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TAMPA, Fla. — Here is how the 49ers (4-2) graded in Sunday’s 30-19 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) at Raymond James: PASS OFFENSE: C- Mac Jones, already battered through three starts, was sacked six times and intercepted twice but threw for 347 yards with a sore oblique and knee. Coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t…
Space portal Sixth-graders at Columbia Middle School were given a portal into space exploration Oct. 3 by Dr. Pascal Lee, a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, the Mars Institute and NASA Ames Research Center. Lee spoke to students about his Mars research and what it would take to travel to the red planet, including…
By DOUG FEINBERG A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are in rarified air. The franchise won its third WNBA championship in four seasons, completing a sweep of Phoenix in the best-of-seven Finals with a 97-86 victory on Friday night. Only Houston has done better over a four-season span, winning the first four titles in…
By KOSTYA MANENKOV, REGINA GARCIA CANO and GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press OSLO, Norway — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former opposition presidential candidate was lauded for being a “key, unifying…
It was late Sunday evening when President Donald Trump got thumped with a court loss — again — by California. No, a federal judge ruled, Trump cannot command the California National Guard to invade Portland, Ore. At the request of California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and others, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut broadened a temporary…
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday said she will soon issue a ruling in a case that could potentially give a Livermore father deported to Mexico a path back to the U.S. to be reunited with his family. For Miguel Lopez, who was deported this past summer, the decision in the U.S. District…
Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going. The high school football season had reached the midway point. So at the Bay Area News Group, we’re recognizing…
CREST winners As part of the city’s 70th anniversary celebration, Cupertino will recognize the winners of the 2025 CREST Awards (Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken) during the Cupertino Community Service Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Quinlan Community Center. These annual awards honor outstanding community members and organizations whose volunteer service has made…
It remained unclear going into the preseason whether wingers Pavol Regenda and Ethan Cardwell would make the San Jose Sharks roster out of training camp. Certainly, with the veteran additions the Sharks made to their forward group this offseason, their chances seemed remote. Perhaps, though, Regenda and Cardwell gave the Sharks’ front office and coaching…
The fan base is already choosing up sides and wondering if maybe Brock Purdy could end up holding a clipboard when healthy. Mac Jones knows better, even after a 26-23 overtime win for the 49ers over the Rams Thursday night, during which he elevated himself to sainted status — at least for now — among…
