Girls' MBL-P Basketball: Rios powers Watsonville past Alvarez
                    A handful of days after escaping with a six-point win over cross-city rival Pajaro Valley High in their league opener, the Wildcatz had to fight for a full 32 minutes to notch their second MBL-P win of the season, a 39-32 victory over Alvarez High on Tuesday night at home.                
                
            Gruden welcomed back to Raiders 16 years after departure
                    Nearly 16 years after he was traded to Tampa Bay following a crushing loss in the "Tuck Rule" game in New England and after a six-year courtship by Raiders owner Mark Davis, Gruden is officially back in Oakland where he started his head coaching career 20 years ago.                
                
            Walk-off: Alabama beats Georgia in OT for national title
                    The freshman quarterback, who had played mostly mop-up duty this season, came off the bench to spark a comeback and threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith that gave No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia on Monday night for the College Football Playoff national championship.                
                
            Curry goes off again, Warriors top Nuggets for 5th straight
                    Curry scored 32 points and dished out nine assists in another superb performance during his sensational recent stretch, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Nuggets 124-114 on Monday night to avenge an ugly home loss to Denver in late December.                
                
            G League Basketball: Warriors in first place heading into Showcase
                    Winners of their last three by 10 points or more, the Warriors are in first place in the G League’s Pacific division at 15-10. They hold a half-game lead over South Bay Lakers heading into this week’s G League Showcase at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, the home of the Raptors 905.                
                
            Local roundup, 1/9: Meyers, Mosqueda take third at Apple Cider Classic
                    Watsonville High’s Luke Meyers and Joaquin Mosqueda placed third in their respective weight division at the Apple Cider Classic on Saturday in Watsonville.                
                
            Curry has season-high 45 points, Warriors beat Clippers
                    He finished with a season-high 45 points without playing the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors ran away from the Los Angeles Clippers 121-105 for their fourth straight victory.                
                
            Girls' MBL-P Basketball: Watsonville survives Solorzano, Pajaro Valley
                    With Watsonville nursing a one possession lead during the final minute, the 6-foot-2 senior center snatched an offensive board and threw it back in to help the Wildcatz escape with a 48-42 victory in their Monterey Bay League Pacific division opener.                
                
            Prosecutors in pot-friendly states will decide on crackdown
                    Whether to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal is a decision that will now rest with those states' top federal prosecutors, many of whom are deeply rooted in their communities and may be reluctant to pursue cannabis businesses or their customers.                
                
            Women's JC Basketball: Cabrillo rallies to knock off defending conference champ Foothill
                    After blowing a 15-point lead in the second half, Cabrillo rallied in the fourth quarter to knock off the three-time defending Coast Conference South division champ, Foothill College, 63-56, and notch their seventh straight victory.                
                
            












