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Alysa Liu of the United States performs during the women's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy competition in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Top US figure skater Alysa Liu switching coaches

Nov. 22, 2021 04:40 PM EST

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti displays the bronze medal from the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal from the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. Longtime U.S. rowing coach Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former team members as being emotionally abusive and using physical intimidation, has resigned but immediately accepted a position funded by a large donor leading a new high-performance training club ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
US Rowing accepts resignation of longtime men's coach Teti

By Janie Mccauley Oct. 22, 2021 02:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti, left, talks to his United States eight man crew team during practice in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Rowers say Olympic coach threatened, verbally abused them

By Janie Mccauley Jul. 18, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown gestures during an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco. Brown is the coach of the Nigerian men’s Olympic basketball team this summer, and that team starts preparations for the Tokyo Games with training camp beginning this weekend in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
As Olympics near, Warriors' Brown eager for Nigerian chance

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 18, 2021 01:39 PM EDT

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry looks down at the court during the second half of an NBA basketball Western Conference play-in game against Memphis Grizzlies in San Francisco, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Curry, Warriors look forward to another chance next season

By Janie Mccauley May. 22, 2021 08:14 PM EDT

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the crowd during a news conference held at Unity Council career center in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 10, 2021. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
With $76B surplus, California proposes rebates for millions

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 10, 2021 02:12 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Rays' Mike Brosseau, right, is congratulated by teammate Joey Wendle after hitting a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, May 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Adames, Brosseau hit HRs as Rays beat A's 4-3, avoid sweep

By Janie Mccauley May. 09, 2021 07:15 PM EDT

Fans leave Angel Stadium when a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels was postponed Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. MLB said the game was postponed to allow for continued COVID-19 testing and contact tracing involving members of the Twins organization. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Virus-postponed Twins-Angels games get May 20 doubleheader

Apr. 27, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

Shelby Delaney, right, an intensive care unit nurse at Oakland's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, and her husband, Robert Crowley, pose for a photo before the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings NBA basketball game on Sunday, April 25, 2021, in San Francisco. Last spring, Stephen Curry placed a FaceTime call to Delaney and her colleagues at Oakland's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center after learning she was wearing his No. 30 jersey under her scrubs as inspiration to get through each trying day of the pandemic. Delaney wore the uniform again as she and Crowley sat on the floor for Sunday's game after a season ticket holder who couldn't attend gifted her the seats. Inside the jersey reads, "I Can Do All Things." (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
ICU nurse finds inspiration in Curry's motivational verse

By Janie Mccauley Apr. 25, 2021 11:00 PM EDT

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates his solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
LEADING OFF: A's go for 14th in row, Tatis on HR tear vs LA

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2021 02:05 AM EDT

Houston Astros starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi (17) hands the ball off to manager Dusty Baker Jr. (12) as he leaves the mound with an injury on the second batter of the first inning of a baseball game agains the Los Angeles Angels Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
LEADING OFF: A's go for 14th in row, Altuve tested positive

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2021 08:53 PM EDT

Oakland Athletics second baseman Vimael Machin catches a fly out hit by Minnesota Twins' Willians Astudillo during the fifth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Luzardo follows Manaea's stellar start, A's beat Twins twice

By Janie Mccauley Apr. 20, 2021 09:03 PM EDT

Minnesota Twins players wear masks during batting practice amid the COVID-19 pandemic, before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, April 16, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Twins cleared to travel, set for Tuesday DH at Oakland

Apr. 19, 2021 10:45 PM EDT

Minnesota Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons, left, greets outfielders Kyle Garlick (30), Brent Rooker (50) and Jake Cave after their win over the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
LEADING OFF: Twins postponed at Angels because of virus

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2021 10:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo, a passenger wears a face mask during an airline flight after taking off from Atlanta. On Friday, April 2, 20201, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Fully vaccinated people can travel safely again, CDC says

By Candice Choi Apr. 02, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

Amelia Schimmel, the new public address announcer for the Oakland Athletics, sits in the press box before a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, April 1, 2021, on opening day in Oakland, Calif. Schimmel succeeds the late Dick Callahan, who passed away in January after serving as the team's PA announcer for 15 seasons. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Greinke, Astros shut down rival A's to win opener 8-1

By Janie Mccauley Apr. 02, 2021 01:48 AM EDT

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez (57) works against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla.. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 08:13 PM EDT

FILE - Thursday, March 11, 2021, photo, Dr. Tomas Aragon, State Public Health Officer and California Department of Public Health Director takes part in a vaccination event at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., to highlight the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to end its mass vaccination pilot programs in Oakland and Cal State LA campus in Los Angeles next month. Officials said Friday, March 26, 2021, that the vaccine sites have provided nearly a half-million doses so far. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
FEMA vaccination sites to close as California ramps up shots

By Kathleen Ronayne And Stefanie Dazio Mar. 26, 2021 06:43 PM EDT

Matt Seelinger watches batting practice from the right field seats before the start of the American League wild card baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees in New York, in this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, file photo. Seelinger and several thousand other minor leaguers are finally getting back to work. After major league players depart their camps in Florida and Arizona to begin the big league season April 1, the lucky minor leaguers who kept their jobs through the past year will take their places in spring training, resuming careers put on pause by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
The lost year: Minor leaguers reflect on a canceled season

By Jake Seiner Mar. 26, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Pirates' Colin Moran (19) celebrates with Nick Gonzalez (81) after hitting a two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Nick Anderson, center, during the fifth inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Chisox star Jiménez out 5-6 months, Rays' Anderson ailing

Mar. 25, 2021 09:17 PM EDT