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SF Giants win World Series
The 2010 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2010 season. The 106th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion San Francisco Giants; the Giants won the series, four games to one, to secure their first World Series championship since 1954 and their first since relocating to San Francisco from New York City in 1958. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
SF Giants win World Series Again
The 2012 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's season.The 108th edition of the World Series, the series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion San Francisco Giants and the American League champion Detroit Tigers; the Giants won in a four-game sweep. This marked the Giants' seventh WS title in franchise history, their second in San Francisco (they won five in New York), and their second in a three year period. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
SF Giants wins 3rd World Series in 5 years
The 2014 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2014 season. The 110th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion San Francisco Giants and the American League champion Kansas City Royals. The Giants defeated the Royals four games to three to clinch their third World Series championship in a five-season span (2010–14), and their third overall since the club's move to San Francisco from New York. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
Golden State NBA Champions
The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in six games (4–2) for the Warriors' first title in 40 years and their fourth in franchise history, becoming the first team since the 1990–91 Chicago Bulls to win a championship without any prior Finals experience from any player on their roster. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
San Jose Sharks 2 games away winning Stanely Cup Finals
The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2015–16 season, and the culmination of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks four games to two to win their fourth. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
Golden State Warriors NBA Champions again
The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers four games to one. This Finals was the first time in NBA history the same two teams had met for a third consecutive year. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
Golden State Warriors win Back -to-Back; 3 Chips in 4 years
In this best-of-seven playoff, the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors swept the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers four games to zero. The Warriors became the 7th NBA franchise to win back-to-back championships, joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, and Miami Heat. (Wikipedia, 2022) -
SF name "Sports City of the Decade"
Sports Business Journal has named San Francisco “Sports City of the Decade.” (SFTravel, 2020) -
49ers return to the Super Bowl
The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowl titles in their franchise history, the last coming during the 1994 season in a 49-26 defeat of the San Diego Chargers in Miami, Fla. Prior to that, the 49ers' Vince Lombardi trophies were won in 1989, 1988, 1984 and 1981. The team has reached the Super Bowl a total of seven times, losing in its last two appearances in the 2019 and 2012 seasons. (Si, 2022) -
Oakland A's
The Oakland Athletics last made the playoffs in 2020, when they lost the AL Divisional Series. They've been in the playoffs a total of 29 times in their 118 seasons. (ChampsorChumps, 2022)