PHILADELPHIA — These are the kind of performances from their developing nucleus that give the Philadelphia 76ers optimism for the future.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It’s no surprise that Barry Bonds will not play in San Francisco’s Cactus League opener Thursday against the Chicago Cubs.

SAN JOSE — Each of the San Jose Sharks’ third-period scoring chances died in Ilya Bryzgalov’s glove or deflected harmlessly off his pads.

The Justin-Siena High School wrestling team participated in the CIF North Coast Section Championships at Newark Memorial High in Newark over the weekend. 

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Hannah Euser has a lot going on in her life.

SONOMA — Monday’s SpeedFest at Infineon Raceway kicked off the 2007 Big O Tires racing season.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Tuesday in the Napa Valley:

IN THE WESTERN DESERT, Egypt — Three ultra-endurance athletes have just done something most would consider insane: They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become the first modern runners to cross the Sahara Desert’s grueling 4,000 miles.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Rob Phillips still remembers his first horse, a paint named Mickey he got more than 50 years ago. It was the start of a lifelong love affair with horses that’s led to plans for an endurance race over the Santa Fe Trail.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The air quality at two of the most popular winter spots here continues to improve, a new study finds.