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Dunkin' Donuts Still Far from San Francisco; New England Refugees Lament

Amazing news broke today that Dunkin' Donuts, the Massachusetts-based purveyor of extremely decent coffee and glazed foods, will be making a foray into the Golden State. It's difficult to understate how strongly New Englanders feel about Dunkin' Donuts. There's a shop on every corner; when in the Ea ... More >>

Lost Boys of Summer: Some Ex-Ballplayers Seek Help From MLB

Bowling For Chumps: How the Bowl System Robs U.S. Schools

Giants Release "It Gets Better" Video

SF Weekly first reported that the San Francisco Giants would become the first professional sports team to produce an iconic "It Gets Better" video. Today, the World Series champs released a short video aimed to curb LGBT bullying and teen suicides. The roughly 60-second clip begins with Giants pitch ... More >>

Baseball Beer Prices -- Cheers to the Giants!

Smiles at $6 a pop...​Nouveau Giants fans unaccustomed to adversity may have been left weeping into their beers by the team's disappointing opening series. But, in addition to the reassuring notion that a World Series pennant is fluttering over AT&T Park, San Francisco aficionados can cry prou ... More >>

Padres Fans' Tortured Memories

We all have something to hide...​As the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres face off in Game 2 of The Big Series tonight, one could be excused for confusing the M.O. of the two teams. Both feature pitching that ranges from above average to stellar and, on the offensive side, a lineup full of ... More >>

Extreme Bargain Hunting at Giants Dugout Store

​When a big-, moderate-, or even small-time Giants player washes out, it's bad news for him and his fans. But for you -- it's a bargain in disguise. We've written in the past about the team's dugout store marking outfielder Marquis Grissom's paraphernalia down to the price of a breakfast snack the ... More >>

Maverick Chef's Baseball-Themed Hot Sauce Scores Home Run

Youk's Hot Sauce​We discovered Youk's Hot Sauce as an added option to our treasured Mariquita Mystery Box last week. Turns out it's a collaboration between the farm of the local culinary stars (from Alice to Zuni), Maverick chef Scott Youkilis, and his baseball star of a bro, Boston Red Sox ba ... More >>

Giants' 'Dynamic' Pricing System Is Downright Evil

The Giants may not be able to afford Barry Zito, but Giants fans on a budget can now only afford to go to his games​Let me say it up front and outright: The San Francisco Giants' long-planned move to charge more for more desirable games makes good business sense. Including factors such as the day' ... More >>

Obsessive Compusive Disorder Sufferers Rejoice -- Ritualistically -- At News Nomar Garciaparra May Join A's

The photographer methodically adjusted his lens five times before snapping this shotThere are two great certainties whenever Nomar Garciaparra steps up to the plate. The first is that the former Boston Red Sox star will be greeted with a chorus of Beantown-inflected yelps of "No-MAAAAH" -- no matter ... More >>

The Weekend Hitlist: Carnaval, BayCon, Margot & the Nuclear So So's

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Yankin' Our Chains

A list of the aliases N.Y. Yankees players use at their hotel when they come to town

Helluva Swing

Game 6 redeems Michael Keaton after he almost fouled out

Exile in Mainstream

Can the songwriter's follow-up to the disastrous Liz Phair reconcile her altrock past with her pop-rock present?

Say-It-Ain't-So Joe

Why does Joe Morgan -- the best second baseman in history and a prominent TV broadcaster -- hate Moneyball? And Billy Beane and his Oakland A's? And you, too, if you think the statistical revolution that's overwhelmed Major League Baseball has any

For Love of the Game

The Farrelly brothers swing straight and hit the sweet spot

A Portrait of Hope

On the eve of the A's big loss, we learn why the Oakland team is to baseball as indie rock is to mainstream music

Shallow Pop

Bernie Mac needs three more hits. He won't likely find one here.

He Stats! He Scores!

Aptos statistics geek Roland Beech just might change how the NBA plays -- and you watch -- basketball

Fair Ball

Love of the national pastime, on display at a downtown art gallery

Cothran