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Tim Lincecum: big-time pitcher in San Francisco: giants right-hander baffles hitters with a fastball reaching 97 mph and a devastating changeup 

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LONG BEFORE HE BECAME THE Franchise at Third and King, Tim Lincecum was a puny kid with boundless...

Tiger or Phil -- or both -- will have a major wait 

TULSA, Okla. -- One year ago at Medinah, the traditional grouping of major champions resonated with star power. British Open winner Tiger Woods and...

FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO YANKEES GREAT 

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. - Not even a 25-minute drive from Winged Foot Golf Club, as fans unsuccessfully tried to exhort Phil Mickelson to victory on...

IT'S TIME THE CRITICS EASED OFF ON WIE 

Michelle Wie made news at every turn this week, practically all over the globe.

Hawaii: She takes medalist honors in a local...

Babe Ruth's legend doesn't fade with time 

By Ron Kroichick SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE By October 1934, after his final full season in the major leagues, Babe Ruth's fame stretched around...

Negro League star Gibson's power still generates awe 

By RON KROICHICK San Francisco Chronicle The stories about Josh Gibson carry a mythical, Babe-like aura. There was the time Gibson hit a...

GAMECOCKS KEEP BELIEVING 

Not that we're counting or anything, but Tiger Woods now has three victories in four stroke-play events worldwide in 2006. He won in San...

LPGA NEEDS STYLES OF CREAMER, KIM TO WIN 

Good for Paula Creamer. She justifiably wades in praise in the wake of her historic LPGA victory Sunday - admiration for her preternatural...

About Schmidt: winning with only two pitches isn't easy, but Giants righthander Jason Schmidt dominates with a limited—but in his case, devastating—repertoire 

Sometimes, opposing hitters tell the story. The Cardinals' Jim Edmonds stepped to the plate in the fourth inning August 1 in San Francisco--fresh...

A sense of urgency: he's pushing 37. The Raiders need him on the field something fierce. And he has some really cool toys to play with. That's why—and how—Trace Armstrong is pulling out all the stops in rehabbing his torn Achilles' tendon 

Trace Armstrong's long journey is not plainly evident on the grass practice fields behind the Napa Valley Marriott. There, as his Raiders teammates...