DENVER — Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith scored 28 points apiece as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Golden State Warriors 123-111 on Monday night.

Taver Johnson has joined the Oakland Raiders coaching staff as assistant defensive line coach, the team said.

SACRAMENTO — Sitting in the visiting locker room last week at Arco Arena, ex-Sacramento King Bobby Jackson was providing an injury inventory for the season.

SAN DIEGO — Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired Monday night in a shocking move by team president Dean Spanos, who cited a “dysfunctional situation” between the coach and general manager A.J. Smith.

The marathon, a distance of 26.2 miles, is sort of a mystery to Mike Wallace.

February has been the month for promotions for the Vintage High School football program.

Marty James

Both the Justin-Siena High School boys and girls basketball teams have qualified for the Marin County Athletic League tournament and will be at home for first-round games tonight.

Today

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK— President Bush’s federal budget sets aside money to study the benefits of draining and restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley, which provides water to 2.4 million residents in the San Francisco Bay area.

TRUCKEE — In California history class, I daydreamed through the missions, and the Big Four were a bore — but I perked right up when we got to the Donner Party.

WASHINGTON — After five years of trying, Democratic lawmakers say they are confident this is the year Congress will finally approve a Wild Sky Wilderness northeast of Seattle.

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s wolves will be even cheaper to kill than originally planned, according to state wildlife managers preparing to hold legal public hunts for the predators once Endangered Species Act protections are lifted.