Sports

HS Football Preview, Week 8: Reyes, Mariners take show to Hollister

October 18, 2017

Coached by Randy Blankenship, the Mariners (4-2, 3-0) have won their first three games against MBL-G opponents by a combined 90 points and also have the advantage of an extra week’s rest after their game against Alvarez High last week was postponed because of poor air quality, stemming from the California Wine Country Fires.

NaVorro Bowman signs 1-year deal with Raiders

October 17, 2017

NaVorro Bowman will make a short move following his release last week from the San Francisco 49ers, signing a $3 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on Monday.

49ers DL Arik Armstead to have surgery on broken hand

October 17, 2017

Armstead, a first-round pick in 2015, will miss significant time for a second straight season after having shoulder surgery that cost him the final eight games of 2016. He may go on injured reserve, where he would join fellow defensive ends Tank Carradine (ankle) and Ronald Blair (wrist).

Cavs, Warriors gear up to begin championship quests again

October 17, 2017

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant heard it yet already knew it — and everybody on the defending champs and King James' Cleveland Cavaliers realizes these teams could be destined for another championship showdown at the end of this season.

Girl's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos pulls into tie for 1st with sweep of Harbor

October 17, 2017

From the first point to the last, Manor and the Aptos High Mariners dominated the Harbor High Pirates to the tune of a 25-16, 25-9, 25-15 sweep to pull into a tie for first place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with three games to go.

Dodgers close in on World Series with 6-1 win over Cubs

October 17, 2017

Yu Darvish pitched sparkling ball into the seventh inning, Chris Taylor homered again and the Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Tuesday night to open a 3-0 lead in the NL Championship Series.

Rockets rally to spoil defending champion Warriors return

October 17, 2017

After one official got hurt, two remaining referees reviewed the play and ruled the Rockets had escaped with a 122-121 victory Tuesday on the night the Warriors received their championship rings.

Raiders' inability to go deep leads to struggles for offense

October 17, 2017

With a strong-armed quarterback, one of the best pass-blocking offensive lines and a pair of talented receivers on the outside, the Oakland Raiders have all the ingredients to stretch the field with the deep pass.

Local Roundup, 10/17: Cabrillo volleyball takes over first place

October 16, 2017

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team took sole possession of first place in the Coast Conference North division with a 25-12, 13-25, 25-14, 25-16 win over West Valley College on Friday night in Aptos.

Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires

October 16, 2017

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.

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HS Football Preview, Week 8: Reyes, Mariners take show to Hollister

NaVorro Bowman signs 1-year deal with Raiders

49ers DL Arik Armstead to have surgery on broken hand

Cavs, Warriors gear up to begin championship quests again

Girl's SCCAL Volleyball: Aptos pulls into tie for 1st with sweep of Harbor

Dodgers close in on World Series with 6-1 win over Cubs

Rockets rally to spoil defending champion Warriors return

Raiders' inability to go deep leads to struggles for offense

Local Roundup, 10/17: Cabrillo volleyball takes over first place

Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires