Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night. Anze Kopitar and Slava … Continue reading
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inducted four new members Thursday, welcoming Tim Brown, Walter A. Haas Jr., Brent Jones and Dave Righetti to their ranks during a dinner at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. Righetti was born and raised in San Jose, but spent 11 … Continue reading
Picture perfect. The St. Ignatius baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better scenario after whipping Branham of San Jose 11-2 in a Central Coast Section Division II playoff semifinal at Municipal Stadium on Thursday. In advancing to Saturday’s 1 p.m. championship game for the second straight season — … Continue reading
The 49ers signed defensive tackle Cornellius “Tank” Carradine and tight end Vance McDonald to four-year deals, the team announced Thursday. Carradine was selected 40th overall in the second round in the NFL Draft. At Florida State, he had 118 tackles, 16½ sacks and 21 tackles for loss in 25 … Continue reading
Despite 11 draft picks and a major trade, the 49ers will kick off another season with a question mark at wide receiver. Michael Crabtree is expected to be out for a large part of the 2013 season after tearing his Achilles tendon in an organized team workout on Tuesday, … Continue reading
Every time Sacred Heart Cathedral senior track standout Edward Lampkin gets in the starting blocks, he follows a similar routine. Lampkin taps his left foot three times, then his right, before saying a prayer revolving around his grandparents, Ellen Bolton and Robert Lampkin. “I’m dedicating the season to them,” … Continue reading
Eric Sogard’s blooper to left field looked as if it might get the A’s even against the Texas Rangers until shortstop Elvis Andrus ran it down and made a sliding catch over his shoulder. When Adam Rosales and Coco Crisp also made outs with the tying run at second … Continue reading
This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits at the plate to help the Washington Nationals beat the Giants 2-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday. San Francisco had runners … Continue reading
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after Gregor Blanco’s tying triple in the ninth, and the Giants rallied past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night. Sandoval flipped his bat and shifted into a slow trot as soon as he sent … Continue reading
Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Logan Couture followed up his … Continue reading
