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| On the verge of history |
| On paper, Saturday’s Northern California Community College football championship game between host College of San Mateo and Reedley is a mismatch.
But the top-ranked Bulldogs (9-1) didn’t get this far by overlooking opponents. One can be sure it’s definitely not going to happen with a state title b... |
| By Emanuel Lee, Daily Journal Staff |
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| Prep football’s ‘second season’ begins |
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Open Division
No. 8 Serra (5-5) at No. 1 Pioneer (10-0), 7 p.m.
CCS titles
Serra: 1990
Pioneer: None
The Padres lost to Valley Christian, 34-21 last week. The Mustangs squeezed past Leland, 6-0 to cap an undefeated season and win the ultra-competitive Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blosso... |
| By Nathan Mollat, Daily Journal Staff |
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| Quick rise to the top |
 This past summer was literally a field of dreams for Aragon High three-sport standout Sam Tuivailala.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior recently signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Fresno State University, which is one of the top programs in the nation. But none of that would have come to fr... |
| By Emanuel Lee, Daily Journal Staff |
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| Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young |
| NEW YORK — Talk about a freak — Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award.
Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don’t mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball’s best pitchers. It’s all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alph... |
| The Associated Press |
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| Judging shift saves Ward-Kessler fight |
| The California State Athletic Commission has assigned a Swedish judge to Andre Ward’s fight against Mikkel Kessler, clearing up a dispute over the neutrality of the officiating crew at Saturday’s WBA super middleweight title bout.
Kessler’s camp was unhappy this week about the assignment of two jud... |
| The Associated Press |
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| 49ers’ Crabtree working to get better |
| SANTA CLARA — Now that he has taken over the unofficial role as the San Francisco 49ers’ No. 1 wide receiver, rookie Michael Crabtree is searching for missing elements in his game.
The team’s first-round draft pick has had a rather smooth and productive transition into San Francisco’s starting line... |
| The Associated Press |
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| Gradkowski doesn’t expect much change |
| ALAMEDA — Bruce Gradkowski doesn’t expect the Oakland Raiders offense to change much now that he’s the starting quarterback.
Gradkowski, who replaces struggling former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell, said he’s comfortable enough with the Raiders’ playbook that there won’t be a need to make any... |
| The Associated Press |
FULL STORY |
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| Soccer Digest |
| Donovan wins MLS
MVP award for first time
SEATTLE — Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer.
The Los Angeles Galaxy forward and six-time national player of the year was named the MLS most valuable player on Thursday for the first ... |
| The Associated Press |
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