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Local Team Triumphs In First Round Of Football Playoffs
Calaveras won big in its first showing on the playoff stage.
Harden scores 47 points, Rockets beat Clippers 102-93
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 47 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Clippers 102-93 in a wild game that saw Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers ejected in the fourth quarter Wednesday night.Houston was up by two with about two minutes…
Column Kaepernick’s tryout sounds more like a setup
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Colin Kaepernick’s NFL tryout sounds more like a setup.A PR stunt to former teammate Eric Reid, one that comes with all sorts of take-it-or leave-it conditions.Reid hopes it’s a legitimate conduit back into the league,…
Lakers sit Anthony Davis against Golden State
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis is resting his sore right shoulder for the Los Angeles Lakers in their game against Golden State.Coach Frank Vogel says Davis wanted to play the second half of a back-to-back Wednesday night, but the team decided…
Top women’s hockey players resolute in fight for new league
PITTSBURGH — Hilary Knight has a gold medal. What she would like is a full-time job. Not just for her. For the other 200-plus members of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association too. One that pays all of them well enough to…
Kapler says he didn’t do enough for alleged assault victim
SAN FRANCISCO — New San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday that he should have sought the guidance of experts four years ago when dealing with a 17-year-old girl who contacted him about an assault reportedly witnessed by…
AP Top 25 Podcast Coaching carousel picks up speed
In the last two weeks, two Power Five coaches have been fired. College Football’s silly season is about to kick into hire gear.
On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic…
English soccer’s anti-racism head grapples with being abused
LONDON — If Sanjay Bhandari was in any doubt about a key challenge he faces leading English soccer’s anti-racism body Kick It Out, it was confirmed by abusive social media posts reacting to his appointment.“My first thought was just a…
Top of Tokyo Observation decks offer panoramic city views
TOKYO — Tokyo is a gigantic concrete jungle built on layers of tradition and culture. It's difficult to grasp the enormity of Japan's capital in just a few days.One way to gain some perspective on the complex city is to get above it — way…
