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ROBERT RUBINO
Department: Sports
Phone: 707-526-8500
Email: robert.rubino@pressdemocrat.com
Beat/Position: Sports columnist
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RUBINO: Warriors overachieved, but not like '76 Suns, '81 Rockets
Published May 18, 2013
No doubt about it, the Warriors had an exciting, dramatic, inspiring and, it must be said, terrifically overachieving playoff run. It was all kind of reminiscent of the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. Talk about your overachievers.
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RUBINO: Some athletes enrich, redefine Mother's Day
Published May 11, 2013
There isn't enough space in a standard-size newspaper column for a thorough Mother's Day tribute to current or recent world-class athletes who are moms. There are so many mothers in so many different sports who are extraordinary athletes, each with...
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RUBINO: Collins will make real history in 6 months — maybe
Published May 4, 2013
It will be another six months before we know whether former Stanford basketball star Jason Collins is a sports pioneer in reality and not merely in theory. It's another six months before the next NBA regular season opens.
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Recalling pro football’s golden era of dueling drafts
Published April 27, 2013
From 1960-66, the landscape of pro football was a battlefield, with the NFL and AFL competing to woo away talent from each other.
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Warriors hard-pressed to match playoff run under Nelson
Published April 20, 2013
As past president of the Strictly Unofficial Press Democrat Sports Department Don Nelson Fan Club (OK, there was only one member), a few things need to be pointed out to Warriors owners, coaches, players and fans.
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Dig deeper than '42' to find the real Jackie Robinson
Published April 13, 2013
As a primer to Jackie Robinson's role in baseball history, you could do worse than “42.” But if you want a deeper, more comprehensive portrait of Robinson and a fuller context of the times in which he lived, we offer other suggestions.
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Almost perfect? Hey, Yu, join the club
Published April 6, 2013
An open letter to Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers' right-hander whose bid for a perfect game on Tuesday night was spoiled when Houston's Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-out single in the ninth inning ...
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How to make MLB predictions without crystal ball
Published March 30, 2013
This baseball prognosticator doesn't need no stinking crystal ball, inside info or clubhouse access. This baseball prognosticator is, in all modesty, fearless, using only his wits and his guts.
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RUBINO: 20 years ago, Giants fans grateful team stayed
Published March 23, 2013
The Giants' 1993 season was full of intrigue. Coming off an ownership change that kept the team in the Bay Area, the team ushered in the Barry Bonds era.
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20 years ago, Giants fans grateful team stayed
Published March 23, 2013
The Giants' 1993 season was full of intrigue after almost relocating to Florida.
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Give me Liberty or give me an early tournament exit
Published March 16, 2013
Here are the top 10 reasons to root for Liberty University in the upcoming 68-team NCAA men's basketball tournament.Reason No. 10: Liberty is America's team. Well, its latest underdog team, anyway.
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Sometimes, baseball springs stunning surprises
Published March 9, 2013
Most years, baseball's spring training is mild and peaceful, predictable and soothing and, of course, blooming with overgrown optimism. There have been some spring trainings, though, that have been historic, phenomenal, explosive and even...
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Where’s the crime in naming a stadium for a prison?
Published March 2, 2013
A recent headline on the front page of the New York Times' sports section states: A Company That Runs Prisons Will Have Its Name on a Stadium.
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Let's root for De Niro's fictional Eagles fan tonight
Published February 23, 2013
Sports fans, and particularly NFL fans, owe it to themselves to have a rooting interest in tonight's Academy Awards. After all, it's rare, indeed, when the portrayal of one of their own is nominated in one of the major categories. So, let's gather...
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Presidents Day namesakes made their own history
Published February 16, 2013
In honor of Presidents Day on Monday, this is a special sports salute to certain athletes named Washington and Lincoln.