisco
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An interlopers’ where-to pre-game besides near the pop-up ESPN studio at Fisherman’s Wharf. Where to admire the frisky and the young who have replaced generations for generations—gone in a short sleep. Where to see the people who refuse not to be seen as The City hugs its… Continue reading A San Francisco Sup Bro 50 primer: The definitive guide on where to post yourself and your food and yourself with food this week in The City
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“I’ve said this since day one. I’m an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compare it to.” — Cam Newton By Andrew J. Pridgen Cam Newton is a damn fine football player. He’s handsome as hell… Continue reading Good for Cam Newton for calling America out on its bullshit
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I’m waaaaay up, I feel #Steph By Andrew J. Pridgen Steph Curry is becoming transcendent. A virtuoso. McConaughey behind the wheel. To compare him to Russell in ‘62 or Bird in ‘84 or Magic in ‘87 or Jordan in ‘91 seems perfunctory. Prologue even. Curry isn’t playing… Continue reading The Joy of Steph
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They may regret it…you won’t. By Andrew J. Pridgen Once upon a time the best NBA teams played team basketball. Auerbach’s Celtics, the Showtime Lakers, the Jordan Bulls, the Motor City Bad Boys—all had one thing in common: They won as a team. Golden-era late 20th century… Continue reading Make your children watch Warriors vs. Spurs Monday Night
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What is that Mark Twain said again about lies, damned lies and…. By Andrew J. Pridgen There are three words in the English language that make me react physically: Bennies (short for benefits or Eggs Benedict) Margs (short for margaritas) DH (short for designated hitter) Here is… Continue reading The definitive case to shut the f*ck up about the universal DH
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I used to believe Glenn Frey was pop music’s Antichrist…until it dawned on me, he might have been the Eagles’ (and my) savior. By Andrew J. Pridgen I grew up fucking hating the Eagles. It was for a lot of reasons and really none of them were… Continue reading Turns out the Eagles didn’t totally suck
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The actor’s view of what journalists do is as fraught with potential disaster as the actual situations he puts himself in. By Andrew J. Pridgen It is easy to dismiss Sean Penn as an egomaniac, a cagey self-promoter, a Luddite, a little bit delusional, a perverter of… Continue reading Confessions of a dangerously narrow mind: Sean Penn’s view of journalism is in direct conflict with his view of himself
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