Alex Simon
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Sports Editor at SFGATE | Elon/Arizona State alum | Loves In-N-Out Burger a bit too much
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Crazy story...
As the nation turns to the best college football programs in the country this weekend, we turn our attention to one of the worst: Lincoln University, a downtown Oakland school whose head coach, and athletic director, threatened me at the end of our interview. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
For Calif.'s worst college football team, a 0-287 slump is the tip of a scandal
Are the Oaks an aspiring folktale or an ill-fated fantasy?
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December 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Crazy story...
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Lincoln's coach described our 2024 investigation as a "non-story" filled with "a whole bunch of lies." You can read it here: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Lincoln's coach described our 2024 investigation as a "non-story" filled with "a whole bunch of lies." You can read it here: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Article about Lincoln (CA), an infamous program that simply should not be playing college football under any circumstances, nor be enabled by the desire to buy into a farce about an underdog story.
As the nation turns to the best college football programs in the country this weekend, we turn our attention to one of the worst: Lincoln University, a downtown Oakland school whose head coach, and athletic director, threatened me at the end of our interview. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
For Calif.'s worst college football team, a 0-287 slump is the tip of a scandal
Are the Oaks an aspiring folktale or an ill-fated fantasy?
www.sfgate.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Article about Lincoln (CA), an infamous program that simply should not be playing college football under any circumstances, nor be enabled by the desire to buy into a farce about an underdog story.
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A real banger here
As the nation turns to the best college football programs in the country this weekend, we turn our attention to one of the worst: Lincoln University, a downtown Oakland school whose head coach, and athletic director, threatened me at the end of our interview. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
For Calif.'s worst college football team, a 0-287 slump is the tip of a scandal
Are the Oaks an aspiring folktale or an ill-fated fantasy?
www.sfgate.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A real banger here
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"He first said that writing this story 'would not be good for you or your paper,' and then added, 'you don’t want to make an enemy out of me.'"
Wild, wild story from @thelatinochild.bsky.social on California's worst college football team:
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Wild, wild story from @thelatinochild.bsky.social on California's worst college football team:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
For Calif.'s worst college football team, a 0-287 slump is the tip of a scandal
Are the Oaks an aspiring folktale or an ill-fated fantasy?
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December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"He first said that writing this story 'would not be good for you or your paper,' and then added, 'you don’t want to make an enemy out of me.'"
Wild, wild story from @thelatinochild.bsky.social on California's worst college football team:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
Wild, wild story from @thelatinochild.bsky.social on California's worst college football team:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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Strava, the San Francisco-based fitness app company, has fired an employee who was arrested outside a Hayes Valley restaurant Saturday on charges of public intoxication.
"We don't condone violence of any kind."
"We don't condone violence of any kind."
Strava fires woman in viral San Francisco restaurant video
"We don't condone violence of any kind."
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December 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Strava, the San Francisco-based fitness app company, has fired an employee who was arrested outside a Hayes Valley restaurant Saturday on charges of public intoxication.
"We don't condone violence of any kind."
"We don't condone violence of any kind."
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As the nation turns to the best college football programs in the country this weekend, we turn our attention to one of the worst: Lincoln University, a downtown Oakland school whose head coach, and athletic director, threatened me at the end of our interview. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
For Calif.'s worst college football team, a 0-287 slump is the tip of a scandal
Are the Oaks an aspiring folktale or an ill-fated fantasy?
www.sfgate.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As the nation turns to the best college football programs in the country this weekend, we turn our attention to one of the worst: Lincoln University, a downtown Oakland school whose head coach, and athletic director, threatened me at the end of our interview. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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Kesha pops in unannounced to another Bay Area bar
It's her second appearance at a local bar in recent months.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Kesha’s tour of Bay Area bars continues. Last month, the pop star made an impromptu appearance at the Patio in Palo Alto, where she sang “Tik Tok.” Last week, she hit Martuni’s, the classy San Francisco piano bar on Market and Valencia streets, for another unscheduled performance.
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Kesha’s tour of Bay Area bars continues. Last month, the pop star made an impromptu appearance at the Patio in Palo Alto, where she sang “Tik Tok.” Last week, she hit Martuni’s, the classy San Francisco piano bar on Market and Valencia streets, for another unscheduled performance.
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Wow, it was actually real: "Warriors spokesperson Raymond Ridder confirmed to SFGATE on Monday afternoon that the reply did, in fact, come from the team owner."
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Warriors fan emails Joe Lacob with complaints, gets response 2 minutes later
"You can't be as frustrated as me," Lacob wrote.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Wow, it was actually real: "Warriors spokesperson Raymond Ridder confirmed to SFGATE on Monday afternoon that the reply did, in fact, come from the team owner."
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While we all await news of What Sherrone Did, enjoy some Notre Dame slander. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
Notre Dame is sad, and that is good
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary isn't here for the Fighting Irish's tears.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
While we all await news of What Sherrone Did, enjoy some Notre Dame slander. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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Our legendary photo editor Charlie prefers to stay behind the camera. But he made an exception to talk about the Oakland A’s final home game photo series that recently got him and our other talented photog Doug an award. Photojournalism at its finest.
How do you document 57 years of history ending in one afternoon?
SFGATE photojournalists Charles Russo and Douglas Zimmerman — whose careers span decades — walk us through shooting the Oakland A’s final home game in the Bay.
SFGATE photojournalists Charles Russo and Douglas Zimmerman — whose careers span decades — walk us through shooting the Oakland A’s final home game in the Bay.
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Our legendary photo editor Charlie prefers to stay behind the camera. But he made an exception to talk about the Oakland A’s final home game photo series that recently got him and our other talented photog Doug an award. Photojournalism at its finest.
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Watch how they approached the assignment and see the award-winning photo series here:
Part celebration, part funeral: The A's final game in pictures
After 57 years in Oakland, the A’s played their final game as the East Bay’s team on Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Watch how they approached the assignment and see the award-winning photo series here:
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How do you document 57 years of history ending in one afternoon?
SFGATE photojournalists Charles Russo and Douglas Zimmerman — whose careers span decades — walk us through shooting the Oakland A’s final home game in the Bay.
SFGATE photojournalists Charles Russo and Douglas Zimmerman — whose careers span decades — walk us through shooting the Oakland A’s final home game in the Bay.
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How do you document 57 years of history ending in one afternoon?
SFGATE photojournalists Charles Russo and Douglas Zimmerman — whose careers span decades — walk us through shooting the Oakland A’s final home game in the Bay.
SFGATE photojournalists Charles Russo and Douglas Zimmerman — whose careers span decades — walk us through shooting the Oakland A’s final home game in the Bay.
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Spare a moment for poor, helpless Notre Dame, won’t you? www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
Notre Dame is sad, and that is good
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary isn't here for the Fighting Irish's tears.
www.sfgate.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Spare a moment for poor, helpless Notre Dame, won’t you? www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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Took a trip down Warriors memory lane to write about a Latrell Sprewell altercation that happened at practice. No, not that one, a different one that you might not remember. www.sfgate.com/warriors/art...
Before he choked his coach, Warriors' star threatened to shoot his teammate
It took a couple of years for all the details to come out.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Took a trip down Warriors memory lane to write about a Latrell Sprewell altercation that happened at practice. No, not that one, a different one that you might not remember. www.sfgate.com/warriors/art...
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The redesign itself is likely illegal, based on language written into the act that originally established the park passes.
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Trump's face on national parks pass is illegal, experts say
The redesign is likely illegal based on the act that created the pass.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The redesign itself is likely illegal, based on language written into the act that originally established the park passes.
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Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
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December 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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"In a very short timeframe, AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
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December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"In a very short timeframe, AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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SEISMIC women's sports podcast news! Presenting Women's Sports Daily, podcast by @theixsports.bsky.social. Get the most important news in women's sports every morning, Mon-Fri, via @chelsealeite.bsky.social and @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social! SUBSCRIBE HERE open.spotify.com/show/4GNIwuV...
Introduction and holiday weekend highlights | Women's Sports Daily
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December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
SEISMIC women's sports podcast news! Presenting Women's Sports Daily, podcast by @theixsports.bsky.social. Get the most important news in women's sports every morning, Mon-Fri, via @chelsealeite.bsky.social and @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social! SUBSCRIBE HERE open.spotify.com/show/4GNIwuV...
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A recent chilly Friday night in Los Angeles saw a Dave & Buster’s packed with Shrek superfans — many painted in head-to-toe green — for Shrek Rave, a touring dance party giving the DreamWorks classic a second life.
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A recent chilly Friday night in Los Angeles saw a Dave & Buster’s packed with Shrek superfans — many painted in head-to-toe green — for Shrek Rave, a touring dance party giving the DreamWorks classic a second life.
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“It's home right now. It's home for us. It's home for the foreseeable future."
PayPal Park, is the home of the 2025 championshup game, and for now, Bay FC. They still intend to have their own stadium eventually, but for now, San Jose is home | @sfchronicle.com
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PayPal Park, is the home of the 2025 championshup game, and for now, Bay FC. They still intend to have their own stadium eventually, but for now, San Jose is home | @sfchronicle.com
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NWSL championship descends on San Jose, where Bay FC’s future is uncertain
Bay FC’s home in San Jose hasn’t been considered permanent, and as the club heads into what it describes as “phase two” on the field and as a business, its long-term location is still a...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“It's home right now. It's home for us. It's home for the foreseeable future."
PayPal Park, is the home of the 2025 championshup game, and for now, Bay FC. They still intend to have their own stadium eventually, but for now, San Jose is home | @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...
PayPal Park, is the home of the 2025 championshup game, and for now, Bay FC. They still intend to have their own stadium eventually, but for now, San Jose is home | @sfchronicle.com
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The Stanford Tree officially turns 50 today. And for the irreverent but beloved band mascot, there’s a first coming: A wedding.
My @sfgate.com feature on the greatest college mascot love story: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
My @sfgate.com feature on the greatest college mascot love story: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
Neon spandex, expired Yoo-hoo and IKEA: The greatest college mascot love story
As the Stanford Tree turns 50, the mascot has never had a love story like this.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Stanford Tree officially turns 50 today. And for the irreverent but beloved band mascot, there’s a first coming: A wedding.
My @sfgate.com feature on the greatest college mascot love story: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
My @sfgate.com feature on the greatest college mascot love story: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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For Big Game week between Cal and Stanford I tracked down the anonymous Oski and Stanford Tree who got into a nationally televised brawl on ESPN 30 years ago that required police intervention. The untold story involves 18 beers, suspensions & lots of blood.
My latest:
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My latest:
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What really happened the night Oski beat up the Stanford Tree
"I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."
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November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For Big Game week between Cal and Stanford I tracked down the anonymous Oski and Stanford Tree who got into a nationally televised brawl on ESPN 30 years ago that required police intervention. The untold story involves 18 beers, suspensions & lots of blood.
My latest:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
My latest:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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I wrote up an Olivia Nuzzi explainer. If I never have to write about this nightmare of a person ever again, I’ll be grateful. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
A guide to the absolutely ludicrous Olivia Nuzzi media scandal
Somehow, RFK Jr., a former Republican governor and Anthony Weiner are all involved.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I wrote up an Olivia Nuzzi explainer. If I never have to write about this nightmare of a person ever again, I’ll be grateful. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...