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Ted Sillanpaa looks at the San Francisco Giants, other Bay Area sports and gives a dad's-eye view of Empire prep and youth sports trends

UFC great St. Pierre gives Stockton’s Diaz technical butt-kicking

Saturday, at 11:16 by

By TED SILLANPAA Twitter @tedsillanpa Georges St. Pierre is one of the top three fighters in the UFC and would typically be the ideal guy for a novice fan to watch in an effort to learn how to enjoy the premiere mixed martial arts competition in the world. St. Pierre, Anderson Silva and Jon Jones are the best in the UFC — and I don’t know the sport enough to begin to put them in any order. I do know… Read More »

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ intriguing primer for MMA newcomers

Tuesday, at 12:13 by

By TED SILLANPAA @tedsillanpa on Twitter (Spoiler alert: Results from Collin Hart’s Tuesday fight appear on SB Nation here. ) —— If you’re interested in figuring out what all the fuss over mixed martial arts fighting is about, check out the UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” on FX Tuesday nights (or when the new episode is rebroadcast at various times throughout the week.) Santa Rosa’s Collin Hart, 23, fights 31-year-old Kevin Casey this week. Based on reactions from the series fighters… Read More »