High school football: St. Francis throws first punch, but Helix-La Mesa responds and rolls to win
St. Francis scored on their opening series, but the San Diego-area powerhouse Helix-La Mesa responded with 25 unanswered first half points to cruise to a 45-21 win MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA —St. Francis couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2023 season. But it didn’t take long for Helix-La Mesa to completely destroy that…
Valley Christian, with ‘something to prove’ after one-win season, edges Wilcox
Valley Christian’s Aaron VanderVeen kicks short field goal in third quarter to account for winning points. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Valley Christian hosted Wilcox in the season opener for both teams, as it did last year. But the outcome was quite different this time. With a 20-yard field goal in the third quarter, Aaron VanderVeen…
Two Bay Area high school football games stopped because of spectator violence
Season openers at Piedmont Hills in San Jose and Fremont-Oakland end prematurely Two season-opening football games in the Bay Area were called off Friday night due to fights between fans. In San Jose, host Piedmont Hills led Willow Glen 10-0 at halftime before the game was called due to a first-quarter brawl in the bleachers…
49ers’ Kyle Shanahan: ‘I always feel like I let Trey down’
Kyle Shanahan said Trey Lance’s time simply ran out with the 49ers and he’ll get needed opportunities with the Dallas Cowboys via a Friday trade SANTA CLARA — In the aftermath of Trey Lance’s trade from the 49ers to the Dallas Cowboys, Coach Kyle Shanahan struck a somber tone Friday. Shanahan appeared disappointed that his…
De La Salle fades in second half, loses its season opener to Orange Lutheran
Southern California heavyweight Orange Lutheran scores three second-half touchdowns, including Steve Chavez’s version of Beast Mode, to beat De La Salle CONCORD, N.C. — To win its season opener against Southern California heavyweight Orange Lutheran on Friday night, De La Salle would have to play flawlessly. The Spartans did not play flawlessly. De La Salle,…
Shopify plans to introduce a new level of customer support for its largest enterprise merchants, as it works to attract bigger companies, leaked video reveals
Shopify is working on a customer support offering for enterprise merchants. The company has been working to attract larger sellers with new tech offerings. Shopify’s Support organization has been undergoing several changes. According to an internal video viewed by Insider, Shopify is developing a customer support offering for its enterprise-level merchants. “We’re seeing much more…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees it’s ‘past’ time to commit to the company’s RTO mandate and their jobs are at stake
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees who disagree with the return-to-office mandate that it’s “not going to work out for you.” Amazon’s RTO process has been unusually contentious. Jassy declined to provide any data that supports his decision to bring employees back to the office. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy appears to be losing patience with defending…
Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, and the most difficult CEO job on earth
Linda Yaccarino is tasked with fixing a product that Elon Musk seems to have intentionally broken. With Musk meddling, the CEO has limited power to influence the way X operates or where it’s headed. Ad industry execs have great respect for Yaccarino, but worry X has already become a lost cause. Elon Musk announced the…
Mitty still gritty in wild season-opening victory over James Logan
Onside kick return for a touchdown keys crazy Archbishop Mitty victory against James Logan UNITED NATIONS — Archbishop Mitty’s players were sick of hearing about last season’s success story, when the team went from 1-9 to 9-4, being spoken about in the past tense, as if it had already happened. Yes, the 2023 roster had…
