From Sacramento to Washington, D.C., social media and the mainstream press are all atwitter about Mayor Kevin Johnson’s upcoming marriage to longtime love Michelle Rhee, the chief of District of Columbia public schools. Mayor Kevin Johnson and fianc
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Blake’s 2-run homer lifts Dodgers over Giants 4-2
Dodgers manager Joe Torre spoke with coach Don Mattingly on Monday and both were optimistic that Los Angeles would bounce back from a demoralizing loss to the New York Yankees a day earlier in which they blew a late four-run lead. “He had a good feeling and I did too that these guys were going to come out and bust their tails,” Torre said. They were right
Prep blog: CIF clarifies bowl slotting
There will now be a lot more clarity amid the chaos of high school championship bowl games. The CIF announced Monday that the selection parameters for the State Championship Bowl Games has been simplified after its Football Advisory Committee and 10 section commissioners agreed that the state’s school enrollment breakdown will not determine bowl selections. In short, enrollment dictates what division teams compete in
Sacramento shortens hours at public counter
Sacramento residents who visit the city Revenue Division’s public counter at 915 I St.
Oakland Athletics (28-24) at Boston Red Sox (29-23)
The Oakland Athletics will be facing an old nemesis when the surprising American League West leaders head to historic Fenway Park tonight to begin a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox. John Lackey tormented the A’s for years while a member of the division-rival Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, with the accomplished right-hander owning an eye-opening 16-4 record and a 2.76 earned run average over 29 career starts against tonight’s opponent. He faced Oakland three times last year in his final season with the Halos, going 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA
Colorado Rockies (26-24) at San Francisco Giants (27-22)
Baseball fans in San Francisco are in for a real treat Memorial Day afternoon, when two of the top young pitchers in the game square off at AT&T Park. Two-time defending NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum will lead the Giants against Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez at 1:05 p.m.
Section cancels today’s outdoor playoff games
Because of weather issues, the Sac-Joaquin Section has canceled all of today’s baseball and softball playoff games. In softball, Division II and III games scheduled for today at the Sacramento Softball Complex will be moved to Wednesday (same times and fields) and Wednesday’s finals will be moved to Thursday.
Prep blog: Nation’s top-ranked team has poor playoff history against St. Francis soccer
St. Francis has owned St
El Dorado, Granite Bay schools capture Nature Bowl titles
Teams from El Dorado Hills and Granite Bay came out on top of the 86 teams in the 26th annual Nature Bowl, held by the California Department of Fish and Game May 15 at California State University, Sacramento. First place in the division for third- and fourth-graders went to a Granite Bay team of students from Green Hills, Excelsior and Ridgeview Schools. Lake Forest School in El Dorado Hills took first in the division for fifth- and sixth-graders.
