Bay Area team sees Little League World Series dream come to an end
The Almaden Lightning’s dream season came to an end on Tuesday in the Little League Softball World Series. Almaden was eliminated from the tournament after a 4-0 loss to an Ohio team. They were defeated 11-0 by the defending Texas champions in their first game on Sunday. The Lightning had just two hits in two…
Los Altos: The Good Salad, Bibo’s NY Pizza joining State Street Market
As part of the State Street Market 2.0 lineup, two South Bay restaurants — one a veteran, one a relative newcomer — are expanding to the Peninsula. The Good Salad, a popular takeout and catering salad concept that has landed on Yelp’s list of the Bay Area’s top 100 places to eat, is now open…
BART, East Bay parks police investigating separate homicides in Oakland
OAKLAND — BART police and East Bay Regional Park District police were still investigating separate homicides that occurred around the same time Tuesday afternoon in downtown and East Oakland on Wednesday, according to authorities. Both victims were assassinated by gunfire. BART police later reported that they had made an arrest in their case. According to…
12-year-old California amputee surfs again with 3-D-printed ‘water leg’
Natallie Rocha | San Diego Union-Tribune Jonah Villamil jumped on a surfboard with two legs for the first time in three years in June. He was putting his new 3-D-printed prosthetic leg to the test. Jonah refers to it as his “DNA leg” due to its twisted structure. “There’s a bunch of lines on it…
49ers QB Roll Call: Darnold throws first interception of training camp
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers practiced for 1 1/2 hours Tuesday before flying to Las Vegas in the afternoon, where they’ll resume practice Thursday and Friday at the Raiders’ facility ahead of Sunday’s preseason opener. The quarterbacks — and the rest of the team — looked like this: BROCK PURDY Purdy’s next five throws…
49ers’ first depth chart offers intrigue at quarterback, of course
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quarterback drama has carried over into the 49ers’ first depth chart, which was released Tuesday ahead of their preseason opener Sunday in Las Vegas. To no surprise, Brock Purdy, who has taken all first-team reps in his ten practices, is listed as the starting quarterback as he continues his comeback from…
49ers mailbag: New questions about Lance, Raiders’ Garoppolo in training camp
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers are two weeks into training camp and have arrived in Las Vegas for this season’s team-bonding exercise. They’ll practice against the Raiders on Thursday and Friday before the preseason opener on Sunday. Is this the beginning of the 49ers’ 2023 hot streak? As we shuffle the deck for this…
High school football 2023 preview: PAL Lake Division
PENINSULA ATHLETIC LEAGUE LAKE DIVISION (In predicted order of finish) No. 1 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Coach: Kolone Pua 2022 record: 6-4 What to expect: Last season, the Warriors made a successful return to varsity football under Frank Moro, who has now handed over the head coaching reins to Pua, a former player of his. As sophomores, RB/LB…
Now SF Giants teammates, Joc Pederson, Ross Stripling recall time they (almost) became Angels
When Ross Stripling packed his bags for spring training three years ago, he had no idea which team’s complex he would be visiting when his plane touched down. A.J. Pollock, who was already in the desert, hosted Joc Pederson but wasn’t sure if it was his teammate taking swings in his batting cage. “It was…
