Kurtenbach: The Warriors are too good to whine and complain this often
I know everyone would prefer to discuss basketball, but at some point, the Warriors’ constant berating of officials is too much to overlook. Frankly, I think Golden State crossed that line a few weeks...
View ArticleKurtenbach: With Stanton and Ohtani in sight, the Giants could be on the cusp...
(Click here if you are having trouble viewing the video on your mobile device.) Credit where it’s due: no matter what goes down this offseason — no matter who is added and who is traded — the San...
View ArticleKurtenbach: Raiders must find another gear for final four games
(Click here if you are unable to view this photo gallery on your mobile device) The Oakland Raiders might be luckiest team in the NFL. That’s not a new development — the Raiders, despite starting the...
View ArticleKurtenbach: When will Steph Curry return? (And four other big questions about...
(If you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device, click here.) All things considered, Tuesday’s news that Stephen Curry has no structural damage to the right ankle he rolled in Monday’s...
View ArticleKurtenbach: It’s time for the A’s to move to Plan C — fixing the Coliseum
The area adjacent to Oakland’s Laney College is a near-perfect site for the A’s to build their new ballpark. It’s easily accessible by highway and BART, and it’s easy to imagine the possibility of new...
View ArticleKurtenbach: What we learned in Kevin Durant and the Warriors’ win over Charlotte
Steph Curry? Who needs him? Draymond Green? We can do without. Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, not for these Warriors — they’re pretty good. The Warriors were down three regulars for Wednesday’s game...
View ArticleKurtenbach: The Warriors are taking full advantage of one of the NBA’s best...
(Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery and video on your mobile device.) You can forgive second-year guard Quinn Cook if he started the Warriors’ game against the Charlotte Hornets a...
View ArticleKurtenbach: The elephant in the room — the A’s could leave Oakland
Last March, just as it was becoming clear that the Raiders were moving to Las Vegas and two months after the Warriors broke ground on their new San Francisco arena, the Oakland A’s unveiled a new...
View ArticleKurtenbach: No Stanton, no Ohtani — here’s where the Giants should turn next
That whole “transformative Giants offseason” that looked so possible a few days ago? That’s not going to happen. Related Articles Kurtenbach: With Stanton and Ohtani in sight, the Giants could be on...
View ArticleKurtenbach: The Raiders have wilted under the weight of expectations — and we...
The Raiders had a chance to prove they were something more than a disappointment Sunday. They could have buried their uninspiring and downright average opening 12 games of the season. They could have...
View ArticleKurtenbach: David West is the Warriors’ best true center (and other thoughts...
(Click here, if you are unable to view this photo gallery or video on your mobile device.) How many stars do the Warriors need to lose for them to lose? The Warriors, still without Stephen Curry, and...
View ArticleKurtenbach: Why the 49ers should offer Jimmy Garoppolo the largest contract...
The 49ers’ season — once a dull affair that couldn’t end soon enough — has found late life. The Niners have won two consecutive road games — who saw that coming? — and enter the final three games of...
View ArticleKurtenbach: The Giants seem to have forgotten that they lost 98 games last year
The San Francisco Giants pushed all of their proverbial chips to the middle of the table at the start of this offseason. The competitive balance tax? Who cares? A weak farm system that could bottom out...
View ArticleKurtenbach: What we learned in the Warriors’ eighth straight win
(Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery and video on your mobile device.) Make it eight. Related Articles Quinn Cook re-joins Warriors G-League affiliate Nick Young unsure about...
View ArticleKurtenbach: It’s fair to question the Warriors after another blowout loss to...
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the gallery and video on your mobile device. Want Warriors news in your inbox? Sign up for the free DubsDaily newsletter. OAKLAND — The Warriors turned in...
View ArticleKurtenbach: Why we should have seen the Warriors’ stretch of poor play coming
OAKLAND — The Warriors’ were blown out by the Thunder on Tuesday in what was their worst performance of the season and their third loss in their last four games. There’s no doubt about it: This team...
View ArticleKurtenbach: Why Jimmy Garoppolo’s record-setting deal is a bargain
Jimmy Garoppolo has started seven games as an NFL quarterback, but when he signs his new contract with the 49ers, he’ll be the highest-paid player in NFL history. According to multiple reports, the...
View ArticleKurtenbach: Here’s how the Warriors can dramatically improve their bench...
The Golden State Warriors didn’t make a trade before today’s trade deadline, but they can still upgrade their roster before the start of the 2018 playoffs. Now that the trade market is closed, another...
View ArticleKurtenbach: Jed York has figured out the key to making the 49ers successful —...
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers held a press conference Friday, and there were three seats at the Levi’s Stadium dais. Click here if you are having a problem viewing the video on a mobile device One for...
View ArticleKurtenbach: What we learned in the Warriors’ win over the Spurs
(Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device.) OAKLAND — That’s more like it. Klay Thompson hit his first five 3-point attempts and dropped 25 points to lead Golden...
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