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Tag Archives: Olympics
San Francisco, San Jose Invited to Bid on 2024 Olympics
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Balance beam on the Bay Bridge? Swimming race to Alcatraz? San Francisco is seriously considering a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and today it got an official invitation from the U.S. Olympic Committee to put its best offer on … Continue reading
Danville's Steffens Leads Women's Water Polo Gold Medal Victory; Swimmer Takes Olympic Silver
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Maggie Steffens of Danville scored five goals as Bay Area swimmers led the U.S. women's water polo team to a gold medal against Spain on Thursday. Heather Petri, an Oakland native living in Orinda, and Melissa Seidemann of Walnut Creek … Continue reading
U.S. Women Clinch Olympic Soccer Gold; Where to Find Video Highlights
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Update 2:50 p.m.: Click here to watch video highlights from NBC. Update 1:38 p.m.: The U.S. seized the gold medal in women's soccer, edging Japan 2:1 in a hard-fought game. Update 1:12 p.m.: Yuki Ogimi scores for Japan, making the … Continue reading
7 Things About Today's U.S. Women's Soccer Hero Alex Morgan
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GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!! University of California, Berkeley, graduate Alex Morgan gave American sports fans a thrill Monday when she scored the winning goal in the U.S. women's soccer team's semifinal victory over Canada. But even casual Olympics watchers were probably familiar with her name … Continue reading
Bay Area Rowers Win Olympic Gold Medals
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Two Bay Area university graduates garnered Olympic gold medals on Thursday as part of an eight-woman rowing team. Erin Cafaro, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and Elle Logan, a Stanford University senior, joined six other Americans to … Continue reading
Local Olympian Alert: Berkeley Swimmers Take Gold, San Jose Underdog Lags
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3:50 p.m. Cal is keeping a running total of medals won by athletes who attended the school, and so is Stanford. As of right now, Cal is up 5 to 1. 3:15 p.m. Stanford alum in U.S. win over China … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: U.S. Monitor Blasts Oakland Police; Feds Close SF Pot Clinics; Woody Allen Films in Marin; 49er Stadium Beams Rise in Santa Clara
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Oakland police stung by new criticism (Oakland Tribune) With Oakland's control of its own police department potentially hanging in the balance, the federal monitor overseeing the force questioned its willingness to reform itself and raised concerns over photos posted at … Continue reading
San Jose Woman Wins Olympic Judo Bronze
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Marti Malloy, who perfected her judo skills at San Jose State University, won an Olympic bronze medal in the sport on Monday. Malloy beat Portuguese fighter Telma Monteiro who had bested Malloy in their two last meetings. She later fell … Continue reading
Pingpong, Boxing,Track and More: Californians Are Everywhere in This Olympics
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When the summer Olympics kick off Friday in London, Californians won't have to look hard to find athletes from their state. In advance of the games, KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez visited a track at College of the Canyons in Valencia that’s … Continue reading
