Division I college football has never been a stranger to controversy when it comes to determining a singular top team in the land. For years, two differing polls, working independently of each other (under one title or another) placed their respective votes on college football’s best teams.
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As usual, the City College of San Francisco opened the season as one of the top-ranked junior college football teams in the nation and the Rams did nothing to discredit those lofty expectations with 63-13 and 48-17 wins over Solano Community College and Cabrillo College, respectively.Such thrashings have become commonplace since coach George Rush’s arrival at CCSF in 1977. Under his watch, the Rams have put up some staggering numbers — 15 conference championships, five state crowns and five national titles.
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The end of the baseball season is usually the time most fans get to see their team’s emerging young prospects, the beneficiaries of the expanded September roster looking to impress with their first stint of major-league playing experience.However, September can be equally as important for players at the opposite end of their professional careers, like soon-to-be free agents auditioning for a contract next year or seasoned pros looking to get their teams into the playoffs.
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What a difference two years can make. In 2005, the Houston Astros were the National League champions and Phil Garner was the toast of Texas. This season, with the Astros hovering near the bottom of the NL Central standings, owner Drayton McLane canned Garner and general manager Tim Purpura. Garner, who joined the Astros in 2004, became the third managerial victimof 2007 (Seattle also made a change, but that came a result of Mike Hargrove’s resignation).
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Most people see the recent explosion of social-networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook as new avenues to stayin touch with friends or promote breaking cultural trends. Richard Derks, co-founder of Respectance, an online tribute site with offices in San Francisco, saw the latest networking developments as an opportunity to create something a little more profound.
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As baseball enters its final month, pitching becomes more scrutinized than ever. A versatile pitcher who can assume a variety of roles becomes crucial for managers locked in a battle for the postseason.As important as these pitchers may be for their major-league teams, they are equally as perplexing for fantasy baseball owners. A starter or closer is a whole lot more valuable than a middle reliever, so it’s up to fantasy users to keep a close eye on the pitchers who yo-yo between the bullpen and the rotation.
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The College of San Mateo football team struggled through a tough 2006 in the competitive NorCal Conference, going 1-4 — including three games in which the defense surrendered 44 or more points — while winning fewer than eight games for just the second time since 2000.This season won’t get any easier as the Bulldogs must contend with the losses of several key contributors, but there still remains a solid group of veterans coming back for coach Larry Owens.
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As a team that is consistently in the running for the junior college national championship, the expectations entering every season are typically quite bold for the City College of San Francisco football team.But the hopes entering this season may be even higher than usual."There is certainly more talent here than last season," said coach George Rush, whose 2006 team went 10-2 and played in the state title game, where it lost 49-35 to El Camino of Torrance. "This may be the most athletic team we’ve had here since 2001."
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On Aug. 13, with the regular-season opener still four weeks away, Lane Kiffin was already in the hospital, suffering from the exhaustive effects of mononucleosis. Thus is the life of a Raiders coach.
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Coming off a surprising 7-9 season — highlighted by a star-making performance from running back Frank Gore and some assuring signs of improvement by second-year quarterback Alex Smith — the 49ers enter this season as a legitimate division title contender for the first time in recent memory.
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With his Texas-style name and his Texas-sized game, Dallas native Colt Knost capped off a memorable summer and joined an elite list of golfers by winning the U.S. Amateur Championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Sunday.
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David Verhoef, the recently hired director of integrated productions at San Francisco-based advertising agency Publicis and Hal Riney, originally had plans to make a lifelong career out of acting, until a little Hollywood-style divine intervention paved the way for an occupation change. "I was acting as an extra on the set of ‘Highway to Heaven’ in 1986, and I saw this huge sign on a trailer on the set — Michael Landon Productions," Verhoef said. "That’s when I said to myself, ‘Hey, maybe I should give this production thing a shot.’"
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On July 31, the Pittsburgh Pirates made some trade-deadline headlines — a surprising and rare occurrence for a team perennially out of playoff contention by June — but the debate around the league concerning the trade did not arise from the usual postseason ramifications, but mostly out of bizarre curiosity.Pundits around the league were mystified as to why the Pirates would acquire Matt Morris, a pitcher not only clearly past his prime, but one with a fat contract. While everyone was questioning the merits of Morris, few people noticed who he was traded for.
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In 1997, when Larry Bearg and his then-wife, Lorene Reed, first took over Planet Organics — an organic food delivery service with a customer base of just 75 people — they had little idea of what to expect, but they have since seen their investment steadily grow. They attribute their success to a rudimentary, yet effective business model. "We’ve grown to 5,000 customers, in large part to good old sweat equity and credit-card debt," said Bearg, who acts as the CEO of the company while Reed retains the title of president.
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This season has been marked by a mysterious drop in the power numbers of nearly all of baseball’s premier sluggers (perhaps not too mysterious actually, considering the increased steroids testing in place).
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