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Monte Vista High football team gets six TD passes from Brett Nottingham in 63-37 win over Heritage

Nottingham throws six TD passes in 63-37 romp over Heritage.

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	MORE BREAKING NEWS HEADLINES Live chat: Inside the Raiders, Tuesday, Nov. 24, noon Monta Ellis scores 34 points as Golden State Warriors rip Portland Stanford vs. Cal Big Game live blog with Cam Inman 4 p.m. PST Nov. 21

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	Live chat: Inside the Raiders, Tuesday, Nov. 24, noon Join Jerry McDonald for an inside look at the Raiders in our weekly live chat on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at noon PST. The Darrius Heyward-Bey drops: Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco weighs in on the Raiders rookie Cincinnati Bengals' Chad Ochocinco is in JaMarcus Russell's corner Oakland Raiders put their trust in quarterback Bruce Gradkowski

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	Slide show: Week 12 NCS round 1 football playoffs Photo slide show of the first week of the North Coast Section playoffs Deer Valley 34, Newark Memorial 3 De La Salle 44, American 0

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	Cam Inman: Stanford Axe has some cutting remarks for Cal, Stanford heading into the Big Game To grasp today's Big Game mojo between Cal and host Stanford, it's time for our third annual interview with The Stanford Axe. Live blog on Big Game with Cam Inman More Stanford \| More Cal Monte Poole: Andre Ward can become next young American boxing star Gary Peterson: Tim Lincecum's win shows that the Old Cy Young Award standards are taking a WHIP-ping Cam Inman's Crystal Ball: New lease, same old Oakland Raiders

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	Cal beats Stanford 34-28 in the Big Game Shane Vereen ran for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries and Mike Mohamed intercepted a pass from Andrew Luck at the 3 with less than 2 minutes left as California spoiled No. Saint Mary's College basketball team comes up just short against SEC opponent Vanderbilt, 72-70 No. 1 Stanford soccer advances at NCAA Women's Tournament

49ers


	Michael Crabtree already a go-to guy for San Francisco 49ers Team's coaches don't rank wide receivers but are hopeful rookie Crabtree and Josh Morgan will help improve S.F.'s 24th-ranked passing offense. San Francisco 49ers try to stop the YAC of the Green Bay Packers Live chat with 49ers writer Dan Brown Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. PDT 49ers' Alex Smith, Packers' Aaron Rodgers forever linked

Warriors


	Monta Ellis scores 34 points as Golden State Warriors rip Portland Warriors guard scores 34 points in big win over Blazers Golden State Warriors notebook: Golden State signs Chris Hunter from NBDL Warriors' Monta Ellis takes charge Warriors advance for Friday's game vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Athletics


	Gary Peterson: Oakland A's hope Andrew Bailey just the first sign of youth-driven success If you're going to tout yourself as an organization committed to player development, it helps when you can trot out a fully developed player. So it was that the A's flew Andrew Bailey in from the East Coast for a 6,000-mile-round-trip media hit and run, then filed the expenses under Money Well Spent. A's blog \| More Athletics A's targeting younger players in trade talks Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey is voted American League Rookie of the Year A's Bailey wins American League Rookie of Year honors

Giants


	Vote: Who does Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum most resemble? Cast your vote among Ozzy Osbourne, Anjelica Huston and a former Manson family member. San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum repeats as NL Cy Young winner Gary Peterson: Tim Lincecum's win shows that the Old Cy Young Award standards are taking a WHIP-ping Candid Cam: Lincecum wins Cy again

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	Cal beats Stanford 34-28 in the Big Game Surreal life: CSM collects first NorCal crown YOUTH SPORTS ROUNDUP Saint Mary's College basketball team comes up just short against SEC opponent Vanderbilt, 72-70

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