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February 10, 2026

The Juice will be loose: O.J. Simpson granted parole

Simpson, 70, could be released as early as Oct. 1. By then, he will have served the minimum of his nine-to-33-year sentence for a bungled attempt to snatch sports memorabilia and other mementos he claimed had been stolen from him.

Defending champion Warriors lose preseason opener to Nuggets

The Golden State Warriors still looked like the dominant team they were in winning a championship just a few months ago, even in a 108-102 preseason loss to Denver on Saturday night.

Local Roundup, 2/24: Pajaro Valley boys’ volleyball beat cross-city rival Watsonville

The Pajaro Valley High boys’ volleyball team started its season with a 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20 win over cross-city rival Watsonville High on Thursday night.

CCS Soccer: Both Watsonville squads, Aptos' girls make postseason

The Watsonville Wildcatz boy’s soccer team won’t get a chance to defend its Central Coast Section Open Division title but it will have a shot at its 12th section championship.

No. 5 USC pulls away late for 30-20 win over California

Fifth-ranked USC forced four of its six turnovers in the fourth quarter to set up a touchdown run by Stephen Carr and a TD pass by Darnold, and the Trojans won their 13th straight game by pulling away late for a 30-20 victory over California on Saturday.

St. Francis boys’ team loses to Oakwood in Division V quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup 

St. Francis senior Nash Horton had a team-best 27 points to go along with 14 rebounds and seven steals for the No. 5 seeded Sharks in Tuesday night's 86-60 loss to No. 4 Oakwood in the Division V quarterfinals.  Teammate junior Robert Gomez Jr. finished...

Perfect swing: ‘Catz finish with 14-0 record in league play | Girls golf

Watsonville marked off undefeated league season from its list of goals following another convincing victory on the golf course Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcatz shot a team score of 269 to defeat both King City (304) and North Monterey County (310) at Salinas Fairways Golf Course...

MBL-Pacific Volleyball: Watsonville returns 1 starter in Schatz’s 2nd season as coach

Senior libero Alexis Pena is the lone returning starter from a squad that went 6-6 in Monterey Bay League Pacific division play and narrowly missed the Central Coast Section playoffs for the sixth straight season. Senior outside Anissa Diaz, who sparingly saw the court last season, is also a returning senior.

Garoppolo, 49ers connect, completing long-term record deal

Garoppolo's $137.5 million contract has the richest annual value in NFL history, topping the deal Detroit's Matthew Stafford signed last year by $500,000 a season.

Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires

The winds eased, some of the smoke began to clear and the forecast Monday offered a tantalizing chance of rain to thousands of firefighters trying to corral the wildfires that have laid waste to the nation's most celebrated wine-making region.