Boxing: Guerrero wins unanimous decision, claims WBC interim welterweight title
Doors have been closed in front of Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero as he has chased down boxing supremacy. He has found ways to fight through all of them. Opportunity knocked Saturday night and Guerrero powerfully paraded his way right through one more obstacle, coming out on the other side as the WBC Interim Welterweight world champion.
YMCA to expand middle school sports
Two years after the Hollister School District removed athletics from its schools and the YMCA swooped in to offer middle school basketball, the Y is looking to expand its student-athlete programs.
Baseball: Hollister-filled San Jose Colt team to play for World Series berth
Looking for another way to play baseball beyond San Benito Babe Ruth, Robert Fabing decided to gather a group of 14 players spanning the varsity, junior varsity and freshman levels at San Benito and take them to San Jose for the first time this year.
Bruce Lewis: A nickel should help with your swing
For those of you with a heel-toe weighted putter or a large-flange putter, this tip is for you.
Olympics: London prepares to save surprise, welcome the world
LONDON - These 2012 Olympics have been dubbed The Twitter Games, the first in history to feel a major impact from social media as athletes share everything from their patriotic feelings to their lunch choices with legions of followers. Already, a racist 140-character joke by Greece's star triple jumper Voula Papachristou got her expelled from the Olympics on Wednesday, making her the first athlete in history to lose her spot for a social media posting.
Baptism: The story continues
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Christian practice of baptism, focusing on a type known as “proxy baptism.” This allows people who died without accepting Jesus as Savior to have another opportunity for salvation. While this practice has raised some controversy, during the course of my research I discovered that the traditional baptism practiced since the early days of church is also becoming controversial.
Boxing: Guerrero, Aydin add fuel to pre-fight fire
Selcuk “Mini Tyson” Aydin offered a handshake to Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero as the two came face to face for the first time at a news conference Wednesday at HP Pavilion, the site of the duo's world championship bout that is just three days away.
GOLF: Els to return to Frys.com Open
Ernie Els, who last Sunday won the British, will return to the Frys.com Open at CordeValle Golf Club on Oct. 10-14, it was announced Wednesday.
Finding a Founding Father foodie at the festival
People from all over will come to the Gilroy Garlic Festival this weekend to sample the gastronomical delights in Gourmet Alley and munch on an assortment of victuals from various vendors. If you attend South Valley’s biggest culinary event, please raise a glass of wine in toast to America’s first “foodie.” I’m referring to my favorite Founding Father from Virginia, Mr. Thomas Jefferson.
MLB: Giants to host 2013 World Baseball Classic finals
San Francisco’s AT&T Park will host the semis and finals of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.
















