Sports Columnists
Kurtenbach: Three under-the-radar 49ers camp battles
Enough talk about Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams.
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Kurtenbach: The SF Giants showed their true colors at the MLB trade deadline
Amid a great seller's market, the Giants dumped salary and picked a player off the...
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Kurtenbach: The SF Giants are cooked, leaving Farhan Zaidi with a big decision
The Giants are 2-5 since the All-Star break and going nowhere fast. This team can't...
Kurtenbach: Why Brandon Aiyuk’s absence matters for the 49ers, and why Trent Williams’ doesn’t
Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams are holding out (and in) for new contracts.
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Kurtenbach: The Warriors look poised to make the two-timelines mistake again
Making Brandin Podziemski untouchable is unserious stuff.
Kurtenbach: 3 SF Giants poised for post-All-Star explosions
The San Francisco Giants need to go on a run to make the playoffs. These...
Kurtenbach: Brandon Aiyuk’s trade request is yet another unserious move by the 49ers star
The 49ers hold all the leverage in contract negotiations and Aiyuk is only wasting his...
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Kurtenbach: If this is all the Warriors can do, it’s not good enough for Steph Curry
The Dubs have failed to answer the defining issue of last season. That could convince...
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Kurtenbach: The SF Giants are playing good baseball. That means it’s time to sell
Baseball is providing a seller's market that's too good for the Giants to pass up.
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Kurtenbach: It’s Lauri Markkanen or bust for the Warriors
The Warriors have left themselves without any choice — they have to go all-in.