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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Inside Sports

Giants lose 2-1 to Dodgers

Giants lose 2-1 to Dodgers

Zack Greinke wins battle of aces with Madison Bumgarner; Joc Pederson's home run in the seventh is the difference as Giants fall to 5½ games back in the N.L. West

Oakland A's three-game win streak snapped by Los Angeles Angels

Brett Lawrie hits an early home run but A's muster little offense after that.

49ers pick ex-Patriot Jordan Devey to start at right guard

Devey's ascension to 49ers' starting lineup softens blow of being traded by the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots

Rebuilding Stanford ranked 21st by AP

Stanford, No. 21 in the Associated Press preseason college football poll, has been in this position before.

Purdy: Expect Hayne to be a 49er

American rugby icon Jack Clark gives 49ers' Australian import Jarryd Hayne a passing NFL grade.

Ex-49er Lawrence Phillips charged with killing cellmate

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips has been charged with murder in the death of his cellmate at a Central California prison.

Barry Zito's Kentfield mansion sells for $8.15 million

Barry Zito, the former San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics pitcher, has sold his Kentfield mansion for $8.15 million in one of a spate of high-profile Marin luxury home sales this year.

Photos: Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith selling Monte Sereno mansion

Click here if viewing from a mobile device. Ex-49ers QB Alex Smith has listed his French Villa-style home in Monte Sereno for $3.

Big point spread for Cal and Grambling State

Cal quarterback Jared Goff says he would be 'happy' if the 431/2-point favorite Golden Bears score seven points and beat against Grambling State, but receiver Bryce Treggs is looking for '50 or 60 points.'

Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan at peace after devastating loss

Kevin Hogan played through personal anguish in 2014, watching his dad succumb to cancer; Jerry Hogan died one week after the regular season ended.

San Jose State QBs to take competition into season opener

Coach Ron Caragher plans to play two quarterbacks in season opener Thursday against New Hampshire as Joe Gray and Kenny Potter continue to compete for starting job.

Cal football: Is this the season Golden Bears break through?

Bears coach Sonny Dykes says team is deeper, stronger, faster and will have the opportunity to contend for a bowl game.

5 Los Angeles schools to replace sports fields after turf melted

Work has begun to replace all-weather sports fields at three Los Angeles Unified School District campuses after the material that made the base of the fields melted.

Wrestler 'Superfly' Snuka charged in girlfriend's 1983 death

Former professional wrestling star Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka was charged Tuesday with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend more than three decades ago.

It's go time for Stanford football

Cardinal favored to beat Northwestern on road

Stanford football: Cardinal must excel in red zone to win national crown

Defense has to be better at forcing turnovers

Richmond: John F. Kennedy High football opener stopped after gunshots near school

Three people were wounded after gunfire erupted in Richmond outside a Kennedy High School football game last week, police said Tuesday.

MLB: Royals players have chickenpox

Kansas City reliever Kelvin Herrera and outfielder Alex Rios have been diagnosed with chickenpox, raising concerns that others on the team may have been exposed. Herrera and Rios are expected to be sidelined a couple of weeks.

Local sports digest: Earthquakes' Anibal Godoy, Sanna Nyassi to miss Saturday's game

Anibal Godoy, Sanna Nyassi have international duties and won't play for the Earthquakes on Saturday against the Philadelphia Union.

U.S. Open: Nick Kyrgios isn't much trouble for Andy Murray in the first round

No. 3-seed Murray prevails, ignoring Kyrgios' various distractions.

Sports digest: Los Angeles gets nod from USOC

Boston replaced as U.S. candidate for 2024 Olympics

Dolphins RB LaMichael James wants to go by LaMike

If LaMichael James is to make the Miami Dolphins' final roster, he'll do it as LaMike.

Raiders place Watson on injured reserve

Right tackle Menelik Watson's season is officially over after the team placed him on injured reserve Tuesday.

San Jose Earthquakes fills in roster during international games

San Jose Earthquakes hoping midfielder Cordell Cato returns for Saturday game against Philadelphia Union after playing with Trinidad and Tobago on Friday in Utah.