Shawn Jackson recalls the moment that he decided to be a cop. He was on shift as a hospital emergency room worker. “I remember hearing a lady say, ‘If only the police had come a little sooner,’” Jackson said. At Saturday’s Kops and Kids Family Day at Serra Bowl, the 15-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department will be combining his two passions: community police work and bowling. Read More

One of the leading contenders to win today’s Emerald Across the Bay 12K is hometown favorite Crosby Freeman. The resident of San Francisco’s Nob Hill was third in last year’s annual Sausalito to San Francisco race, finishing behind his Asics Aggie Running Club teammates Phillip Reid and Sergio Reyes. Reid won the race with a time of 35:57, beating Reyes, the 2007 and 2008 Emerald champion, by a slim three-second margin. Freeman followed, posting a time of 36:26. Read More

Olivia Morgan and Maria Koroleva have performed together since they were 13. The teammates will be representing host Stanford in the duet event at the U.S. Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championships, which run Thursday-Saturday at the Avery Aquatic center. Read More

Scott Norton stands alone on the Professional Bowlers Tour for a couple of reasons: He is the only practicing attorney, and he has never seen “The Big Lebowski.” Asked how he could have missed perhaps the most famous bowling-themed movie of all-time, Norton laughed, “I know, I’m a bad bowler because I’ve never seen ‘Lebowski.’” Norton, who turns 28 this month, is anything but a bad bowler. Read More