GOLF: Love is latest to commit to Frys.com Open field
Davis Love III, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, has committed to play in the Frys.com Open Open at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin.
Baseball: Oakland’s Colon suspended 50 games
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon has been suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, the league announced Wednesday.
School lunches just aren’t what they used to be
To all the parents who have braved the cold, cruel world of making your child’s lunch, I salute you. The truth is, we live in a world where it is no longer tolerable to slap a piece of mystery meat between two slices of white bread, stuff it into a brown paper bag, humiliate your child by putting his name and grade on it and then toss it into the bottom of a backpack where it will grow mutant bacteria and be stepped on by 29 other children before it is finally eaten at recess.
JFK’s San Luis Dam speech inspires vision
Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy visited Pacheco Pass and gave a speech I wish every American politician today might take to heart. He gave it to a crowd of Californians who met on Saturday, Aug. 18, 1962 for the groundbreaking ceremony of the San Luis Dam site in the eastern hills of the Diablo Mountain Range. The words Kennedy spoke that hot, dusty, summer day are not well-remembered now, but I believe they offer wise advice on what good governing is all about.
Graniterock workers protest labor talks outside quarry
Graniterock workers claiming unfair labor negotiations picketed outside the A. R. Wilson Quarry in Tres Pinos Monday as part of a protest established by the Operating Engineer’s Local 3.
Historical Society to reschedule ‘Raise the Roof’ fundraiser
The San Benito County Historical Society members decided to cancel the second Annual "Raise the Roof" fundraiser that was set for this last Wednesday due to low ticket sales. The event was intended to raise money to rebuild the Dunneville Dance Hall at the County's Historical Park. It will likely be rescheduled for next Spring.
Ramey: Baseball needs to take a stronger stand on steroids
After more than 20 years of professional baseball players cheating the system and injecting themselves with anything that can enhance their ability, Major League Baseball finally realized its mistake and instituted the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program in 2006.
Boxing: Stepping out of the Ghost’s shadow
It has already been a busy boxing summer for the Guerrero family. From Gilroy to Lake Tahoe to San Jose's HP Pavilion where Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero dazzled in a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Selcuk Aydin for the WBC Interim Welterweight championship of the world.
Angela Young: Mt. Madonna run kicks off autumn
The summer is more than halfway over and school is in session. That means the autumn foot racing season draws nigh. The 37th Annual Bill Flodberg Mt. Madonna Challenge, a Gilroy tradition, beckons hardy racers to toe the line in the dirt on Aug. 25.
