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Sharks hope changes get team back on track after 3-year skid
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks are a team in transition. After missing the playoffs for a third straight season for the first time in franchise history, the Sharks overhauled the coaching staff and front office, dealt away star defenseman Brent Burns and come into the...
Chicharito responds to clown banner with 2 goals for Galaxy
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Javier Hernández scored twice after San Jose fans unfurled a huge banner calling LA “clowns” and he mocked the fans for their display, leading the Galaxy over the Earthquakes 3-2 on Saturday night. Before the game, fans in the crowd of 44,200 at...
Cordeiro, Robinson lead San Jose St. past W. Michigan 34-6
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns, Kairee Robinson had 13 carries for 71 yards and two TDs to help San Jose State beat Western Michigan 34-6 Saturday night. Cordeiro finished 17-of-28 passing with no interceptions and added eight...
Trial of corruption case against California sheriff to begin
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A longtime San Francisco Bay Area sheriff heads to trial on public corruption allegations involving her office’s granting of concealed-carry weapons permits and costly jail mismanagement. The unusual case against Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is a...
At least 9 dead, 34 injured in a bus crash in Costa Rica
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — At least nine people were killed and 34 injured when a passenger bus fell off a 75-meter (250-foot) cliff on the Inter-American Highway in Costa Rica. Authorities attributed the accident to a landslide caused by heavy rain. The accident occurred...
Dallas cliches 7th playoff trip in 9 years, ties Quakes 1-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Dallas cliched a playoff berth for the seventh time in nine seasons with a 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night as Jáder Obrian scored in the 16th minute. Paul Arriola of Dallas was given a red card in the 83rd minute for pushing...
Sharks, Kane reach settlement on termination grievance
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Evander Kane and the San Jose Sharks reached a settlement Friday on the grievance he filed over the termination of his contract last season. The Sharks announced the agreement that they said was approved by the NHL and the Players' Association, saying they...
Marcinkowski, Ebobisse spark Earthquakes' win over Whitecaps
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — JT Marcinkowski stopped the three shots he faced and Jeremy Ebobisse scored an early go-ahead goal as the San Jose Earthquakes earned a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night. The Earthquakes (7-12-9) never trailed after Ebobisse made it a 1-0...
Fleeing Nicaraguans strain Costa Rica's asylum system
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — After four years of trying to continue his studies in Nicaragua, Elthon Rivera finally reached the same conclusion as thousands of his countrymen. The government shuttered his university, its director told him he was going into exile and warned that the police were...
Cordeiro rallies San Jose State past Portland State 21-17
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores, the second with 1:11 left in the game, and San Jose State rallied to beat Portland State 21-17 in a season opener on Thursday night. Dante Chachere capped a 99-yard fourth-quarter drive with a...
