ALAMEDA — When Art Shell was hired to turn around the Oakland Raiders last February, he heard a message from a group of players frustrated by three straight years of losing.

SANTA CLARA — Two years into his massive rebuilding job on the San Francisco 49ers, Mike Nolan still doesn’t have a finished product.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Baron Davis used ice on his right foot, left knee and back after Golden State’s game with New Orleans. His right arm? That seemed fine.

SACRAMENTO — Ron Artest always seems to have a surprise in store for the Sacramento Kings. His mysterious knee problems last month were unexpected, and his inconsistent play has turned every night into an adventure.

Vintage High School extended its winning streak to three in a row overall, beating Vacaville Tuesday night, 51-40, to open the Monticello Empire League boys basketball season.

Napa High’s girls basketball team couldn’t have opened its Monticello Empire League season up on a better note.

Mike Garibaldi, who coaches high school water polo and swimming in Napa, plays the role of “Paul” in the motion picture, “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Garibaldi has a short scene in the movie with Will Smith talking about his future financial plans.

The Vintage High School girls wrestling team was able to sneak in one more tournament before the calendar year ran out, and it was definitely worth it. 

11:08 a.m. NEW YORK -- Vince Young looks as if he'll make the NFL his personal playground, too.

ALTA, Utah — To reach this tiny ski town at the top of a canyon, you jump on an easy flight to Salt Lake City, followed by a 45-minute drive into the mountains. But somewhere along the way you go through a time warp.