Alex Simon
@alexsimonsports.bsky.social
Sports Editor at SFGATE | Elon/Arizona State alum | Loves In-N-Out Burger a bit too much
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Joe Lacob’s make-or-break moment has arrived www.sfgate.com/warriors/art...
Joe Lacob's make-or-break Warriors moment has arrived
This would be a trade worth going all in for.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Joe Lacob’s make-or-break moment has arrived www.sfgate.com/warriors/art...
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I don’t think Amanda Bartlett is on Bluesky but someone please tell Amanda this may be the most S.F. story ever & I’m hella jealous.
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San Francisco coyote swims to Alcatraz for first time ever
"This was the first time our park biologists observed anything like this."
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January 19, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I don’t think Amanda Bartlett is on Bluesky but someone please tell Amanda this may be the most S.F. story ever & I’m hella jealous.
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The NBA has postponed Saturday's scheduled game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in the city.
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Warriors game in Minnesota postponed after another ICE shooting
The NBA is moving Saturday's scheduled game back a day.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The NBA has postponed Saturday's scheduled game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in the city.
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San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, the team confirmed.
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SF Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by Customs at LAX
Lee is traveling from South Korea back to California for a Giants fan event.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:03 AM
San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, the team confirmed.
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For decades, America's tech companies have deployed products with little regard to how they harm their users. That could end with ChatGPT.
OpenAI is facing a multi-billion dollar legal risk that no one is talking about.
A new one w/ @stephco.bsky.social:
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OpenAI is facing a multi-billion dollar legal risk that no one is talking about.
A new one w/ @stephco.bsky.social:
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OpenAI is flying high. But a huge new legal threat is coming.
Legal experts say AI chatbots are bringing a new legal risk for tech companies.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
For decades, America's tech companies have deployed products with little regard to how they harm their users. That could end with ChatGPT.
OpenAI is facing a multi-billion dollar legal risk that no one is talking about.
A new one w/ @stephco.bsky.social:
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OpenAI is facing a multi-billion dollar legal risk that no one is talking about.
A new one w/ @stephco.bsky.social:
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This was a tough one to write.
"Tucked away in the same display case as the Mantle and DiMaggio balls is his first and only home run as a little leaguer. His dad put it in there the day after he hit it. 'He passed away a week and a half later.'"
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"Tucked away in the same display case as the Mantle and DiMaggio balls is his first and only home run as a little leaguer. His dad put it in there the day after he hit it. 'He passed away a week and a half later.'"
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The tragic backstory of one of the Bay Area's best 49ers bars
"The community has really rallied around us."
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January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This was a tough one to write.
"Tucked away in the same display case as the Mantle and DiMaggio balls is his first and only home run as a little leaguer. His dad put it in there the day after he hit it. 'He passed away a week and a half later.'"
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"Tucked away in the same display case as the Mantle and DiMaggio balls is his first and only home run as a little leaguer. His dad put it in there the day after he hit it. 'He passed away a week and a half later.'"
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Come for the poignant @drewmagary.bsky.social column, stay for the impressive accompanying art:
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Come for the poignant @drewmagary.bsky.social column, stay for the impressive accompanying art:
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Despite skyrocketing food costs, the bar hasn't stopped its $1 wing deal.
The San Francisco dive bar that loves Bay Bridge traffic
Despite skyrocketing food costs, the bar hasn't stopped its $1 wing deal.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Despite skyrocketing food costs, the bar hasn't stopped its $1 wing deal.
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Christopher Collins, a professor of radiology at NYU who specializes in the impacts of radiation, was baffled by the idea of a connection between a substation and the 49ers' injuries: "It’s just not possible.”
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A fringe theory about 49ers injuries has gone viral. Here's what scientists say.
The theory hunts for an explanation to all the injuries.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Christopher Collins, a professor of radiology at NYU who specializes in the impacts of radiation, was baffled by the idea of a connection between a substation and the 49ers' injuries: "It’s just not possible.”
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my SFGATE colleague Anna Guth spoke with scientists about the dumbest fringe theory in sports www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
A fringe theory about 49ers injuries has gone viral. Here's what scientists say.
The theory hunts for an explanation to all the injuries.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
my SFGATE colleague Anna Guth spoke with scientists about the dumbest fringe theory in sports www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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This might be the best quote I've ever gotten, manager at an Eagles bar in Philly talking about 49ers fans pranking the crap out of his bar.
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
January 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This might be the best quote I've ever gotten, manager at an Eagles bar in Philly talking about 49ers fans pranking the crap out of his bar.
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
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A month after a @thelatinochild.bsky.social investigation for @sfgate.com into Calif.'s worst college football team — scandal-ridden Lincoln University — wherein the head coach threatened him at the end of an interview, Lincoln has suspended its football program: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
Bay Area college suspends football program after SFGATE investigation
There will be no Oaklanders football next season.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
A month after a @thelatinochild.bsky.social investigation for @sfgate.com into Calif.'s worst college football team — scandal-ridden Lincoln University — wherein the head coach threatened him at the end of an interview, Lincoln has suspended its football program: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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"I did nothing wrong at the end of the day."
SF bartender attacked in viral Hayes Valley restaurant video has been fired
"I did nothing wrong at the end of the day."
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January 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"I did nothing wrong at the end of the day."
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“People here are not very ‘Bang Bang Niner Gang.’”
@sfgate.com explores the quiet Bay Area suburb where the 49ers' owner, president and head coach all reside: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
@sfgate.com explores the quiet Bay Area suburb where the 49ers' owner, president and head coach all reside: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Why so many San Francisco 49ers executives live in this quiet Bay Area suburb
The 49ers coach and owner live there, but a local claims, "It's not a Niners town."
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January 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
“People here are not very ‘Bang Bang Niner Gang.’”
@sfgate.com explores the quiet Bay Area suburb where the 49ers' owner, president and head coach all reside: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
@sfgate.com explores the quiet Bay Area suburb where the 49ers' owner, president and head coach all reside: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
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"That people can manipulate chatbots to get more information—regardless of how dangerous that information may be—is a hallmark of recent tragedies tied to AI chatbots." @sfgate.com
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
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January 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"That people can manipulate chatbots to get more information—regardless of how dangerous that information may be—is a hallmark of recent tragedies tied to AI chatbots." @sfgate.com
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Trump is now upset and has asked the Department of the Interior to crack down on stickers covering his face on annual national park passes. They are attempting to claim that placing a sticker over his image voids the pass entirely.
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Trump is now upset and has asked the Department of the Interior to crack down on stickers covering his face on annual national park passes. They are attempting to claim that placing a sticker over his image voids the pass entirely.
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Good morning. It's a HUGE day for @theixsports.bsky.social. Read all about The IX Soccer, our newest sport-specific vertical. It's the coverage women's soccer deserves, and now it's here! #NWSL #USWNT #woso #WSL #WorldCup2027
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How The IX Soccer will revolutionize women's soccer coverage. Come inside: we've created this women's soccer media space for you.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Good morning. It's a HUGE day for @theixsports.bsky.social. Read all about The IX Soccer, our newest sport-specific vertical. It's the coverage women's soccer deserves, and now it's here! #NWSL #USWNT #woso #WSL #WorldCup2027
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Here's our story on Lincoln suspending its 2026-27 season, and Desmond Gumbs stepping down as head coach (but remaining as the school's athletic director), in the wake of our investigation into the program. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
January 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Here's our story on Lincoln suspending its 2026-27 season, and Desmond Gumbs stepping down as head coach (but remaining as the school's athletic director), in the wake of our investigation into the program. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
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A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
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January 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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"Who on earth gives that advice?"
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
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January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"Who on earth gives that advice?"