Michael Nowels

Mike Nowels is the sports editor for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He has roots in Colorado and Arizona and joined the Bay Area News Group in March 2019. He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a BA in elementary education and minors in teaching English as a second language and sociology. He holds a Master's degree from Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Heat forward Jimmy Butler reacts after a play against the Raptors in the second half at the Kaseya Center on Dec. 12, 2024. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald)

Golden State Warriors’ trade talk for Jimmy Butler reportedly stalled ‘for now’ over extension

February 3, 2025 at 10:06 a.m.

One potential Golden State Warriors trade option to respond to the Los Angeles Lakers adding Luka Dončić appears to have fizzled Sunday night.

Oakland Athletics fans wear “Sell” t-shirts during a “Reverse Boycott” event in the first inning of their MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Timeline: A look back at the A’s efforts to leave Oakland

April 4, 2024 at 10:42 a.m.

The A's have been in talks with Sacramento for weeks as they search for a home in 2025 and beyond.

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