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The head coach of the University of San Diego men's basketball program was arrested Sunday on suspicion of domestic violence before he could board a flight leaving Oakland, authorities said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Jeff Samardzija is about to begin his 13th year as a professional baseball player. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Carlo Tateo spent his life helping young people in his East Oakland community. He was a mentor, father and coach, and was set to start the school year as the offensive coordinator for the Skyline High School varsity football team. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

New USF head coach Kyle Smith held up a yellow and green jersey and beamed at the crowd during his introductory news conference Friday at War Memorial Gymnasium. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Stanford's softball team recently completed the program's worst season in 30 years. Though the Cardinal returned all nine starters from a team that narrowly missed the postseason a year earlier, they were sorely hampered by injuries to key pitchers and went 17-37. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The 700 block of Lombard, between Mason and Taylor and just across Columbus from the new North Beach library, is a pleasantly unassuming street a few blocks below the crooked stretch of Lombard. It’s also the former location of one of the city’s forgotten gems, where countless schoolchildren once splashed, thousands of GIs danced with local girls before shipping out to war in the Pacific — and a single-minded coach transformed a discouraged 14-year-old girl into one of the greatest swimmers of all time. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It’s been a week since Jack Del Rio was named head coach of the Raiders. He’s been busy doing all the things required of an NFL coach, which hasn’t given the East Bay native much of an opportunity to relive his glory days in Hayward or reach out to all the people who helped him along the way. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Newly hired coaches and athletic directors at the University of California will lose lucrative bonuses — potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars — if student athletes fail in the classroom, under a new policy beginning Thursday. The change marks the first time UC coaches and others who make money from students’ athletic performance have financial incentives to ensure that academic performance is also up to par. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Well, that was about as neat and tidy as the bare patches on the Levi’s Stadium field. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A once-prominent Livermore golf coach pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of child molestation and solicitation of murder for trying to hire a hit man to kill victims he had assaulted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

"So what's Jim Harbaugh really like?" [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

"So what's Jim Harbaugh really like?" [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The head football coach at Vanden High School in Fairfield stole thousands of dollars from athletic fundraising events, police said Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There are easier ways than this to break in as a college defensive coordinator. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

You know the coolest thing about Becky Hammon's hire as a full-time NBA assistant coach? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When you see Colin Kaepernick pick up a tablet computer on the sidelines this season, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback won't be tweeting. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Steve Kerr might just be the most interesting man in the NBA. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tim Flannery and Mike Gallego sat down together and told stories one day last week - funny stories, insightful stories, self-deprecating stories. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tim Flannery and Mike Gallego sat down together recently and told stories - funny stories, insightful stories, self-deprecating stories. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There was talk of Jurgen Klinsmann as Germany celebrated its World Cup title. A marvelous team marked the culmination of a system he created. Whatever you thought of Klinsmann's strategy or roster choices as coach of the United States team, few can argue that he's not the right man for the job. He has vision, and he gets results. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There was talk of Jurgen Klinsmann as Germany celebrated its World Cup title. A marvelous team marked the culmination of a system he created. Whatever you thought of Klinsmann's strategy or roster choices as coach of the United States team, few can argue that he's not the right man for the job. He has vision, and he gets results. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

As much as we treasure Jason Kidd in the Bay Area for his basketball wizardry in high school, Cal and the NBA, one should never be blind to a man's character. Kidd is waging a battle against his public image these days, and it's a fight he can't win. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

As much as we treasure Jason Kidd in the Bay Area for his basketball wizardry in high school, Cal and the NBA, one should never be blind to a man's character. Kidd is waging a battle against his public image these days, and it's a fight he can't win. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Warriors roster may still be in flux, but the team's coaching staff is complete after two hires Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The football program is in tatters. The stadium debt is off the charts. Just down the road, a rival university basks in acclaim. One wishes a world of luck to Cal's new athletic director, whoever it may be, for the task ahead is monumental. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The football program is in tatters. The stadium debt is off the charts. Just down the road, a rival university basks in acclaim. One wishes a world of luck to Cal's new athletic director, whoever it may be, for the task ahead is monumental. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The New York Knicks hired Derek Fisher as their new coach on Tuesday, with Phil Jackson turning to one of his most trustworthy former players. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In a major surprise, John Rittman has resigned as Stanford's softball coach after the team failed to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in 17 years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tom Tolbert agrees that Steve Kerr is a great leader, who very well might have a great coaching career ahead of him. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Thoughts on the Warriors' Steve Kerr hiring: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Thoughts on the Warriors' Steve Kerr hiring: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

What the Warriors need right now is one of those gruff New York cops who stand in front of what's left of the guy who just jumped off the building, shooing away the gawkers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

What the Warriors need right now is one of those gruff New York City cops who stand in front of what's left of the guy who just jumped off the building, shooing away the gawkers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

He could have learned about history in the cradle of pro basketball, Madison Square Garden. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Steve Kerr agreed in principle to be the head coach of the Warriors on Wednesday, a decision that stunned an NBA community convinced the five-time NBA champion would reunite with Phil Jackson in New York. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Congratulations, Steve Kerr! [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Not everyone can look at their mobile phone and find a text from the greatest female athlete in history. Cuonzo Martin can. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Not everyone can look at their mobile phone and find a text from the greatest female athlete in history. Cuonzo Martin can. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There's no question that the Warriors' roster offers an attractive group of high-character and highly talented players to prospective coaches, but there seems to be a growing uncertainty in NBA circles as to whether the franchise's basketball operations team is equally appealing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There's no question that the Warriors' roster offers an attractive group of high-character and highly talented players to prospective coaches, but there seems to be a growing uncertainty in NBA circles as to whether the franchise's basketball operations team is equally appealing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the mid-1980s, when the likes of Magic Johnson and Bernard King roamed the earth, coaching the Lakers or Knicks would put a man at the pinnacle of his profession. The Warriors' job was perfectly respectable, but hardly anything special in the NBA hierarchy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the mid-1980s, when the likes of Magic Johnson and Bernard King roamed the earth, coaching the Lakers or Knicks would put a man at the pinnacle of his profession. The Warriors' job was perfectly respectable, but hardly anything special in the NBA hierarchy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Warriors have started a methodical and calculated plan to identify their next head coach, a process that owner Joe Lacob says could take anywhere from one day to two months. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Warriors have started a methodical and calculated plan to identify their next head coach, a process that owner Joe Lacob says could take anywhere from one day to two months. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The good thing about the Donald Sterling mess, as Mark Jackson pointed out when the scandal was raging, is that it got people talking about racism. The more open discussion we have, the better chance of changing and healing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The good thing about the Donald Sterling mess, as Mark Jackson pointed out when the scandal was raging, is that it got people talking about racism. The more open discussion we have, the better chance of changing and healing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Not to dump on a legend who's been dead for 43 years, but Vince Lombardi had it wrong. Winning is not the only thing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Even during Tuesday morning's planned meeting to fire head coach Mark Jackson, Warriors owner Joe Lacob wasn't completely convinced that he was making the right decision about the future of his franchise. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

By now, we've all seen enough football games, football documentaries and football movies to know that head coaches tend to be extroverted, quick-tempered and detail-obsessed creatures. They give fiery pregame speeches, scream at players over blown assignments, prepare practice schedules down to the minute and, whatever the level, keep an eye out for their next job. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

By now, we've all seen enough football games, football documentaries and football movies to know that head coaches tend to be extroverted, quick-tempered and detail-obsessed creatures. They give fiery pregame speeches, scream at players over blown assignments, prepare practice schedules down to the minute and, whatever the level, keep an eye out for their next job. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]