Sports – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:57:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 49ers Announce $170M Deal to Retain Levi’s Stadium Name for 20 Years https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/49ers-announce-170m-deal-to-retain-levis-stadium-name-for-20-years/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/49ers-announce-170m-deal-to-retain-levis-stadium-name-for-20-years/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:06:50 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208306 The Santa Clara City Council serves as the governing board for the Stadium Authority and will consider the proposed naming rights extension at its next meeting next Tuesday.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/49ers-announce-170m-deal-to-retain-levis-stadium-name-for-20-years/feed/ 0 Newsom Sides with Parents Against Ban on Youth Tackle Football https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/newsom-sides-with-parents-against-ban-on-youth-tackle-football/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/newsom-sides-with-parents-against-ban-on-youth-tackle-football/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:47:49 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208267 The Assembly has until the end of January to decide the fate of the youth tackle football bill, which would prevent kids under 12 from playing the sport to protect them from brain trauma.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/newsom-sides-with-parents-against-ban-on-youth-tackle-football/feed/ 0 Scott Shaw Gets Two Years in Prison for Acts Against San Jose State Female Athletes https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/scott-shaw-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-acts-against-san-jose-state-female-athletes/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/scott-shaw-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-acts-against-san-jose-state-female-athletes/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:48:17 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207699 San Jose State trainer Scott Shaw was sentenced Tuesday to serve 24 months in federal prison for unlawfully touching female student athletes under the guise of providing medical treatment.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/scott-shaw-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-acts-against-san-jose-state-female-athletes/feed/ 1 Santa Clara University Soccer Stars, Tech Money Combine to Create Bay FC https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-university-soccer-stars-tech-money-combine-to-create-bay-fc/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-university-soccer-stars-tech-money-combine-to-create-bay-fc/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 04:15:16 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204689 The founders of Bay FC were behind the successful effort to bring women's professional soccer back to the Bay Area.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-university-soccer-stars-tech-money-combine-to-create-bay-fc/feed/ 0 Feds Arrest East Bay Man for $39M Ponzi Scheme with Warriors, Lakers Tickets https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/feds-arrest-east-bay-man-for-39m-ponzi-scheme-with-warriors-lakers-tickets/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/feds-arrest-east-bay-man-for-39m-ponzi-scheme-with-warriors-lakers-tickets/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 17:14:29 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204247 Prosecutors said the suspect misappropriated and diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds for his own personal benefit, which included paying credit card debts; making cash withdrawals; paying for travel, luxury automobile and jewelry purchases; and paying utilities bills.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/feds-arrest-east-bay-man-for-39m-ponzi-scheme-with-warriors-lakers-tickets/feed/ 0 Santa Clara Legends Announce New Women’s Soccer League Team in Bay Area https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-legends-announce-new-womens-soccer-league-team-in-bay-area/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-legends-announce-new-womens-soccer-league-team-in-bay-area/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:06:57 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201203630 Former U.S. Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner announced Tuesday that the National Women's Soccer League has awarded expansion rights to their team, which has not yet announced a name or home stadium.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/santa-clara-legends-announce-new-womens-soccer-league-team-in-bay-area/feed/ 2 Quakes Open 2023 Season at PayPal Stadium Saturday https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/quakes-open-2023-season-at-paypay-stadium-saturday/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/quakes-open-2023-season-at-paypay-stadium-saturday/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 21:52:38 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202915 Quakes fans will greet the team’s new coach, Luchi Gonzales, who was head coach of FC Dallas from 2019-21. Gonzales was assistant coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, in 2021-22,

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/quakes-open-2023-season-at-paypay-stadium-saturday/feed/ 0 San Jose Gets Franchise in New Pro Rugby League https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/san-jose-gets-franchise-in-new-pro-rugby-league/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/san-jose-gets-franchise-in-new-pro-rugby-league/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:49:42 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202078 Premier Rugby Sevens announced Tuesday that it will expand into the region with its newest franchise, the Golden State Retrievers, to be based in San Jose. The Retrievers will host an initial tryout for potential players on Sunday at San Jose State University. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/sports/san-jose-gets-franchise-in-new-pro-rugby-league/feed/ 3 Santa Clara and the 49ers Reach Settlement of Lawsuits: Team Will Manage Levi’s Stadium https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-and-the-49ers-reach-settlement-of-lawsuits-team-will-manage-levis-stadium/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-and-the-49ers-reach-settlement-of-lawsuits-team-will-manage-levis-stadium/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:25:44 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201197286 The settlement ends five years of legal battles between the city and the National Football League team over management of the stadium, and requires the Forty Niners SC Stadium Company and its stadium management firm to pay the city $1,675,000.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-and-the-49ers-reach-settlement-of-lawsuits-team-will-manage-levis-stadium/feed/ 10 Most of 49ers Money for Chavez Is Spent, Future Aid Uncertain https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/most-of-49ers-money-for-chavez-is-spent-future-aid-uncertain/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/most-of-49ers-money-for-chavez-is-spent-future-aid-uncertain/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:30:28 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201197169 As the 2022 election season enters its final quarter, the San Francisco 49ers – whose money boosted prior campaigns in both San Jose this spring and Santa Clara in 2020 – may be staying on the sidelines.

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