K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune
Jason Gore showed no signs of his one-time debilitating illness yesterday at the U.S. Open Sectional qualifier at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City. |
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2008 U.S. OPEN TORREY PINES
Healed Gore finds way to Torrey Pines
Thyroid trouble gone, 34-year-old among seven qualifiers in NoCal
By Tod Leonard
STAFF WRITER
DALY CITY – It was like a scene you've seen in just about every melodramatic golf movie. Except it never happens in real life. After a booming drive, Jason Gore strode off the 18th-hole tee box yesterday afternoon at Lake Merced Golf Club with a gallery of close to 100 people in tow.
Gonzalez's 4 RBI can't carry Padres
By Bill Center
STAFF WRITER
Adrian Gonzalez is going great. The Padres are not. And that is eating at the first baseman.
Gonzalez hit his 17th homer of the season last night and took over the National League RBI lead.
But that was not enough to reconcile a 7-6 loss to the streaking Chicago Cubs before a crowd of 30,259 at Petco Park.
It's much too soon to write Hoffman's closing chapter
One year ago today, he was a closer in decline. His earned-run average was an unsightly 5.30 and his four saves were cold comfort compared to the two saves he had blown and the three losses he had incurred. Mariano Rivera was all washed up. And then he wasn't.
Bulldogs take last bite, end USD's run
Regional title goes to tough Fresno St.
By Kirk Kenney
STAFF WRITER
LONG BEACH – Fresno State and Brandon Burke. USD has seen more than enough of both the Bulldogs and their closer. Fresno State had beaten the Toreros four straight times in the postseason play before USD's victory Sunday over the Bulldogs forced a rematch in last night's Long Beach Regional final.
PREP TUESDAY
High-achieving student-athletes don't stop at the finish line
By Nicole Vargas
STAFF WRITER
As a high school freshman, Otay Ranch's Niko Salazar set lofty goals for himself. Among them, Salazar wanted to represent the Mustangs at the State Track & Field Championships in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.
