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February 11, 2026

NBA Basketball: 5 wild predictions to keep the boring 2018-19 season spicy

The Warriors will be the heavy favorites to win their third straight NBA championship — and fourth in the last five seasons — but that doesn’t mean they won’t be challenged. The Western Conference is better than it has been, and the top of the Eastern Conference is damn good, too.

The G League is here, replacing the NBA's D-League

The rebranding of what had been known as the NBA Development League went into effect Tuesday, designed to coincide with NBA draft week — since it's certain many of the players who will be selected will spend some time in the G League this coming season.

Cueto outpitches Kershaw in Giants' 4-3 win over Dodgers

Johnny Cueto outpitched Kershaw, and the Giants jumped out to a couple of early leads before hanging on for a 4-3 victory that snapped the Dodgers' four-game winning streak.

Buster Posey's three-run homer helps lift Giants past Cubs

Posey's first-inning shot provided a nice early cushion to Ty Blach, who won his second straight start as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Mariners clinch fifth-straight SCCAL title with win over Soquel | Boys tennis

APTOS—The Aptos High boys’ tennis team went through a rough patch prior to the start of the season when head coach Rich Taylor took a leave of absence due to medical reasons. Bennett Biscotti, a senior, said the skipper has been important in his life...

Mariners join two other league rivals in CCS D-III bracket | Girls basketball 

APTOS—The Aptos High girls’ basketball team is on its way to compete in the Central Coast Section playoffs after securing an at-large bid in Wednesday’s seeding meeting. It’s been a week since the Mariners last played and it’ll be an extra five days before the...

Local Roundup, 12/19: Aptos beats North Salinas for tournament title

Natalia Ackerman had 23 points and eight rebounds, Gabby Giuffre added 18 points and six assists and the Aptos High girls’ basketball team beat North Salinas High, 59-40, on Saturday afternoon to win the North Salinas High Sportsmanship Classic championship.

Local Roundup, 9/30: Kelly, Kane lead St. Francis to dual meet victory

E.J. Kelly and Paul Kane finished 1-2 in Thursday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League dual meet wins against Soquel High and Mt. Madonna at Pinto Lake County Park.

Sharks need overtime to sneak past Greenfield | High school football roundup

St. Francis senior quarterback Javier DaRosa-Fonseca scrambled his way into the end zone to help lift the Sharks past Greenfield for a 28-21 win in overtime Friday night.  Nick Paz and Nic Ibarra put the pressure on defense in the overtime period to make a...

Raiders bring RB Marshawn Lynch out of retirement

NFL Network said Lynch would get a $3 million base deal this season, with a chance to make an additional $2 million if he rushes for at least 1,000 yards.