Martin Truex Jr. eyes Jeff Gordon record
SONOMA – Martin Truex Jr. was just a few days shy of his 25th birthday when he competed in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway for the first …
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Brandon Aiyuk’s new contract numbers, Deebo Samuel’s next team
You have questions. I have answers. Let’s dive into the mailbag. And seeing as it’s early June, our questions today are all about the… 49ers? What will Aiyuk’s new contract …
All-Bay Area News Group team
First team Trent Amoroso, P/OF, Woodside, senior Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division player of the year. Batted .350 and had a slugging percentage of .537. As a pitcher, recorded a …
Boston Celtics, with Jaylen Brown, beat Dallas Mavericks
BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline …
Bryan Woo, Seattle Mariners beat Oakland A’s, win series
OAKLAND — Bryan Woo likely will go down in the history books as the final Oakland-born pitcher to start a game at the Coliseum, and the Seattle Mariners right-hander looked …
Big 12 commish Brett Yormark to UA, ASU regents: Invest in athletics
After a sharp, 30-minute presentation Thursday on the Big 12’s strategy and priorities, commissioner Brett Yormark opened the floor to questions from the board — the Arizona Board of Regents. …
Oakland A’s pitcher Joey Estes flirts with no-hitter in win over Seattle Mariners
OAKLAND – There have been eight no-hitters pitched in the A’s 57-year history in Oakland. Wednesday night, Joey Estes came nine outs away from adding another – and perhaps the …
After Melvin’s message, SF Giants ambush D’backs to snap skid
PHOENIX — Messaged received. After manager Bob Melvin dressed down his players following a season-worst sixth loss in a row Tuesday night, they responded the next afternoon with an onslaught …
Why SF Giants sent Luis Matos to minors soon after winning NL honors
PHOENIX — Less than a month after he was named the National League’s player of the week, Luis Matos was packing up his bags Wednesday morning inside the visitors’ clubhouse …
A’s and B’s — Oakland’s new minor-league team shows the Town is still big-league
OAKLAND — One crowd in The Town was buzzing. It featured a line around the block at first pitch, with hundreds of folks looking to fill the already-full stands. Merch …