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Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow provide outlook on different 2020 MLB season
With Spring Training 2.0 opening up around Major League Baseball this weekend, no one is more excited about the return of our National Pastime than the legendary voices of Giants baseball, Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow. “I’m thrilled,” Kuiper said during a recent conversation. “I’m thrilled for me, personally, selfishly that I get to go to the ballpark and do a...
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NFL star safety Sean Taylor's tragic death cut short Hall of Fame career
Editor’s note: NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kelli Johnson recalls covering the tragic passing of Washington star safety Sean Taylor, featured on this week’s edition of the Sports Uncovered podcast. Why? It’s a question I’ve asked over and over again since Sean Taylor’s death 13 years ago. It still feels like a bad dream, a nightmare that left me standing...
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What Kelli Johnson misses most about sports during coronavirus hiatus
Editor’s note: Like you, NBC Sports Bay Area insiders, reporters and analysts are feeling the sports void during the coronavirus stoppage. They’ll share their thoughts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in “What I Miss About Sports.” Next up in the series: “Giants Pre and Postgame Live” host Kelli Johnson. While many professional sports leagues have been shut down mid-season because...
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We're not unicorns — we do exist
When people, and by people I mean both men and women, find out what I do for a living, it’s always the same response and question, “That’s cool! So you’re on TV?! Why sports broadcasting… do you like sports?” Now, the inner smartass in me wants to say, “No, I hate sports. I just think pro athletes are hot...