Lancaster rallies past Blaze, 4-3
The Lancaster JetHawks rallied for two runs in the seventh before plating another in the eighth to complete the rally in a 4-3 victory over the Bakersfield Blaze on Thursday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.Drew...
View ArticleSegura's homer starts Diamondbacks toward 4-2 win
LOS ANGELES — Jean Segura's leadoff home run helped the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night before 49,540 at Dodger Stadium.The loss dropped the Dodgers...
View ArticleSmiles better for British Open leader Jutanugarn
WOBURN, England — Ariya Jutanugarn, who likes to smile before going into her pre-shot routine, was grinning from ear-to-ear after surging two strokes clear of the field in the Ricoh Women's British...
View ArticleRaiders GM McKenzie signs 4-year extension
The Oakland Raiders signed general manager Reggie McKenzie to a four-year contract extension.Owner Mark Davis made the announcement Friday night at a team alumni dinner in Napa Valley, where about 100...
View Article49ers OT Davis reinstated
The NFL reinstated San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Anthony Davis from the reserve/retired list Saturday.The team added Davis to its 90-man roster and Davis reported to camp. To make room for...
View ArticleChargers camp opens without first pick Bosa
SAN DIEGO — One of the most important seasons in San Diego Chargers history got off to somewhat of a shaky start.When all the players reported for camp, there was one notable Charger missing: rookie...
View ArticleByron breaks rookie record with Truck Series win at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — Saturday's Pocono Mountains 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Pocono Raceway featured no Sprint Cup drivers in the field.Then again, the race didn't need any...
View ArticleJones turns back Dillon's bid in Xfinity win at Iowa
NEWTON, Iowa — For 83 laps, it looked like Ty Dillon's drought would finally end. That was until Erik Jones flashed the brilliance that has many predicting big things for the Joe Gibbs Racing...
View ArticlePujols' 580th career HR lifts Angels over Red Sox
ANAHEIM — Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in the third inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a lead they would never relinquish in a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night in front of...
View ArticleWoodley KOs Lawler to take title at UFC 201
There's no hotter potato in sports in 2016 than a UFC championship.Tyron Woodley (16-3) of Ferguson, Mo., scored a first-round knockout over Robbie Lawler (29-11, one no-contest) of Coconut Creek,...
View ArticleIt costs what? High bids forcing city to strategize
From Centennial Plaza to Mesa Marin Sports Complex to a non-descript sewer lift station near downtown, contractor bids on at least five city projects have come in high during the past year and been...
View ArticleCalifornia Millennials Surging: Their votes could be decisive — especially on...
As they come of age and register to vote, Millennials — that enormous generation born since 1981 — are surging so fast they're on the verge of overtaking the Baby Boomer behemoth as a share of the...
View ArticleAsk TBC: Has the coroner's office really run out of room for bodies?
Q: The Californian got a tip that the Kern County coroner’s office had run out of room for bodies as a result of a spike in violent crime. So we asked Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ray Pruitt if that was...
View ArticleOLIVIA GARCIA: Youth program shapes local teens, volunteers
A friend I much admire recently tagged me on Facebook with photos of Kern County teens who had just completed a trek up Old Smokey, a challenging hill on the U.S. Marine Corps base, Camp Pendleton, in...
View ArticlePG&E gets ready to go back to school
PG&E lit up the faces of hundreds of kids Sunday, handing out backpacks stuffed with school supplies to children getting ready to charge back to school this month.Sunday marks the third year...
View ArticleFuneral services for August 1, 2016
Services pending Lido Marchetti, 84, Bakersfield, July 30. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
View ArticleResponse to Harry Potter gives a boost to print
It was 11:45 p.m. on Saturday night and Bakersfield’s Barnes and Noble was packed.People were decked out in the uniform of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, others wearing the iconic...
View ArticleBlaze ends skid, beats JetHawks, 7-3
Osmer Morales tossed 6-1⁄3 shutout innings and Chantz Mack homered and drove in four runs as the Bakersfield Blaze snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Lancaster JetHawks on...
View ArticleRed Sox rally, beat Angels in 9th
ANAHEIM — Leadership often demands actions more often than words, as Dustin Pedroia demonstrated Sunday.Pedroia hit a three-run home run and Xander Bogaerts followed with a solo blast to lead a...
View ArticleJimmy Walker wins first major at PGA Championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Hard work really does pay off, which is something Jimmy Walker doubted all year but always believed down deep in his heart. Now the message is carved in silver, on the Wanamaker...
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