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SAN JOSE – Marc-Edouard Vlasic turned a breakaway into a winning goal 1:24 into overtime to lift San Jose past the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 at sold-out SAP Center at San Jose.

SAN JOSE – A full house, 17,562 fans at SAP Center at San Jose, came away happy Wednesday night as the Sharks opened the 2016-7 NHL season with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

Oakwood remains perfect on the season after surviving a scare from Gilroy Wednesday night and winning in four sets.

Gavilan suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Los Medanos College 27-15 Saturday.

When R.J. Collins and Jesus Limon graduated from high school, no colleges offered them a scholarship. But after two seasons playing for Gavilan College, Collins and Limon are a step closer to their dreams of playing for a four-year university. Last Friday the two were inside the Gavilan gymnasium in front of family, friends and teammates to confirm their signings.

Gilroy welterweight Robert Guerrero returns to action Aug. 27 in Anaheim, headlining a three-bout card airing on the cable network Spike.

Entering its 41st year of existence, the Bill Flodberg Mt. Madonna Challenge added a unique challenge this year to continue to add something new for runners of the race set to run Aug. 20.

Cordevalle deserved better than the finish it got on Sunday to close out the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open.

SAN MARTIN—So first of all, I cannot oversell just how amazing it is to walk around Cordevalle and hear the languages being spoken and the accents of those speaking.

With media credential in tow, I spent a couple of hours walking the golf course at CordeValle on Thursday for the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open. So what’s the spectator experience for a tournament like this? Pretty enjoyable—and that’s an understatement.