1. Reality Check: Are the San Jose Sharks Falling Back to Earth?

    In the end, it was inevitable. The San Jose Sharks fast start has taken a hit in the past few games, turning a 7-0-0 start into a 7-2-1 record and losers in its last three games...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 3 months ago 1,038 reads 1 comments

  2. Harbaugh, 49ers Will Not Let Alex Smith Decide His Own Fate This Offseason

    Two days after losing the Super Bowl and blaming the referees, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh said all the right things, blaming himself and the play-calling...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 3 months ago 4,350 reads 9 comments

  3. San Jose Sharks Feeding off Chemistry in Hot Start to Season

    The San Jose Sharks did not play with one another overseas during the NHL lockout. In fact, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton actually played against each other when Couture’s ...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 1,238 reads 1 comments

  4. Did Golden State Warriors Make Mistake Turning Down Rudy Gay Trade?

    The Golden State Warriors reportedly turned down an offer from the Memphis Grizzlies to land coveted small forward Rudy Gay this past week, and some may be surprised at the team’s decision...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 15,339 reads 58 comments

  5. Will New Ownership Lead to Dramatic Change for San Jose Sharks?

    Change is good, and the structure of the San Jose Sharks franchise changed dramatically on Wednesday. The Sharks have steamrolled the competition early in the lockout-shortened ...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 1,558 reads 0 comments

  6. 49ers Only Have So Many Options When It Comes to Alex Smith, Free Agency

    The 49ers are at a crossroads with Alex Smith . They can thank him for being a good teammate— despite replacing him as the starter—and release him before free agency ...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 3,092 reads 32 comments

  7. San Jose Sharks: How Scott Gomez Immediately Impacts the Team

    The San Jose Sharks are off to a fast start to the NHL season, and it could get even faster after adding Scott Gomez to the team on Wednesday. The Sharks announced they signed the former Calder Trophy winner for one year and $700,000...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 5,093 reads 9 comments

  8. San Jose Sharks: Making the Case for Scott Gomez in Teal

    The San Jose Sharks are reportedly kicking the tires on forward Scott Gomez and look to be close to signing him in the coming days...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 6,096 reads 5 comments

  9. San Jose Sharks: Top Story Lines Entering the 2013 NHL Season

    The San Jose Sharks are coming off one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory after having their high hopes dashed in a first-round exit from the playoffs...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 1,661 reads 0 comments

  10. Were the 49ers Saving Kaepernick's 'Pistol' Formation for the Playoffs?

    If the 49ers weren’t awkward and untrusting of any form of media, it wouldn’t be a normal media session with the team...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 3,225 reads 13 comments

  11. Golden State Warriors: Predicting the Return of Andrew Bogut

    By now, we can be fairly sure Andrew Bogut ’s ankle injury that kept him out virtually all of 2011-12 with the Milwaukee Bucks and again with the Golden State Warriors will take a lot longer to heal than 7-10 days...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 13,275 reads 6 comments

  12. San Jose Sharks Riddled with Injuries as NHL Lockout Ends

    The NHL and its fans are happy the 113-day NHL lockout is over, but the San Jose Sharks probably could have picked a better time for the season to begin...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 4 months ago 1,857 reads 12 comments

  13. Harbaugh, 49ers Will Have Hard Time Keeping Assistant Coaches

    There is a different side to Black Monday in the NFL , the ceremonial day of coaching staff firings that occur one day after the final week of the season...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 3,887 reads 19 comments

  14. Ranking the 49ers' Best Options to Replace Kicker David Akers

    David Akers is nearing his end as the San Francisco 49ers ' kicker. The Sacramento Bee' s Matt Barrows is reporting that the search has begun for a new kicker to replace Akers, ...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 9,582 reads 26 comments

  15. Where Does James Sheppard Fit in the San Jose Sharks' Future?

    If there is one player who has benefited from the NHL lockout, it is James Sheppard . The fifth-year player has endured setbacks in his young NHL career after being selected ninth overall in the 2006 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild ...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 2,271 reads 4 comments

  16. Aaron Rodgers: Alex Smith Needs New Team Where He 'Gets Appreciated'

    It is hard for Alex Smith not to be compared to Super Bowl champion Aaron Rodgers . The San Francisco 49ers drafted Smith with the No. 1 overall pick in 2005 instead of taking Rodgers out of UC Berkeley...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 11,326 reads 85 comments

  17. Is Tomas Hertl the San Jose Sharks' Best Prospect?

    19-year-old Tomas Hertl is slowly making his way up the ranks of the San Jose Sharks and is arguably the team's most promising prospect. The Sharks do not have the best talent among their prospects in the team's system...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 1,658 reads 3 comments

  18. San Jose Sharks: Couture in Game Shape, Fooled by NHL Lockout Optimism

    When Logan Couture decided to return home from a two-month stay with the Geneva-Servette team in Switzerland, he was told by people close to the situation that the NHL lockout was nearing an end...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 1,311 reads 4 comments

  19. Sharks Leaving Europe in Preparation for End of NHL Lockout?

    Three San Jose Sharks players left their teams in Europe this past week to head home, presumably in anticipation of the end of the NHL lockout...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 1,513 reads 1 comments

  20. 49ers Bordering on Divided Locker Room?

    One loss during the Colin Kaepernick era in San Francisco and blame spreads like the 8-3-1 team just lost an actual meaningful game...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 6 months ago 8,280 reads 164 comments

  21. Report: San Jose Sharks One of 4 NHL Teams with Zero Debt

    The San Jose Sharks have money to burn, and now the whole world knows about it. Forbes.com released its annual report of each NHL team's value, and the Sharks are worth $223 million...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 6 months ago 2,275 reads 3 comments

  22. San Jose Sharks: Why Clowe, Havlat Should Rethink Playing During NHL Lockout

    The NHL lockout has taken several steps backward, and with the cancellation of the All-Star Game , we can safely say that the entire NHL season is in jeopardy...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 6 months ago 1,508 reads 1 comments

  23. Locking Up Buster Posey: How Much Is Too Much for San Francisco Giants?

    Buster Posey fell to the San Francisco Giants in the 2008 MLB Draft. Posey was coming off a 2008 junior season at Florida State where he hit ...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 6 months ago 6,335 reads 23 comments

  24. Golden State Warriors: Andrew Bogut Likely to Miss More Time Than Expected

    Andrew Bogut will be sidelined for seven to 10 days, according to Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson, and thus begins the season we all expected but never wanted to see come to fruition...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 6 months ago 3,786 reads 11 comments

  25. San Francisco Giants Redefine Baseball's Winning Formula

    If 2010 was special, then 2012 was special-er. The ultimate smack in the face is the San Francisco Giants going into every round of the 2010 playoffs as underdogs, then going into the playoffs two years later as underdogs once again...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 7 months ago 3,214 reads 15 comments