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‘They want me to run’: Black San Francisco dog walker faces down racist threats
This article includes a photograph containing racial slurs and violent imagery. Terry Williams tossed tennis balls for his Rottweiler Mino, her 3-year-old pup, PJ, and a black and white dog named Chuck at Alamo Square Park Tuesday. The dogs loped through the bushes and sniffed at flowers dotting the iconic San Francisco park as Williams greeted another four-legged friend.
Kids bike ride at Lake Merritt will be 100% fun
If you see hundreds of smiling children biking around Lake Merritt this Saturday, it’s because they’re participating in this month’s East Bay Kidical Mass, an event organized by local cyclists to promote safe and fun biking for youth. The bike event is the fourth in the last...
Recruiting news and notes from week one of Bay Area Showcases
The first round of showcases in the Bay Area took place this week, with two of the top programs in Northern California hosting showcases. Oakland (Calif.) McClymonds hosted their second OAL Showcase, drawing all the schools from the Oakland Athletic League plus more schools from the greater Oakland area. A...
Mariners approaching a title
The Pacifica High School softball team is one win away from playing for the CIF-SS Division I championship. After defeating Oaks Christian of Westlake Village 13-2 on Thursday, the Mariners (25-2) will host JSerra (18-13) of San Juan Capistrano in a 3:15 p.m. semifinal contest on Saturday. In Thursday’s game,...
Bianca Valenti, Alo Slebir Big Winners at Mavericks Surf Awards Again
The fourth edition of the Mavericks Surf Awards was headlined by Northern Californian locals taking top honors. San Francisco charger Bianca Valenti swept the women’s awards for the third straight year, winning Biggest Wave, Ride of the Year, and Performer of the Year once again. Meanwhile, Wilem Banks and Alo Slebir brought two of the men’s awards back home to Santa Cruz, winning Ride of the Year (Banks) and Performer of the Year (Slebir). For Slebir, it was the second year in a row earning that title.
Texas 12, Oakland 11
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Oakland athlete Rahsjon Duncan in no rush to decide
Arizona recently offered Oakland (Calif.) McClymonds 2026 athlete Rahsjon Duncan as the Wildcats are getting involved early in his recruitment. "When I first received the offered I was excited but a little nervous at the same time because I knew the bar was gonna be set high for myself," Duncan said. "I knew I was gonna continue to keep on working and getting better."
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