BY RICK PORCARO Rafael Devers blasted a third inning pitch from former teammate Brayan Bello into the left field bleachers for a two run home run, his first as a Giant, to help lead San Francisco to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox behind six innings of shut …

BY HELEN LAME’ Robbie Ray struck out nine in seven innings and newcomer Dominic Smith had three hits and two RBI’s to help lead the Giants to a 3-2 win over the Padres Thursday afternoon to salvage a split of their four game series. Ray (8-1, 2.44) held San Diego …

BY HELEN LAME’ The Minnesota Lynx stretched their season opening winning streak to seven games with a dominant second half performance against the Valkyries Sunday evening, scoring a 86-75 win at Chase Center in the first meeting between the two WNBA clubs. Golden State took a 52-51 lead into the …

Patricia Alice McCoy was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, daughter and friend. She was born May 16, 1960 in Richmond, CA to Joe and Laura McCoy. She grew up in Martinez, CA with her siblings Dean, Marie, Joann, Debbie and Brenda. She has a daughter Lorena, son Brandon and six …

BY HELEN LAME’ Kelsey Plum exploded for 37 points in her debut with the Sparks as Los Angeles spoiled the expansion Golden State Valkyries inaugural game as the WNBA’s 13th franchise Friday night by a score of 84-67. An enthusiastic sellout crowd of 18,064 fans welcomed the Valkyries to the …

BY HELEN LAME’ Anthony Edwards exploded for 28 second half points as the Minnesota Timberwolves broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter to race pass the Warriors 102-97, taking a two games to one lead in their Western Conference semifinal Saturday night at Chase Center. Minnesota scored the …

Rattlesnakes are native to California and, like other snakes, emerge from winter hibernation in early spring and become more active. This can lead to more encounters with humans and dogs, especially along trails and roads, but also in rural and urban areas. East Bay Regional Parks visitors are encouraged to …

BY HELEN LAME’ The Houston Rockets posted a near wire to wire 115-107 win over Golden State Friday night, pushing the Warriors to the brink with a Game 7 elimination game in Houston Sunday night. Fred VanVleet continued his clutch shooting, scoring a game high tying 29 points for his …

BY HELEN LAME’ Kodai Senga scattered four hits over seven shut out innings and Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens each drove in a pair of runs to help lead the New York Mets to a 8–0 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park Sunday afternoon to capture the rubber …

BY HELEN LAME’ Mike Yastrzemski stroked a 10th inning splash hit to lead the Giants to an improbable 8–6 come from behind win over the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Cincinnati jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the third inning on the strength of five straight hits …