Sports Night: Fifth-year Valley football coach steps down
Prep football: Players have their coach’s respect
Coach Dave Filan, who had worked to improve the football program at the South Sacramento’s Valley High School, leaves his post to devote more time to his family.
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49ers: Pack has had trouble stopping Kap
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will try to leave a four-interception, two-pick-six game behind him Sunday when the 49ers host the Green Bay Packers, which has had trouble controlling him in two playoff games. As The Bee’s Matt Barrows asks, can Kaepernick bounce back against the team he twice bounced from the playoffs?
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Kings: McLemore option for 2016-17 picked up
The move, which was expected, extends Ben McLemore’s deal through his fourth season. He started all 82 games last season, averaging 12.1 points and 2.9 rebounds.
Giants: Tomlinson sparks win over Colorado
Kelby Tomlinson’s inside-the-park home run in the first inning and a fine defensive play several innings later help the host Giants top the Rockies 3-2.
A’s: Semien hits two-run blast in 13th to beat Seattle
Marcus Semien hits a two-run homer in the 13th inning to give the visiting A’s a 7-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The A’s have won three straight games for the first time in more than a month.
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College football: Mistakes prove costly for Hornets
▪ Northern Colorado returns a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown with 4:12 left to beat error-prone Sacramento State 27-20 in a Big Sky Conference game at Hornet Stadium.
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This story was originally published October 3, 2015 at 11:26 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Fifth-year Valley football coach steps down."