BY HELEN LAME’ They say time loves a hero, and in the case of Little Feat, an electrifying roots rock and blues beat colliding with a Grateful Dead jam vibe can prove to be even more heroic. Appearing Monday night at The Fox in Oakland as part of their Last …
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The Martinez Tribune is looking for both established and aspiring journalists to come join our team and help keep the Tribune one of Contra Costa county’s leading independent community newspapers. We’re looking for writers interested in covering local news in Martinez in addition to both Bay Area sports and music, …
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BY HELEN LAME’ Janelle Salaün scored 21 points off the bench and Kayla Thornton added 20 including four three pointers as the Golden State Valkyries held off the Toronto Tempo for a second straight game, 92-81 on Tuesday night at Chase Center. Veronica Burton pitched in 12 points, eight rebounds …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ A little more than a year ago, Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz made major league history. On July 25, 2025, Kurtz went six for six, blasting four home runs and driving in eight runs. It was the first time in major league history that a rookie …
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600 acres of former farmland could become one of the Bay Delta’s best places to watch birds. Here’s what’s already showing up — and what’s coming next. Snow geese having a rest day at Hoover Ranch, Bethel Island. At a 600-acre former ranch on Bethel Island, the John Muir Land …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and Matt Chapman hit a two run home run to lead the Giants to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon. Webb (4-4, 3.46) never allowed more than one runner on base in an inning until the eighth, striking …
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BY RICK PORCARO Rafael Devers broke up an old fashioned pitchers duel with a three run sixth inning homer off of Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola to help power the Giants to a 5-0 win over the Phillies Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Devers, who came into the game with a paltry …
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BY RICK PORCARO Steph Curry and the Warriors came up just short of a Cinderella comeback Sunday night, falling to the Houston Rockets 117-116 at Chase Center as a contested deep three pointer by Curry just fell short as time ran out. Coming off the bench in a regular season …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Macklin Celebrini’s dream season continued with a game tying goal and game winning assist in the final 99 seconds to help the Sharks to an electrifying 4–3 win over the Pacific Division leading Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night, moving San Jose a step closer to an improbable playoff …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Toronto Blue Jays came within inches of bringing the World Series trophy back to Canada for the first time since 1993, but Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s dash to score the title winning run in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 fell short by mere centimeters. The …
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