
Ann Killion
Sports Columnist at SFGate
Sports Columnist at San Francisco Chronicle
Height-challenged sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Author. Observer. Talker.
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Ann Killion
SAN FRANCISCO — The rumors are true. The legend exists. Playoff Jimmy is real. “To see it up close and personal, it’s a real thing,” Draymond Green said of Jimmy Butler. Article continues below this ad“You know sometimes you get to the NBA and these guys get nicknames and you’re like, ‘Stop it. They’re not real.’”“That one’s real.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Ann Killion
The rumors are true. The legend exists. Playoff Jimmy is real. “To see it up close and personal, it’s a real thing,” Draymond Green said of Jimmy Butler. Article continues below this ad“You know sometimes you get to the NBA and these guys get nicknames and you’re like, ‘Stop it. They’re not real.’”“That one’s real.
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2 weeks ago |
fresnobee.com | Ann Killion
"I don't think you should ever make assumptions in sports," Nakase said. "Go ahead and doubt us."Nakase has been battling doubters and proving assumptions wrong all her life. As a scrappy, undersized player, whose father always made her play up a level to compete with older kids, Nakase has surprised bigger basketball players all her life.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Ann Killion
Natalie Nakase is the head coach of the WNBA’s first expansion team in 17 years. And when she hears the assumption that the Golden State Valkyries probably won’t be very competitive in their first year, she’s quick to push back. “I don’t think you should ever make assumptions in sports,” Nakase said. “Go ahead and doubt us.”Nakase has been battling doubters and proving assumptions wrong all her life.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Ann Killion
Santangelo was hanging out in an upstairs suite where the 25th anniversary celebration of the ballpark was under way, with members of past Giants teams. Many said they didn’t feel welcome or comfortable around the team under the previous regime. But those days are over. One of the great resources of any sports franchise is its past, its wealth of accumulated history and knowledge.
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