1+ week, 1+ day ago  (876+ words) SAN JOSE " Sharks prospect defensemen Nolan Allan and Luca Cagnoni are keeping their focus on the Calder Cup playoffs right now as the San Jose Barracuda open the AHL postseason on Wednesday with a best-of-three series against the Henderson Silver…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (690+ words) PHILADELPHIA " Following a 3-2 walk-off loss in Game 1 of Thursday's split doubleheader, the Giants were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies as they suffered a 10-inning 6-5 walk-off loss in Game 2 of the doubleheader. For a second time today, San Francisco entered the…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (445+ words) It was just a few years ago that Tara O'Brien married her husband, Matt Boykin, at a San Rafael house owned by a family whose children she taught piano to. In her wedding dress, she played "Bloom," a song on…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1091+ words) Shoppers want value. It doesn't matter what they are buying. North Bay thrift stores are beneficiaries of this trend. This in turn is good news for the nonprofits receiving money from these businesses. Redwood Gospel Mission in Santa Rosa was…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1279+ words) As the first signs of new seasonal growth appear across North Coast vineyards, the California wine industry got its first official look March 13 at the size and value of last year's crop as vintners continue to adjust to weaker consumer…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (912+ words) SAN JOSE " Vincent Desharnais was having a difficult time earlier this season after he had elbow surgery and was forced to miss 23 games from late November to mid-January. Going through his rehab, Desharnais experienced feelings of loneliness as he spent…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1005+ words) Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute said in post on Instagram Wednesday that the renowned primatologist has died. In her later years, Goodall…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (189+ words) Fresh off a standout indoor season, freshman phenom Jane Hedengren broke the collegiate record in her 10-kilometer debut. The 19-year-old from Brigham Young University crossed the line Friday at Stanford's Cobb Track in 30: 46. 8, knocking more than 3 seconds off the standard…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago  (218+ words) On March 31, 1926, a group of neighbors came together to charter the Rotary Club of Sunnyvale. Their goal was simple: to find ways to be useful to their growing city. One hundred years later, the club has done a lot toward…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (697+ words) The focus emerged during the City Council meeting on Tuesday after staff proposed expanding a traffic study on how to offset the removal of 22 parking spaces. Assembly Bill 413, a law that bars parking spaces within 20 feet of most crosswalks, took…...