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Ever wonder why 49ers tried to change helmet logo design in 1991?
Editor’s note: Twice a week during this sports hiatus, we’ll answer questions that Bay Area sports fans long have debated in “Ever Wonder?” This Thursday: Why did the 49ers try to change their helmet logo design? There are certain fashion faux pas you don’t commit. You don’t wear white socks with dress shoes. You always leave the bottom button of a...
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How this Kobe Bryant story defined his unmatched work ethic, greatness
The three hours before an NBA game in an arena are pretty dull. I was covering a Warriors-Lakers game at Oracle Arena back in 2013 and it was 4:30 p.m. I was painfully bored. Rookies and other young big men were working on their post-up moves on one basket. The “Flying Dubs” were practicing their dunks off trampolines onto a landing...
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Daniel Cormier can finally feel like a champion again
Daniel Cormier was awarded the UFC light heavyweight championship Saturday night at UFC 220 after his loss to Jon Jones was overturned when Jones failed a prefight drug test. Cormier said leading up to the fight that he didn’t feel like a champion. He probably feels like one now. The San Jose-based 205-pounder defeated No. 2-ranked Volkan Oezdemir by secon-round...
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McGregor becomes first ever to hold two belts in different classes
“Nurmagomedov dominates Johnson to stay undefeated, calls for title shot” Having fought only once in the last two and a half years, it’s easy to forget how dominant Khabib Nurmagomedov has looked in the Octagon. Saturday night was a violent reminder. The San Jose-based lightweight submitted Michael Johnson with a kimura at 2:31 of the third round to improve his…
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McGregor evens it up with Diaz in bloody melee at UFC 202
Very rarely in combat sports does a fight live up to its billing. Considering the theatrics and fighting style of Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, we should’ve known they were going to be the exception. McGregor, the UFC featherweight champion, defeated Stockton’s Nate Diaz via majority decision in a welterweight bout in the main event of UFC 202 in...
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AKA products Cormier, Velasquez victorious at UFC 200
Daniel Cormier didn’t win very many fans, but more importantly, he won the fight. AKA’s Daniel Cormier defeated Anderson Silva via unanimous decision in a light heavyweight match at UFC 200 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. All three judges scored the bout 30-26 for Cormier. CSNBayArea.com scored the fight 30-27, also for Cormier. Cormier, 37, was...
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Jones-Cormier UFC 200 fight off due to failed drug test
One of the most anticipated fights in UFC history is going to have to wait. For awhile. The UFC light heavyweight championship match between San Jose-based Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones, which was scheduled to main event UFC 200 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, has been cancelled. Jones, who was stripped of the 205-lb title in early…
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UFC 200: NorCal's Cormier, Velasquez ready for historic night
Editor’s note: The above video is from Sept. 22, 2015. UFC 200 has shaped up to be one of the biggest events in the company’s history, and it will feature two NorCal fighters on its landmark card. Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will take on top contender Travis Browne. And in the main event, his American Kickboxing Academy…
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Rough night in SoCal for NorCal fighters at UFC 199
One day after the passing of Muhammad Ali, Michael Bisping ‘shook up the world.’ Bisping, 37, knocked out Luke Rockhold, 31, the Santa Cruz native who fights out of American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose at 3:36 of the first round to capture the UFC middleweight championship in their rematch in the main event of UFC 199 in Inglewood, Calif….
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Cormier retains title in thriller at NorCal-studded UFC 192
Some fighters believe they’re not really a champion until they defend their belt. By any measure, whether gold or mettle, Daniel Cormier is a champion. The AKA product defeated Alexander Gustafsson in a bloody slugfest via split decision to retain the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event at UFC 192 in Houston. The challenger won 47-48 on one…