GLASGOW, Scotland — Twice, Hope Solo stretched to her left to stop the ball. Twice, she couldn’t quite reach it. Bang! Boom! Two quick shots, and the U.S. women’s soccer team had an early hole at the start of the quest for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal. Fortunately for the Americans, they have firepower […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum covered his face with his glove, paced around the mound in frustration and took a seat on the San Francisco Giants bench for good before the fifth inning even ended. Indeed, that painful look for the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is not gone yet. The Freak is still […]

By Will Robinson After living in many places in the United States, and playing volleyball internationally, Liz Towne-Gilbert (formerly Towne) once again is back where it all started — Davis. The former Blue Devil and UC Santa Barbara net great is working as a head coach and director of FiveStarz Volleyball Club, formerly the Davis […]

TORONTO — The American League’s lowest scoring offense didn’t just break out on Wednesday, it unloaded. Coco Crisp hit two home runs and Yoenis Cespedes had a pair of RBI doubles, leading A.J. Griffin and the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays 16-0 for their season-high seventh straight win. “My guess is after (Wednesday) […]