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We have posted another round of results from our in-progress 2013 fantasy football dynasty mock draft. Here are the results from Round 8: 8.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Daryl Richardson, RB, St. Louis Rams Of the Rams running backs, I would prefer Pead and/or Stacy over Richardson. Pead was already off the board in this mock, but Stacy is still available. Richardson averaged 4.8 yards per carry on the season, but he had only 24 rushing yards on 16 carries in five games in the month of December. Going forward, I would expect him to be used mostly as a change-of-pace back. 8.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Vernon Davis, TE, San Francisco 49ers Davis had a relatively mediocre regular season sandwiched by a pair of spectacular postseasons. In other words, Davis was as productive in five playoff games over the past two years (546 yards and five touchdowns) as he was in 16 regular-season games last year (548 yards and five touchdowns). With Michael Crabtree expected to be sidelined at least for half of the season with a torn Achilles injury, however, Davis should be a more consistently-targeted player through the regular season. 8.03 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Johnathan Franklin, RB, Green Bay Packers Unfortunately for Franklin (and Eddie Lacy as well), the presence of both talented backs reduces the short-term fantasy value of the other. Taking a longer-term perspective, some/many feel that Franklin is a better value than Lacy. Although he's not as big of a back as Lacy, Franklin has the ability to do it all including running in between the tackles. As a senior, he set the Bruins' single-season rushing record with 1,734 yards, caught 33 passes for 323 yards and scored a total of 15 touchdowns. 8.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee Titans While he has plenty of upside, Hunter needs to improve his focus (reduce his drops). The lanky receiver (6-foot-4 with 33 1/4-inch arms) is an explosive athlete (4.44 forty, 39.5-inch vertical, 11-4 broad jump). Hunter may not have a huge impact with the Titans as a rookie, but Kenny Britt is in the final year of his rookie contract and there is a strong possibility that the talented-but-troubled receiver won't be back after 2013. In addition to the presence of Kendall Wright, Britt and Nate Washington, the inaccuracy of the team's starting quarterback limits Hunter rookie-season upside. [Related: See which quarterback I've mocked to the Titans in my 2014 NFL Mock Draft.] 8.05 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Reggie Wayne, WR, Indianapolis Colts While he is nearing the end of his career as a 34-year-old receiver, Wayne had a bounce-back season playing with rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, the No. 1 overall pick in 2012. He finished with 106 receptions and 1,355 yards, both of which were the second-most of his career, and five touchdowns. Including Wayne, only four players have ever finished with 1,300-plus receiving yards at age 34 or older. Both Terrell Owens and ex-teammate Marvin Harrison reached that mark at 34 years old and Irving Fryar was the only to do that when he was older than 34. 8.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys Perhaps I could have waited even longer to select my quarterback, and I certainly recommend waiting on a quarterback in any format (re-draft or dynasty), Romo has the ability and weapons on the roster to exceed his draft slot here as the 11th quarterback off the board. Throwing for a career-high 4,903 yards, the third-most in the NFL last year, Romo finished eighth among quarterbacks in fantasy points last season. Over the past six seasons, Romo has a 16-game average of 4,402 yards and 30 touchdowns. 8.07 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Jeremy Maclin, WR, Philadelphia Eagles Despite being a good route-runner with excellent speed, Maclin has failed to live up to expectations since being drafted in the middle of the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In four seasons with the Eagles, Maclin has yet to exceed 70 recept

It has been a couple weeks since Trask tendered her resignation from the team she spent the better part of three decades in a passionate obsession. It began in 1982 when she was a student at Cal Berkeley and led to her joining the team's legal department five years later. Her expertise and devotion to Al Davis and the Raiders was fully realized when she was named CEO in 1997. She was known throughout the league for her toughness and her ardent defense of the team and the owner for whom she held in the highest regard. But during her time as CEO, she used that power to be a force for outreach and compassion in the community that is unmatched. Her first priority was always the Raiders, but in protecting the Raiders image she found a way to incorporate her passion for community involvement and her deep love for animals. Those efforts were exactly what the Raiders needed to balance out the negative public perception of the team and their fan base. From the perspective of those who had to cross Trask in legal matters, softness was not a word they would use to describe her. It was her balance of hardnosed business oriented person and compassionate soul that made her so uniquely qualified for her position. In my experiences with Amy, it became apparent there was no single area (outside of the Raiders) that she held closer to her heart than her love for animals. That love led her to becoming a board member for Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation - a position she will continue to hold even though she has moved on from the Raiders. Per the Animal Rescue Foundation official website: "ARF saves dogs and cats who have run out of time at public shelters and brings people and animals together to enrich each others' lives. ARF strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, where every lonely person has a companion animal, and where children learn to care." Trask's love for animals showed itself in the regular photo galleries on the team's website "Raider Nation Pet Delegation" which showed pets in Raiders gear as well as Raiders fans with their pets. Her involvement with ARF also made it an outright impossibility the Raiders would have shown any interest in Mike Vick back in 2009 when he was seeking to re-enter the NFL after a prison sentence for running a dog fighting ring. ARF was one of the primary organizations which rescued many of the dogs from Vick's "Bad News Kennels". Following Trask's resignation from the Raiders, I reached out to ARF about Trask's involvement and Tony La Russa responded saying: "Amy was and is a pioneer and trail blazer in the NFL and Animal Rescue areas! Her best years are ahead!" A trailblazer is a common term with regard to Trask because she was the first and only CEO in NFL history. Her idols were other trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks, and of course Al Davis who helped pave the way for minorities in the NFL, including herself. As the first woman CEO in NFL history, she is a model for young women everywhere. But among her peers it was a battle for them to look past her gender. Her experiences holding her ground and changing the female perception in that boys club of the NFL, also made her uniquely qualified to fight against the unfairly labeled fan base. "A big misperception is our fan base," Trask told Sports Business Daily. "There is a misperception that our game-day experience is not appropriate for children or families and nothing could be farther from the truth. Our stadium is filled with babies, children and families and fans of all ages and from all corners of the world. Our fan base is passionate, but passionate does not mean inhospitable." In changing this "misperception", Trask had a long fight on her hands. Her struggles were made more difficult when, in the almost annual preseason matchup with the 49ers, several violent incidents occurred both in the stadium and in the parking lot after the game. The game was played in San Francisco bu

What a glorious conversation with Ariel Gore about so many of the intersections in The End of San Francisco, I love it…

Driving to the Sasquatch! Festival on Thursday I opted to skip out on I-90 from Seattle and instead drive way up north and take Route 2. It still gets you where you're going, but the traffic-congested two-and-a-half hour trip you get with 90 becomes an isolated six-hour journey if you choose Rt. 2. It's completely worth it considering what you get instead: over 100 miles of absolutely stunning forests. Bright spring weather shifts into snowy mountains, freight trains chug by, so long they seem to lack a beginning or end - the forest completely surrounds you. It's a real experience Read MoreBlog: Groove Radio PTRelated: Sasquatch! Friday: Vampire Weekend, Macklemore, Youth Lagoon, & MoreLIVE REVIEW: Youth Lagoon and Porcelain Raft @ The Independent, San Francisco 4/13/12Youth Lagoon And Father John Misty Announce Tour DatesVampire Weekend Premiere Diane Young And Step(Scene and Heard) Youth Lagoon and Majical Cloudz at The Bell House

Every week we bring you a carefully-vetted list of events, contests and awards for small businesses, solo entrepreneurs and growing companies. To see a full list or to submit your own event, contest or award listing, visit the Small Business Events Calendar. Featured Events, Contests and Awards 7 Steps to Facebook Success – How to Make Money on the World’s #1 Social Network June 04, 2013, Online If you’ve been feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by the constant changes and tweaks on Facebook, and you’ve been struggling to measure a real monetary result from your Facebook marketing efforts – you’re not alone! On this free mega online event, Facebook marketing expert Mari Smith will share her own 7-Step Facebook Marketing Success Plan that’s packed with money-making tips for YOU to turn the world’s most popular social network into the TOP source of quality leads and paying customers for your business! It’s free — register today and save your seat! Making Money Online: Ecommerce Done Right with John Lawson June 25, 2013, New York, NY Looking to create independence from this shifting job economy? Want a stream of income that works for you around the clock? Have a great idea of what to sell online but don’t know how to get started? Dreaming of growing your online store from a hobby to a full fledged, profitable business? Join John Lawson, award winning Social Commerce Strategist, American Express featured businessman, author, and founder of 3rd Power Outlet – an online clothing retail outlet that has exceeded $25 million in sales. John will be sharing his practical, down-to-earth methods for building your own ecommerce business from the ground up in this two part workshop, packed with resources, tips, and how-to instruction. Discount Code SBTRENDS ( $25 off) WBENC National Conference & Business Fair June 26, 2013, Minneapolis, MN The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) will convene 3,500 decision makers from the nation’s leading corporations, government entities and women’s business enterprises (WBEs) to generate business together and stimulate economic growth at the 2013 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair in Minneapolis, MN, June 25-27, 2013. Big Awards for Business August 14, 2013, Online The Big Awards started with a mission of recognizing real talent and performance. Real business people, those with experience and knowledge, judge the Big Awards. Request an entry kit today and submit your nomination by August 14, 2013. Discount Code SBT50 ($50.00 off) More Events Zoholics – Zoho User Conference May 29, 2013, San Francisco, CA Supercharge Your Business Network May 29, 2013, Online How to Find Sales Opportunities in Your CRM | Free Webinar & E-Book May 30, 2013, Online Small Business Summit May 31, 2013, Athens, GA Leadership: Becoming The Leader Your Business Needs You To Be May 31, 2013, Online Strategies for Raising Growth Capital in Volatile Markets June 04, 2013, Online Build Up Your Business: Growth By Design June 05, 2013, New York, NY Search at eBay Webinar for Small Business Owners June 05, 2013, Online CT Business Expo June 06, 2013, Hartford, CT “The New Entrepreneurz” Presentation June 06, 2013, New York, NY 4th Annual MACs Women’s Entrepreneur Summit June 08, 2013, New York, NY Win to the Winth Power Workshop June 09, 2013, New York, NY The Inc. Leadership Forum June 10, 2013, San Diego, CA How Your Personal Credit Score Can Affect You in Business June 12, 2013, Pittsburgh, PA Business Webinar: I Survived and Dominated The Crisis June 12, 2013, Online Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium June 13, 2013, Reno, NV Future Energy New York June 13, 2013, New York City National Small Business Week June 17, 2013, Washington, DC Web.com Small Business Forum – Raleigh June 20, 2013, Raleigh, NC More Awards and Contests CNBC Prime’s Crowd Rules $50,000 Challenge June 0

Current Series Rockies lead the series 1-0 Fri 05/24 WP: Tyler Chatwood (3 - 0) LP: Tim Lincecum (3 - 4) 0 - 5 loss Colorado Rockies Purple Row @ San Francisco Giants McCovey Chronicles Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:05 PM PDT AT&T Park Juan Nicasio vs Barry Zito Mostly sunny. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60. Complete Coverage > Sun 05/26 1:05 PM PDT 1. Angel Pagan CF 2. Marco Scutaro 2B 3. Pablo Sandoval 3B 4. Buster Posey C 5. Hunter Pence RF 6. Brandon Belt 1B 7. Gregor Blanco LF 8. Brandon Crawford SS 9. Barry Zito LHP

Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson told reporters before Friday night's game with the Philadelphia Phillies that the team had received some bad news about second baseman Danny Espinosa's wrist. Espinosa originally injured the wrist when he was hit by a pitch from Atlanta Braves' lefty Paul Maholm in a mid-April game in the nation's capital. When pain in the wrist continued to bother the switch-hitting infielder, the 26-year-old Espinosa saw a specialist in the Baltimore area who diagnosed a small fracture in the wrist and located a bone chip that was causing irritation. "About 25% of our lineup has really been struggling, along with some other guys at times, so seeing Lombo come in there and get three hits and drive in some runs, that was huge." - Davey Johnson on Nats' offensive woes "I looked at the films," Johnson told reporters, "and [Espinosa] has a little chip floating around in his wrist. The report I got from the trainers is if he can stand the pain it shouldn't get any worse." The plan is to let Espinosa rest and see if the discomfort goes away. The '08 3rd Round pick is already dealing with a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder. Since he figured to be out for at least a few days, Johnson explained, the Nationals had to make a move. "We're going to make a roster change," Johnson announced after the Nats' 5-2 win over the Phillies. "[Assistant GM Bryan Minniti] isn't here, but I think we're doing something with [Yunesky] Maya and [we're] calling up [Jeff] Kobernus. We're already one player short with just four men on the bench. I like to have at least five and with Espinosa down for a number of days, we can't go with three." Kobernus, 24, has moved up a level in the Nats' system in each of the five seasons since the Nationals selected him with the first pick of the second round of the 2009 Draft. Last season at Double-A Harrisburg, the San Leandro, California-born, Cal State Berkeley-educated right-handed hitting and throwing infielder/outfielder had a .282/.325/.333 line over 82 games and 366 plate appearances in which he hit ten doubles, two triples and a home run while dealing with a thumb injury. The Detroit Tigers were impressed enough with Kobernus that they selected him in this past winter's Rule 5 Draft, but returned him to the Nationals when he didn't make their Opening Day roster. In 43 games and 193 PAs with the Nationals' top affiliate this season before he was called up last night, Kobernus had a .333/.378/.420 with eight doubles, two triples and one home run. Can he help out the Nats' offense? They could use the help. The Nationals' offense produced 10 hits and five runs last night in the nation's capital, but that was a rare offensive display for a team that's been at the bottom in team average, on base percentage and slugging in the National League early this season. Steve Lombardozzi, filling in at second for Espinosa, was 3 for 4 with a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth last night. Tyler Moore got a start in left and went 1 for 3 in the win. Davey Johnson talked about his team's offensive issues with reporters after last night's game. "We haven't been getting -- early on, we got, we scored on passed ball, ground balls, or short fly balls," Johnson said. "We haven't been getting base hits. We got the first base hit I think in San Francisco with a runner on second and two outs, we drove a guy in, [Ian] Desmond did, but to see us do that... the big hit of course, Lombo, but we haven't seen much of that all year." "Our offense has really been down," Johnson continued, "About 25% of our lineup has really been struggling, along with some other guys at times, so seeing Lombo come in there and get three hits and drive in some runs, that was huge." "We just haven't been the kind of offensive club I know we're capable of being," Johnson said, "And today was a big day with Espinosa out for Lombo to do what he did and us to score five runs, we've been kind of stuck on none

Since the beginning of the year, more than two dozen anti-gay hate crimes have occurred in the City of New York. This number alone has rallied not only the gay community, but also elected officials, community organizers, and faith leaders throughout New York and across the country. In the wake of these heinous attacks that culminated with the murder of a 32-year old gay man, Mark Carson, one moral authority in a city that is home to millions of Catholics has remained eerily silent in the face of such tragedy. This silence is a testament to the passive homophobia that defines Catholic Church teaching and comments from the institution's hierarchy regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. This silence must be shattered: Cardinal Timothy Dolan must condemn these acts of hate.Like it or not, the reality is that Catholic teaching on the topic of homosexuality is based largely on ignorance and fear. To deny this reality is to deny the very essence of truth, because truth demands that we be willing to see what is in front of us rather than to live among falsehoods. The characterization of gay people by leaders such as Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Cordileone of San Francisco, and Bishop Murphy of Rockville Centre, have demonstrated that they have allowed fear to drive their views.More...

Desperate-for-a-new-hit-show Nickelodeon debuted a new animated series Sanjay and Craig this morning. The show, which is about an Indian boy Sanjay and his talking pet snake Craig, was created by Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell (designer, Bob’s Burgers) and Andreas Trolf, and exec produced by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (The Adventures of Pete and Pete, KaBlam!, Bravest Warriors). Early reviews have been positive for the hand-drawn series. Entertainment Weekly says that the show is “a quick-paced, eminently GIF-able product of the Internet age,” while also being “a clear throwback to a simpler time.” The AV Club acknowledges the show’s Calvin & Hobbes-like dynamic” and says that it has “wonderful messages of friendship, joy, intelligence, and most importantly, imagination.” And the San Francisco Chronicle calls the show “juvenile, but also smart and very, very funny” and applauds the creators who “gets that kids are kids, but also that they are often more sophisticated than children’s TV gives them credit for.” If you’ve seen the show, report back here with your thoughts. As always, these talkbacks are open only to those who have seen a show and wish to discuss it.

Madonna of the Microscope (2013) by Chris Shaw Madonna of the Particle (2013)Artist Chris Shaw, whom you may know from his rock poster art, has a new art series centered on the Madonna icon, which is currently on exhibit at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He wrote:I’m not sure exactly where my fascination with Madonnas was born, but I’ve loved Icons of all kinds for a very long time.As an artist I’m intrigued with the the way icons present their ideas — an easily understood, blunt central image juxtaposed with deep symbolism and cryptic geometric foundations. Icons also have a reason for existing, they are conveyers of information.The modern icons I create also convey information, it could be a scientific concept, a political statement, or a pop-culture reference. Regardless, each icon has a story and a reason for existing.In this body of work I use the Madonna as the vehicle to literally carry the ideas I’ve chosen to portray. The titles are straight forward. However, underlying and obfuscated by the image is a rigid geometric base, over which the Madonna icon is constructed. The geometry within this base is a riddle to decipher as are many of the symbols within.I’ve mainly learned about hidden geometry and symbolism in art by deconstructing an artworks composition, then researching what I find, something I like to do for fun. Golden ratios, spirals, and fibonacci sequences are easily found in many types of art, but especially deeply woven into icons. How and why this geometric language was used fascinates me, it ultimately led to creating my own icons with their own meanings.View more of Chris' Madonnas of Science (and other pop culture Madonnas) over at his website and blog: Link Madonna of the Dark Matter (2013) Madonna of the Magnet (2013) Madonna of Evolution (Simian Vanitas)