SF Examiner: Things are looking up in NorCal

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

John Cook, who won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday at Harding Park, was saying as a kid who grew up in Southern California — or “SoCal,” as he phrased it — how much he reveled in beating people and teams from Northern California.

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SF Examiner: Couples caught up in Giants fever

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

He’s a Dodger fan. Or was, because in truth Fred Couples was a Joe Torre fan, and for three years, Torre managed the Dodgers. But most of all, Couples is a baseball fan, a sports fan, and like so many others, he was mesmerized by the Giants.

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SF Examiner: Giants deliver in biggest of ways

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

The disbelief has passed. The euphoria never will. The sporting world is rearranged. “I can’t put it into words,” said Buster Posey, in that Giants clubhouse of glory and history.

Then the rest of us must try.

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RealClearSports: At Last, Giants Fans Take to the Streets

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- They're taking over the streets today. Classic San Francisco. Not for gay rights, however. Or to legalize marijuana - that measure on the California ballot failed to pass Tuesday night.

Or to get the troops out of Afghanistan.

It's to celebrate the Giants' first World Series triumph in San Francisco. It's to celebrate success.

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SF Examiner: After 52 years in SF, Giants reach pinnacle

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Some day became this moment. Disappointment became delight. The agony is over now for San Francisco. The Giants have won the World Series.

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