Giants: No runs in two games, but maybe a barrier crossed

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

No runs for the Giants, but maybe progress for society. Two games without anyone from San Francisco crossing the plate. One brief series in which young athletes may have crossed a barrier.

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Basketball stopped — to make us aware the shooting must stop

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

The NBA stopped. But only to make us aware that the killing must stop. If we weren’t aware already.

Black men keep getting shot — this time in Kenosha, Wis. — and other black men again did what they could to peacefully show their outrage and fear.

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For the A’s, smoke in the outfield and a loss to the Angels

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

OAKLAND — These are unnerving times. One minute you’re worried about virus droplets, the next about everything going up in flames. If the Oakland Athletics on Saturday seemed to have more on their minds than picking up a ground ball, well, even good teams have their bad games.

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Warriors’ lottery slip is no big deal in a year without a Kareem or LeBron

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

This isn’t like 1969, when the first pick in the NBA draft was Lew Alcindor, who soon would change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the second pick was Neal Walk.

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Morikawa’s putts, A’s punches: not a bad weekend

By Art Spander
For Maven Sports

SAN FRANCISCO — Not a bad weekend for the old bay. On one, side Collin Morikawa was sinking putts. On the other, members of the A’s and Astros threatened to sink a few punches.

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