James Blake and Andy Roddick have been celebrated in the past year as comeback kids who have fought the odds to restore American pride in professional tennis.But as the duo makes their return to the Bay Area — for the SAP Open held at HP Pavilion in San Jose starting Monday — one tournament they would both like to forget from last year would be this event.
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Stephen Powell scored 19 points, Winslow Hicks added 13 and the host Stuart Hall boys’ basketball team ended the game on a 6-0 run to hand Lick-Wilmerding its first Bay Counties West League loss, a 49-45 decision on Tuesday.Powell scored eight of his team’s 17 second-half points, including two foul shots that tied the score 45-45 with 2:11 left, and another free throw with 17 seconds left that put the Knights up 49-45. He also came up with a key steal and assist to Christian Nyembo that gave Stuart Hall a 48-45 lead with 41 seconds left.
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The 37-game winning streak in league play is gone, so the Washington girls’ basketball team is making sure the rest of the Academic Athletic Association knows the Eagles shouldn’t be forgotten.Tierney Jones scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, helping the Eagles gut out a tight 61-54 win over host Galileo for their third straight win.Washington (13-13, 10-1 AAA) led 13-6 after one quarter, but Galileo (13-12, 5-5) exploded for 22 points in the second, helping the Lions tie things up 28-28 at halftime.
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If competition truly breeds success, there’s no secret why the Bay Area boasts some of the nation’s most accomplished direct marketing companies.Along with those established companies, newer firms such as Haggin Marketing are emerging as powerful voices in the trade.Haggin Marketing, which launched in 2001 with 12 employees and now numbers more than 200, is emerging as a powerful voice in the trade. One of Haggin’s executives responsible for its success, Mark Swedlund, has been recognized by the industry for his efforts.
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Although this year’s Super Bowl matchup of Indianapolis and Chicago has a decidedly Midwestern feel to it — a region renowned for its football fanaticism — transplants from that area living in San Francisco may find it difficult to view the big game locally alongside their like-minded comrades.
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Forget the usual barriers of age, gender and experience — for Angela Batinovich, owner of the Portland LumberJax of the National Lacrosse League, her biggest hurdles have been security guards."Almost every time I go check on my team before games I get hassled by the security," said Batinovich, a San Francisco native. "They always think I’m one of the player’s wives. One time, in Buffalo, I had to show a guard an article written in the paper about me just to prove who I was."
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With three minutes to play in Tuesday’s game and Sacred Heart Cathedral up 40-29 against West Catholic Athletic League rival St. Ignatius, Irish forward Jazmine Jackson picked off an errant Wildcats pass, sped down the court at full speed and then stopped on a dime while keeping her dribble alive, drawing a foul on a helpless defender in the process.It may have been only one play, but it was an apt summary of the game, in which the Irish were able to triumph because of vintage efforts from their pressure defense, free-throw shooting and steady ball-handling skills.
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Despite lingering steroids issues and new allegations of a failed amphetamine test dogging Barry Bonds, most San Francisco residents view his latest contract with the team as a matter of dollars and cents — an essential move to keep the team afloat financially.
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Ronney Freeman poured in 20 points and Kurtis Wong scored all 15 of his points in the second half as Wallenberg rallied past Mission 61-53 in an Academic Athletic Association boys’ basketball game at Kezar Pavilion.Mission (9-8, 5-4 AAA) led 24-10 midway through the second quarter before Freeman nailed three consecutive 3-pointers, keying a 16-7 run that brought Wallenberg (15-5, 7-1) within 31-26 heading into the break.
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Before the season, Lowell boys’ basketball coach Robert Ray took aside a number of his key returnees from last year’s record-setting team and talked to them about what their increased roles for 2006-07 would be.One of those players was Arthur Jones, a talented all-around player who, although capable of doing so, often appeared hesitant to take over games last season from a scoring standpoint.
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This may be its inaugural season in the Bay Counties League Central Division, but the Bay girls’ basketball team is certainly exhibiting no signs of freshman trepidation.The Breakers continued to surprise Monday, defeating host Waldorf 45-39 behind a balanced scoring offense and a suffocating defense. Bay improved to 9-8 overall and 3-2 in the BCL Central.Maylin Khuu and Kelly Wyatt each scored nine points for Bay and three other players scored at least seven as the Breakers pulled away in the second half for the win.
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Wednesday’s clash between Lick-Wilmerding and Stuart Hall was a contest between two of the Bay Counties League West’s premier boys’ basketball teams, as well as a showcase for two of its top players — Lick’s Marcus Wells and Stuart Hall’s Stephen Powell.
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With a résumé that includes positions as a restaurant owner in New York City, manager of a high-tech computer franchise in Silicon Valley and a consultant in the nonprofit sector of San Francisco, Andy Rosenbloom has traveled an eclectic, yet calculated career path.But it was an unexpected twist — a series of heart problems eight years ago — that led him into his profession of long-term care insurance provider at LTC Financial Partners.
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Mike Kuniavsky is one of those select few who’ve been able to stay abreast of the possibilities the Internet presented from its emergence in the early ’90s. "I don’t want to say I’ve been at the forefront of everything," said Kuniavsky, a San Francisco resident. "But I try to be in the group of early adopters."
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After years of political wrangling, route planning and millions of dollars invested into the project, the Third Street light rail line took its maiden voyage Saturday morning.The inaugural run of the T-Third Street line from the Castro Station, drew local politicians and officials, members of the media, curious spectators and potential commuters hoping to size up the newest public transit option.Jan Weith, a North Beach resident, rode the T-Third Street back from Kirkwood to Montgomery station after speeches by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell at Kirkwood.
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