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M-A’s Tim Berthier, who played in CCS doubles last year, qualified to play in the CCS singles tournament this year. M-A was unseeded in last year’s tournament and won three straight to reach the quarterfinals, where it lost to Saratoga, 4-3. Berthier, who played doubles in the CCS and reached …

The 2014 Napa High School graduate and former Santa Rosa Junior College player is committed to practicing and playing as much as he can. ” Santora, 21, said after playing a practice round Friday on the North Course at Silverado Resort and Spa. Santora, a Napa resident, signed a national …

America’s next soccer great may be found playing on the grass fields of Rowan College at Burlington County’s Pemberton Township campus, which became the home of the Next Gen USA soccer academy last fall. It began leasing space at the college’s original campus in September, but a future use study …

Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Minnesota Twins downed the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the St Louis Cardinals overcame the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the San Diego Padres lost 4-3 to the San Francisco Giants, the Colorado Rockies posted a 3-1 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks, …

As the craziness of the night unfolded, and the trades flew, and the insanity grew, and the pockmarked players were picked early and often, a general manager provided the perfect phrase for the draft. The Red Flag Draft encompasses everything: medical issues, experience questions, among others. In fact, it’s likely …

Here’s a look at the most interesting storylines heading into free agency, from the value of Dion Waiters to the possibility of Otto Porter being a max player. JaVale McGee, Warriors: One of the best stories in the NBA right now, McGee was productive in a limited role for the …

Maria Sharapova returned to professional tennis on Wednesday after a 15-month doping ban, completing a one-hour training session on an empty center court less than 10 hours before her first competitive match since January 2016. Handed a much-debated wild card, Sharapova will play Roberta Vinci in the opening round of …

As the golf season wound down last year, Monroe County Parks director Larry Staub and his staff found themselves rooting in unison, “Come on 100,000, come on 100,000.” That would’ve been the number of rounds played on the county’s three municipal courses and represented a milestone since the county resumed …

In fact, it was a milestone; head soccer coach Arlan Vomhof held his 400th collective victory in the palm of his hand. In his time coaching the Topeka Seaman boys and girls soccer team, Vomhof racked up around 50 victories. Vomhof said it felt strange to have reached the milestone …

Driving into work Saturday morning, a voice on the radio bemoaned some balls and strikes calls in Friday night’s Cubs-Reds game. a discussion of whether Major League Baseball should go to an automated system for calling balls and strikes. We accept that the game is played by human beings who, …