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Former Stanford All-American tennis player Kim Jones, the mother of four college swimmers, watched in disbelief and outrage as transgender swimmer Lia Thomas outpaced Jones’ oldest daughter, Raime, to win race after race in 2022 Ivy League competitions when Raime …

The San Francisco 49ers face the Green Bay Packers at 1:25 p.m. PDT on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The Niners enter in a state of disarray after losing to the Seahawks last week to fall …

SAN JOSE — Doug Wilson knew he was making the Sharks a better team when he acquired Joe Thornton from the Boston Bruins in November 2005. What he may not have known was the impact Thornton would have on so …

SAN JOSE – Heading into the holiday season, which experts and authorities say has long coincided with an uptick in stress, anxiety and depression, Santa Clara County has streamlined access to a program that responds to instances of serious emotional …

When more than 20,000 people hit the streets of downtown San Jose for the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, they’ll be part of a tradition celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Carl Guardino still remembers waking up with his …

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped billionaire Elon Musk to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy, a pharmaceutical company CEO and briefly a Republican presidential candidate. DOGE’s primary goals will be to dismantle the government bureaucracy …

ORANGE — An over-achieving Foothill girls volleyball team reached the CIF Division I state final but fell to a focused, talented buzz-saw in Palos Verdes 25-11, 25-14, 25-23 at Santiago Canyon College on Friday night. Kaitlyn Vogel led Foothill (30-11) …

GREEN BAY, Wisc. – An iconic photo in 49ers’ lore shows Fred Warner and George Kittle euphorically embracing as they ran off snow-covered Lambeau Field with a January 2022 playoff upset. “Obviously the last time being there was a great …

With Bay Area elected officials giving up their posts because of election recalls or promotions, or forced from office because of pending criminal charges, the rush to replace them has begun. The guiding principle should be simple: Voters deserve the …

CAL vs. STANFORD Records: Stanford 3-7, 2-5 ACC; Cal 5-5, 1-5 ACC Kickoff: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley TV: ACC Network Radio: 810 AM The Spread (KGO), 1050 AM (KNBR) Series history: Stanford leads the Big Game series 65-50-1. Cal has …

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend, who just got married, has been told by her in-laws that she should buy a brand-new car. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: Here’s how I got my daughter to go to an in-state school Advice …

Dear Eric: I eat at one restaurant a couple times a week and tend to get one of three meals. This one waitress asks me what I want to eat, but then interrupts me to make guesses or tell me …

DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 40 years, “Savannah,” has been in a bad marriage for 20 of those years. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: Do I have to thank the driver who hit my bicycling son? Advice | …

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend whom I very much treasured has ceased to be my friend. Related Articles Advice | Miss Manners: The bride ignored my rules as mother of the flower girl Advice | Miss Manners: The old-timers insist …

SAN JOSE — Second-half SI did it one more time. St. Ignatius has enjoyed a charmed season on the strength of several second-half comebacks. And in the most important game of their season, the Wildcats did it again. Trailing St. …

BRENTWOOD — Adversity is a friend to Bishop O’Dowd.  A late bus ride to Brentwood, a delayed pregame meal and a heavy rainstorm couldn’t stop the Dragons in their quest to reach an NCS title game.  In one of its …

DANVILLE — Dylan Deitsch had no intention of trying to make a play. The night was cold, windy and wet — the perfect formula to muff a punt. During a game like this, scoreless deep into the fourth quarter, a …

SAN JOSE — With non-stop rain pelting at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose State lost to UNLV 27-16 on Friday night after the Rebels held the Spartans scoreless in the second half. UNLV tapped into its run game to flood SJSU’s …

With non-stop rain limiting both offenses, Wilcox got a 36-yard field from Armando Rodriguez to break a third-quarter deadlock and the Chargers made it stand up in a 10-7 win over Menlo-Atherton in a Central Coast Section Division II semifinal …

Central Coast Section Open/Division I Open final No. 1 St. Ignatius 10, No. 2 St. Francis 7 Division I semifinal No. 5 Los Gatos (9-2) at No. 3 Riordan (7-4), Saturday, 1 p.m. Next week’s Division I final Los Gatos-Riordan …

PLEASANT HILL – Dominic Kelley’s tackle-breaking 35-yard touchdown run through the Pittsburg defense gave De La Salle the spark it needed to capture the program’s 32nd consecutive North Coast Section title.  “I broke through that tackle and it was just …

SAN JOSE — Joe Pavelski didn’t hesitate when asked if he would like to participate in the Sharks’ celebration this weekend of longtime former teammate Joe Thornton, and he was hit with a flood of memories when he returned to …

The Warriors are in pole position in the NBA Cup group stage. By improving to 3-0 in group play, the Warriors can clinch a spot in the knockout round with a Nuggets loss; Denver plays Dallas on Friday night. The …

GILROY — A 28-year-old man was killed in a crash Thursday night in Gilroy, according to authorities. Related Articles November 22, 2024 Crashes and Disasters | Santa Clara University mourns death of student killed in car collision near campus November …

A Stanford professor serving as an expert in a federal court lawsuit over fakery created by artificial intelligence submitted a sworn declaration containing false information likely made up by an AI chatbot, a legal filing claims. The declaration submitted by …

The Cupertino City Council contest is headed for a recount following a two-week long stand off between Ray Wang and Rod Sinks to fill the second open seat. A recount by the Santa Clara County Register of Voters is triggered …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. CARE courts won’t solve complex issue Re: “CARE courts about to open” (Page A1, Nov. 17). As bureaucracies grapple with the complex issue of homelessness, …

Chomp takes on new meaning this season as the San Jose Sharks, SAP Center and their culinary partner, Aramark, have unveiled a huge new lineup of food and drink choices for hockey fans. Good thing it’s a sport with two …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Build relationships with members of Congress Re: “There’s time for Lee to add to her legacy” (Page A6, Nov. 5). It was encouraging that the …

SANTA CLARA — No Brock Purdy. No Nick Bosa. No chance for the 49ers on Sunday in Green Bay? “We’re missing two good players definitely but we’ll have a lot of good players out there,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan countered. …

SANTA CLARA — Brandon Allen prepared as if he was the 49ers’ starting quarterback all week, but the reality didn’t hit home until Friday, when Brock Purdy again missed practice. “I know he had a plan for his shoulder all …

A Los Gatos partner for consulting and accounting giant PwC was drunk and speeding on Highway 85 at 130 mph just before his Tesla slammed into the back of a young San Jose man’s car, permanently injuring the 22-year-old chef, a …

SANTA CLARA — A campus is in mourning after an 18-year-old Santa Clara University student was killed in a car collision Thursday in front of the school grounds, according to authorities and college officials. Kephas Pope, a member of the …

The musician Grimes claims that her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk, the “love of my life,” has become “unrecognizable” to her — and not because he became Donald Trump’s leading cheerleader in the final months of his campaign. Grimes’ concerns have to …

Taking the witness stand on Thursday, Santa Clara Councilmember Suds Jain testified that he “assumed” Vice Mayor Anthony Becker gave the electric “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” report to a journalist before it was public — a slight deviation from testimony he gave …

The next stage in an atmospheric river storm is expected to provide plenty of snow to skiers who don’t want to waste any time hitting the slopes. Heavenly Ski Resort, the Northstar California Resort, Mt. Rose and Palisades Tahoe all …

Ladies and gentlemen, here are your three stars of the week: Dorks like me who have been begging the Warriors for an excellent alternate uniform (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)  » The Warriors, like every team in the NBA, have …

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. As a hardcore Husky, I don’t have …

Ana de Armas has restricted her comments on Instagram as she faces massive backlash for dating the stepson of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is widely regarded as an authoritarian leader, overseeing a repressive regime in the communist island nation. …

SAN JOSE — A boxing instructor and registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting two clients at his San Jose gym and trying to extort an employee by withholding her pay unless she sent him nude photos, authorities …