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“We Believe”: The Warriors advance in the playoffs (Basketball)
Patty Cruz Lopez
 

Oakland, 05.03.07
Its official the NBA Playoffs have returned to the Bay Area! The last time the Warriors were in the playoffs was in 1994 and fittingly  more..

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Sharks take advantage of home ice (Hockey)
Patty Cruz Lopez
 

HP Pavilion, March 13, 2007

Sunday night at the HP Pavilion the San Jose Sharks shut out the Edmonton Oilers 3-0. Tuesday night at the Tank the  more..

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SF sweeps Seahawks on backs of Smith, Gore (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

Seattle, 12.14.06

Even if the 49ers season is over, they can still revel in being a spoiler team.
San Francisco scored three touchdowns  more..

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Farve throws Green Bay to victory (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

12.10.06, San Francisco

Frank Gore sat at his locker, a white towel draped over his right shoulder and a scowl plastered across his face. He kep more..

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Turnovers, Penalties Plague Oakland in Ugly Loss (Football)
Jordan Whittenburg
 

Oakland, 12.03.06

The Oakland Raiders blew another halftime lead, giving the visiting Houston Texans a 23-14 victory despite holding them to more..

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Rams break Niners in last minute (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

11.26.06
The San Francisco 49ers defense had been stifling during their last three wins, causing turnovers and wrecking havoc on opposing offenses. This  more..

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Gore leads SF to victory with record breaking performance (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

San Francisco, 11.19.06

It was Jerry Rice day at Monster Park, but even with arguably the greatest football player of all time in attendance, Fr more..

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49ers make it two in a row (Football)
Shane Moyer
 


It took over half the season, but San Francisco is finally on a small but real winning streak.

The 49ers traveled to Detroit and close more..

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SF wins ugly battle against visiting Vikings (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

Monster Park, San Francisco, Nov 5, 2006
On paper the most recent meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings looks like a defensi more..

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Oakland Defense Stifles Pittsburgh (Football)
Jordan Whittenburg
 

Oakland, Oct 29 2006

The Oakland Raiders knocked off the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers 20-13 Sunday afternoon, thanks t more..

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Raiders Finish off Cardinals for First Win (Football)
Jordan Whittenburg
 

10.22.06, Oakland

The Oakland Raiders earned a much-needed win against the offensively challenged and inept Arizona Cardinals, defeating them 22- more..

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Sharks Clip the Red Wings (Hockey)
Patty Cruz Lopez
 

October 19, 2006

Tonight the San Jose Sharks faced the Detroit Red Wings. The Sharks wore their dark jerseys and became The Men in Black on Ice. more..

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Shark Attack: Lights Out, for the Dallas Stars (Hockey)
Patty Cruz Lopez
 

October 17, 2006

The Sharks are back in town for their first divisional game in close pursuit for the lead position in the Pacific division. Toni more..

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49ers unable to stop San Diego charge (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

San Francisco, Oct 16 2006

It’s always a bad sign when the stadium is half empty at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Unable  more..

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49ers win battle of the bay 34-20 (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

San Francisco, Oct 08, 2006 - Monster park had gone quiet at the end of the second quarter. The San Francisco 49ers had failed two 4th-and-1 attempts in the fir more..

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Oakland Dogged by Cleveland (Football)
Jordan Whittenburg
 

Oakland, Oct 1, 2006 – Victory continued to elude the Oakland Raiders this season, as they blew a 21-3 lead and were shutout in the second half, giving the visi more..

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SF. falls behind early, drops game to Philly (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

Monster Park, Sep 24, 2006.

If San Francisco wanted to set the tone early in the game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, they seemed to d more..

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49ers’ defense records 6 sacks in win (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

Monster Park, Sep 17th 2006.
"Defense wins games".
The old saying has been crammed into the heads of generation after generation of aspiring ath more..

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Oakland Pleads No Contest against San Diego (Football)
Jordan Whittenburg
 

Oakland - The Oakland Raiders put on an embarrassing display of football against a clearly superior and dominant San Diego Charger team, falling 27-0 in fr more..

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Cardinals hold off late Niner surge, win 34-27 (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

Glendale, Sep 10, 2006
Kurt Warner used to cause headaches against the San Francisco 49ers
when he played with the Saint Louis Rams. Now he's caus more..

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Preseason done; 49ers finish with 23-14 win (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

Monster Park, Sep 1

Things looked bleak early for the San Francisco 49ers early in the
preseason finale against the San Diego Chargers. Th more..

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Cowboys go up early; rumble to 17-7 win (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

The San Francisco 49ers (1-2) held Dallas to an opening drive field goal, but gave up over 490 total yards in the game and lost 17-7.

Drew Bled more..

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San Francisco Shutdown by dominant Raider defense 23-7 (Football)
Shane Moyer
 

It was a large step backwards from last week’s preseason win over the Bear’s as the 49ers (1-1) were unable to put a scoring drive together until the end of re more..

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Clijsters Just One Win From Fourth Stanford Title (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 29, 2006 – To earn her place in the semifinals at The Bank of the West Classic, Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) gave up just eleven games in two straight more..

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Clijsters Takes Fourth Stanford Title (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 30, 2006 – It’s been a great week at The Bank of the West Classic for the world’s No. 2 player Kim Clijsters (BEL). She not only earned her 400t more..

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Clijsters and Vaidisova to Face Off in Semifinal (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 28, 2006 – Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) and Samantha Stosur (AUS) both reached the fourth round of the 2006 Australian Open. But that, seemingly, is w more..

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Vaidisova Joins Clijsters in Quarterfinals (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 27, 2006 – On day four of the Bank of the West Classic, third-seeded Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) and Sybille Bammer (AUT) went head to head for the v more..

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Qualifier Perry Victorious Over Fifth Seed (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 25, 2006 – At the conclusion of her first-round match at the Bank of the West Classic, Shenay Perry (USA) told the second-night record crowd of  more..

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Clijsters Slides into the Quarterfinals (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 26, 2006 – At Wimbledon earlier this year, Jelena Jankovic (SCG) knocked reigning champion Venus Williams (USA) out of the competition. After he more..

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Peer Not Upset – Advances to Second Round (Tennis)
Randy Coin
 

Palo Alto, July 24, 2006 – Former Stanford player Amber Liu (USA) was clearly the crowd favorite Tuesday evening during the first round of the Bank of the West  more..

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Clock Runs Out on Sabercats’ Season (Football)
Marcus Frame
 

June 3, 2006—The Sabercats’ season came to a close on Saturday at the hands of the Chicago Rush. Both teams battled hard throughout the game, and the lead exch more..

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Sabercats Can’t Be Rattled (Football)
Marcus Frame
 

May 27, 2006—Saturday afternoon’s AFL playoff game at the HP Pavilion should have been named “The Grieb and Nelson Show” after the two connected through the ai more..

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San Jose Sharks Recap- The Players, The Fans and The Season (Hockey)
Cruz Lopez
 

May 19, 2006

The lockout announced by the National Hockey League’s commissioner Gary Bettman on September 15, of 2004 which lasted until July 13 more..

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Sharks on a 4 game winning streak (Hockey)
Kirby Sholl
 

Thursday March 16, 2006

SAN JOSE- I rode down to San Jose for Thursday night’s game from San Francisco in a car filled with Dartmouth alumni. The more..

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Stealth stop a late Rush (Lacrosse)
Marcus Frame
 



March 11, 2006—Saturday night at the HP Pavilion the Stealth returned home to take on the Edmonton Rush, a game that would mark the Stealth’s ha more..

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Andy Murray upsets Hewitt to win SAP Open (Tennis)
Pamela Headley
 

San Jose, Feb 20, 2006

A teenage sensation poised for an ascent to greatness and a fiery competitor looking to regain his position at the top of  more..

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SAP Open: Hewitt advances; Roddick loses to Murray (Tennis)
Pamela Headley
 


San Jose, Feb 18, 2006

Behind a strong service game, Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) advanced to the finals of the SAP Open, besting Vincent Spadea more..

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SAP OPEN: Roddick takes three sets to beat Carlsen (Tennis)
Pamela Headley
 

San Jose, Feb 16, 2006

Looking to get hold of his 12th consecutive victory in an SAP Open, Andy Roddick (USA) took the court tonight, facing a cr more..

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SAP Open: McEnroe-Bjorkman beat Fisher-Philips 6-1, 7-5 (Tennis)
Pameka Headley
 

San Jose, Feb 17, 2006

In his quest for a 78th doubles title and in an effort to raise public awareness of the doubles game, John McEnroe (USA) d more..

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SAP OPEN: Hewitt beats Goldstein 6-4, 6-2 (Tennis)
Pamela Headley
 

San Jose, Feb 15, 2006.

After waiting over two hours for his match to start at the SAP Open, Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) made fairly quick work of Paul  more..

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SAP OPEN: Roddick beats G-Lo in straight sets (Tennis)
S K Panda
 

San Jose, Feb 14, 2006

Day 2, Session 4: “ I LOVE YOU ANDY” signs were waving through the HP Pavilion in support of their favorite Tennis player. more..

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Controversy mars Steelers' record fifth Superbowl win (Football)
Kirby Sholl
 

DETROIT, Feb 5, 2006- The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10,
winning Super Bowl XL in a convincing, though controversial fashion.< more..

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SaberCats Can’t Extinguish Blaze in Home Opener (Football)
Marcus Frame
 

San Jose, Jan 28, 2006

The San Jose SaberCats came out of hibernation Saturday night to take on the expansion Utah Blaze at the HP Pavilion. The more..

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Pittsburgh Steelers Advance to Super Bowl XL (Football)
Cruz Lopez
 

Denver, January 22, 2006

The steel curtain fell hard at Invesco Field where the Denver Broncos hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers in a dismal effort  more..

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Stealth Get Revenge in 2006 Home Opener (Lacrosse)
Marcus Frame
 

San Jose, Jan 14' 2006

6,277 fans showed up for the San Jose Stealth’s home opener at the HP Pavilion on Saturday evening and the Stealth did no more..

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49ers Trampoline Into The New Year (Football)
Vajra Alsop
 

January 1, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO. Waking up on Sunday morning, the 49er fan was anything but resolved on the first day of the New Year.
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Jordan Shines in Raiders' loss against the Browns (Football)
Cruz Lopez
 

December 18, 2005

Bad weather did not detour fans from attending the game between the Oakland Raiders and the Cleveland Browns at McAfee Coliseum more..

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The 49ers Choose to Look Ahead (Football)
Cruz Lopez
 

Monster Park, Dec 4, 2005

Today the 49ers were at their home venue, Monster Park, where they hosted the Arizona Cardinals. The last time these more..

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“Turkeys” Trot for Charity and Guilt Free Feasting (Running)
Marcus Frame
 

If you’ve got those post-turkey blues, make sure to mark your calendar for next year’s Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot so that you can eat guilt fr more..

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49ers Come Alive, but Lose a Thriller (Football)
Andre Tameta
 

San Francisco, Nov 20, 2005 – Steve Young returned to the field that catapulted his career as his Hall of Fame ceremony served as a back drop to the contest bet more..

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Defense Shines in Raiders' Loss (Football)
Vajra Alsop
 

November 13, 2005
OAKLAND. Turnovers and squandered opportunities spoiled a fine defensive effort from the Raiders’ defensive line.

Darre more..

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The US Half Marathon—A Great Place to Race (Running)
Marcus Frame
 

San Francisco, November 6, 2005—With the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz peeking through the early morning fog, 2,020 runners lined up to compete in today’s 4th more..

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Defense Trips the Buccaneers in 49ers’ Win (Football)
Vajra Alsop
 

SAN FRANCISCO, October 30, 2005. After Tim Rattay and No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith, San Francisco’s two preliminary quarterback options, combined for a 1-5 recor more..

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Raiders Trample the Bills (Football)
Vajra Alsop
 

OAKLAND, Oct 23, 2005. Despite falling to a 7-0 first quarter deficit, the Oakland Raiders (2-4) did not panic in Sunday’s match up against the Buffalo Bills (3 more..

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LaMont Jordan and the Raiders Fall Just Short of Victory (Football)
Vajra Alsop
 

OAKLAND, Oct 16, 2005. Despite falling to a first quarter 14-0 deficit, and despite losing Randy Moss to a groin injury in the second quarter, the Oakland Raide more..

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Defense Shines, Offense Stumbles in Niners’ Loss (Football)
Vajra Alsop
 

SAN FRANCISCO, OCT 9, 2005. A reporter candidly asked the 49ers' top draft pick what the young quarterback thought about making his debut against the NFL's stin more..

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No Guarantee, No Fantasy : 49ers are the Real Thing (All Sports)
Vajra Alsop
 

San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan has his team believing. Julian Peterson placed so much trust in his team that he guaranteed a win in Sunday\'s matchup more..

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NorCal Women\'s SURF FEST (All Sports)
city athletes
 

Surfing is definitely a unique sport, There is a strange feeling in your gut that urges you the desire to surf almost everyday, like an addictive drug, it force more..

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