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Christian Babcock

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Christian Babcock

    Grab some pine, legend: Beloved SF Giants broadcaster Krukow signs off for last time (opens the original)

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    SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Krukow cracked jokes, shared stories and wiped away tears as the beloved San Francisco Giants broadcaster signed off for the final time on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. Krukow, 74, has been battling inclusion body myositis (IBM), a progressive and degenerative muscle disease for nearly 20 years. But six weeks ago he somewhat surprisingly announced he was retiring after 36 years in the booth, where he and his former Giants teammate, Duane Kuiper, called some of the franchi

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Christian Babcock

    In possible playoff audition, Valkyries reserves make their case for rotation minutes (opens the original)

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    SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Valkyries are cultivating a desirable difficulty for coach Natalie Nakase as she prepares to select a rotation for the start of the WNBA playoffs next Sunday. Everyone they put in the game seems to play well. It happened again Saturday night, as reserves Kaila Charles, Laeticia Amihere and Juste Jocyte were all difference-makers as the Valkyries beat Seattle 70-57 to close out their regular-season home schedule with a record of 17-5. “They were prepared for the m

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Christian Babcock

    Valkyries resume chase of Minnesota Lynx, top seed in WNBA playoffs (opens the original)

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    OAKLAND — With just a few games left in the regular season, the Valkyries can nearly set their sights on the WNBA playoffs. Though the two-week break for the FIBA World Cup came while the Valkyries were on a four-game winning streak, Golden State (29-11) has an opportunity to regain some momentum heading into the postseason against some of the league’s worst teams not that the WNBA is in its home stretch. After back-to-back home games against Portland (in ninth place at 16-26) and Seattle (in la

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Christian Babcock

    Valkyries still without key players as they prepare for return to WNBA regular season (opens the original)

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    OAKLAND — The Golden State Valkyries are officially back in the Bay Area and at practice. As Golden State prepared Wednesday to face the Portland Fire on Friday at Chase Center, the Valks were without frontline players Gabby Williams, Janelle Salaun and Cecilia Zandalasini, all of whom recently returned from playing integral roles while representing their countries at the FIBA World Cup. Salaun and Williams led France to the gold medal game, where they lost 97-79 to the United States on Sunday i

  5. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Christian Babcock

    Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week (opens the original)

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    Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) boys Athlete of the Week poll. For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner. This week, we consider performances from Sept. 7-12. Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting. Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted. Winners are announced each Fr

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