The San Francisco Dragons knocked off the Chicago Machine 21-11 to pick up their third win of the season. The Dragons jumped off to an early 6-0 lead and never took the pedal off the metal. Nate Watkins scored his first two goals of the season while Tim Truibig, Jarett Parkand Greg Rommel each added a goal. Goalie Matt Vallone had 19 saves for the Dragons. San Francisco (3-6) travels to Los Angeles to take on the Riptide on Saturday at 7 p.m. For more information about the Dragons, log on to www.sanfranciscodragons.com.
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Any day now, on anyone's turf in any town, Barry Bonds could blast his 754th, 755th and 756th career home runs and break Henry Aaron's all-time career home run mark, a record believed to be the most prestigious in any sport. Vote in our poll: When will he do it? Should he get an asterisk in the record books?It's here, it's near, get used to it.
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One of the reasons to be optimistic about the 49ers’ chances this season is the growth of coach Mike Nolan.It seems strange that Nolan had to grow into the job, given his background as the son of a head coach, an NFL assistant since 1987 and a defensive coordinator since 1993. Yet, he was much less sure of what he was doing than Jon Gruden was when he became the Raiders’ coach, though Gruden was only 34. Gruden always knew exactly where he was going. Nolan had to learn from experience.
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The 17th tee at the Lincoln Park Golf Course offers one of the most stunning views in the sport, with the both San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge in clear sight.
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Kei Kita may have been inches away from elimination on the 16th green at Lincoln Park Golf Course on Thursday, but that didn’t stop him from urging opponent John Hasse’s 10-foot putt to take one final rotation and tumble into the cup.The ball didn’t drop, but on the following hole, Hasse clinched an amazingly amicable title match to win the championship flight of the 79th San Francisco Junior Golf Tournament. The two players traded encouragements throughout the day before Hasse’s tap-in two-putt on the 17th hole gave him the 2 and 1 match-play victory.
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If only Tony La Russa could snub his best player every week. The St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman, perhaps motivated by being left on the All-Star bench by La Russa, opened the second half by clobbering four home runs in three games. The defending NL MVP, who, after initially saying he was upset with La Russa at the All-Star sitdown but later retracted his statement, went 7-for-17 (.411) with five runs scored and five RBIs as the Cardinals went 2-2. With the home run binge, Pujols has 20, while raising his batting average to .315.BASEBALL STORYLINES
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When the weak-hitting Los Angeles Dodgers called up highly touted prospect James Loney in early June, they were looking for some much-needed offensive pop. Unable to contend for a National League West title on just a formidable pitching staff, Los Angeles was in desperate need of a jolt to boost their anemic run support (even now, no Dodger has more than 11 home runs).
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David Beckham, scheduled to make his first appearance for the Los Angeles Galaxy in an exhibition Saturday night against Chelsea, could miss the game with a nagging left ankle injury, he said during halftime of the Major League Soccer All-Star Game. "At the moment it doesn’t look good that I’m going to play because the swelling is still there," Beckham said. Not one, but two for Bonds
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American Nicky Hayden, the defending MotoGP world champion, will be gunning for a hat trick this Friday through Sunday at the third annual Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.The "Kentucky Kid" dominated the field on his Repsol Honda when the MotoGP World Championship returned to the states and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2005 after a 10-year absence, leading all but one practice session, qualifying on the pole and going flag-to-flag for the win.
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Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly had to make tough decisions this week. OK, so it wasn’t really that tough when you consider whether to play the British Open or a small-time tournament in Wisconsin. The only tough thing is the U.S. Bank Championship is the duo’s only home-state event. "I could not take a chance at missing a major," said Kelly, a two-time runner-up in Milwaukee.GOLF STORYLINES
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