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One year removed from a 1-9 record, Fremont High will play for the Oakland Athletic League championship. The Tigers kept the ball on the ground and let their defense do most of the work, beating visiting Oakland High 14-3 on Friday afternoon in a semifinal...
1 hour 48 min ago
As the daylight starts to wane on Memorial Stadium this afternoon, the state of Stanford's hopes and aspirations will come into focus. If the Cardinal are way up in the 111th Big Game as the clock winds down against Cal, a bowl game will be their reward. But...
1 hour 58 min ago
Thursday Football SF Section playoffs Lincoln 27, Lowell 8 Washington 42, Mission 24 Friday Football Oakland Section playoffs Castlemont 34, Oakland Tech 6 Fremont 14, Oakland 3 CCS Playoffs Open Division Palma at Oak Grove, (n) Serra at Gilroy, (n) Large...
2 hours 53 min ago
The Los Angeles Clippers filled their void in the post Friday, acquiring forward Zach Randolph and guard Mardy Collins from the New York Knicks for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas. The Clippers had been lacking an inside presence since Elton Brand left in July...
3 hours 49 min ago
Stanford leads series with 54 wins, 44 losses, 11 ties. From 1906-1917, rugby replaced football. There was no football from 1943-45, because of World War II. 1892 - Stanford 14, Cal 10 1892 - Stanford 10, Cal 10 1893 - Stanford 6, Cal 6 1894 - Stanford 6, Cal...
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Jim Harbaugh missed a golden opportunity to play Psych 101 with his Stanford team the other day. True, it would have been hokey, but given how his players always say how much they believe in what he is selling, it might have been worth the swing. He should...
3 hours 49 min ago
111th Big Game Who: Stanford (5-6, 4-4) at Cal (6-4, 4-3) When: 12:30 p.m. today Where: Memorial Stadium TV: Channel: 7 Channel: 10 Radio: 810, 860 Last year: Stanford won 20-13 All-time series: Stanford leads 55-44-11 Longest streaks: Stanford 7 (1995-2001),...
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Cal's preseason goals of winning the Pac-10 title and playing in the Rose Bowl are no longer attainable, so senior defensive end Rulon Davis called a players-only meeting this week. "I don't want history to repeat itself," Davis said. "I wanted to see where...
6 hours 15 min ago
Chicago presented its 2016 Olympics bid to a key international audience Friday with a powerful endorsement from its highest-profile supporter in America: President-elect Barack Obama. Obama made a personal appeal for the Olympics to come to his home city in a...
7 hours 52 min ago
Standing in the center of a sun-drenched 18th green, as waves of cheers rippled from a packed gallery, Annika Sorenstam hugged caddie Terry McNamara and took the flag from his hand. She held it high, like a conquering hero, then slammed it into the hole. "It'...
8 hours 15 min ago
Al Harrington finally has his wish. In a trade announced by the Warriors Friday afternoon, the unhappy forward was shipped to New York in exchange for Knicks guard Jamal Crawford. The move ends a drawn-out divorce between Harrington and coach Don Nelson, who...
22 hours 17 min ago
GREAT OWNER NOTIONS THROUGH THE AGES, AND OTHER...
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San Jose State (6-5, 4-3) vs. Fresno State (6-4, 3-3) Where: Spartan Stadium When: 6:30 p.m. TV/Radio: ESPN2/1590 Storyline: Dick Tomey calls this the biggest game in his four seasons as the Spartans head coach, and it's easy to see why. Not only is it the...
22 hours 17 min ago
President-elect Barack Obama made headlines by saying he would push for an eight-team playoff to decide the national champion. It's not about to happen, but even if it were, major controversy would remain. In an eight-team format, presumably the champions of...
22 hours 24 min ago
Strong safety Michael Lewis has a big responsibility coming Sunday. Specifically, a 6-foot-5, 262-pound responsibility. Lewis will be called on to cover Dallas tight end Jason Witten when he's involved in the passing game. And Witten is involved to the point...
22 hours 24 min ago
The Raiders will start Ronald Curry at wide receiver Sunday. Make sure Curry gets the memo. "That's news to me," Curry said after practice Friday, underscoring the silent-treatment divide between the veteran receiver and interim coach Tom Cable. Cable said...
22 hours 24 min ago
Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers know exactly how to beat the Bengals - with or without Chad Ocho Cinco (formerly Johnson). The Steelers limited the depleted Bengals to six first downs following an early touchdown drive and found just enough offense...
22 hours 24 min ago
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday that one of the reasons he is willing to take another chance on Adam "Pacman" Jones is because he feels partly to blame for the cornerback's latest trouble. "Yes, I do take responsibility for the fact that it was my own...
22 hours 24 min ago
Game of the weekJets (7-3) at Titans (10-0), 10 a.m. Sunday The Titans are the hunted, but now they've proved they can fight back from halftime deficits without relying on the rushing attack and defense that have carried them most of the way. The Jets are all...
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