Santa Clara County Local News: Sports


All Local Sports News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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09/29/2023
The Santa Clara Parade of Champions is almost here, and the parade’s Grand Marshal will be two-time Olympic gold medalist and Santa Clara High School grad Donna de Varona.

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09/28/2023
Bike Palo Alto, a local bicycling event organized by volunteers, is back after a long pandemic hiatus. The two-hour fair will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 1-3 p.m. at Fairmeadow Elementary School.

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09/27/2023
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Traditional ice skating experience returns to Circle of Palms starting Nov. 17 for 26th season, after a one-year hiatus.

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09/27/2023
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Santa Cruz Skateboards celebrates 50 years, and San Jose reflects on NHS's participation in the skate scene.

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09/22/2023
The $700 million price tag sets a $7 billion mark that would make the Warriors one of the world’s most valuable sports teams.

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09/13/2023
The Mountain View City Council voted to terminate an agreement for the joint operation of campus fields, while also giving the school board a one-time chance to accept terms to create a new agreement.

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09/11/2023
In a sign of further fraying relations, the city is considering terminating a more than six-decade agreement with the Mountain View Whisman School District for the joint operation of campus fields.

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09/11/2023
Santa Clara is being sued by Brian Doyle, its former city attorney, who claims officials fired him unlawfully as part of a hushed agreement with San Francisco 49ers owners.

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09/05/2023
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The new CEFCU Stadium, the formerly Spartan Stadium, carries with it a plethora of history and years of legacy.

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08/18/2023
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After being stationed in Morgan Hill for less than a year—and winning a national championship—the Bay Area Panthers have posted a “Request For Proposals” from cities that might be interested in hosting the Indoor Football League team’s headquarters.

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07/10/2023
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In 2005, the Gavilan College women’s soccer team finished 0-17, scoring one goal while allowing 100. Not surprisingly, the program went under.

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07/09/2023
A proposal to set up degree completion funds for California student athletes has met with stiff opposition from universities and the NCAA. College athletes could earn a share of the revenue they generate under the bill — as much as $25,000 for each year that they played their sport. But the bill’s author has delayed it until 2024 after opponents charged the fund would draw money away from less lucrative sports like gymnastics and swimming.

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07/07/2023
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When longtime Morgan Hill resident George Witzel first started playing pickleball, he had to travel north to play. That’s no longer the case.

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06/23/2023
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The Infinity Sports Club made program history when its U19 field hockey team captured the gold medal in the California Cup International Tournament.

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06/23/2023
San Jose officials are making a renewed push to clear a path for a future professional baseball team in the city.

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06/21/2023
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The city has hired a project manager for an ice rink facility at the Gilroy Sports Park.

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06/17/2023
As thousands of scorned A’s fans lament what appears to be the imminent end of the team’s playing days in Oakland, the organization's many past dalliances with relocation have come under a renewed spotlight.

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06/17/2023
Harry Edwards, a towering figure in Bay Area sports history known for promoting athlete activism, has no plans to stop fighting against racism and injustice despite suffering from bone cancer. “I am very much aware of the severity of the situation I am in and the reality of the circumstance,” he said.

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06/06/2023
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The founders of Bay FC were behind the successful effort to bring women's professional soccer back to the Bay Area.

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06/06/2023
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Morgan Hill author James Hibbard will be at BookSmart June 10 to talk about his new book, “The Art of Cycling: Philosophy, Meaning, and a Life on Two Wheels.”

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