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Murph: 49ers enter training camp with both renewed optimism and expectations
As training camp starts in Santa Clara — only two weeks until the exhibition opener vs Dallas! — the 49ers are in the best place they’ve been in since the names reporting included Justin Smith and Frank Gore and Patrick Willis.
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Murph: Is it reasonable to be upset with Giants’ front office?
Is it reasonable to be upset with the Giants front office for the 2018 team they’ve built, which so far appears to be inadequate?
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Murph: It’s time for the Giants to start showing us they mean business
The Giants have to finally start showing us they mean business, and are not a collection of older, bruised bodies fighting to stay even.
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Murph: Even in death, Dwight Clark showed us how to live
The reaction to the death of 49ers receiver Dwight Clark, author of “The Catch,” exuder of charm and laughter, symbol of the most important era in San Francisco sports history, has been extraordinary.
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Murph: Spoiler alert, the Warriors are going to win the NBA Championship…again
But every sharp in Las Vegas and in every state waiting to legalize gambling knows that this NBA Finals contains about as much suspense as waiting for the next ‘Roseanne’ episode on ABC.
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Murph: Two games into the Western Conference Finals, Stephen Curry isn’t playing premium-level basketball
Since the Warriors championship run began in spring/summer 2015, Curry’s playoff numbers have never been so low.
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Murph: After brutal week, ability to tread water only getting tougher for Giants
I know, I know. My public stance is ‘Be At .500 on Flag Day’, and I’m sticking to it. The Giants are 19-19 heading to Pittsburgh, and that leaves the Flag Day goal (June 14, for all you who have overlooked the long-forgotten Flag Day on your calendar) intact.
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Murph: Giants baseball, getting better?
Two weeks ago, I penned a sweaty-palmed Jock Blog that wondered: “Are the Giants about to give us a 2017 sequel?”
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Murph: Curry might play Saturday? No more ‘Pelican Intrigue’
Oh, wait — Steph Curry might very well play basketball on Saturday?
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Murph: 2018 San Francisco Giants: We’re not getting a sequel, are we?
After the Giants’ latest version of offensive pyrotechnics on Tuesday — featuring the stylings of a Brandon Belt check-swing infield single to avoid a no-hitter — the team fell to six wins, ten losses.
