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July is - as usual - a down time for sports on the national and local scale. It’s more than a month away from the high school sports season and weeks after the end of the NBA and NHL season. It’s the dog days of the summer. It’s nothing new or old. It just is. But in this region, the month of July is certainly a point of pride. With the lack of sports going on and kids home for the summer, Little League, Babe Ruth and - in the case of Morgan Hill - Pony baseball has taken over. And with all of the success of those leagues in the three cities - specifically in Hollister - it’s easy to see why exactly that is.

The Golden State Warriors walked away from the 2012 NBA draft having had three players they liked fall into their lap.

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers seems to be maintaining his usual cool exterior. He's still sporting the fresh smile, still oozing poise.

No, the Warriors didn't win the Anthony Davis sweepstakes, that was New Orleans. But Golden State is perhaps as happy as any team in the league after it received the No. 7 pick in Wednesday's draft lottery.

OAKLAND, Calif. — That the Golden State Warriors promoted Bob Myers to general manager Tuesday and reassigned Larry Riley as the director of scouting came as no shock.

Mark Jackson coaches a Warriors team that has lost 17 of its last 21 games. He saw the man who hired him on a platform of bold promise, co-owner Joe Lacob, get lacerated by fans.

What started as a nostalgic journey honoring Warriors legend Chris Mullin turned sour as soon as Golden State co-owner Joe Lacob grabbed the microphone.

As usual, the ball was in the hands of Monta Ellis with the game on the line. But this time, Ellis was matched up against his nemesis, Phoenix small forward Grant Hill.

Golden State Warriors second-year big man Ekpe Udoh started at center against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. And after the way he played, many Golden State fans will be hoping it's permanent.

In a tight game where every basket was crucial, Warriors star guard Monta Ellis sat on the bench the entire fourth quarter while backup guard Nate Robinson ran the show.