Many NBA mentors: Warriors guard Jamal Crawford almost needs a third hand to count the number of coaches he has had in his nine-year career. He's at 10, and his last two - the Warriors' Don Nelson and the Knicks' Mike D'Antoni - went head-to-head Tuesday.
- Janny Hu Raising the bar: Cal officials said some details of Mike Montgomery's contract still have to be finalized before the UC Board of Regents votes on the proposal. The way he has the Bears playing, maybe they should skip the original contract and start working on the raise right now.
- Rusty Simmons
Ball yard? Not in their backyard: As they pursue one of the all-time pipe dreams, the A's are looking into a Fremont location that would be close to a "planned" BART station. Not that they've gained many supporters. Some 700 residents came to a local elementary school last week to protest the A's strategy. Priceless. Even the Fremont people don't like it.
- Bruce Jenkins
