So, remember that grand plan of going to Wimbledon to see some tennis (and Nadal’s abs)? Yeah, that didn’t exactly happen the way we wanted it to… Before things devolved, the day started on schedule. Well, minus the fact that I’m a bit sleep-deprived because, yes, my worst nightmare has come true: we have a
Hallelujah! After a delayed flight, a lost phone and a bumpy plane ride, after 10 hours we finally arrived in London. The plane itself was a bit cramped, and my carry-on was too big to fit under the seat, so I had to straddle it the whole way, using my maxi dress to hide that
Missy Franklin always has a smile dancing at the edge of her mouth. Even when she’s just talking, she looks like she’s smiling, ready to burst out into a laugh. When she laughs — which is often — she doesn’t sound like Tinkerbell, as the name Missy might suggest. She has a hearty laugh, and
Seventy-seven-year-old “Dog” Turner already knows how he is going to die: Cal’s football team will be beating USC by 30 points at Memorial Stadium. He’ll go down. The band will play the California Fight Song, and his ashes will be shot from the cannons. For Dog, who has had a position with the team since 1969
Now that Bud Selig is finally stepping down as commissioner of Major League Baseball, he’s leaving behind a sport that is being watched less than football and even basketball. It’s time to find an innovative and forceful replacement. That would be me. First of all, it’s time a woman held the job — and a
When I tell a guy I know a lot about sports, I get the same amused look just about every time. It’s as if he’s thinking, “Nice try, sweetheart. Why don’t you run along now and paint your nails?” I hate that look, and I don’t deserve it. The first thing I purchased with my
For many college students, a Skype call to family is an hourlong respite from the work and stress of school, but for Aisha, it was a moment of shock and silence. The UC Berkeley junior, whose name has been changed to protect her family in Syria, found out via Skype that her cousin’s son had
As the nation reflects on 9/11, few in the community seem to know just how intimately the terrorist attack hit Granite Bay. Two women with close ties to Granite Bay High School had tickets on United Airlines Flight 93, the plane that ultimately crashed in eastern Pennsylvania after passengers heroically prevented the hijackers from flying
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