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September 9, 2025

Local Roundup, 8/31: P.V.’s hot start continues in sweep

Jaqui Lopez had 24 assists, Julie Che finished with 12 kills and the Pajaro Valley High Grizzlies swept the Gonzales High Spartans 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 on Tuesday in non-league play.

Girl's MBL-Gabilan Volleyball: Experienced, deep M.V.C. looks to continue last year’s historic success

The defending CCS Division IV champions have looked as dominant as advertised in their first two wins, one of which came against CCS D-III runner-up Aptos High. There might have been a few ounces of doubt as to the potential of the team when the girls joined forces during the summer but it seems like that’s all gone.

Rookie Reuben Foster makes big impact on 49ers defense

Minnesota rookie running back Dalvin Cook took a swing pass from Sam Bradford and was immediately met by Foster, who read the play perfectly and flattened Cook for a 5-yard loss that set the tone Sunday for San Francisco.

Carr recalls boost 4th preseason game gave him as rookie

As the franchise quarterback, Carr is too important a piece to risk to injury in an exhibition game against Seattle just 10 days before the start of the real season. But don't tell Carr these games are meaningless.

Padres beat Giants 6-3 behind Perdomo

Manuel Margot and Jabari Blash homered to back Luis Perdomo's six innings of solid pitching as the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Cron's 2 home runs power Angels to 8-2 win over Athletics

Mike Trout promised Cron season tickets to the Phoenix Suns if he ended his power outage by going deep twice, and Cron did just that as the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Tuesday night.

Raiders rookie Conley practices for 1st time since June

The Oakland Raiders finally got their first-round draft pick on the practice field when cornerback Gareon Conley passed his physical and was taken off the physically unable to perform list Tuesday.

Corbin solid, Martinez has 2 HRs and Dbacks beat Giants 11-0

Corbin pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start, J.D. Martinez homered twice and the Diamondbacks used a nine-run eighth inning to thump the San Francisco Giants 11-0 on Sunday.

A's hammer Rangers, 8-3

The right-hander gave up consecutive home runs to his former team in the second inning and retired only 10 batters as the Oakland Athletics beat Griffin and the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

Hoyer has stellar half for 49ers, before 32-31 Vikings rally

After sputtering through the first two preseason games, Hoyer passed for 176 yards and two touchdowns for the 49ers in the first half before the Vikings rallied for a 32-31 victory on Sunday night.