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January 13, 2026

49ers turn to Jimmy Garoppolo as starting quarterback

The San Francisco 49ers are ready for the start of the Jimmy Garoppolo era after announcing Tuesday that the franchise's quarterback of the future will make his first start for the team this week.

G League: Looney, Smailagić assigned to SC Warriors

The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have assigned forwards Kevon Looney and Alen Smailagić to the Santa Cruz Warriors. Looney, 23, has appeared in 16 career games–one start–with Santa Cruz during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 NBA G League seasons. He logged 10.5 points, 8.4...

Kevin Durant agrees to 2-year deal with Warriors

One day shy of a year after announcing his decision to join the powerhouse Warriors, Kevin Durant took far less than he could have to help make sure they stay winners and chase more championships. KD agreed to terms Monday on a contract worth approximatel

Giants score plenty to back Samardzija, snap five-game skid

Buster Posey hit an RBI double in the first and a sacrifice fly two innings later, Samardzija struck out five pitching into the seventh and the Giants snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Monday night.

Girls Basketball: Hocom verbally commits to NYU

Aptos High incoming senior Hannah Hocom verbally committed to New York University for women’s basketball, she informed the Register-Pajaronian on Wednesday.

Watsonville’s Ruben Ibarra knocks it out of the park during MLB Cactus League season

It’s been nearly four years since Watsonville native Ruben Ibarra was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.   Since then, the former St. Francis High star athlete climbed his way through the Minor League Baseball ranks....

HS Athletes of the Week, 5/11: Rolando Llamas & Anastacia Alba

High School Athletes of the Week for the week of April 30-May 6

Raiders running backs are content sharing the spotlight

Lynch, the Oakland native who came out of retirement to play for his hometown team, is the featured runner and the marquee name in the backfield. Richard and Washington, both in their second year, are the understudies but actually much more than that.

Mustangs ready to ride in Gabilan division | High school wrestling 

WATSONVILLE—The Monte Vista Christian wrestling team will face a series of tough challenges this upcoming season. Apart from having a roster of primarily underclassmen, the Mustangs were bumped up to the more competitive Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division, by default. MVC coach Jeff Silveira would’ve...

Adam Hazel to step down as St. Francis’ athletic director

WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High announced last week that athletic director Adam Hazel will step down from his position at the end of this school year. Hazel, 38, is in his 10th year as a teacher, coach and administrator at St. Francis. He spent the past seven...