#San Joaquin Valley

Part 3 - EMU Pulls Off Monumental Upset In the California Bowl All of the preparation was complete. The daily practices were history as were all of the special events for "Bowl Week." Game time was finally here as the Eastern Michigan University Hurons were set to take on the San Jose State University Spartans in the Seventh Annual California Bowl,…

Bo Champlin was watching on television at his home in Visalia, Calif., when Rick's Dream and 11 other horses left the starting gate in the fourth race on the closing-day card at Del Mar on Sept. 7, 2020. A California-bred gelding by Coil, Rick's Dream had given Champlin's Big Iron Racing its first winner nearly a year earlier when trainer Reed…

There is more to the San Francisco Giants' offseason than the Great Aaron Judge Pursuit. Judge, the All-Star outfielder from Linden (San Joaquin County), is certainly San Francisco's top target, and there appears to have been a sea change in thinking about where he'll land. After an MVP-worthy season with the Yankees, the consensus was that he'd…