Alonso's HR in 12th powers A's past Twins, 6-5
Alonso homered in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
49ers linebacker Malcolm Smith suffers torn pectoral muscle
Smith, 28, left the field during full-team drills after working with the starters throughout training camp next to All-Pro NaVorro Bowman in the new-look defense.
Thompson, Durant lead Warriors past injury-riddled Spurs
Klay Thompson scored 27 points, Durant had 24 and the Warriors overcame a lethargic first half to beat injury-riddled San Antonio 112-92 on Thursday night, handing the Spurs their fourth straight loss.
Namestnikov scores 2 as NHL-best Lightning stop Sharks, 5-1
Vladislav Namestnikov had two goals, Kucherov scored his 15th of the season and the Lightning ended San Jose's four-game winning streak by beating the Sharks 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Cano 10th-inning homer gives AL 2-1 All-Star win
Cano homered off Cubs closer Wade Davis leading off the 10th inning and the AL beat the National League 2-1 Tuesday night for its fifth straight victory in a game dominated by this era's flame-throwers, rather than its standout sluggers.
A's nipped by Royals in 9th
Alex Gordon hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth after Oakland tied it in the bottom of the eighth, and Kansas City beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Wednesday.
49ers are 1st NFL team to lose 5 games in row by 3 or fewer
With third-round pick Beathard throwing his first pass as a pro against the club for which his grandfather was a Super Bowl-winning general manager decades ago, the 49ers made things interesting Sunday before losing 26-24 against the Washington Redskins. San Francisco is now 0-6 under rookie head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Thompson has 27 points, Warriors rout Magic 133-112
The Warriors had 46 assists, the most by any team in the NBA this season, in a 133-112 romp over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
Belt leads Giants over Pirates 5-3 for 6th straight win
Trailing 2-0, Belt started San Francisco's comeback with an RBI single in a three-run seventh inning, then added a two-run homer in the eighth as the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 Sunday at PNC Park for their season-high sixth straight win.
Rookie C.J. Beathard ready to take over as 49ers starting QB
Beathard's performance over these next 10 weeks could play a big part in determining whether the rebuilding 49ers view Beathard as a foundation piece of if they decide they need to target another quarterback in free agency or with a high draft pick next year.
Watsonville Hospital holds first community update
The past three years have been transformative for Watsonville Community Hospital, which was facing bankruptcy in late 2021 before a local group banded together...