Yolo County Local News: Sports

04/05/2024
Woodland is incorporating pickleball courts as part of the William Crawford Senior Park Court Reconstruction Project.

04/04/2024
The A's will play at Sutter Health Park for three years, with an option for an additional year, while a new stadium is built for move to Las Vegas.

02/15/2024
When and if California legalizes sports gambling, the policy should honor the laws established in partnership with tribes decades ago, says Assemblyman James Ramos.

01/29/2024
The “pop, pop, pop” that’s become synonymous with Pickleball may soon be a racket of the past. That’s the goal promised by a new generation of equipment developed to lessen the overall acoustic burden of the sport.

01/28/2024
During the last Yolo County Board of Supervisors’ meeting, $25,000 was earmarked to fortify youth sports and facilities.

01/23/2024
After bringing home the City of Trees’ first state championship in any sport, the Woodland Christian High School varsity football team was honored by city officials.

01/23/2024
Steph Curry has waited a long time, but his Olympic debut may be coming in just a matter of months.

01/22/2024
The Pioneer Baseball League has announced Yolo County’s first professional baseball team, the High Wheelers. “We’re excited to be stewards of the Pioneer League’s second California team,” said team cofounder Paul Freedman.

01/17/2024
Proposed California legislation that would ban tackle football for kids under 12 had gained momentum until Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear he’d veto the bill.

01/15/2024
The Assembly has until the end of January to decide the fate of the youth tackle football bill, which would prevent kids under 12 from playing the sport to protect them from brain trauma.

01/15/2024
Dusty Baker’s retirement from Major League Baseball didn’t last long. He returns to the organization he managed from 1993 to 2002, after the Giants hired him as a special assistant to both baseball operations and ownership.

01/13/2024
Assemblymember Akilah Weber has introduced Assembly Bill 1815, prohibiting discrimination “on the basis of race, inclusive of traits ... including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.”

01/12/2024
An avalanche was reported Jan. 11 at a resort near Lake Tahoe, one day after a major avalanche roared down an adjoining mountain, trapping several people and killing a 66-year-old man.

01/12/2024
An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10 as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope.

01/05/2024
Nearly two years ago, the San Francisco 49ers and state environmental officials launched a campaign to create a specialized California license plate sporting the team’s logo.

12/05/2023
A recent investigation by Voice of San Diego revealed that nonprofits that provide staff at local stadiums could be raising money without doing charity work, while also paying labor below minimum wage and under the table. Now, multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating.

11/17/2023
Three years after the NFL's Raiders abandoned Oakland for Las Vegas, MLB's Oakland A's announced they're moving there too. The owners of the teams unanimously approved the MLB team’s move.

11/14/2023
The San Francisco Giants announced two more additions to new manager Bob Melvin's coaching staff, adding some familiarity to the pitching department. Bryan Price will take over from Andrew Bailey, while Garvin Alston was promoted from Triple-A pitching coach to replace Craig Albernaz as the bullpen coach.

11/13/2023
The future of baseball in Oakland is expected to be determined at the MLB owners meetings in Arlington, Texas.