After Washington crushed Galileo last week, many coming to Eagle Stadium were expecting a similar result on Thursday, but instead saw an inspired Lions team nearly pull off the upset without star running back Quincy Nelson. But Jeremy Jetton’s interception with 1:34 remaining in the game sealed Washington’s third Turkey Day appearance in four years as the Eagles held off a gritty Galileo bunch 19-13 in the CIF-San Francisco Section-Academic Athletic Association semifinals. Read More

A man has turned himself in for stabbing a 19-year-old man in a popular area of Golden Gate Park on Tuesday, police said. The suspect, a 23-year-old New York native, surrendered to cops Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police say he stabbed the 19-year-old Eugene, Ore., native twice — once in the back and once in the arm — at Alvord Lake near Haight and Stanyan streets around 6:10 p.m. Read More

They say 49ers kicker Joe Nedney is Mr. Dependable on the football field — but could he be more dependable than a robot that kicks field goals? We will find out today at Kezar Stadium, where Nedney and a robot named Ziggy are set to battle in a man vs. machine field-goal contest that has the 49ers’ kicker a bit nervous about losing his spot on the team. Read More