Sometime in the not distant future, they will become the Las Vegas Raiders. Until then, likely in 2020, Mark Davis’ team belongs to Oakland. Well, sort of.

They were good girls deeply involved in student government and in decorating the gym for high school dances. They did their homework on time and got good grades, and they all remember Hillary Rodham standing out as the most organised kid in homeroom, writes Nina Burleigh

James Hahn said the anxiety was creeping in after missing eight straight cuts on the PGA Tour, causing him to wonder if he’d ever get his game straightened out.

US cybersecurity company Malwarebytes has said it may need another office in 18 months, even as it opened new EMEA headquarters in Cork yesterday.

Steph Curry might be small in stature for a basketball player, but the staggering success he and the Golden State Warriors have achieved under coach Steve Kerr can serve as an inspiration to all teams, reports Kieran Shannon.

More than two dozen family members of those who died and were injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse gathered at the site of the tragedy.

Some 80% of around 800 Irish J1 students were among those that gathered at a park for a candlelit vigil to remember those who died in this week’s Berkeley balcony tragedy.

The balcony below the one that collapsed, killing six young students, including five Irish, was removed yesterday after being branded an immediate “collapse hazard” by Berkeley city inspectors.

They came in groups, pairs, wearing county colours, leaving cards, candles, flowers, pictures, a half pint of beer, even a wheel hub.

Will chronic water shortages kill the California dream? by Elijah Wolfson

Last week I wrote about the water shortage in California and suggested that theanti-water charge protesters in this country should consider the reality of water shortages and recognise the need for investment in water infrastructure to ensure an adequate supply of safe water for the future.

For a while there, it seemed like the NBA player of the year vote deciding the regular season’s Most Valuable Player would devolve into an alphabet soup of stats, highlights and what “valuable” really even means.

Paula Creamer is calling for a women’s Masters at Augusta National.

Hoodie Allen’s single with Ed Sheeran will push him into the big time, writes Ed Power

World Series history was made on Wednesday night in Missouri when pitcher Madison Bumgarner delivered a performance for the ages to help the San Francisco Giants overcome the Kansas City Royals in a memorable winner-takes-all Game Seven.

A large earthquake rolled through California’s northern Bay Area yesterday, damaging some buildings, knocking out power to thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has been reported in northern California’s San Francisco Bay area, officials said.

Star Wars creator George Lucas has picked Chicago to host his much-anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, in a major victory for the US' third-largest city.

Someone is dropping envelopes full of cash across San Francisco — and causing an international frenzy on social media.

Shia LaBeouf has announced he is retiring from the public eye.

Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, people in California reported seeing an unusual flash of light over the San Francisco Bay area that left many startled and thrilled.

The new Catholic archbishop of San Francisco has assumed office without referring to the distress his appointment has aroused in this gay-friendly city, but offering self-deprecating jokes about his recent drunken driving arrest.

A year ago today, Mark Mc Govern played his first and only game for the Ulster football club in San Francisco.

It’s not a stretch to suggest that sports marketing absorbs much of what makes sport so intriguing.

IN just his first year as an NFL coach, Jim Harbaugh has brought his San Francisco 49ers to the brink of a Super Bowl appearance.

AN Iraq war veteran badly wounded in clashes between protesters and police was upgraded to fair condition yesterday as activists called for a general strike against the Bay Area city.

ULSTER San Francisco club chairman Joe Duffy yesterday criticised the 96-week suspension handed down to Patrick Power for his assault of Mark Mc Govern in June.

IN SANTA CRUZ, 80 miles south of San Francisco, a lady decides to hop on her bike and head north.

Heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains and rain and wind hit the US West Coast as a third day of winter storms left at least three people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in California, Oregon and Washington without power.

David Beckham insists he can understand Frank Yallop’s decision to leave Los Angeles Galaxy.

US agents said they shut down a California factory that made cannabis-laced snacks intended for medical users of the drug.

Andre Agassi’s quest for a sixth SAP Open title got off to a good start.