Brian Murphy

1 week ago | knbr.com | Brian Murphy

Look at the Golden State Warriors, making the Elite Eight. Thirty NBA teams started this ride back around Halloween 2024. Ocho remain. Can the Dubs get past Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, and make the Final Four? What, you gonna bet against Steph Curry and Playoff Jimmy Butler? The Warriors were 25-26 before Butler suited up on Feb. 8 in Chicago, wearing Dubs blue and gold — or whatever color they wear on any given night. They were a 10th place team thinking about the play-in bracket.

1 week ago | wect.com | Jack Hagel |Brian Murphy

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs would retain her seat on the state’s highest court under a new federal court order that said efforts to invalidate some absentee ballots are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II on Monday ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the Democrat’s narrow victory in the November election. But he paused the ruling for seven days to allow Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin to appeal.

1 week ago | knbr.com | Brian Murphy

Let’s hope this Jock Blog is more of a “Blip on the Radar” Blog, one that ages poorly, , like most of my takes, and we can call delete from our phones in short order. OK, here goes: this three-game Giants losing skid has my brow furrowed. Is this little 72-hour bummer — swept in San Diego in two quckies, followed by an inexplicable loss to the inexplicably bad Colorado Rockies — the first sign that pixie dust has an expiration date?

2 weeks ago | knbr.com | Brian Murphy

It’s Brandon Crawford Day on Saturday and the Hollywood screenwriters nailed the timing on this one. After all, Buster Posey — Crawford’s championship teammate two times over, and his frequent carpool companion from the East Bay to Oracle Park — is now running the Giants. Who better to roll out the red carpet for No. 35? Wait — we mean the old No. 35; gel-haired, clubhouse DJ Brandon Crawford.

3 weeks ago | wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy

Former Miami quarterback Cam Ward is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2025 NFL Draft, which begins Thursday. It would cap a remarkable rise for Ward, a lightly recruited prospect who started his career at Incarnate Word before transferring to Washington State and then Miami. Ward has tried to solidify his status as the top pick over the last few months, working out for all 32 NFL teams at Miami's on-campus pro day. “They finally got to see me throw in person.