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Gary Peterson: Tim Lincecum's win shows that the Old Cy Young Award standards are taking a WHIP-ping
Don't know how baseball's new day of statistical analysis is treating you, but it's high noon where Tim Lincecum lives.

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BOXING ISN'T dead and it isn't dying anytime soon. Signs of life were revealed as recently as last weekend, in the 1.25 million pay-per-view buys for the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight. 
 
Cal has won 45 Big Games, and last year's ranks right up there in the satisfaction department.That's because the Bears' loss the year before was so unsatisfying. 
 
 
 
 
NCS prep football playoff preview: De La Salle vs. American
Division I matchups begin tonight with top-ranked De La Salle squaring off against American.

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Monte Poole: Andre Ward can become next young American boxing star
BOXING ISN'T dead and it isn't dying anytime soon. Signs of life were revealed as recently as last weekend, in the 1.25 million pay-per-view buys for the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight. 

 
Big Game: Stanford not just Toby Gerhart and Andrew Luck; receivers can play, too
While most of the buildup rightly focuses on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and tailback Toby Gerhart, the receivers could have a pivotal role today when the Cardinal plays host to Cal in the 112th Big Game. 

 
Michael Crabtree already a go-to guy for San Francisco 49ers
Team's coaches don't rank wide receivers but are hopeful rookie Crabtree and Josh Morgan will help improve S.F.'s 24th-ranked passing offense. 

 
Golden State Warriors notebook: Golden State signs Chris Hunter from NBDL
Hunter added to roster, but stay could be shortWith a plethora of injuries, the Warriors again dipped into the NBA Development League to sign 6-foot-11 forward/center Chris Hunter, who played two preseason games with the New York Knicks this season. 

 
Gary Peterson: Oakland A's hope Andrew Bailey just the first sign of youth-driven success
If you're going to tout yourself as an organization committed to player development, it helps when you can trot out a fully developed player. So it was that the A's flew Andrew Bailey in from the East Coast for a 6,000-mile-round-trip media hit and run, then filed the expenses under Money Well Spent.

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Vote: Who does Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum most resemble?
Cast your vote among Ozzy Osbourne, Anjelica Huston and a former Manson family member.

 

 
 

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