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Sports Night: Sac High coach combines toughness, caring

Hometown report: Dragons’ Swafford gets results

Derek Swafford is a towering figure on the Sacramento High School campus as the dean of students. He is also the varsity boys basketball coach, and his rules and methods are simple.

49ers: NFL observers wonder if Chip Kelly will change

Greg Cosell, the senior producer of NFL Films, saw plenty of Chip Kelly when he coached the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bee’s Matt Barrows engages Cosell in a Q&A about the new 49ers’ coach.

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Kings: Cousins, Gay, finalists for U.S. Olympic team

Five of the 30 players named as finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team are Golden State Warriors. Two are Kings: DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay.

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College football: Two Sac State players headed to NFLPA game

Darnell Sankey and Lars Hanson of Sacramento State will play in Saturday’s NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Carson. The game gives seniors a chance to impress nearly 200 NFL scouts.

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This story was originally published January 18, 2016 at 10:41 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Sac High coach combines toughness, caring."

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