Phil Barber

The Raiders need a new tradition in Las Vegas, a new home-field advantage – and a new version of The Autumn Wind.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10782/the-autumn-wind-revised/

The four teams left standing in the conference finals have one thing in common. Each signed a foreign-born big man midseason.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10777/the-secret-formula-for-nba-success/

Three of the four NBA semifinal series are shaping up as 15-round heavyweight bouts. And the Warriors’ reaction? Great! Take these suckers to seven games! And play multiple overtimes every nigh...

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10772/while-six-nba-contenders-battle-warriors-seek-to-cruise/

There weren’t a lot of revelations for veteran Warriors-watchers when Steve Kerr appeared as part of the Sonoma Speaker Series. But there were tidbits.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10767/in-conversation-with-steve-kerr/

Even today there are Game 1 tickets for sale, and not just via resale sites like StubHub.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10760/west-final-houston-care/

There are many reasons to discount the Pelicans’ chances in this series, now that the Warriors are up 2-0 and Stephen Curry is pretending he never left. But PANIC does not appear to be one of t...

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10755/news-new-orleans-pelicans-arent-shaking-sneakers/

I listened to six of the 10 GameBreaker episodes, and I liked them a lot. These are layered, audio magazine-style features, and there is depth and creativity in the subjects.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10750/gamebreaker-podcast-recommendation/

This year, the Warriors could become the best of the second-best. That is, they could finish with the top record ever among teams that failed to complete a regular season as the NBA’s best.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10746/warriors-rockets-rivalry-produce-another-record/

The Giants' Austin Jackson is looking forward to bumping into the Raiders' Mario Edwards Jr. The kid made a pretty big impression on his fellow Billy Ryan High School alumnus the first time.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10741/austin-jackson-mario-edwards-jr-one-big-old-chain/

A lot of us watched our favorite baseball players when we were kids. Sean Manaea became sort of obsessive about it.

https://110percent.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10736/johan-santana-youtube-making-sean-manaea/