9:39 AM ET, Sat March 13, 2010

Warriors' LGBT appreciation night a slam-dunk

San Francisco Chronicle — As far as tailgate parties go, this one was a bit more swank than usual. Under purple tents, sommeliers from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly in Modesto poured their latest Pinot Noir while fans mingled and grooved to dance music. Guests were invited to play beanbag... foo

2 hours ago

Injuries to Brandan Wright, Anthony Randolph put stop sign at power forward

San Jose Mercury News — The big man many Warriors fans covet, Toronto's Chris Bosh, makes his lone appearance this season in Oakland tonight.

6 hours ago

Golden State Warriors-Toronto Raptors advance box

Oakland Tribune — Warriors vs. TorontoTipoff: 7:30 p.m., Oracle ArenaTV/Radio: CSNBA; 680-AMRecords: Warriors 17-47; Raptors 32-31Raptors update: Toronto has lost seven of its last eight games but still holds the No.

8 hours ago

Injuries hits Golden State Warriors hard at power forward

Oakland Tribune — Injuries prevent Randolph, Wright from developing

8 hours ago

Warriors blow 13-point, fourth-quarter lead

Oakland Tribune — Roy scores 41 points as Blazers overcome 16-point deficit.    Blogs: Inside Warriors | Fan | More Warriors

19 hours ago

Warriors start fast, fade in 4th quarter

San Jose Mercury News — Golden State outscored 27-9 in period; Ellis finishes with 17 in return to lineup

March 12, 2010

Going backward without forwards

San Francisco Chronicle — Coach Don Nelson hasn't forgotten that, way back in October, he decreed the Warriors had found their anchors at power forward for the foreseeable future. If it slips his mind for a moment, all he has to do is look to the end of the bench. That's where injured...

March 12, 2010

Williams is 'a nice find'; Will he stick?

San Francisco Chronicle — An hour before Thursday night's game against Portland, guard Reggie Williams was sitting quietly in his locker room stall, poring over notes on the Warriors' opponent. His eyes shifted from the paperwork long enough only to watch video sequences of the Trail...

March 12, 2010

Ellis practices fully, could play again vs. Blazers

San Jose Mercury News — Spine condition has kept guard off the court for six games

March 11, 2010

String music in Curry's workouts

San Francisco Chronicle — Stephen Curry is the Phantom of the Opera. He even brings his own music. Late at night, 10 or 11 o'clock on non-game nights, Curry lets himself into the Warriors' practice gym in downtown Oakland, and shoots. Typically, he'll go an hour and a half, long...

March 11, 2010

Next game vs Toronto Raptors on Sat, Mar 13 10:30 pm EST

Opponent news and rumors snapshot:

  • It hurts so bad for the Raptors Toronto Star
  • It's hard to prepare for what awaits; and what of Marco? Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors Blog | Toronto Star
  • Raptors pre-game chat Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors Blog | Toronto Star
More Toronto Raptors rumors and news»
Wed 3/3 at Orlando L 90 - 117
Fri 3/5 at Atlanta L 122 - 127
Sat 3/6 at Charlotte L 90 - 101
Mon 3/8 at New Orleans L 131 - 135
Thu 3/11 vs Portland L 105 - 110
Sat 3/13 vs Toronto 10:30 pm EST
Mon 3/15 vs Los Angeles 10:30 pm EDT
Wed 3/17 vs New Orleans 10:30 pm EDT
  • Kings Notes: Team bounces back at rebounding Sacramento Bee RANDY PENCH rpench@sacbee.com Jason Thompson leads the Kings in rebounds per game, but coach Paul Westphal says he would like to see improvement from the team.One of the Kings' goals this season was to improve on rebounding. The team couldn't get much worse after finishing 29th out of 30 teams in rebounds per game. Well, the Kings won't be among the worst rebounding teams this season. The Kings entered Friday night's game 10th in the NBA averaging 42.6. But Kings coach Paul Westphal isn't satisfied with Sacramento's rebounding. "Our rebounds is something I'm not positive we can count on e...
  • Kings can't hang onto ball in loss to Blazers Sacramento Bee BRYAN PATRICK bpatrick@sacbee.com Kings rookie Tyreke Evans drives to the hoop around the defense of Portland's Nicolas Batum in the first half. Evans was held to 10 points in the loss but grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.There really was no question as to which team was much further away from being among the Western Conference elite. The Portland Trail Blazers looked like a team trying to find its way up the standings for better playoff seeding. Meanwhile, the Kings were just trying to find their way. The Blazers dominated from the start and dismantled the Kings 110-94 Friday night at Arco...
  • Clippers lose their sixth consecutive Los Angeles Daily News NBA: L.A. falls to Charlotte, which loses All-Star forward Wallace to injury. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Clippers might have lost their sixth consecutive game, falling to the Charlotte Bobcats 106-98 on Friday.
  • Readers want to know why the Lakers go passive Los Angeles Times Times beat reporter Mike Bresnahan takes time out each Friday to respond to his e-mail. Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times. Readers' questions about the Lakers will be answered every Friday at latimes.com/sports .
  • Lakers get on road to recovery with 102-96 win at Phoenix Los Angeles Times Kobe Bryant leads a balanced attack with 21 points to help Lakers end their road losing streak at four games. Reporting from Phoenix
  • Lakers look like a team again Riverside Press-Enterprise By the end of the third quarter, all five Lakers starters were in double figures.Pau Gasol, you win.As the team's leading advocate of the "Let's Share The Ball Movement," Gasol finally had something to smile about on the road after the Lakers outlasted Phoenix Friday night.Make that two things -- a win and some balance in the offense.
  • Basketball: Washington scouting report BearTalk | Oakland Tribune As impressive as Washington was Friday night in a 79-64 rout of Stanford in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals, Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar knows his team has an entirely different challenge awaiting today. Cal has won six straight games and nine of 10 entering the 3 p.m. Pac-10 tournament championship game at the Staples Center. “I think they are better definitely [...]
  • Cal comes from behind to beat UCLA Oakland Tribune Bears whip UCLA to reach Pac-10 tournament final, shrugging off a 10-point deficit along the way
  • California beats UCLA, advances to Pac-10 finals Oakland Tribune Armed with as many wins as any Cal team since 1960 and the confidence that goes with it, the Bears don't want to stop on the doorstep of their first Pac-10 tournament crown.
  • Even Walker couldn’t believe his good fortune Inside the Oakland Raiders | Oakland Tribune Turns out the local and national media weren’t the only ones surprised when Al Davis opened his checkbook for Javon Walker in 2008. “It was a surprise to me,” Walker told the NFL Network. “But, you know, like any human, if somebody offers you something good, I wasn’t going to say no. … Really, football [...]
  • San Jose Sharks' comeback win leaves coach unimpressed San Jose Mercury News Coach Todd McLellan found a lot not to like in record-setting third comeback win in a row.
  • Zito, teammates tune up, play to back good cause San Francisco Chronicle Barry Zito was in solid form on Friday, getting work in the Giants' minor-league camp, fully recovered from a night of entertaining and fundraising. Zito, Aubrey Huff and Brandon Medders are Giants teammates. And on Thursday night at The Venue in Scottsdale,... foo