New face delivers on defense Friday, May 17, 2013 PrintEmail Comments (0) By: Scott Lauber, Red Sox Notebook ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In the absence of a proven closer, go ahead and credit the save for the Red Sox’ come-from-behind 4-3 victory last night to right fielder Shane Victorino. Trailing 3-1 and down…

By: Paul Gackle | 05/16/13 10:46 PMS.F. Examiner Staff Writer | Follow on Twitter @GackleReport If there is a bright spot in the Warriors’ playoff series loss to the San Antonio Spurs, it was the emergence of Harrison Barnes as a legitimate go-to guy. With David Lee and Stephen Curry hobbled by injuries, the Warriors leaned…

By Marcus Thompson II mthomps2@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted:   05/14/2013 08:21:34 PM PDT Updated:   05/14/2013 11:48:39 PM PDT 4 of 29 SAN ANTONIO, TX – MAY 14: Harrison Barnes #40 of the Golden State Warriors takes a shot against Gary Neal #14 of the San Antonio Spurs during Game Five of…

Seventh Overall Pick in 2012 NBA Draft Averaged 9.2 Points, 4.1 Rebounds And 1.2 Assists In 81 Games This Season Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes has been named to the 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Barnes, 20, averaged 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists…

By Carl Steward csteward@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted:   05/13/2013 04:06:32 PM PDT Updated:   05/13/2013 04:15:08 PM PDT OAKLAND – When Harrison Barnes is 24 or 25, still well off on the distant horizon for a young man who won’t turn 21 until May 30, what Warriors fans saw from him Sunday…

By Carl Steward csteward@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted:   05/12/2013 05:15:04 PM PDT Updated:   05/12/2013 05:24:48 PM PDT   1 of 150 Golden State Warriors’ Harrison Barnes (40) celebrates his three-point basket against the San Antonio Spurs in the third quarter for Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals at Oracle Arena…

0 comments Boston Red Sox’s Shane Victorino sports a mohawk during a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) By Evan Drellich, MassLive.com Follow on Twitter on May 10, 2013 at 9:46 AM, updated May 10, 2013 at 9:56 AM BOSTON — In…

By David A. Kaplan @FortuneMagazine May 6, 2013: 8:42 AM ET O’Neal in Atlanta just before going on the set of the TNT basketball show (Fortune) Now that he’s retired from basketball, Shaquille O’Neal wants to be a business superstar. And he’s decided to get a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership to prove…

April 30, 2013  ·  11:57AM ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — This is the world we live in these days: Yesterday, Kyrie Irving showed on campus at Montclair State University in New Jersey, looking to play a little pick-up basketball. Less than 24 hours later, the video is on YouTube and has over 10K views. Then…

By Carl Steward csteward@bayareanewsgroup.com Posted:   04/27/2013 02:58:23 PM PDT Updated:   04/27/2013 02:58:24 PM PDT OAKLAND – It remains to be seen if Warriors forward Harrison Barnes will be named to the NBA’s All-Rookie first team sometime in mid-May. It’s too close to call. What isn’t too close to…