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Nordic Naturals Challenger: Upsets continue on Day 4

August 10, 2017

Dennis Novikov knocked off No. 5 seed Mikhail Kukushkin and 20-year-old Alexander Bublik swept No. 3 seed Henri Laaksonen.

Gallagher hits slam for 1st MLB homer, Royals beat A's 6-2

August 14, 2017

Gallagher hit a grand slam for just his second big league hit, leading Kansas City past the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Monday night.

HS Football Preview, 2017: ‘Catz trying to bring offense up to par to compete in MBL-Pacific

August 16, 2017

Stingy, speedy and mean, Watsonville’s defense kept the Wildcatz in every game last season but the offense struggled mightily to keep up its end of the bargain, averaging just 12.8 points per game. Watsonville’s offensive struggles ultimately cost the program a shot at the MBL-P championship, as the Wildcatz failed to score a touchdown in a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to eventual league champion Seaside High.

Stanton stays hot, Marlins smoke Giants, 8-1

August 16, 2017

Stanton's six-game homer streak ended Wednesday, but he singled, stole a base and scored in a four-run first inning to help the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1.

A's nipped by Royals in 9th

August 16, 2017

Alex Gordon hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth after Oakland tied it in the bottom of the eighth, and Kansas City beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Wednesday.

Chris Stratton stymies contending Brewers, Giants win 2-0

August 21, 2017

Stratton pitched six innings to run his scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings over his past two outings, and the San Francisco Giants stymied the contending Milwaukee Brewers with a 2-0 win Monday night.

Giants notch rare series win

August 23, 2017

Jarrett Parker hit a go-ahead two-run double on a checked swing in the seventh, Buster Posey hit a sacrifice fly, and San Francisco beat the contending Brewers 4-2 on Wednesday.

Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather

August 24, 2017

Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the early rounds Saturday night, the city's bookmakers would lose millions of dollars in the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting.

Local Roundup, 8/26: Mustangs win season-opening battle of CCS powers

August 25, 2017

The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs beat the Aptos High Mariners 25-12, 26-24, 22-25, 25-16 in both teams’ season opener on Thursday night in Aptos.

Goldschmidt, Greinke lead D-backs past Giants 4-3

August 26, 2017

The quiet slugger hit a three-run home run and the Diamondbacks held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night to give Zack Greinke his 15th victory of the season, tied with his ex-teammate Clayton Kershaw for most in the majors.