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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Villa Luna Apartment common area was full of music, praise and words of courage.

With the possible exception of clouds, few common sights in nature can inspire more awe than a tree. At 12,000 feet, in the dry desolation of the White Mountains, bristlecone pines grow that were 3,000 years old when Christ was born. The largest giant sequoia, the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, weighs nearly 2,000 tons and is 104 feet around at the base. It grew from a seed the size of an oatmeal flake from a cone the size of a walnut.

In the second half of Friday night's game against visiting Monterey Peninsula College, the Gavilan men's basketball team chipped away at an 11-point deficit, sculpting a manageable four-point dilemma with plenty of time to spare. In workman-like fashion, the Rams again pulled themselves to the surface with another four-point climb ahead after the Lobos had stretched their lead back to 10 midway through.

SAN FRANCISCO - He was always cerebral. We knew that. He was always polite. We knew that. He was always trying to prove he was more than a first-round bust or, most recently, so much more than a seat warmer while rookie Colin Kaepernick developed.

He was only 7-years-old when Bill Mifsud Sr. first saw the red of the San Francisco 49ers take the field. It was so long ago, the helmets weren't gold, instead they were made of leather.

David Akers' four field goals and Andy Lee's five soaring punts were mere appetizers in the 49ers' season-opening victory. The best was yet to come, both in terms of a playoff-bound season and that game.

With his parents, girlfriend and friends in attendance, San Benito High alumnus Michael Murphy reached the pinnacle of college football's Division I Football Championship Subdivision on Saturday, winning the national championship as a member of the North Dakota State Bison.

One of the most enjoyable debates for golfers to listen to in the clubhouse is whether to leave the pin in or out of the hole during a chip shot.