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Carlos Gonzalez could have let the ball drop and watched Hunter Pence end the game with a hit. Instead, with the Rockies playing five infielders, Gonzalez ran down a difficult fly ball in center field and Pence had a sacrifice fly. Colorado is in contention, and Gonzalez is committed to going hard and hustling until the final out to prove these Rockies should be a playoff team. Continue to Article

September 20, 2017 2:52:am EST

Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) is trying to boost its image in the San Francisco Bay Area with several high profile professional sports deals after taking over Virgin America. The SeaTac-based airline said Monday it signed a partnership with Kevin Durant — a former Seattle SuperSonics basketball player and now a star with the NBA champion Golden State Warriors — to help the airline's marketing efforts and support youth and education programs in the Bay Area. The carrier also recently inked a long-term sponsorship deal to become the official airline of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. As part of it, the airline unveiled the design for an Airbus 321 featuring the Giants logo and team colors Continue to Article

September 18, 2017 8:50:pm EST

Alaska Air Group Inc. is trying to boost its image in the San Francisco Bay Area with several high profile professional sports deals after taking over Virgin America. The SeaTac-based airline said Monday it signed a partnership with Kevin Durant — a former Seattle SuperSonics basketball player and now a star with the NBA champion Golden State Warriors — to help the airline's marketing efforts and support youth and education programs in the Bay Area. The carrier also recently inked a long-term sponsorship deal to become the official airline of the San Francisco Giants baseball team. As part of it, the airline unveiled the design for an Airbus 321 featuring the Giants logo and team colors that Continue to Article

September 18, 2017 3:45:pm EST

The Giants saluted one of their essential players on the 2012 and '14 World Series teams before Sunday's game. Veteran starter Ryan Vogelsong—cut by the Twins this year in spring training—took the mound at AT&T Park in full uniform before the first inning against the Diamondbacks. With the entire team warming up behind him, Vogelsong tossed three warmup pitches before manager Bruce Bochy came to get him and send him into retirement as a Giant. Continue to Article

September 17, 2017 8:18:pm EST