• Posts Tagged ‘Sports’

    2,000 Illegally Owned Weapons Seized

    by  • December 21, 2012 • Bay Area, Berkeley, Marin County News, News Articles, Oakland News Articles, Politics and Government, Richmond News, San Francisco, South County

    Kamala D. Harris

    Over 2,000 firearms were seized this year from individuals legally barred from possessing them, including persons determined to be mentally unstable and those with active restraining orders, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said this week. “California has clear laws determining who can possess firearms based on their threat to public safety,” said Harris. “Enforcing...

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    Giants Lose Scutaro, Tie the Series

    by  • October 15, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – One way to get the crowd into the game is to score runs or lose a player to an injury.  Matt Holiday became the most hated player at AT&T Park.  After sliding hard into Marco Scutaro, Holiday got booed every time he came to the plate. But...

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    Giants Lose to Cardinals in First Game of NLCS

    by  • October 14, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – No one expected one inning of runs to start the National League Championship Series.  But as they say in the Majors, “that’s just baseball”!  Two starting pitchers ended their nights early and the starting pitching rotation for the San Francisco Giants is in question. The Cardinals 6-4...

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    49er offense shocked in loss to Giants

    by  • October 14, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – In a much anticipated rematch of the NFC Championship game one team went on to win the Super Bowl while the other team prepared for another dominating season. An offense that had blown out teams for the past two weeks fell victim to that same defeat.  The...

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    A’s Stun Tigers, Force Game 5

    by  • October 11, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – The A’s have been known for their walk-off wins, they had fourteen in the regular season.  Tonight they added number fifteen, after what seemed like a losing situation in the eighth inning, things quickly changed in the ninth. Oakland forced a game five tomorrow night after handing the...

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    Victory at its best, A’s stay alive in the ALDS

    by  • October 9, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA -  At home is where they finished the season undefeated!  Tonight’s sellout crowd, energy and intensity of the fans brought the spark that was lacked on the road.  If there was one team that could come back from being down 0-2 its the Oakland A’s. The A’s shutout the...

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    Smith shines, leads 49ers to victory

    by  • October 7, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – It was a record breaking Sunday.  The San Francisco Forty-Niners did something they have never done before.  Alex Smith lead the offense and put up 621 yards.  That was never accomplished under Hall of Famers Joe Montana nor Steve Young. The Niners defeated the Buffalo Bills 45-3...

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    Giants lose edge in loss to Reds

    by  • October 6, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – It was their first time meeting in the playoffs.  Both teams wanted nothing more than to get the first game behind them.  In a much anticipated match-up, game one of the National League Division series did not disappoint. The San Francisco Giants 5-2 loss to the Cincinnati...

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    Raiders dramatic win, right on time

    by  • September 23, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – You can blame it on the replacement referees, no flag on the play caused boo’s throughout the sold out stadium.  Either way you look at it, a player was carted off the field and taken to the hospital for his injuries.  It’s always a bad feeling when that...

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    Giants win, Magic Number is Two

    by  • September 21, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – Winning their fifth straight game, the Giants are close to clinching the National League West division.  The 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres brings them closer to returning back to the postseason. “We have to keep going on and play hard,” Angel Pagan said.  “We cannot...

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    Chris Mullin Dream Clinic Recap

    by  • September 19, 2012 • Sports

    Oakland, CA – The Chris Mullin Dream Clinic hosted in partnership with Oakland Parks & Recreation in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Dream Team at the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center.  Oakland boys and girls ages 7-13 watched clips of NBA TV’s documentary “The Dream Team” and were able to meet Chris in person...

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    Niners offense better than ever

    by  • September 16, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – Four plays, sixty-seven yards in one minute and twelve seconds was all it took for the Forty-niners offense to complete a touchdown.  The offense was near perfection on the opening drive and this was only the beginning. The Niners defeated the Detroit Lions 27-19 and now have...

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    A’s offense soars in the third

    by  • September 15, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – Now, two games behind the first place Texas Rangers.  They increased their lead in the American League and could very well win the division.  In the meantime, being three up over three teams in the Wild Card race is not so bad. The A’s rallied back to beat...

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    A’s defense shuts down Orioles

    by  • September 14, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – After a spectacular road trip the Oakland A’s return home to face the team directly behind them in the Wild Card race in the American League.  A Cinderella season for both teams has been unexpected yet entertaining at the same time. But for the A’s, their success continues,...

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    Raiders lose home opener

    by  • September 10, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino Oakland, CA – It wasn’t the way they wanted the season to start.  But unexpected mistakes surprised the team and the sellout crowd.  Three botched punts after Jon Condo left the game with an injury left the Raiders in dismay. Oakland lost 22-14 to the San Diego Chargers on their Monday...

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    Andre Ward TKO’s Chad Dawson in 10th Round

    by  • September 8, 2012 • Sports

     Oakland, CA – Another victory, still undefeated and wanting more.  Andre Ward did not disappoint as he defeated light heavy weight champion Chad Dawson in front of his home crowd in Oakland. Through ten rounds Ward delivered left-hand blows to pummel Dawson.  In the third and fourth rounds, Andre knocked Chad down leaving him...

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    Dodgers get win without Kemp

    by  • September 8, 2012 • Sports

    By: Malaika Bobino San Francisco, CA – Bad news came for the Dodgers today.  They lost center fielder Matt Kemp for the next two days and the remainder of the series.  Precautions were made due to his recent slump and shoulder injury when running into a wall on a fly ball during the Colorado...

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