Local Giants fans gather in Palo Alto for World Series viewings
Fans went nuts at Antonio’s Nut House in Palo Alto for the San Francisco Giants, who lost Game 6 of the World Series on Oct. 28 to the Kansas City Royals.
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Women’s soccer pros playing for the love of the game — not the paycheck
Maddie Thompson, a pro soccer player in the two-year-old National Women’s Soccer League, plays for Sky Blue FC in New Jersey and is an example of a pro living frugally to play the game she loves.
San Jose Earthquakes Rookie JJ Koval: ‘There’s no such word as can’t’
Stanford grad JJ Koval has established himself in professional soccer, and the San Jose Earthquakes have welcomed the rookie to the “family.”
The Surfboard Shaper: ‘They see a hobby, I see a project. I’m trying to perfect this craft’
Raja Badr-el-din moved from Jordan to pursue physics at Stanford. But when he started making skateboards and later surfboards, he found an unlikely passion, different from the Stanford “techie” stereotype.
ESPN sportswriter Wright Thompson’s success rooted in work ethic and curiosity
Thompson’s journey to become one of the most respected sports journalists in the business is not a coincidence, but rather the product of a family-instilled work ethic and curiosity in the human condition.
Making baseball history, sportswriter Susan Slusser is in her own league
If there could be a queen of baseball beat reporting, Susan Slusser would be it. Over the past 16 seasons, the Oakland A’s beat reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle has covered over 2,500 regular season games.
Projects of passion: An exploration of golf course architecture
Few sports combine the intersection of athletic movement and nature as much as golf. Unlike other sports performed on the same field, no two golf courses on which a player competes are ever the same.
The ascent of competitive speed climber Will Roderick
Will Roderick — co-founder of the Stanford Competitive Climbing Club — began climbing at the age of 15, and has swiftly become one of the world’s best young competitive speed climbers.
Weeks away from the World Cup, Bay Area celebrates Brazilian heritage at soccer game
A soccer match between the San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas had an extra flavor on Saturday: a bit of Brazilian culture. Capoeira and people wearing green and yellow were all part of Brazilian Heritage Night.