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December 20, 2025

NBA signing day brings salary cap, luxury tax questions

All the talk about salary caps and luxury taxes is when the game of basketball becomes a business. It's one of the reasons more and more front offices are being led by former stat analysts instead of former stat stuffers.

Mariners strive for success in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League

APTOS—When playing in a competitive league such as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, setting the tone is a crucial component if one wants to become a title contender.  Aptos High senior Jazmine Castañeda along with a powerful Mariners girls’ soccer unit has done just...

Local Roundup, 7/6: 7 Warriors make NBA Summer League rosters

Guards Jabari Brown and Alex Hamilton and forward Elgin Cook will play on Golden State’s summer league team, which competes in its first game on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 p.m. The game will air on ESPN2.

Nelson, Hogge, Ryland Win Mike Cecil Memorial races at Speedway

Billy Nelson scored an impressive victory in the Mike Cecil Memorial American Stock Main Event Saturday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

Boys CCS Volleyball: Aptos sweeps Prospect to advance

Fresh off winning an outright Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship on Friday, top-seeded Aptos showcased its stingy defense and solid passing in a 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 sweep over No. 8 Prospect High in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals.

JC Roundup, 2/22: Seahawks men’s hoops locks in second place in CC-South

On a night in which the sophomores were supposed to take center stage, it was the true freshmen that stole the show, as the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team closed out its conference home schedule with a 70-63 victory over the De Anza College Dons on Feb. 15 in the Adobe Palace.

20 Athletes in 20 Days: Shea Garcia

One of the breakout stars of last spring, the Aptos High shortstop will return for her second varsity softball season as a well-known commodity.

Women's JC Volleyball: Cabrillo returns young, talented, united

Cabrillo sits at 11-0 and is ranked No. 1 in the state, according to the California Community College Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association, heading into Coast Conference North division action on Friday night. The Seahawks host College of San Mateo at 6:30 p.m.

US misses World Cup for 1st time since 1986 with loss

Needing only a tie and confident of victory against the world's 99th-ranked team, the U.S. was eliminated from World Cup contention Tuesday night with a 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago that ended a run of seven straight American appearances at soccer's showcase.

Local Roundup, 2/21: Warriors’ Scott Wood wins Three-Point Contest

Santa Cruz Warriors guard Scott Wood won the 2017 D-League Three-Point Contest on Saturday at the NBA All-Star weekend festivities in New Orleans with a score of 23 points in the final round. “I’m really blessed for this opportunity,” Wood said in a press release....