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Embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Major League Baseball reached an agreement late Tuesday to sell one of the sport's most storied franchises, ending a seven-year run that included four trips to the postseason before recently becoming mired in legal troubles capped by a filing for bankruptcy protection.
The Oakland Raiders have signed wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh to a contract. The team announced the move Tuesday after watching Houshmandzadeh work out.
A professional surfer competing in a contest at San Francisco's Ocean Beach left the water in the middle of a heat after saying he saw a large shark.
Some of the world's best surfers will be riding waves at San Francisco's Ocean Beach in a competition that could kick off Tuesday.
Tony La Russa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Texas Rangers.
Gore ran for both 125-plus yards and a touchdown in a fourth straight game, Michael Crabtree made his first TD reception of the season, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cleveland Browns 20-10 on Sunday.
Mayor Kevin Johnson expressed disappointment that NBA officials and players could not reach an agreement this week, leading to the cancellation of all professional basketball games in November, but said the setback shouldn't derail Sacramento's new arena hopes.
This week's High School Kickback Athlete of the Week is a volleyball captain at Chavez High School in Stockton.
NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled all NBA games through Nov. 30 on Friday after NBA labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week. "It's not practical, possible or prudent to have a full season now," Stern said.
The cause of former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis' death has been determined to have been heart failure.
NBA owners and players called it an early night Thursday, with both pointing toward Friday as a decisive day for big moves to end the 119-day lockout.
Hours after David Freese's home run plunked down on the grass patch beyond the center field wall, long after the ballpark emptied, a message still burned bright on the scoreboard: "See you TOMORROW NIGHT for Game 7 of the World Series!"
