For over 32 years, Howard Herman has interviewed sports talent ranging from high school standouts to rising professional baseball stars for the Berkshire Eagle. And as the sports media landscape has morphed to favor massive sports sites like The Athletic or Bleacher Report, Herman’s laser focus on the local makes him a unique source for a region’s sports news.
For the past nine years, the Fuentes Family in San Jose has been hosting players for the San Jose Giants, the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The relationships that players and host families build last of years beyond the hosting arrangement.
The Ever-Growing Fuentes Family Read More »
Being the Golden State Warriors beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle is a responsibility Connor Letourneau doesn’t take lightly. He often brings his laptop to a bar when he goes out to meet friends and has left many social events early to cover a breaking news story. Letourneau treats every day like Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Connor Letourneau aims to set himself apart as SF Chronicle’s Warriors beat writer Read More »
Author John Gierach, who is best know for writing about his fly fishing adventures, can easily tell fishing stories. But his ability to capture the essence of a day on the water, the significance of the event from a greater perspective, is what separates him from other writers.
For author John Gierach, the best fishing stories aren’t really about fishing Read More »
Over the decades, John Feinstein has exploded into one of the most successful sports authors ever, but he still seeks out the story that nobody else notices.
‘Everybody Has a Story to Tell’: John Feinstein’s unique life as a sportswriter Read More »
While American life slips into hibernation, Casey Toohill sharpens his focus on April’s NFL Draft. The Stanford linebacker has reached peaks in academic and athletic realms, but his stellar performance at February’s combine swung his fate further toward the National Football League.
Casey Toohill’s unique profile stands out ahead of N.F.L Draft Read More »
It’s Super Bowl Sunday. To bring the big game into context, Peninsula Press reporters used Legos to help visualize certain aspects of this annual sporting event.
Visualizing the Super Bowl in Legos Read More »
In the last two years, advertisers spent less on Super Bowl advertisements than they had in previous years. To understand this trend, we turned to data on game viewership and time spent watching only Super Bowl advertisements on YouTube.
When fewer people watch the Super Bowl on TV, will the ads survive? Read More »
During the 2020 Super Bowl, the net income of players and performers on the field will change throughout the game.
Money on the field during 2020 Super Bowl Read More »
A comparison of local government spending on homeless services versus American consumer spending on Super Bowl Sunday.
If California’s Homeless Attended the Super Bowl Read More »
Wayne Yoshitomi knew only English and his grandfather mostly spoke Japanese, but they didn’t need to talk on summer nights in the mid-1960s when the San Francisco Giants were playing. At the kitchen table or in the backyard of their family’s Richmond neighborhood flat, 6-year-old Yoshitomi and his grandpa would tune in a Zenith transistor
Behind the plate: The life of a Bay Area umpire Read More »
The new SailGP racing series, taking place in San Francisco Bay this weekend, is on a mission to make races more competitive — by ensuring that all participating boats are identical and teams have to share performance data.
Sailors fight for a competitive edge in SailGP San Francisco Read More »
