SAN JOSE — Vesa Toskala stopped 23 shots for his third shutout this season, and Joe Pavelski scored for the fifth time in nine games to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.

PHILADELPHIA — Counted out after losing Donovan McNabb for the season, the Philadelphia Eagles are making a strong playoff push behind Jeff Garcia.

SALT LAKE CITY — Freddy Adu was traded Monday from D.C. United to Real Salt Lake, ending a sometimes tumultuous three-year run in Washington for the highly touted teenager who clashed with his coach and was often frustrated by his role.

ALAMEDA — Nnamdi Asomugha heard the talk from his Oakland Raiders teammates at practice, from reporters in the locker room and from his friends at home: When would he finally get an interception?

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds is willing to wait for a significant portion of his paycheck until after he’s done playing for the San Francisco Giants.

ST. LOUIS — The dome was rocking with chants of “Let’s Go Bears,” and Chicago’s football team looked right at home in St. Louis — especially high-stepping rookie Devin Hester.

SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers are on a roll, and coach Mike Nolan doesn’t have much time to stop it.

The Napa Valley Swim Team recently sent nine age group swimmers to compete in Pacific Swimming’s Junior Olympics. The three-day meet was held at Oceana High School in Pacifica. There were more than 800 swimmers in attendance.

Five games in a six-day period can leave a team out of breath and looking for a well deserved break.

The Justin-Siena High School boys basketball team won the consolation championship of the Rose City Invitational tournament during the weekend in Santa Rosa.

Joe Steranka’s response to an invitation to attend the Northern California Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America’s annual membership meeting and awards ceremony at Silverado Resort was an emphatic and immediate “Yes.”

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