SAN JOSE – The Oakland Roots’ boisterous supporters section in the northeast corner of PayPal Park grew momentarily quiet during the 12th minute, their chants and drums going silent. That brief hush at the US Open Cup soccer game between visiting Roots and the host San Jose Earthquakes was quickly replaced by a refrain baseball fans in Oakland have become well-acquainted with. “Sell the team! Sell the team! Sell the team!” echoed through the half-full stadium on Tuesday evening, the demand to Earthquakes and A’s owner John Fisher soon replaced...

SAN JOSE — With half of the PayPal Park crowd booing the hosts and zeroes still burned on the scoreboard, the young San Jose Earthquakes looked to a local kid to beat the visiting Oakland Roots. Eighteen-year-old San Jose midfielder Niko Tsakiris, a Saratoga native, knifed through the Roots midfield and pinged a through ball to forward Ousseni Bouda on the right wing late in the second half. Bouda, one-on-one with Palo Alto’s own Paul Blanchette and standing just inside the penalty box, used his powerful right foot to send...

A San Jose Earthquakes fan stands next to a “Sell” flag-draped Oakland Roots fan during the U.S. Open Cup game between the Oakland Roots and San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May. 7, 2024. Oakland Roots fans protest against Oakland A’s and San Jose Earthquakes owner John Fisher during the U.S. Open Cup game between the Oakland Roots and San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May. 7, 2024. Oakland Roots fans protest against Oakland A’s and San Jose...

The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday was seeking witnesses to a crash involving three vehicles and a pedestrian who died Saturday morning on Highway 99 in Sacramento. The freeway crash was reported about 4:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Highway 99, just north of Fruitridge Road, the CHP’s South Sacramento office announced Tuesday afternoon in a news release. Three vehicles are listed in the news release as involved in the crash, including a 2013 Honda with a 32-year-old driver, a 2009 Toyota driven by a 22-year-old Elk Grove man...

(KRON) — Three adults were arrested after officers solved a “major” retail theft case, the Hayward Police Department (HPD) announced on Tuesday. The total amount recovered from this theft spree was nearly $11,000 worth of merchandise. Most of the stolen merchandise was taken from grocery stores and pharmacies in Hayward, Oakland, Daly City, Sacramento and Santa Clara, according to police. The items were returned to the various retailers that were victimized. Police did not specify which stores were victim to the retail theft. Video (above) shows some of the merchandise...

With little debate two years ago, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that enabled a sweeping change in how most Californians are billed for electricity. The legislation was what Pacific Gas & Electric from the state public utilities commission three months before: a transformation of electric rates so that households would pay a fixed charge each month in exchange for lower rates for each kilowatt hour they used. Gov. Gavin Newsom submitted the bill as part of a massive 2022 budget revision. In four days, it was passed out...

If someone right now were to call the national mental health and suicide prevention phone number — the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — there’s a chance they’d be sent to a call center thousands of miles away. Where a caller is sent depends on the area code of their telephone number. That means someone who originally got their phone number in Maryland or some other distant state would be routed to that state even if they were currently in Sacramento. This can be a huge problem for the counselors...

April 13 - LeBron James poured in 37 points and Anthony Davis added 36 as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers held off the pesky Memphis Grizzlies for a 123-120 win on Friday night. With the victory, Los Angeles (46-35) jumped into the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference for the time being. The Lakers, Warriors and Kings all entered the day at 45-35. Golden State and Sacramento were both scheduled to play later Friday, and both teams own tiebreakers against Los Angeles. Memphis (27-54) gave the Lakers a run...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The standings don’t reward quality of performances. Only wins and losses. And at this point in the season, the Lakers need any wins they can get to avoid being locked into the 10th seed in the Western Conference – a spot that hasn’t advanced any teams from the play-in tournament to the first round of the playoffs. Even ugly wins such as the Lakers’ 123-120 road victory on Friday night over the decimated Memphis Grizzlies, who had 13 players sidelined. Scroll through the box score and the...

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, center, looks to the ball as Portland Trail Blazers forward Justin Minaya, left, and center Deandre Ayton, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes) Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga and guard Gary Payton II were declared out for Friday night’s game against New Orleans, head coach Steve Kerr said in his pregame news conference. Kuminga bruised his tailbone in Thursday night’s 100-92 victory in Portland. Payton missed that game with...