DANVILLE — Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day. Koenig, riding for the German team NetApp-Endura team, quickly moved ahead of Janier Acevedo of Colombia [...]

PULLMAN, Wash. — UC Davis senior Tyler Raber — a Davis High graduate — ended his round with four straight birdies and had five on his final six holes to finish with a 5-under 67 in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Pullman Regional on Thursday at Palouse Ridge Golf Club. [...]

It’s championship weekend at Playfields Park and Davis Youth Softball Association teams spent the week  jockeying for position. Here’s a look at action leading up to title wind-downs Friday and Saturday … In a crucial 10-and-under division contest, Surina Beal hit a home run and earned the pitching victory as the Red Hot Tamales topped the Smurfs, [...]

DALLAS — The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. As for the ownership question that has kept the Kings in limbo for years, Commissioner David Stern wants it settled now. League owners voted Wednesday to follow the recommendation of their relocation committee and reject an aggressive [...]

SANTA BARBARA — Tyler Farrar won the fourth stage of the Tour of California in a mass sprint Wednesday and Colombian climbing specialist Janier Acevedo topped the overall standings for the third day. Farrar, the Garmin-Sharp rider from Wenatchee, Wash., completed the 83.6-mile stage from Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara in 3 hours, 14 minutes, [...]

OAKLAND — Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning, Mitch Moreland followed with his second of the game and the Texas Rangers held off the Oakland Athletics, 6-5, on Tuesday night. Joe Nathan gave up a run in the bottom of the 10th but escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam to snap [...]

LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Slava Voynov and Mike Richards each had a goal and an assist in the defending Stanley Cup champions’ 11th straight [...]

SANTA CLARITA — Peter Sagan of Slovakia pedaled to a Stage 3 win, while Colombian Janier Acevedo maintained the race lead on Tuesday as strong winds replaced the heat at the Tour of California. Sagan (Cannondale) completed the 110.3-mile Palmdale to Santa Clarita road race in 4 hours, 20 minutes, 31 seconds and was victorious [...]

PALM SPRINGS — Javier Acevedo of Colombia bolted to the front with about 700 yards left in final steep climb, winning Monday’s second stage in scorching heat to take the overall lead at the Tour of California. The 27-year-old rider completed the 124.1-mile Murrieta to Greater Palm Springs road race in 5 hours, 7 minutes [...]

A Saturday that began with a Senior Day ceremony to honor four UC Davis softball players had a happy ending for the Aggies, who completed a season-ending sweep of Cal Poly with a 4-0 victory at La Rue Field. UCD (25-27, 11-13 Big West) finished its season with eight wins in its last 12 contests. [...]

SAN FRANCISCO — Brian McCann hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in his third game this season after coming off the disabled list, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, on Thursday night to begin a four-game series between NL division leaders. Freddie Freeman and B.J. Upton both drove in [...]

NORMAN, Okla. — Beverly Vatananugulkit drained four birdies and shot a 3-under 69 on Thursday in the NCAA Central Regional at the University of Oklahoma, helping the 16th-ranked UC Davis women’s golf team end the first round in a fifth-place tie. The Aggies opened the 24-team regional — their fourth straight and fifth in six [...]

Davis High officials have announced that Thursday’s girls soccer playoff game against Granite Bay will be played at 3:30 p.m. at Yudin Field. The Blue Devils (19-4-1) are the Sac-Joaquin Section’s top seed, and played like it in an 8-0 victory over Vallejo on Tuesday night. No. 9 Granite Bay (9-6-2) advanced by defeating Turlock, [...]

After an early run by host Lincoln on Tuesday, the Blue Devils showed why they came into the game undefeated in Sacramento Valley Lacrosse League play. DHS scored twice in the final 16 seconds of the first half, then took the lead with two more goals in the opening minute of the third period and [...]