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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants have yet to decide whether Hayden Birdsong or Kyle Harrison or Landen Roupp will be their fifth starter. They...

By DAVID BRANDTTOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, the Hanshin Tigers have looked like the class of the National League.In another sign th...

SAN JOSE – Forward Nikolai Kovalenko figured to be a member of the San Jose Sharks past this season when he was acquired three months ago fr...

By Bay City NewsBART service is temporarily suspended on the San Francisco/Millbrae line due to an equipment problem on the track, agency o...

The National Weather Service issued an updated lake wind advisory at 12:22 p.m. on Sunday in effect until 5 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bryce Eldridge wants the baseball industry to put respect on the Giants’ farm system.“We kind of get bashed for our pla...

REDWOOD CITY — A man died in custody at San Mateo County’s Maple Street Correctional Center on Saturday, authorities announced Sunday.Sheri...

By Bay City NewsFirefighters brought a structure fire in a sheet metal building at San Rafael Airport under control early Sunday morning, f...

What is a Taos? The Taos is a subcompact SUV built in the Puebla, Mexico assembly plant and sold worldwide by Volkswagen. The 2025 Taos is a...

The National Weather Service reported an avalanche watch at 8:20 a.m. on Sunday in effect until Tuesday, Mar. 18 at 4 a.m. for the Greater L...

I was born and raised in the Bay Area, and after graduating from college I wanted to see the world. The company I worked for offered a rotat...

SACRAMENTO – Another high school basketball season has crossed the finish line.It ended at 9:51 on Saturday night with Archbishop Riordan f...

Studies show that 93% of dog parents in the U.S. say their dog has made them a better person, while 71% say their pup has made them happier...

New ballet spaceNew Ballet was recently awarded a $15,000 community grant from the Rotary Club of San José. The funds will be used to help...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As his team practiced at Duke, ahead of its Feb. 15 game against the Blue Devils, Stanford coach Kyle Smith found himself...

OAKLAND — Voters here will have the chance to throw their leaders a financial lifeboat next month by approving a new sales tax that would pu...

Daily life in the Bay Area changed dramatically five years ago. Schools went online. Offices went remote. People followed a 6-foot rule as t...

A crew of young Bay Area technology whizzes working at Elon Musk’s controversial cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency may face f...

I’ve been writing this column about classic cars and collectors for almost 20 years. I’ve learned that car collectors are among the nicest p...

Women’s basketball has not slowed down at all this season as March Madness arrives.A year ago, the women’s NCAA championship game drew a bi...

TODAY’S WORD — DISTORTION (DISTORTION: dis-TOR-shun: The act of altering something out of its true, natural or original state.)Average mark...

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Bay Area is under a wind advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 12:34 a.m. The advisory is valid from 5 p....

SACRAMENTO — For 30 straight games, Riordan was a stingy defensive team that strung together stops when the Crusaders needed to most. The S...