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Hoskins’ testimony could hurt Bonds

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds looked at the witness stand with a blank expression as a childhood friend and former business partner described how baseball’s biggest star walked into the master bedroom at his spring training home along with trainer Greg Anderson, who had a syringe with a needle. A few minutes later, Bonds and … Continue Reading

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Sharks players knock down Calgary’s Rene Bourque photo

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Hall of Fame holds treasure trove of bike memorabilia

Bob Bowen, city of Davis public relations manager, looks at an 1800s Draisienne bicycle — sporting wood wheels and steel tires — with Elly Fairclough, aide to U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in January 2010. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise file photo

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Alexie photos

The UC Davis Campus Community Book Project has announced the selection of Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" for 2011-12. Courtesy photo

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Sacramento’s Donte Green smiles during win over Bucks photo

Sacramento's Donte Green (20) reacts after getting an offensive foul call on Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut in the second half of the Kings' 97-90 win over the Bucks on Wednesday in Milwaukee. AP photo

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Woodland police arrest man after alleged kidnapping

Woodland police arrested a 23-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of kidnapping his estranged wife from her home with the couple’s toddler child in tow. Reports of a young woman being pulled from her home and forced into a car sent officers to the 100 block of Stone Way at about 11:20 a.m., Sgt. Dan Letamendi … Continue Reading

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Youth roundup: Diamonds sparkle at state championship

Davis Diamonds' Ian Fletcher performs a side flip on the floor exercise, where he took third place at last weekend's state championships. Fletcher also took the parallel bars title and will represent Northern California as a Level 9 All-Star. Steve Whalen/Courtesy photo

Ian Fletcher paced the Davis Diamonds boys’ gymnastics team at the Level 5-10 Northern California State Championships last weekend. Competing in level 9, Fletcher began the event on vault, where his 14.05 was good enough for second place. Fletcher moved on to perform his strongest parallel bars set of the year, scoring a 13.05 to … Continue Reading

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Youth basketball: Davis AAU teams win tournaments

Members of the Davis Wildcats U11 huddle up at a timeout during the Solano Showdown. The Wildcats won the tournament. Courtesy photo

The Davis Hot Shots eighth-grade boys AAU basketball team played its first tournament last weekend at Hardwood Palace and brought home a championship. Stopping the Folsom Force, 44-30, for the title, the Hot Shots defeated YBA Dawgs, 56-51, in the first game and took the second game when defeated E-Time Hoops Sohndi, 57-52. In the … Continue Reading

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UCD lacrosse player Elizabeth Datino takes a shot photo

UCD sophomore Elizabeth Datino shoots toward the goal during a game earlier this season. Datino had a hat trick on Wednesday at the Aggies got their eighth straight victory, 9-5 at Iona. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise file photo

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Youth lacrosse: U15 Knights evade Scorpions

The Davis Knights’ U15 boys lacrosse team defeated the Diablo Scorpions, 8-4, in Danville on Sunday. Isaiah West led the scoring for Davis with five goals, while Jed Arvin, Emory Filmer and Yared Haile contributed one apiece. Setting up the offense, Sam Eaton had a game-high four assists and Jake Dickson, Ryan Mack and Josh … Continue Reading

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Youth soccer: Legends finish strong

The Davis Legends, a U15 girls soccer team, completed their 2010-11 season with a 4-2 loss to Capital Football Club United on Saturday in the NorCal State Cup quarterfinals in Turlock, playing even after falling behind, 2-0, in the first seven minutes. Megan Beckman and Ashley Jackson had Davis’ goals, while midfielders Jade Bugsch, Claire … Continue Reading

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‘Diary of a Part-Time Indian’ selected for Campus Community Book Project

The UC Davis Campus Community Book Project has announced the selection of Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" for 2011-12. Courtesy photo

UC Davis’ Campus Community Book Project has announced its 2011-12 selection, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” Sherman Alexie’s award-winning, semi-autobiographical novel. The organizer also announced a change in the book project’s timeline. In a break from tradition, the author’s visit will not be in December. Instead, Alexie is scheduled to visit and … Continue Reading

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Not just athletes, UCD men’s water polo team honored for academics

Six student-athletes plus the UC Davis men’s team collectively earned distinction in the 2010 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-Academic awards program. Junior Ryan Hagens and senior Carlos Martinez each garnered mentions in the superior classification, while Kevin Meisel, Michael Millstein, Kevin Peat and Matt Richardson represented UCD in the excellent category. Furthermore, the … Continue Reading

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Bicycling legacy lives at Davis Hall of Fame

Bob Bowen, city of Davis public relations manager, looks at an 1800s Draisienne bicycle — sporting wood wheels and steel tires — with Elly Fairclough, aide to U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in January 2010. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise file photo

* Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series looking at the evolution of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, its current offerings at Third and B streets and Community Day on Saturday, presented by the Hall and The Davis Enterprise. Remember all the fun you had on your Stingray bike? How about … Continue Reading

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