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by Kibby Kleiman

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News, Feature, Aug 24, 2011
The Road Less Traveled

Just a few years after learning how to ride a bike, Oakland's Beth Newell is quickly turning into one of the new stars of the cycling world.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Longreads, Award-Winning, Beth Newell, Alameda Health Consortium in San Leandro, Oakland Yellowjackets, Fred Scheck, Testarossa Challenge, Hellyer Park Velodrome, Keirin, Michael Hernandez, Katheryn Mattis, Lodi Cycle Fest, Dan Smith, Fremont Bank, Susannah Breen

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News, Feature, Aug 11, 2010
Great Expectations

Tough standards turn middle-school students into seasoned chamber music performers at Berkeley's Crowden School.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Eugene Sor, Stockton Symphony, The Crowden School, Crowden Music Center, Anne Crowden, Brad Johnson, Lisa Grodin, Doris Fukawa, Young People's Symphony Orchestra, Rem Djemilev, Moscow Conservatory, Bolshoi, chamber music, Crowden Center for Music in the Community

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News, Feature, Sep 12, 2012
Moneyball 2.0: The Pitching Whisperer

The Oakland A's are winning again on a shoestring budget, but this time the credit goes to a soft-spoken coach named Curt Young.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Longreads, Curt Young, Moneyball, Oakland A's, Travis Blackley, Tommy Milone, Sean Doolittle, George Kattaras, Brandon McCarthy, Jarrod Parker, A.J. Griffin, Travis Blackley, Dan Straily, Jerry Blevins, Bob Melvin, Ray Fosse, Billy Beane, Grant Balfour, Ryan Cook, Bartolo Colon, Brett Anderson, Lew Wolff, John Fisher

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News, Feature, Sep 8, 2010
Kayla Stra's Long-Shot Bet

She came to California to make it as a jockey, only to be cast as a sex symbol in a reality show. Now she's in the Bay Area trying to win races — and to overcome the prejudice against female jockeys.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Longreads, Kayla Stra, Jockeys, Animal Planet, Santa Anita, Jane Russell, Annie Leibovitz, Golden Gate Fields, Kentucky Derby, Phar Lap, Seabiscuit, Marx Brothers, A Day at the Races, Bing Crosby, Alex Trebek, Westfield Mall, Flying Bearcat, Chantal Sutherland, Diana Crump, Hialeah Park, Julie Krone, Bill Smith, Sam Spear, Jason Neff, Bruce Dillenbeck

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News, Feature, Nov 5, 2008
Standing Apart (By Standing Together)

At Crockett's John Swett High School, adults remain active in the lives of students. Other schools could take a lesson.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, John Swett High School, Tightwad Hill, Crockett, Ron Spini, C&H Sugar, Carquinez Strait, John Angell, Dean Colombo, Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jerry Parsons, Allen Talley, Bob Bass, Moreau Catholic High School, Johnny Zampa, Al Zampa, Katrina Wilson, Ted Foreman

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News, Feature, Jul 23, 2008
Back on Track

After failing to make the team in 2004, Magdalena Lewy Boulet had to start from scratch for this year's Olympic qualifier.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, Olympics, marathon, TranSports, Richie Boulet, Deena Kastor, Blake Russell, UC Berkeley

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News, Feature, Nov 7, 2007
A New Day at the Races

Golden Gate Fields' new synthetic racetrack may make the sport safer. But it certainly will be slower.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Golden Gate Fields, Michael Dickinson, synthetic turf, Polytrack, Cushion Track, Tapeta

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News, Feature, Sep 26, 2007
The Boys of Fall

This was the year Moneyball faltered, as the struggling Athletics tore through more players than ever in their history. But for the minor leaguers, 2007 was a chance to dream.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Oakland Athletics, Business

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News, Feature, Sep 3, 2008
Send Them Back!

One man's opinion: If the Raiders skip town it'll be good riddance.
- by Kibby Kleiman

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News, Dec 24, 2008
The Failure of Philosophy

The year in sports shows the limits of Mensa management.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: News, 2008 in Review, Golden State Warriors, Don Nelson, Oakland Raiders, Al

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News, Feature, Dec 19, 2007
The Golden State Warriors Are the New Oakland A's

As Moneyball failed the A's, the Warriors tried something similar for their wild comeback.
- by Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Feature, Out With the Old and In With the New

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News, Feature, Dec 19, 2007
The Golden State Warriors Are the New Oakland A's

As Moneyball failed the A's, the Warriors tried something similar for their wild comeback.
- by Kibby Kleiman

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