In the Bay Area we're spoiled with a rich and varied sports history. We've been able to witness transformational moments of sports history such as the black power salute in the 1962 Olympics, to an early glimpse of Tiger Woods' competitive fire at Stanford in 1995, and Bill Walsh's genius in the late 1970's. It's always great fun to reminisce about past and recent champions: . . . more »

Greetings fellow adventurers! The latest edition of Dungeons and Dragons is currently available to playtest, and I have been lucky enough to be part of a group of experienced gamers giving it a go. How experienced? Well, I remember when D & D first came out, something like 900 years ago. So far, it seems like a fun interpretation of classic rules with a lot . . . more »

Undefeated Have you seen the dark horse 2012 Academy Award winning documentary feature about high school football? It's an amazing true story with compelling characters, exciting game action and a great urban gospel soundtrack. As with many documentary labors of love, this film has an fascinating back story. Four years ago, filmmakers Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin set out to film the odyssey of Manassas . . . more »

Latin American names are common on major league rosters these days, but how those players end up in a Dodgers or Giants or Red Sox uniform