Officials hope America’s Cup prep brings funding to stagnant transit projects (VIDEO)
With the excitement surrounding the America’s Cup races, officials hope to give some transit projects new life, but coming up with the money will not be easy.
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Baseball’s ‘other’ Giants — Behind the scenes with San Jose’s minor league champs (VIDEO)
The San Francisco Giants aren’t the only baseball team in town. Their minor league affiliate, the San Jose Giants, won the California League championship last year. This video gives fans a glimpse behind the bleacher walls.
Saratoga, Monte Sereno join forces to build $17,000 court for little-known game, petanque
Although only one out of five people interviewed in Saratoga could identify petanque, the city is spending almost $17,000 on a court in Azule Park after a Saratoga resident spent five years petitioning the city council.
After historic football season, Stanford’s new season-ticket sales up 200%
Within weeks of Stanford’s victory in the Orange Bowl and No. 4 national ranking, the school’s ticket office reported a 206 percent increase in early sales of new season tickets for the 2011 football season.
Three Stanford football coaches follow Jim Harbaugh to 49ers
A day after Stanford promoted assistant football coach David Shaw to head coach, assistants Greg Roman and Vic Fangio left to join former Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh coaching the San Francisco 49ers.
Stanford names David Shaw head football coach
Stanford University promoted offensive coordinator David Shaw to head coach today, replacing Jim Harbaugh, who announced last Friday that he would leave Stanford to coach the San Francisco 49ers. Shaw, who was seen as the player’s choice to succeed Harbaugh, will have the task of maintaining the recent growth of the football program. Stanford football
Thunder Enlightening – Whatever happened to the Golden State Warriors’ mascot?
After the 2007 season, the Golden State Warriors mysteriously did away with their popular mascot, Thunder. Troubled by the team’s reluctance to provide an explanation, reporter Joe Ciolli set out to uncover the truth.
With a major-league field and a new coach, baseball is on the rise at Sequoia High
In 2009 the Sequoia High School baseball field got a $40,000 facelift. But it took another year and the hiring of a new coach to give the team and the program the makeover it needed.
Santa Clara bills 49ers for cost of team police escorts
After weeks of controversy, Santa Clara officials have stopped providing free police escorts to the San Francisco 49ers and are billing the team for those that occurred in the past.