Ann Killion
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Height-challenged San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist.
This man:
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Laney women had a locker room intruder. John Beam was their advocate â and now theyâre at a loss
The killing of AD John Beam left a void in a lesser-known Laney College group: women playing sports who he supported through myriad issues, from decaying facilities to a safety scare.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/laney-college-women-athlete-locker-room-21239913.php
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One's HOF candidacy creates furious debate. Not so for Duane Kuiper, a clear HOFer.
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Hall rejections of Giantsâ Duane Kuiper and Barry Bonds add to fansâ winter of discontent
Itâs been a tough offseason for San Francisco Giants fans. A âguinea pigâ rookie manager. No big acquisitions at the Winter Meetings. And two icons overlooked by the Hall of Fame.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/kuiper-bonds-giants-hall-of-fame-21237418.php
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Bay FC tout Emma Coates as âunicornâ hire while nodding to a future in S.F.
Bay FC introduced a new head coach, Emma Coates, and a new era on Wednesday, and the symbolism was unmistakable: The news conference was held on San Francisco Bay, on the historic Klamath ferry...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/bay-fc-tout-emma-coates-unicorn-hire-21235255.php
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Warriorsâ Rick Celebrini soaks in son Macklinâs historic feats as Sharksâ budding star
Rick Celebrini had a busy Tuesday night, first focusing on the Golden State Warriorsâ health in Orlando and then pulling out his phone to watch Macklinâs hat-trick overtime clincher for the...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/warriors-rick-celebrini-soaks-son-macklin-s-21197119.php
about 1 month ago
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Eric Schmeltzer
about 1 month ago
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk? But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession. But that's just me
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What John Beam gave his players was bigger than football wins or losses
At Skyline High and Laney College, John Beam provided his teams more than Xâs and Oâs, he tapped into the power of sports to provide young men life lessons with value beyond the field.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/john-beam-gave-players-bigger-football-wins-losses-21190981.php
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about 1 month ago
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game review: * Upton Stoutâs strength is surprising. His weakness? Alarming * Ricky Pearsall's knee injury isn't going away * Why Eddy Pineiro was screaming at Calais Campbell * CMC not making it easy * Concussion concern
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James Fallows
about 2 months ago
Stop me if you've heard this before: If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF??? They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???
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Carl Quintanilla
about 2 months ago
Slow news day. Hard to know whatâs the lede.
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â brass ditches "Super Bowl or Bust" mentality with trade deadline inaction
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49ersâ brass ditches âSuper Bowl or Bustâ mentality with trade deadline inaction
A generation raised on Eddie DeBartoloâs marching orders might have a hard time adjusting to this seasonâs San Francisco 49ers slogan, âSuper Bowl? You Must ⊠be kidding me.â
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/49ers-brass-puts-super-bowl-bust-21139228.php
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Purdy out for the 7th time in 8 games.
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about 2 months ago
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Wrote this before it became official this morning:
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In Buster we trust? Posey taking a big risk if Tony Vitello is Giantsâ next manager
Hiring Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as the San Francisco Giantsâ new manager would be unconventional. Controversial. And would test the almost universal faith in Buster Posey.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/buster-posey-trust-tony-vitello-giants-manager-21112305.php
2 months ago
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Posting this again because Jimmy was the truth last night:
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Emerging from âall that chaos,â Jimmy Butler finds clarity in Warriorsâ title quest
In going from an inferno of finger-pointing in Miami to a frenzied playoff push with the Warriors, Jimmy Butler is embracing a fresh season with âno hidden agendasâ and a singular goal: win a...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/jimmy-butler-warriors-golden-state-21104262.php
2 months ago
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San Francisco Chronicle
2 months ago
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle will return from his Week 1 hamstring injury to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and coach Kyle Shanahan expects him to be full go.
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49ersâ George Kittle will play Sunday against Falcons; Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall out
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle will return from his Week 1 hamstring injury to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and coach Kyle Shanahan expects him to be full go.
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Had a chance to sit down with Jimmy Butler.
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Emerging from âall that chaos,â Jimmy Butler finds clarity in Warriorsâ title quest
In going from an inferno of finger-pointing in Miami to a frenzied playoff push with the Warriors, Jimmy Butler is embracing a fresh season with âno hidden agendasâ and a singular goal: win a...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/jimmy-butler-warriors-golden-state-21104262.php
2 months ago
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jamelle
2 months ago
âthe constitution forbids race conscious remediesâ would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
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Marisa Ingemi
2 months ago
Great look at the WNBA offseason from
@annkillion.bsky.social
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How WNBAâs âmost important momentâ is exposing Cathy Engelbertâs greatest weakness
The depth of playersâ disgust with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbertâs leadership has been revealed as the league approaches an Oct. 31 showdown over labor negotiations.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/wnba-s-most-important-moment-exposing-21100462.php
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Josh Dubow
3 months ago
#49ers
have fewer than 85 yards rushing in 5 straight games for 1st time in franchise history
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The Washington Post
3 months ago
Column: Democratic Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva won her special election in Arizona more than two weeks ago, but House Republicans refuse to swear her in. She believes it has to do with her stance on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and her identity.
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Column | Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces
Democratic Rep. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago, but House Republicans refuse to swear her into office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/09/adelita-grijalva-swear-in-mike-johnson-shutdown/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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The Washington Post
3 months ago
A federal judge in Chicago blocked President Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois. âI am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop,â said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry.
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Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now
Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administrationâs push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/09/trump-portland-chicago-national-guard-appeal/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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3 months ago
#49ers
QB Mac Jones in doubt for Sunday vs. Buccaneers: "Weâll see how I feel"
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San Francisco Chronicle
3 months ago
As Cal and Stanford drum up money, recruit and try to regain relevance in the changing world of college football, Bill Belichick and North Carolina are becoming an example of what not to do.
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What should Cal, Stanford learn as Bill Belichick takes college football to new levels of weird?
As Cal and Stanford drum up money, recruit and try to regain relevance in the changing world of college football, Bill Belichick and North Carolina are becoming an example of what not to do.
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Has another Mac Jones win fired up a familiar 49ers story, the QB controversy?
Mac Jonesâ gritty performance in San Franciscoâs win over the Rams raised him to 3-0 as a starter subbing for Brock Purdy. One of the most familiar themes of Niners franchise history might be...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/another-mac-jones-win-fired-new-qb-controversy-21081694.php
3 months ago
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Josh Dubow
3 months ago
Mac Jones joined Jim Plunkett as the only QBs in
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history to throw 6 TD passes in their 1st 3 career games with the team
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3 months ago
#49ers
inactives: QB Brock Purdy (toe) WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) WR Jauan Jennings (ribs, ankle) DE Robert Beal (ankle) WR Jordan Watkins (calf) LB Nick Martin RB Jordan James
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San Francisco Chronicle
3 months ago
The Warriorsâ summerlong standoff with forward Jonathan Kuminga has finally been resolved. Kuminga agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract to stay with Golden State, the Chronicle confirmed.
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Jonathan Kuminga to stay with Warriors on two-year, $48.5 million contract, source says
The Warriorsâ summerlong standoff with forward Jonathan Kuminga has finally been resolved. Kuminga agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract to stay with Golden State, the Chronicle confirmed.
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Luis FerrĂ©-SadurnĂ
3 months ago
NEW: An ICE officer was "relieved of his duties" after pushing an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at an immigration courthouse in New York.
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ICE Officer âRelieved of His Dutiesâ After Pushing Woman to Floor
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/nyregion/ice-officer-investigation-woman-shoved.html
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Michael
3 months ago
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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My colleague Scott with an important read:
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If 49ers âcommemorate the legacy of Charlie Kirk,â what does that say about America?
OPINION:Â Charlie Kirkâs death is a tragedy and an outcome of the divisive politics of the present. Hereâs why the NFL and the 49ers shouldnât ask all of us to honor him, columnist Scott Ostler...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/charlie-kirk-49ers-nfl-21051235.php
3 months ago
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49ers take the field and the reaction was definitely more mixed than when they came out for warmups. The locals are filling up the Dome now.
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New Golden State Valkyries coffee table book captures historic debut season
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New Golden State Valkyries coffee table book captures historic debut season
âValkyries Risingâ documents Golden Stateâs remarkable run in the WNBA with exclusive stories and photos from the San Francisco Chronicle.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/about/newsroomnews/article/golden-state-valkyries-rising-book-wnba-21043441.php
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Jane Leavyâs scathing, funny look at baseball reveals a problem bigger than sports
Jane Leavy, famed for her biographies of Koufax, Mantle and Ruth, addresses where MLB has gone wrong in âMake Me Commissioner: I Know Whatâs Wrong With Baseball and How to Fix It.â
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/leavy-s-scathing-look-baseball-reveals-problem-21039058.php
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Kyle Shanahan: TE George Kittle (hamstring) will be out a âfew weeks.â
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4 months ago
#49ers
INJURY UPDATES: Brock Purdy - left shoulder and toe - more evaluations coming George Kittle (hamstring) out a few weeks Jauan Jennings (shoulder) MRI was good, waiting on CT scan Ben Bartch (knee sprain) day to day
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4 months ago
Kyle Shanahan said he's not sure what direction the
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will go at kicker, which sounds ominous for Jake Moody.
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Kyle Shanahan:
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QB Brock Purdy dealing with injuries to left shoulder and toe. He said the toe injury is more serious and is uncertain about his availability for Sunday at New Orleans.
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Creeper with the red tie looks angry that Alcaraz won. Probably because his skin is darker than Skinner's.
4 months ago
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4 months ago
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The officiating is making the WNBA almost unwatchable.
4 months ago
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Valkyries are shooting 9 of 10 from three. Bananas!
4 months ago
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Kind of an embarrassing breakdown at the Valkyries game. Shot clock is messed up and its been about a 25 minute delay. First real mishap.
4 months ago
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Greg Jaffe
4 months ago
The Pentagon is restoring a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which includes a slave guiding the Confederate generalâs horse in the background, to the West Point library three years after a congressionally mandated commission ordered it removed, officials said.
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Pentagon Is Reinstalling Portrait of Confederate General at West Point Library
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Entrepreneur, athlete and activist? How Valkyriesâ Tiffany Hayes does it all
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Entrepreneur, athlete and activist? How Valkyriesâ Tiffany Hayes does it all
Before helping the Golden State Valkyries thrive in their first season, Tiffany Hayes has been fearlessly engaged with her world, providing her teammates and all of us with an example to profit...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/entrepreneur-athlete-activist-valkyries-21020016.php
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The
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have two healthy WRs on their initial 53-man roster, one of whom is Skyy Moore, who was recently dealt for the NFL trade equivalent of three blocking sleds.
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Nancy SF
4 months ago
If you're a WNBA fan, this deal is worth it for their outstanding coverage of the W alone (
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Come join us to talk about the story of the summer! This will be fun!
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Live event: How the Golden State Valkyries took flight
The Chronicleâs Ann Killion and Marisa Ingemi, Valkyries President Jess Smith and WNBA expert Michelle Smith discuss the teamâs extraordinary debut season.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/events/article/golden-state-valkyries-debut-event-20790072.php
4 months ago
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Please come join us! This will be fun!!
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Something is clearly wrong with the Giants. Is it Bob Melvin?
The calls for Bob Melvinâs job are getting louder. With each new low in this historically bad San Francisco Giantsâ stretch, fingers are being pointed. Many are aimed at the manager.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/something-clearly-wrong-giants-bob-melvin-20817775.php
5 months ago
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Dante Atkins
5 months ago
Armed federal officers dressed for war in neck gaiters showing up to the press conference of a political opponent. This is America under Trump. You either resist it, or you lose your nation.
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