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San Jose State football: And so ends the Tate Forcier era (did it ever start?) - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
Academics played a role in the development, the source said. Forcier arrived at SJSU, to much fanfare, last summer. He purportedly spent the fall working to get his grades in order. Forcier was supposed to start for the SJSU next season. ...
BCS football: Realignment update (Pac-12 CEOs don't want to expand) - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
But when I asked a source close to Stanford president John Hennessy, one of the league's most influential CEOs, if the AAU issue would be a deal-breaker, the answer was: “Probably not.” Said another source: “If Larry (Scott) thinks adding (Oklahoma and ...
Source: 49ers won't enter bidding war for Hasselbeck - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told our Tim Kawakami that the 49ers would “make inquires” but will not get into a bidding war for the services of the longtime Seattle Seahawk. The NFL Network reported Tuesday that the Tennessee Titans ...
West Coast Conference basketball: The new ESPN contract - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“Having BYU helped,'' a source said, referring to Brigham Young's decision to join the conference in all sports except football. The deal includes an agreement that ESPNU televise the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament. Previously, only the semifinals ...
LeBron to Miami: The ripple-effect (including David Lee to the Warriors and ... - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
The team is under Cohan's complete control, the source said, and the bidding groups had no input, one way or the other, on the trade or the contract. ...
Warriors-Minnesota cool off Randolph trade talks - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
-Several NBA sources said over the weekend that the Warriors and Minnesota are no longer having trade discussions about Anthony Randolph heading to the ...
Pac-10 expansion: Revenue analysis for the 12-team league - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“Gaining Colorado is absolutely meaningless for TV purposes,” said a sports media consultant who requested anonymity, “and gaining Utah is close to ...
BCS football: Expansion rumors swirling (as are the denials of said rumors) - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
(The Kansas City Star is also refuting the report, per a source close to Missouri's brass.) Perlman's statement doesn't mean the report is false, ...
NCAA Tournament expansion: Why 68 and not 96? - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“There's so much pressure on that single property to fund the association,'' the source said. Ultimately, the NCAA expanded the field by three teams and ...
Keep an eye on Jerry Colangelo and the Warriors' “wonderful opportunity” - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
But the source said that it's probable that Stern would instantly green-light any other bidding group if Colangelo was a part of it. ...
Warriors sale process: Ellison one of many interested parties, strong SF bid ... - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“Definitely,” the source said, and suggested the price tag could go even higher. I'm surprised. I thought Ellison's reported $315M valuing last summer was ...
Pac-10 expansion: A football title game, hoops on Tuesday, the BYU issue, the ... - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“If BYU's a home run, I think they'll pull the trigger,” a source said. “But I'm not sure BYU's a home run.” My belief, unchanged over the past few weeks, ...
The Warriors' Law of Inefficiency: They're better when their top-paid players ... - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“Trade Maggette, trade Ellis, trade Biedrins, try to give-away Radmanovic,” the source said, before breaking into laughter. “You know, the easy stuff. ...
Jerry West's name is coming up in potential Warriors' transition talk - San Jose Mercury News (blog)
“West's name is coming up,” the source said. “I think he's in play on this.” The source didn't know if West was possibly just advising groups looking at the ...