Open-and-shut case

Cal opened Friday's first-round tourney win over Louisville with a 22-4 run, and closed it out by allowing two points in final 6:35. | Ratto | Box

Cardinal's bubbly star

You won’t find many star college athletes described as bubbly. Stanford's Jayne Appel is that, and plays a tough brand of basketball too.

3-Dot Lounge

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Which best approximates your reaction to Tiger Woods making the Masters his first tournament back?

Smart move to start at sheltered Augusta National.
Fast comeback for someone supposedly so broken up over family matters.
Risky golf business to not warm up for a major.
He'll be among the leaders, and I can't wait!

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Time for Niners to move on

The 49ers and general manager Scot McCloughan went their separate ways Friday without actually saying they're parting ways.

Sharks lose 5th straight

The floundering Sharks lost their fifth straight game Friday, 4-3 to the Flames, matching their worst skid of the season. | Box

Embarassing loss to Spurs

Don Nelson was ejected in the first quarter Friday night, and his Warriors went on to be routed by the Spurs 147-116. | Box




NCAA TOURNAMENT At a glance

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Cal Bears start strong, never look back

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Ray Ratto

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Teams' recent trends give Gaels cause for hope

Steve Kroner

Villanova has the second seed in the South Regional and the experience of...

Stanford center dominating, bubbly, mischievous

Tom FitzGerald

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49ers move on without McCloughan

David White

Outgoing 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan told a talk radio host he...

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NAMES & FACES

Jeremy Tyler The former U.S. high school basketball standout quit Israeli...

GOLF Harrington hoping to cap a grand week

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Goodwill alone won't save Ron Washington's job

Bruce Jenkins

It was early September 2005, about a week after Hurricane Katrina laid...

NOTES Lee hits another bump

Cliff Lee's eventful first spring with the Mariners continued Friday when...

Trevor Cahill does well with new curve

Susan Slusser

Trevor Cahill held down a spot in the A's rotation all of last year, and...

Sandoval spiked, not seriously

Henry Schulman

Just when it seems the Giants are ready to field their Opening Day lineup...

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Cornell lived up to its billing as the best team to come out of the Ivy...

SOUTH REGIONAL Play-in team is no match for Duke

Duke's confident mascot wore a piece of tape across his forehead that read...

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