Sports Focus: Nov. 19, 2023
Sports Focus returns with a look at some incredible Bay Area student-athletes, including a four-sport female athlete in Petaluma. Our show also honors a De La Salle coach who passed away in the middle of the football season
San Jose Pop Warner football team fundraising after qualifying for national championships
The Creekside Warriors, which are slated to represent the Pacific Northwest at the national tournament, punched their ticket after going 11-0 this year.
Bay Area triathletes without bikes as shipping companies battle in court
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County on November 8th, claims Tribike owes Horizon nearly $320,000 for 13 unpaid shipments.
Former OPD chief LeRonne Armstrong's new role taps into athletic roots
Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong opened up about his life after his controversial termination as the department's top cop nine months ago.
Oakland A's fans react to news of unanimous relocation vote
Oakland A’s fans are reacting after the Major League Baseball voted unanimously to move the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas Thursday morning.
Runner banned for 12 months for using car in race
Joasia Zakrzewski admitted to using a car to complete part of a 50-mile race in April.
MLB team owners unanimously approve relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas
Major League Baseball team owners on Thursday voted to approve the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. The vote was unanimous and swift.
MLB owners set to vote on A's relocation
Major League Baseball owners are set to vote on Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland A's to Las Vegas.
Warm weather delays reopening of 2 Tahoe ski resorts
Skiers will have to wait just a little bit longer to hit the slopes at two popular Tahoe resorts.
Adam Johnson death: Suspect arrested in England
Police in England say they have made an arrest in connection to the death of Adam Johnson, a hockey player from Minnesota who was killed while on the ice in October.
Green ejected for headlock, Thompson, McDaniel tossed after scuffle in Timberwolves-Warriors game
Draymond Green was ejected after putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock and two other players were thrown out after an altercation early in the Golden State Warriors' game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Patrick Mahomes says he wears same pair of red underwear every game day
Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, a two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, is apparently superstitious when it comes to his underpants.
49ers dominate Jaguars 34-3 to end a 3-game skid, look like Super Bowl contenders again
The San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl contenders once again.
Megan Rapinoe leaves final game of career after injury less than 3 minutes into match
Rapinoe was playing in the NWSL final.
Former Oakland Raiders DJ Hayden among 6 dead in Houston car crash
D.J. Hayden was among the six people who died in a car accident in Houston, the Raiders announced on Saturday. Hayden was 33.
Professional soccer player, 28, dies after collapsing on field
Within seconds, players realized the urgency of the matter and rushed toward him.
College of Marin hosts basketball tournament to honor legendary alumnus Don Barksdale
The College of Marin is hosting the second annual "Don Barksdale Basketball Invitational" to honor an alumnus who broke racial barriers and became an African-American pioneer in sports, media and business.
College of Marin hosts the second annual Don Barksdale invitational
LyRyan Russell, head men's basketball coach at the College of Marin, joins KTVU to discuss the legacy and historic career of Don Barksdale. Barksdale, an Oakland-native, helped break racial barriers when he played in the NBA in the 1950s, he was also one of the Bay Area's first Black DJs and television hosts.
Former Oakland A's executive warns against moving team to Las Vegas
Next week, Major League Baseball's owners will decide whether to approve the team's move from Oakland to Las Vegas. As the vote approaches, one former Oakland A's executive has sent a letter to the other 29 MLB owners, urging them to block the team's move. KTVU's Heather Holmes and Alex Savidge speak with Andy Dolich, a former VP with the A's, about why he believes the owners should reject the A's relocation bid.
Fans overjoyed after San Jose Sharks break 11-game losing streak
Before playing Philadelphia, the Sharks hadn’t won a single matchup in the first 11 games of the season.