Jerry McDonald
Oakland Raiders Beat Writer at East Bay Times
Covered the Raiders for 25 years upon return to Oakland. Moved on to 49ers, baseball and general assignment stories and columns when they moved on.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Jerry McDonald
SAN FRANCISCO — It turns out the “superpower” didn’t belong to Caitlin Clark. Instead, the Golden State Valkyries were fueled by another full house that upstaged the most famous player in women’s basketball in a big way Thursday night at Chase Center. Brandon Podziemski, who has become something of a mascot for the Warriors’ WNBA affiliate, wore a satisfied smile in a hallway after Valkyries pulled away in the second half for an 88-77 win before a raucous crowd of 18,064.
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1 week ago |
mercurynews.com | Jerry McDonald
Here’s a scoop — the Giants can afford it. Even better, vice president of baseball operations Buster Posey is more than willing to spend it. Being fiscally responsible means taking a back seat to putting the best possible product on the field and it’s a welcome sight. Cool and analytical as a driving force behind three World Series championships, Posey as an executive is willing to take risks and live with the result.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Jerry McDonald
SANTA CLARA — Kyle Shanahan was convinced at a young age he would be an NFL wide receiver until genealogy told him otherwise. “I always wanted to be a player my whole life, and didn’t admit to myself I wanted to be a coach until probably in college once I started learning I wasn’t a good enough player, the 49ers head coach said Thursday before his team adjourned for a 40-day break before training camp.
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1 week ago |
chicoer.com | Jerry McDonald
Like father, like son — 49ers’ coaches Shanahan, Lombardi, Kubiak got started at an early age Football lessons began at the dinner table for 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and assistants Mick Lombardi, Klay Kubiak
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2 weeks ago |
mercurynews.com | Jerry McDonald
The Giants got a taste of their own medicine Thursday and missed a chance to head into Los Angeles tied for first place. Uncharacteristic wildness by reliever Randy Rodriguez and an error by third baseman Casey Schmitt in the ninth inning helped contribute to a three-run ninth by the Colorado Rockies in an 8-7 win over the Giants at Coors Field. Orlando Arcia lined a single to left to drive in the winning runs. Rodriguez gave up three runs in a 43-pitch ninth inning.
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Giants have been cleaning up against the have-nots, but couldn't finish sweep of Rockies with ninth-inning collapse. Could have gone to LA tied with Dodgers. Now a game back . . . https://t.co/RnQIJeZURt #mercnews
It's a bird, it's a plane . . . he's fast, he's slow . . . the latest from Christian McCaffrey of the #49ers and his attempt to restore his reputation as the NFL's best runner/receiver . . . https://t.co/fOXThIYnqK #mercnews
34 innings so far, 3 walks . . .
Loved every pitch . . . .
