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Photos: Giants Baseball Comes Home

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By Sammy Brenner and Gina Scialabba The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 Friday afternoon, in the Giants first home game of the season. Fans bleeding team colors came out to AT&T Park.


Are You Ready For Some #Honkbal? The World Baseball Classic Heads to San Francisco

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San Francisco's AT&T Park hosts the final three games of the World Baseball Classic beginning on Sunday, March 17. The WBC is Major League Baseball's effort to promote America’s pastime as a sport around the world. Last September, 28 teams … Continue reading »


Barry Bonds Fails to Make Hall of Fame With Just 36% of Vote; Clemens Also Denied

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Update: MLB is reporting that Barry Bonds received just 36.2 percent in the Hall of Fame vote. Clemens got 37.6 percent.  A candidate needs 75 percent of the vote to be elected, and no players were voted in for the … Continue reading »


Giants Get Record $377,003 Bonus Pay for World Series

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Each player on the San Francisco Giants got a bonus for winning the World Series. This year, the payment — which is based on a percentage of income from tickets sold to World Series games — set a record: $377,003 … Continue reading »


News Pix: Giants Win World Series, Dia de Los Muertos, and Local Elections Heat Up

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The San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in the fourth game of the World Series on Sunday night. The Bay Area celebrated the win with a parade featuring the players on Wednesday, October 31st. (Wendy Goodfriend/KQED)


Giants Fans Crowd the Bay Area Commute

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Hundreds of thousands of San Francisco Giants fans were expected to line Market Street from the Embarcadero to Civic Center today for the team's World Series victory parade. That turned this morning's commute into either a headache or a party, … Continue reading »


A.M. Splash: Schools Drop Bid for US Funds; Top Execs Leave Apple; 49ers Stadium Money Challenged; DA Tries to Limit Mirkarimi

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S.F., Oakland drop bid for U.S. school funds (SF Chronicle) Stuck in a standoff with teachers unions, the San Francisco and Oakland school districts have abandoned efforts to bring in up to $15 million each to develop high-quality math classes … Continue reading »


Photos: Celebrations of Giants' World Series Win Get Rowdy

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UPDATE 11:50 a.m.: KQED's Aarti Shahani interviewed San Francisco police Officer Gordon Shyy about last night's celebrations. “After the night progressed, and after the real fans headed home, some of the celebrations turned ugly,” he said. Here are some notes … Continue reading »


Fans React to 10th Inning Heroics, Celebrate Giants' World Series Win

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The Detroit Tigers took the San Francisco Giants to 10 innings in Game 4 of the 2012 World Series. The Giants led the series 3-0, and a win in Game 4 would bring the World Series championship to San Francisco … Continue reading »


Giants Sweep Tigers For 2nd World Series Win in Three Years

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The Giants are set to arrive at San Francisco International Airport at 3 p.m. (via the San Francisco Chronicle) The victory parade will begin at the foot of Market Street at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The parade ends at Civic Center. … Continue reading »