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…

The INQUISITIR Posted April 24,2013 The Golden State Warriors topped the Denver Nuggets 131-117 Tuesday night to even the first-round series at a game apiece. Harrison Barnes led the way with 24 points after throwing down one of the best reverse dunks of the year. The Nuggets stole Game 1…

By Zack Meisel / MLB.com | 4/23/2013 12:44 P.M. ET Where Shane Victorino grew up, he could reach the beach with a 10-minute drive, no matter which direction he steered his vehicle. His uncles took him diving and fishing on the weekends, and he exploited the endless sunshine by playing…

ALEX SPEIER Shane Victorino has already left a positive impression with the Red Sox this season. (AP) Among the many, many moves that the Red Sox made in the offseason, none was scrutinized with quite the same sense of incredulity as the team’s decision to sign free agent outfielder Shane Victorino to a three-year,…