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Folks, welcome to baseball season. I, for one, couldn’t be more excited. Pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to spring training this week, with the A’s and Giants arriving at camp on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. We are only a matter of days away from games featuring never-to-be-heard-from-again players wearing Nos. 83 and 67. That’s…
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Boys Top Story: Will it be Mitty vs. Riordan III? During the spring COVID season in 2021, Archbishop Mitty and Archbishop Riordan met for the Central Coast Section Open Division championship. In a wild game at Mitty that stretched to overtime, the home team pulled away late for a 69-63 victory. They met again for…
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If you grew up in a family like mine, then the moment the clock hits 0:00 during the Super Bowl marks the unofficial start to baseball season. Now, a few days later, pitchers and catchers are beginning to report all across the MLB today, with the A’s reporting Wednesday and the Giants holding their first…
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BERKELEY — As the final buzzer sounded on Pittsburg’s stunning road victory over Berkeley on Tuesday night in the first round of the North Coast Section’s Division I playoffs, Jeremiah Collins joyously threw the ball as high as he could to celebrate with the rest of his teammates. Such a reaction was warranted after the…
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HAYWARD — Clayton Valley Charter’s lead was down to two points as the third quarter ended Tuesday night in the first round of the North Coast Section Division I playoffs. A major upset seemed possible. But then Elijah Perryman sliced through the lane for a layup, drew a foul and made the free throw. If…
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SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks played some of their best hockey of the season on a recently completed road trip but were unable to sustain that success in their first game at home in close to a month. The Sharks allowed even-strength goals to Rickard Rakell and Jake Guentzel and had trouble solving…
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After so many years of playing from behind with the Raiders, Derek Carr got a head start Tuesday. His inevitable release was reported by multiple outlets before $40.4 million in guarantees kicked in, making the nine-year veteran a free agent. And the beauty of it for the Carr camp is he doesn’t have to wait…
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