Laurence Miedema

5 days ago | mercurynews.com | Laurence Miedema

TOKYO (AP) — World champion Alysa Liu of Richmond produced a flawless routine in the women’s free skate as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Saturday. Skating to “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points. Teammate Amber Glenn was second with 148.93. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto was third with 145.00.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Laurence Miedema

Former Stanford head football coach Troy Taylor said his dismissal last month was “without cause” and that his portrayal in the media of bullying staff members has been “unfair, wrong and contrary to my professional track record” in a statement issued Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Laurence Miedema

Mark DeRosa, who was the third of the Giants’ record-tying 19 consecutive different Opening Day left fielders, will manage the United States for the second straight World Baseball Classic, USA Baseball said Thursday. DeRosa led the U.S. to the championship of the 2023 tournament, where it lost to Japan 3-2 as Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout to end the game. The 20-nation tournament runs next year from March 5-17. DeRosa, 50, is a broadcaster for the MLB Network.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Laurence Miedema

Former Oakland A’s reliever Octavio Dotel was among the victims who died after the roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic early Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports. At least 44 people died and at least 160 were injured when the roof collapsed at the Jet Set nightclub in Dotel’s hometown of Santo Domingo, where a concert was taking place, according to authorities.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Laurence Miedema

“I don’t know how many times I’ve watched (Joaquin) Arias make that last play at third — and I still get nervous when he falls backwards,” Posey, now the Giants’ president of baseball operations, laughed on Opening Day last week in Cincinnati. San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain, left, celebrates with catcher Buster Posey, center, and first baseman Brandon Belt after the final out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 13, 2012.