Gruden: There's 'good chance' he'll return as Raiders coach
Gruden has been out of coaching the past nine years while serving as ESPN's analyst for "Monday Night Football." He is scheduled to work the network's playoff game Saturday in Kansas City between the Chiefs and Tennessee Titans and could come back to the Raiders as soon as next week.
Girl's CCS Basketball: Aptos fierce on court, in books
No. 5-seeded Mariners will have a chance to pair their scholastic title with one earned on the court today against an all-too-familiar foe in No. 2 Soquel.
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Layla Ruiz
One of the biggest surprises last school year, Watsonville’s star distance runner will be one of the favorites to win nearly every race she will participate in this fall.
Summer slugging at Franich Park
WATSONVILLE—For two weeks, the District 39 Little League baseball organization used Franich Park to host a pair of the largest tournaments in Northern California.
Twelve of the best teams from Hollister to Eureka battled in the Majors Section and NorCal All-Star tournaments on Ruso Field—home...
Deadly California fires explode again
The wildfires tearing through California wine country flared anew Wednesday, growing in size and number as authorities issued new evacuation orders and announced that hundreds more homes and businesses had been lost. The death toll climbed to 21 and was expected to rise higher still.
20 Athletes in 20 Days: Josh Powell, Aptos High
Aptos’ three-sport athlete is going to stay busy during his senior campaign as he plans to compete in football in the fall, basketball during the winter and finally volleyball in the spring.
G League Basketball: Warriors find new leader in Miles
Florida Gulf Coast University assistant coach Aaron Miles accepted the position as the leader of the Golden State Warriors’ G League affiliate on Tuesday afternoon, according to multiple reports.
Local Roundup, 10/7: Taylor leads Aptos to another dramatic win
Kelly Taylor scored five goals, including the game-winner with 1:48 left to play, to lift the Aptos High Mariners girl's water polo team to a 10-9 win over the Christopher High Cougars on Thursday in Monterey Bay League Gabilan division play on the road.
Raiders Pro Bowl LT Donald Penn absent at start of camp
Coach Jack Del Rio said he found out Friday morning that Penn wouldn't be reporting to camp as he hopes to get an improved contract.
Giants pitcher Matt Cain to retire after Saturday start
Cain talked to his San Francisco teammates in a closed clubhouse before Wednesday's game at Arizona, telling them he was ready to retire.












