Contra Costa Times

After playing a stretch of high-intensity games, the San Francisco Giants finally gave out in most areas. They were challenged defensively, walked too many batters and didn't hit enough when...

Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball wound up in the possession of Steven Williams of Pacifica, Calif. Williams, 25, said he retrieved the ball after being at the bottom of...

While Bobby Crosby has helped fans in Oakland forget about their former MVP, Miguel Tejada has been a hit with his new team, the Baltimore Orioles. Tejada will make his...

NFL star Keyshawn Johnson has found trouble a lot easier than he found himself open this season on the football field. Johnson, the controversial wide receiver for the Tampa Bay...

When it comes to predicting postseason futures and picking Super Bowl teams, you need cold, hard facts. So let's crunch some numbers and examine some trends from past Super Bowls,...

Those are ominous black clouds framed by a purple sky on the horizon. The wind is swirling, lightning flashing, thunder echoing above the cowering landscape. This could be the 100-year...

Frank Menechino has heard all the criticism. He's fully aware that in the second half of his first full season in the majors, he hit only .191. He can't hide...

It was as if the injury gods had decided that first baseman J.T. Snow had been lucky long enough, having missed minimal time since he began his major-league career in...

You would think that the NBA's leading rebounders would be either 7-foot giants or skywalkers able to jump through the roof. And for the most part, you'd be right. Through...

He had a job in the NFL. He got paid for doing little more than standing around. Three guys stood between him and his lifelong goal. So, New England Patriots...