Alex Simon

California

Sports Editor at SFGate

He/him — Sports Editor, @SFGate — Previously at @mercnews/@eastbaytimes — Always repping @TheNextHoops, @Cronkite_ASU, @ElonNewsNetwork, @eloncomm

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After 1-year absence, Steph Curry returning to Tahoe celebrity golf tournament

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

Steph Curry is set to return to the shores of Lake Tahoe in July to try to take home his second title in the Northern California destination’s famed celebrity golf tournament. On Tuesday, the American Century Championship announced Curry will play in the 2025 tournament, a three-day event from July 11 to 13 at Edgewood Tahoe.
Calif. university breaks trend, adds sports in face of massive NCAA changes

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

As most universities across the NCAA are contemplating which sports they will cut in order to be prepared for the massive changes coming to college sports — or whether they will keep competing at all — one Division I school in California has gone in the opposite direction. The University of the Pacific, located in Stockton, announced Monday that it is actually expanding its college sports offerings for the 2025-26 school year.
MLB insider snubs SF Giants legend Buster Posey from All-2000s team

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

There is no question among San Francisco Giants fans about how impactful Buster Posey was for his team on the field (and now off it). Outside San Francisco, however, there apparently is still a debate about Posey’s place among the sport’s best catchers from his era. The Athletic is doing a website-wide look back at the first quarter century of the 2000s, starting with college football and MLB.
Beloved SF Giants champion links up with ex-KNBR hosts

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

The beloved member of the Giants’ 2010s dynasty is taking his podcast to the Bay Area Sports Collective, according to a Thursday news release. The BASC network was founded in March by former KNBR-AM/FM hosts Tom Tolbert, Paul McCaffrey and John Lund, in addition to former station program director Jeremiah Crowe.
'Off the charts' excitement helps set up Valkyries' rare WNBA media deal

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

After becoming the 13th franchise in WNBA history and setting an attendance record in their first preseason game, the Valkyries announced last week that they had secured a media deal to have their games broadcast on the radio. The announcement came just before Friday’s regular season opener at Chase Center, the home of the Warriors, which drew the largest crowd for a debut game in WNBA history.
Yes, Giannis is staying at a hotel in SF. No, it's not to visit the Warriors.

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

As the NBA world discusses whether Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to request a trade, the Bucks star popped up in the Bay Area this week. But not to visit the Golden State Warriors or arrange a superstar meeting with Steph Curry. Antetokounmpo was instead in Mountain View, California, around 40 miles south of San Francisco, on Tuesday to make an appearance at Google I/O — the tech conglomerate’s annual software event at Shoreline Amphitheatre where Google unveils new products and innovations.
These Derrick White-Warriors rumors are just bad

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

Now that the Warriors have been knocked out of the NBA playoffs, it’s rumor mill season for Dub Nation. And already, a Steve Kerr favorite is being linked to Golden State. The Ringer’s Zach Lowe and Logan Murdock discussed the future of the Warriors on Lowe’s eponymous podcast on Friday, two days after the Wolves knocked the Dubs out of the NBA playoffs.
The 49ers have finally learned their lesson on contract extensions

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

After years of contract drama bleeding into the start of training camp, if not all the way through it, the San Francisco 49ers have finally decided enough is enough. The 49ers agreed to a three-year, $63 million extension with star linebacker Fred Warner on Monday, according to multiple reports. According to NFL Network, Warner will get $56.7 million guaranteed with the new deal, which would give him the highest salary of any linebacker in the NFL.
'It's long overdue': Valkyries play the Bay Area's first WNBA game

2 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

The Golden State Valkyries are officially in the WNBA, and fans from around the Bay Area came over hours before tip-off to be there for the historic first game.
New Valkyries tradition has quickly been embraced by the queer community

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Alex Simon

The Golden State Valkyries are set to tip off their inaugural season Friday, finally debuting WNBA basketball to the Bay Area. As a franchise building its identity and fan experience from scratch, the Valkyries have introduced a slogan and in-game hand gesture to engage the crowd. During Golden State’s lone home preseason game, the team put the slogan “Put Your V’s Up” on the massive Chase Center jumbotron, asking fans to hold their index and middle fingers up together.