SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks can only hope new center Logan Couture is as quick and creative as general manager Doug Wilson, who resolved two of his club’s biggest dilemmas and snagged two first-round draft picks on a whirlwind Friday.

Napa Sport, the Napa Valley Soccer Club’s boys under-10 team, had a very successful tournament in the NorCal Premier League. Napa was the only team to win all three of its games in its bracket. Napa was losing 4-1 at the half of its first game, but came back to win, 7-5. Napa won its third game, 14-1.

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds hit his 749th career home run Friday night against New York to move within six of tying Hank Aaron’s career record of 755.

NEW YORK — Tom Glavine, leading off first base, saw the ball jump off Jose Reyes’ bat and knew it was time to put on the burners.

SONOMA -- Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were sidelined Friday at Infineon Raceway when their cars failed inspection for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350.

SONOMA — Ricky Rudd won the inaugural NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma, so it’s only fitting that his mug was added to the track’s Wall of Fame on Friday morning.

SONOMA — Qualifying didn’t go as well for some of the road course ringers, but much better for those NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers who weren’t too confident in their right-turn skills.

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Conwell Insurance picked up a Napa Valley Girls Fastpitch Association Senior Division victory over MIV, 4-2, Friday night at Kiwanis Park.