DAILY REPUBLIC SAN PABLO — Another Saturday, another sloppy victory — and another step closer to a conference championship — for the Solano Community College football team. This time the Falcons outlasted the host Comets of Contra Costa College 26-23 in a triple-overtime Bay Valley Conference thriller that probably should have been over by halftime. [...]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A carful of attackers armed with assault rifles drove up to a football field in a poor Honduran neighborhood Saturday and opened fire, killing at least 14 people. Armando Calidonio, vice minister of security, said the gunmen shot from point-blank range at the victims, who were known to gather there to play [...]
Associated Press BAGHDAD — A French airline flew into Baghdad’s international airport Sunday morning, becoming one of the first passenger carriers to fly into the capital direct from western Europe since before the Gulf War. The inaugural flight by France’s Aigle Azur, which touched down shortly after 6 a.m. local time, consisted of French officials [...]
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Hey, you Longhorns, Aggies and Horned Frogs. Colby Lewis and the Texas Rangers threw the biggest tailgate party of them all, beating San Francisco 4-2 on Saturday night and cutting the Giants’ edge in the World Series to 2-1. Rookie Mitch Moreland hit an early three-run homer, Josh Hamilton [...]
McNaughton Newspapers WOODLAND — “You are never really the same after a gun is pointed at you.†So wrote C.N., an employee of First Northern Bank of Dixon in West Sacramento, describing the aftermath of being robbed at gunpoint by former Dixon real estate agent Hubert Peter Rotteveel. The longtime bank teller’s letter was read [...]
AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. — Jacquizz Rodgers threw for a touchdown before running for three more and Oregon State defeated California 35-7 on Saturday. Rodgers rushed for 119 yards for the Beavers (4-3, 3-1 Pac-10), who led 28-0 at the half. California (4-4, 2-3) was stung in the first quarter when quarterback Kevin Riley [...]
FAIRFIELD — The Deputy Sheriff’s Association and Solano County have reached a tentative contract agreement that is good for another three years. The agreement was ratified by union members Oct. 29 and will go to the Board of Supervisors Nov. 2. It provides competitive salaries and more than $463,000 in savings, according to a press [...]
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he decided to leave Jose Guillen off the postseason roster before learning of the outfielder’s alleged link to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs. Speaking to reporters Saturday before Game 3 of the World Series, Bochy reiterated that Guillen was [...]
AP Sports Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. — For Richard Petty Motorsports, simply making it to the racetrack this week was a victory. The team is facing an uncertain future amid questions about co-owner George Gillett Jr.’s ability to meet the team’s financial obligations. Gillett owns the team along with NASCAR icon Richard Petty. “I wish I [...]
AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. — Juan Pablo Montoya grabbed a sliver of the spotlight focused on the three championship contending drivers by winning the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. Montoya, who is not in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, turned a lap at 184.640 mph to better Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and [...]
AP Sports Writer LONDON — To showcase the best it has to offer, the NFL chose to send two storied franchises to London. The league just better hope British fans pay more attention to the past than the present. The San Francisco 49ers play the Denver Broncos at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in a matchup [...]
AP Sports Writer OAKLAND — There have been a handful of moments over the past two years where it looked as if the Oakland Raiders had finally turned the corner after years of losing. There have been dramatic comebacks, shocking upsets and streak-busting victories that seemed to portend better times ahead, yet were instead followed [...]
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