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LOUISIANA- Webster Garrison, team manager for the Oakland A’s minor league Stockton Ports last season, is fighting for his life in a hospital due to coronavirus. COVID-19 has been ravaging the area since last week and one of the people affected is Garrison, age 54. According to his fiancé Nikki Trudeaux, he was placed on a ventilator which he was …
In a rare interview, legendary MMA fighter from Stockton, Nick Diaz, speaks at length with ESPN’s Ariél Hawani about his possible return to the UFC once his 5 year suspension is lifted in 2020. When asked about a possible matchup against Jorge Masvidal, who won by TKO against Nick’s younger brother Nate after a controversial stoppage by a doctor due …
OAKLAND- As Raider fans were leaving the game enjoying their victory, a man accidentally fell off the platform onto the tracks while a train was approaching the station in Oakland at 5:20pm. Luckily BART employee John O’Connor witnessed and immediately yanked him up a split second before the train hit him, saving his life. The two men embraced on the …
STOCKTON- Nate Diaz has announced on twitter that he’s out of the much anticipated UFC 244. The bout was scheduled November 2nd at Madison Square Garden in New York City against Jorge Masvidal for the “Baddest MF” title. The issue centers around the concern that he had an adverse drug-test finding, possibly from a tainted supplement. No specifics have been …
STOCKTON- Coach David Sanchez II took his handball team to Venice Beach to compete in the 3 wall Jr Nationals from 7/18-7/21. Jessica Duenas,13, competed in the 19U big ball singles. Elena Duenas competed in the 17U small ball singles, 19U big ball singles and Doubles. She Medaled in 19U bigball taking 3rd. Emily Sanchez competed in the 19U small …
LODI- Price Carlson has been riding his bicycle cross country since last month June. The overall distance he will travel is 3,500 from the west to east coast beginning in San Ramon at the SAP Academy. The purpose of his mission is to benefit the High Fives Foundation in honor of his son Carson Burlington who died tragically in a …
Our guest sports writer Naismith recaps the Warriors vs Rockets playoff series. Game 6. The second most-exhilarating game number in the NBA fan’s playoff lexicon. And for those of us counted among the lovers of the purity of the game itself-while safely removed from the fray of rabid white-knuckled, fist clenching, fanhood this evening-the promise of the NBA equivalent of …
UFC CEO Dana White announced yesterday on his Instagram that Nate Diaz of Stockton will return to the Octagon for a welterweight bout with former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 on Aug. 17. It will air live on PPV from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
