Time will tell how McFadden fits in with Raiders

Darren McFadden must wait to interact with most Raiders veterans on the field.

Bo Jackson? Napoleon Kaufman? Marcus Allen? It's hard to say when the last time was the Raiders had an offensive backfield weapon comparable to Darren McFadden....(more)

Ultramarathons gaining in popularity, competitors

Jamie Frink fell in love two years ago on a trail in Lone Pine. Chad Long took the plunge that same spring in Cool. And Patrick DellaPace found similar joy last year on a challenging ascent to Auburn....(more)

Commentary: Emil Brown is more than a spare part

Billy Beane is about to be called a genius � again. "I've been called a moron, too," the A's general manager said with a laugh. "I sort of ignore both things."...(more)

River Cats complete a doubleheader sweep of Oklahoma

The last time the River Cats visited AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, they ran away with the Triple-A championship trophy....(more)

Veteran coach has Roseville back in soccer playoffs

He's the dean of area high school soccer. Pablo Gutierrez, 57, has coached the boys for 33 seasons and girls for 23 at Roseville High School....(more)

Johnson's Redding to coach El Dorado football

Rick Redding, who was working a successful turnaround of the Hiram Johnson High School football program, has accepted the head-coaching position at El Dorado. Redding replaces Rob Pifferini, who stepped down recently to spend time with his family....(more)

Yuba City is No. 1 in NorCal baseball

Yuba City is Cal-Hi Sports' top-ranked baseball team in Northern California this week, regardless of division....(more)

Site Lines: Web holds vast trove of video highlights

The assignment was easy, or at least I thought it was: The gang in "research" needed to find the best sports sites for video....(more)

Motor Sports Beat: Old Fremont Dragstrip will be honored at Sac Raceway

More than 200 vintage dragsters and hot rods will be entered Saturday at Sacramento Raceway for the 21st annual West Coast Timing Association Fremont Reunion Drags....(more)

TV / Radio

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Today's events

Baseball: Community college: NorCal Regionals, Cañada at Sacramento City, 3 p.m.; Skyline at Sierra, 3 p.m....(more)

Area planner

TODAY

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Sac State banks on transfer of fortune

Nixon will work to pick up pieces after Elk Grove coaching-switch fiasco

Ailene Voisin: In the end, firing might have been a good thing for Meraz

Marty Mac's World: Is James overrated? Give me a break

Making the Rounds: A lot of local action dead ahead

Veteran linebacker signs with Raiders

Monarchs rookie center has range; Piekarska can shoot 3s

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