Search

Marcos Breton: Outcry over Obama's compliment is overdone

If today's parents accomplish anything, it's to teach our daughters that there is nothing any man – including the president of the United States – could say to diminish them.

Marcos Breton: Zito continues his renaissance

It turns out we hardly knew Barry Zito. We had him pegged as an overpriced failure, a vanity purchase that was intended to move the Giants beyond the specter of Barry Bonds – but had veered close to being a franchise wrecker.

Marcos Breton: Mayor Kevin Johnson suits up for today's big playoff

It's not only unprecedented that Seattle and Sacramento will be bidding against each other for the future of the Kings before the oligarchs of the NBA in New York today.

Marcos Breton: A few bright spots not enough for A's

The Oakland A's set an unwanted American League record with their ninth straight Opening Day loss Monday, a sour stat on an otherwise festive evening that was dampened by a world-class nemesis.

Marcos Breton: A's fall to Mariners, assume place in A.L infamy

The A's set an unwanted American League record with their ninth straight Opening Day loss Monday, a sour stat on an otherwise festive evening that was dampened by a world-class nemesis.

Wealthy Kings suitor a billboard for immigration reform

Marcos Breton: Wealthy Kings suitor a billboard for immigration reform

Vivek Ranadive, the man who would be the Kings' new majority owner, is an innovator, a job creator and a walking billboard for immigration reform.

Marcos Breton: Optimism is an ingredient of expansion

Sacramento may lose the Kings, but if that happens through an NBA decision in April to relocate the team to Seattle, there is a better option than mourning a lost asset. It's called turning the page.

Marcos Breton: Clemente would have been proud of this victory

Somewhere in baseball heaven, Roberto Clemente is smiling.

Marcos Breton: Sacramento building up momentum at last

It's hard to notice with the possible departure of the Kings dominating the news, but Sacramento has a healthy dose of civic momentum going after years of dismal recession.