Ex-employee sues Ellis, Warriors

A former employee of the Golden State Warriors is suing the team and guard Monta Ellis for sexual harassment.
According to an email from lawyer Burt Boltuch, the suit will be filed Wednesday morning in Oakland, Calif., at the Superior Court of Alameda County and a press conference will be held afterward to discuss the allegations, the Contra Costa Times reported.

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Court declines appeal hearing for O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson's lawyer won't have a chance to plead for the Pro Football Hall of Famer's freedom before the full seven-member Nevada Supreme Court

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Rookie Kaepernick takes part in rigorous 49ers passing session

The San Francisco 49ers welcomed a new face this week with the arrival of rookie signal-caller Colin Kaepernick, who threw to teammates at player-only workouts in the San Jose area, according to The Sacramento Bee on Friday.

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Baseball pays tribute to those who have served

It's the rush of real contenders, the long leisurely weekend before the first All-Star voting update stirs excitable masses, the crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd, and above all, the tribute to those U.S. military who sacrificed so much for freedoms now.

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Position switch for Posey?

There are several items in Today's San Francisco Chronicle, and other sources, about Buster Posey. Here are a few headlines, linked to the full articles.

Posey won't 'vilify' Cousins, plans to catch again

Bengie Molina sickened by Posey injury, says Giants should be “smart enough” to make him an infielder

Position change may become necessary for Posey

Buster Posey's agent complains to MLB about play

Ray Fosse, victim of Pete Rose, feels for Posey

Buster Posey's injury provokes anger, reflection

Giants react to Buster Posey injury

Position switch not imminent for Posey

Goodell: No "drop dead date" for lockout

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the lockout to some unhappy Tennessee Titans fans and said the league doesn't have a "drop-dead date" to end the impasse with the players and play the 2011 season

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McCourt to MLB: Dodgers will make payroll

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has informed Major League Baseball that he's going to make payroll at the end of the month, an MLB source told MLB.com on Thursday.

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Mets agree to sell part of team for $200 million

Shortly after reading in January that the Mets were looking to sell a minority stake in the franchise, David Einhorn contacted the team.

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MLB, MLBPA team up for tornado relief efforts

As a somber search for missing continued Thursday in the devastated city of Joplin, Mo., Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association joined together to pledge an immediate donation of $200,000 toward relief efforts for tornado victims affected by recent storms in the Midwest and Southeast.

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Northern California Fishing Report

Fish Finder via The Stockton (CA) Record

Fishing report via InsideBayArea.com

Giants Posey likely out for season

Catcher Buster Posey has torn ligaments in his left ankle which probably will require surgery, along with a broken bone in his lower left leg, the Giants announced Thursday.

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Interleague Play

In a column on FoxSports.com, John Paul Morosi gives his take on the popularity of interleague play and how he would improve it. I agree with his idea of moving 1 NL team to the AL, but I disagree with his choice of moving The Houston Astros.

Here's my plan:
Yes, move 1 team from the NL to the AL. But make it the Pittsburg Pirates. Then you would have an interleague rivalry between the Pirates and the Phillies. Rivalry is an important part of my plan. There are already geographic rivalries between 10 of the 15 pairs which would be created. Yankees-Mets, Rays-Marlins, Orioles-Nationals, Indians-Reds, Royals-Cardinals, White Sox-Cubs, Twins-Brewers, Rangers-Astros, Angels-Dodgers,A's-Giants and the aforementioned Phillies-Pirates. That leaves 4 teams in each league without a geographic rival. We could pair the Red Sox & Braves as the Braves started in Boston before moving to Milwaukee and then to Atlanta. That leaves 3 teams in each league with no ties to create a rivalry. So we'll pair up the Mariners-Padres (West Coast), Detroit - Rockies and Blue Jays-Diamondbacks. Without a more radical realignment of the leagues, this is the best I can come up with.

Realignment: Move Pittsburg from the NL Central to the AL Central and return the Royals to the AL west. Not perfect, but makes sense to me.

Schedule: Interleague portion- Each team plays 4 games (2 home, 2 away) against it's "Interleague Rival". Each team also plays 6 games (3+3) against the 5 teams in an interleague Division. If the rival team is in that division then they play the rival team 10 times that year. That also makes it so that each opposite league team is seen every three years in the regular season. That is a total of 34 games so far. The remaining 128 games are 12 games against the 4 divisional opponents, and 8 games against the remaining 10 teams in their league. That is my map to 162 games. I think this would establish rivalries and increase interest.

No payment required, MLB, but you could toss me some free tickets when you adopt my plan.

Northern California Fishing Report

This week's fishing report at InsideBayArea.com

Carter diagnosed with brain tumors

Mets Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has been diagnosed with four small tumors on his brain and will go to Duke University Hospital next week to determine if they are malignant, and to work out a course of treatment, the New York Post reported Saturday.

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Let's talk about it: NFL, players resume mediation

Let's talk about it: NFL, players resume mediation