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March 25, 2026

From sports star to inmate: OJ Simpson to plead for parole

Now, an aging Simpson will appear as inmate No. 1027820 in a starkly plain hearing room in a remote Nevada prison Thursday to plead for his freedom. He's spent more than eight years behind bars for armed robbery and assault with a weapon after trying to t

‘Catz pounce on Gonzales to capture Mission Division crown | High school softball

In 2023, the Watsonville High softball team finished with a winless record in the top-tier Gabilan Division by going 0-14 in league play.   It stung at the time for senior co-captain Cameron Llamas who had to endure through what she called a disappointing season.  But in...

Girls' SCCAL Soccer: Aptos continues roll, exacts revenge on Soquel

Senior forward Maya Pruett scored off an assist from junior forward Haley Veldhuis, and junior keeper Caroline Miller posted her ninth shutout of the season to power Aptos over Soquel High to a 1-0 victory, its sixth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League win, on Thursday night.

Women's JC Beach Volleyball: Cabrillo returns to state tournament

The undefeated Coast Conference champions continued their dominance over Northern California by blanking Foothill, 5-0, and nearly shutting out West Valley, 4-1, to push their win streak to 10 matches.

Wharf to Wharf returns to full capacity with 16k participants 

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, this weekend’s 52nd running of the Wharf to Wharf Race is back to its normal capacity limit.   The six-mile race from the Santa Cruz to Capitola wharves will feature 16,000 participants after it...

Curry tweaks ankle, has 28 as Warriors top Hawks

Stephen Curry scored 28 points, including 15 in the final seven minutes of the first half after returning from an ankle injury, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-109 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.

Yankees held hitless into 6th by Cotton, but beat A's 3-2

Matt Holliday broke up Cotton's bid with a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth, and that sent resurgent CC Sabathia and New York to a 3-2 victory Saturday.

Late rally helps Mariners take down Santa Cruz in SCCAL tourney | Boys basketball roundup

Aptos senior Ryan Solorio scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Mariners rally past Santa Cruz, 43-41, in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Cabrillo College on Feb. 15. “We’ve gone through so many years playing...

The G League is here, replacing the NBA's D-League

The rebranding of what had been known as the NBA Development League went into effect Tuesday, designed to coincide with NBA draft week — since it's certain many of the players who will be selected will spend some time in the G League this coming season.

Royals beat Bumgarner, Giants

The Royals finally scored off Giants ace Madison Bumgarner and Kansas City beat San Francisco 2-0 on Wednesday night to split their two-game set.