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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Kansas City Chiefs are the defending AFC Champions, having advanced to the Super Bowl for the fifth time in Patrick Mahomes’ young career following the 2024 season. Even though their quest to become the first team in league history to win three straight Super Bowls fell …

BY RICK PORCARO Jung Hoo Lee’s walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning scored Christian Koss with the winning run as the Giants scored a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs to finish off a three game sweep of the NL Wild Card leaders Thursday afternoon. Willy Adames …

The East Bay Regional Park District has acquired 82 acres at Point Molate on the Point San Pablo Peninsula in Richmond, ensuring the shoreline property will be permanently preserved. The land was purchased from the Guidiville Rancheria of California, a federally recognized Indian tribe, for $40 million. “This is a …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Anyone who lived thru the MTV generation or remains fond of new wave likely has a place in their heart for Martha Davis and The Motels, a band that had multiple Top Ten hits and video exposure during the first half of the eighties. Davis, the lead …

BY HELEN LAME’ Stepping up the competition in a possible playoff preview, the Valkyries came up short in the second half against the Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Dream, falling 79-63 at Chase Center Sunday night. Golden State and Atlanta traded baskets in a low scoring first half, going into the …

The East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) is pleased to announce the acquisition of 140 acres adjacent to Deer Valley Regional Park in partnership with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (Conservancy). The property is located in eastern unincorporated Contra Costa County south of Antioch and southwest of …

By J.A. SCHWARTZ Padres General Manager A.J. Preller and the Major League Baseball trade deadline are clearly made for each other. Preller, who famously gets by on fewer hours sleep than most of his peers, made several high-impact trades that offloaded a plethora of minor league talent to bolster a …

BY HELEN LAME’ Still reeling from the season ending loss of Kayla Thornton, the Golden State Valkyries overcame a ten point second half deficit to score a gutty 86-76 win over the Dallas Wings Friday night at Chase Center. Less than 24 hours after learning that Thornton, their leading scorer …

BY RICK PORCARO Bryce Harper broke out of his slump with a career day and Kyle Schwarber added a home run and three RBI’s to support seven shutout innings from Jose Luzardo as the Phillies salvaged the final game of a three game series with the Giants with a 13-0 …

BY J.A SCHWARTZ The San Francisco Giants have been looking for an elite hitter for the better part of a decade. They’ve failed to secure such an asset via free agency over the past several off-seasons, missing out on the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa (due to …