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Art Spander@artspanderOct 26

The 49ers take their first loss of the season to the Falcons. New column: ‘Sloppy play’ ends Niners stretch of perfection artspander7.squarespace.com/…

‘Sloppy play’ ends Niners stretch of perfection — Art Spander

The San Francisco 49ers kept losing the football. Then, understandably, for the first time this season, they lost the game. “Four turnovers,” said Niners coach Kyle Shanahan, “Too sloppy to win...

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Art Spander@artspanderOct 12

The Niners take down the defending champs on their home turf to remain undefeated at 5-0. New column: Niners do it Seattle’s way, beating Seahawks to remain unbeaten artspander.com/articles/nine…

Niners do it Seattle’s way, beating Seahawks to remain unbeaten — Art Spander

It was a game of verification, of proof, a game that showed that the San Francisco 49ers, indeed, have the qualities of a winner. Perhaps, thinking optimistically, of a Super Bowl champion. It wasn’t...

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Art Spander@artspanderOct 5

The 49ers remain undefeated after their 24-14 victory over the Broncos. New column: Niners one of three teams still unbeaten in the NFL artspander.com/articles/nine…

Niners one of three teams still unbeaten in the NFL — Art Spander

It’s a truism in the NFL. The last four games in the season are more important than the first four. But when a team has won the first four, without a defeat, nobody is thinking about comments, only...

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Art Spander@artspanderSep 28

The Niners keep the momentum going and move to 3-0. New column: Offense helps keep 49ers unbeaten with win over Cardinals artspander.com/articles/offe…

Offense helps keep 49ers unbeaten with win over Cardinals — Art Spander

You know the ultimate football belief: defense wins. For the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, you’d better add it if played at the most opportune moments. The Niners gave up plenty of yards, especially...

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Art Spander@artspanderSep 23

The 49ers will look to keep it rolling against the Cardinals this weekend. New column: For unbeaten 49ers, Arizona Cardinals are next artspander.com/articles/for-…

For unbeaten 49ers, Arizona Cardinals are next — Art Spander

Mr. Irrelevant, indeed. What does it matter what Brock Purdy is called? He continues to confuse the experts and to keep winning games. The Niners, winners of their first two games this very young...

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Art Spander@artspanderSep 14

After winning the US Open, Alexander Zverev is making a strong case as the best player in the world right now. New column: US Open: Too much Zverev, when will an American male finally win? artspander.com/articles/us-o…

US Open: Too much Zverev, when will an American male finally win? — Art Spander

Surely there is a kid out there, maybe in Texas, or New York, or even Maine, an American who will win the U.S. Open Tennis Championship. Another Andy Roddick who took the title in 2003. Or even Ben...

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Art Spander@artspanderSep 11

The 49ers opened their season with a dominant win over the Super Bowl-favorite Rams in the land Down Under. New column: Aussie trip was ‘great’ for Niners; not so for sleepy Rams artspander.com/articles/auss…

Aussie trip was ‘great’ for Niners; not so for sleepy Rams — Art Spander

The Los Angeles Rams are among the favorites for the Super Bowl. But they fell flat on their weary faces in the Jet Lag Bowl. Yes, the Rams and the San Francisco 49ers flew halfway around the globe...

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Art Spander@artspanderSep 4

Tiger will not be allowed behind the wheel for the next five years, other than when he’s on the golf course. New column: Tiger’s driving will be restricted to the golf course artspander.com/articles/tige…

Tiger’s driving will be restricted to the golf course — Art Spander

Tiger Woods’ life continues to be haunted by the grandiose prediction of his late father. ‘‘He’ll do more than any other person in history to change the course of humanity,” Earl Woods told us about...

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Art Spander@artspanderAug 25

The season starts in a couple of weeks, and the 49ers are already in the headlines — for reasons that have nothing to do with football. New column: For 49ers’ owner Jed York, wrong move at wrong time artspander.com/articles/for-…

For 49ers’ owner Jed York, wrong move at wrong time — Art Spander

Maybe San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York thought he was getting a good deal on a linebacker. Why else would he go to a scruffy trailer park in East Palestine, a less-than-desirable suburb near his...

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Art Spander@artspanderAug 10

Rest in Peace to the great Don Nelson. New column: Don Nelson: A coffee pot at practice, barefoot golf in Maui, and basketball brilliance artspander.com/articles/don-…

Don Nelson: A coffee pot at practice, barefoot golf in Maui, and basketball brilliance — Art Spander

He kept a coffee pot plugged in alongside the practice court in Oakland. He played golf barefoot in Maui. And not the least, Don Nelson was a winner in basketball, both as a player and a coach....

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Art Spander@artspanderAug 4

In what has been a rough season, the Giants were indeed sellers at the deadline. New column: Giants trade way to new roster, will it work? artspander.com/articles/gian…

Giants trade way to new roster, will it work? — Art Spander

Anybody left? The San Francisco Giants were involved Monday in what baseball calls a fire sale. It’s the sports way of trying to escape a season that’s an embarrassment. How it came to this would...

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Art Spander@artspanderJul 20

Ryan Fox took home his first career major at the 2026 Open Championship. New column: Fox was ready to quit; now he’s the British Open Champion artspander.com/articles/fox-…

Fox was ready to quit; now he’s the British Open Champion — Art Spander

He was ready to give up the game. Ryan Fox was so discouraged with his play after a round in the Australian Open, his second year as a golf pro, that he questioned his career as a professional...

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Art Spander@artspanderJul 15

Arnold Palmer had quite the performance at the 1961 Open Championship. New column: At Birkdale in ‘61, Arnie made golf world understand the importance of the Open Championship artspander.com/articles/at-b…

At Birkdale in ‘61, Arnie made golf world understand the importance of the Open Championship — Art...

Arnold Palmer left his mark on Royal Birkdale Golf Course and on the Open Championship. His shot out of the rough, improbable as it was, made him a winner, and it also made the Open a tournament that...

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Art Spander@artspanderJul 8

Novak Djokovic gets past Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the Wimbledon semis. New column: Djokovic’s racket and heart get him through the Wimbledon quarters artspander.com/articles/djok…

Djokovic’s racket and heart get him through the Wimbledon quarters — Art Spander

Asked how, at age 39, stunningly Novak Djokovic made it through the Wimbledon quarterfinals, he had a response as poignant as some of his shots were effective: “My racket and my heart.” That...

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Art Spander@artspanderJul 1

Serena Williams made her return to tennis on Tuesday. New column: Serena’s return, even in defeat, is big for her and for tennis artspander.com/articles/sere…

Serena’s return, even in defeat, is big for her and for tennis — Art Spander

Serena Williams held her own against the most agonizing of opponents, Father Time. However, she was less successful against a 20-year-old from Australia named Maya Joint. Tennis, like golf, is a...

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Art Spander@artspanderJun 22

Wyndham Clark got it done despite the tough home crowd. New column: Clark overcomes tough course, nasty crowd to win US Open artspander.com/articles/clar…

Clark overcomes tough course, nasty crowd to win US Open — Art Spander

The course was difficult. Understandably. The fans were worse. And this was a home country crowd. Somehow, despite the conditions and his own infrequent mistakes, Wyndham Clark, on a 3-over par 73,...

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Art Spander@artspanderJun 3

A few sports updates as we enter June. New column: Of tennis youth, Giants third base coaches, and Niners' memories artspander.com/articles/of-t…

Of tennis youth, Giants third base coaches, and Niners' memories — Art Spander

And from out of the June gloom, proof that the sporting world is even more confusing than the real one—and in some cases, just as satisfying or unsatisfying. We’re all growing older, of course,...

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Art Spander@artspanderMay 18

Aaron Rai becomes the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship in over a century. New column: “Golf is an amazing game”: Rai after his PGA victory artspander.com/articles/golf…

“Golf is an amazing game”: Rai after his PGA victory — Art Spander

Yes, someone named Aaron Rai won the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink in the suburbs of Philadelphia. How did he do it? The simple explanation: golf. The game is not only frustrating and bewilde...

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Art Spander@artspanderApr 24

There was no love lost between the Dodgers and Giants this series. New column: Dodgers-Giants feud, exactly what baseball needed on NFL draft day artspander.com/articles/dodg…

Dodgers-Giants feud, exactly what baseball needed on NFL draft day — Art Spander

“Just a fastball inside.” Of course—and just a reminder that the Los Angeles Dodgers (the dreaded Dodgers) and San Francisco Giants will remain the sort of sporting enemies that keep a rivalry alive....

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Art Spander@artspanderApr 17

Although it isn’t a decade ago, Steph and the Warriors aren’t going down without a fight. New column: Curry, Warriors on the precipice again after win to keep season going artspander.com/articles/curr…

Curry, Warriors on the precipice again after win to keep season going — Art Spander

Again, they are on the edge, the precipice. Again, the Warriors are a game away from the end of a season, maybe the end of an era. Now it’s the Suns Friday night at Phoenix who could send them into...

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