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February 5, 2026

Brian Hoyer seizes opportunity as starting QB for 49ers

With a familiar coach who believes in his ability after a successful season together in Cleveland in 2014 and a rebuilding team that has only untested Matt Barkley and third-round rookie C.J. Beathard behind him on the depth chart, Hoyer won't need to win

McHugh throws 6 innings in Astros' 3-0 win over A's

McHugh threw six innings, Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run single and the Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-0.

Boys soccer: Catz stunned by Titans in state playoffs

WATSONVILLE–The Gunn High boys’ soccer team came into the CIF NorCal State playoffs as one of the Cinderella stories.  Senior forward James Hahn helped keep the Titans’ fairytale story going with an upset road win against top-seeded Watsonville High in the Division I Regional quarterfinals...

Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Nico Downie and Watsonville’s Fernanda Lazo

The Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 9-15. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to submit nominations to sports editor Juan Reyes at [email protected].  Boys Nico Downie (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian Nico Downie broke a pair of MVC...

Boy's Tennis: Aptos still in SCCAL title race

During head coach Rich Taylor’s tenure with Aptos, his squads have never finished worse than second place. The Mariners (8-1, 4-1) appear to have the star players and depth to get it done this year.

G League Basketball: Warriors ready after offseason full of changes

Only three players that were signed with Santa Cruz last season return to the team and head coach Casey Hill, who led the franchise to a championship in 2015 and is now the leader of the Agua Caliente Clippers, is also gone, replaced by first-time head coach Aaron Miles in July.

Sharks fall to Flyers, 5-3, in season opener

Simmonds scored his second power-play goal to break a tie with 10:33 remaining and completed the first opening-night hat trick in Flyers history with an empty-netter as Philadelphia beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Wednesday.

Boys' SCCAL basketball: Bowyer named top coach; Matys, Pepperdine also honored

The coaches of the SCCAL determined first-year coach Brian Bowyer played a big role in the program’s impressive bounce back season, recently naming him the Coach of the Year.

CCS Softball: Aptos sheds no tears after early postseason exit

Aptos High was all smiles despite having its season stopped in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. And even if the No. 12-seeded Mariners were looking to throw a fit after their 3-2 loss to No. 5 Carmel High, they didn’t have much to pout about.

QB Derek Carr expected to play this week for Raiders

Raiders coach Jack Del Rio confirmed Carr's return on Monday, echoing comments he made following the Raiders' 30-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens a day earlier.