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Jon Becker

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Sports Writer at The Mercury News

Online Editorial Director at Bay Area News Group

Sports Writer at East Bay Times

Sports writer for San Jose Mercury News/East Bay Times

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  • NCAA women’s basketball: South Carolina, UConn advance to title game

    2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Becker

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defending national champion South Carolina left no doubt it would return to the title game, getting 14 points from Te-Hina Paopao and overwhelming Texas 74-57 on Friday night in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks are a win away from becoming the first team to secure consecutive titles since UConn won four straight from 2013-16.

  • Stanford's Megha Ganne sets record with a 63 to lead Augusta Women’s Amateur

    3 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Becker

    The scoring was lower than usual at Champions Retreat, where the opening two rounds are held before the top 30 who make the cut play the final round at Augusta National, which hosts the Masters next week. The weather was warm and turf was still relatively soft, and Ganne took advantage with a bogey-free round. Playing early and starting on the back, the Stanford junior ran off three straight birdies early and saved par with an 18-foot putt on the fifth hole, her 14th of the day.

  • MLS: San Jose Earthquakes suffer 4-1 loss as Biel propels Charlotte FC to victory

    1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Becker

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pep Biel had a goal and two assists to propel Charlotte FC to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night. After starting the season with back-to-back wins, San Jose has now lost three consecutive matches in new coach Bruce Arena’s first season. Charlotte (3-1-1) jumped in front in the 11th minute when Biel scored unassisted.

  • NIT Tournament: Season continues for Stanford, San Jose State, USF, Santa Clara men

    1 month ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jon Becker

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  • NIT Tournament: Season continues for Stanford, San Jose State, USF, Santa Clara men

    1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Becker

    Hours after the NCAA Tournament was revealed Sunday, Stanford, San Jose State, San Francisco and Santa Clara all accepted invites to the men’s National Invitational Tournament. Stanford (20-13) will be taking part in the postseason for the first time since 2018 when it hosts Cal State Northridge (22-10) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.

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