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Members of the Dublin High School boys junior varsity cross country team line up during a meet Saturday at Dublin High School in Dublin (Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

One mask size doesn’t fit all

February 17, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

When it comes to the type of masks worn by Bay Area high school athletes, one size and one style doesn't fit all.

Football vs. science: When is it safe to play?

January 22, 2021 at 2:53 p.m.

The debate continues to rage on about when it is safe to resume sports in California, which is in the minority in regard to allowing high school sports during the...

(Photo by Nigel Duara for CalMatters) California’s largest police unions called Sunday for a reform agenda aimed at lessening the use of force, increasing accountability and rooting out racist police officers

Major California police unions call for reforms, removal of racist officers

June 16, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

San Jose, San Francisco and Los Angeles Police unions call for a use of force standard and early warning system

Coronavirus: March Madness to be held without fans, NCAA announces

March 12, 2020 at 6:13 a.m.

March Madness just became March Sadness.

Coronavirus: March Madness to be held without fans, NCAA announces

March 14, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

March Madness just became March Sadness.

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA – MAY 15: American rock climber Alex Honnold, known for his Free Solo documentary in Yosemite’s El Capitan, poses for a photo with Alina Krogdahl, 12, of Los Altos, during a visit at Planet Granite in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Wednesday, May 16, 2019. Honnold spoke to members and non-members of the gym about his experience and the Honnold Foundation which focus on improving lives with solar energy worldwide. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

‘Free Solo’ climbing star takes big risks, but do they encourage kids to follow suit?

June 18, 2019 at 8:29 a.m.

"Free Solo" star Alex Honnold addresses questions about whether his rock climbing feats set a bad example for kids.

Oakland Coliseum complex (Karl Mondon, STAFF FILE)

Raiders to play 2019 season in Oakland before Las Vegas move

March 15, 2019 at 10:41 a.m.

After months of searching for a temporary home, owner Mark Davis settled on the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum after reaching a lease deal Friday with East Bay officials.

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 31: Alysa Liu, 13, of Richmond, center, along with her father Arthur Liu, and her coach Laura Lipetsky hold a press conference after practice at Oakland Ice Center in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Liu returned home after becoming the youngest person ever to win the U.S. Figure Skating championship in Detroit last week. She also is the first American to land to triple axels (3 1/2 rotations with a forward take off) in one program. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

After appearing with Jimmy Fallon, 13-year-old skate star returns to Bay Area

February 1, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

Skater Alysa Liu's media tour continued Thursday when the Richmond girl spent the morning wooing the Bay Area press after winning the U.S. championship.

Rod Stensrud (44) was a star running back at St. Francis High School in the late 1960s who went on to play at UCLA and Long Beach State. Stensrud suffered from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at 55 and died five years later in 2011.His widow Diantha Stensrud is one of four litigants in a wrongful death suit against the NCAA. Photo courtesy of Bob Klatt Can use online Can use in DFM publications

‘Something is wrong with my brain’: Life after football for one-time California star

February 19, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

Former South Bay football star Rod Stensrud died at age 60 after suffering from early onset Alzheimer's in what a lawsuit alleges was caused from playing in college.

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