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January 30, 2026

Love escapes McCaffrey's shadow to become Heisman finalist

Love established himself as a candidate early by rushing for 564 yards in back-to-back wins over UCLA and Arizona State. He kept adding to those numbers and leads all Power 5 running backs in yards rushing (1,973), yards per carry (8.3), and 100-yard games (11), and also set an FBS record with 12 runs of at least 50 yards.

HS Athlete of the Week: Layla Ruiz, Watsonville

Wildcatz’s freshman distance runner Layla Ruiz won the 400- and 3,200-meters at the King City Invitational on Saturday. She moved into seventh in both events in Watsonville’s all-time record book.

National Roundup, 5/2: Curry returns to score 28, Warriors beat Pelicans

Then — mouthpiece dangling, of course — Curry finally entered at the 4:20 mark of the first quarter to a roaring ovation from the Oracle Arena crowd and immediately got to work. He knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing 11 seconds later and was off and running in Golden State's 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.

Ocean Speedway: Macedo, DeCarlo, Ahlwardt sprint for victories

Cole Macedo recorded his first career victory at the Watsonville Ocean Speedway by winning the Taco Bravo Ocean Sprints main event race.

St. Francis alumna Sabrina Bracken takes over girls’ volleyball program

Sabrina Bracken was just a sophomore when she joined the St. Francis High girls’ volleyball team that won a Central Coast Section title in 2008.   The former Sharks star will return to the court, only this time she’ll be holding a clipboard and hopefully resurrecting...

Pajaro Valley promotes Casey Neligh to football head coach

Pajaro Valley High School announced Thursday that football defensive coordinator Casey Neligh was promoted to head coach of the program for the upcoming 2023 season.  The 38-year-old Salinas High alumnus took a big leap in his life after he proposed to his fiancee, Pajaro Valley...

Hoskins homers again, Phillies beat Giants 5-2

Philadelphia rookie Rhys Hoskins homered again, Pedro Florimon contributed with his bat and arm, and the Phillies scored three runs in the eighth to beat the Giants 5-2 on Sunday.

Santa Cruz Seahawks capture D-I national title in Florida | Pop Warner Football

ORLANDO—The Santa Cruz Seahawks Pop Warner football team had been on a mission since the season started in August.  They beat the Morgan Hill Raiders to capture the Pacific Northwest Regional title and earned a trip to Florida to play the nation’s best teams. They capped...

Local Roundup, 10/24: Cabrillo volleyball wins seventh straight match

Camryn Rocha and Jolie Samuelson combined for 26 kills in Cabrillo College’s 29-27, 25-15, 25-21 sweep of City College of San Francisco on Friday in Coast Conference North division action on the road.

Curry hobbled after Warriors roar back on Pelicans, 125-115

Curry scored 31 points, going 5 of 11 from 3-point range, and had 11 assists before his injury, and the Warriors outscored the Pelicans by 30 in the second half for a 125-115 victory Monday night.