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SAN FRANCISCO – With the All-Star break only a few hours away, it would have been understandable if the Warriors’ effort was a bit lacking on Wednesday night against San Antonio.
But playing against one of the West’s top teams, the Steph Curry-less Warriors lost 126-113 to the Spurs in a game that was close for much of it....

Andrew Hilman has made history at Archbishop Riordan.
By scoring against Sacred Heart Cathedral on Wednesday night in San Francisco, Hilman passed Riordan boys basketball legend Kevin Restani for fourth all-time on the Crusaders’ career scoring list.
Restani is a hallowed figure at Riordan, a former NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks, Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers. He is the namesake of the Crusaders’ home court, a native of the City who died of a heart attack at age...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Nate Kingz scored 27 points, Naithan George and William Kyle III each had double-doubles, and Syracuse opened double overtime on an 8-2 spurt to outlast Cal for a 107-100 victory on Wednesday night.
After a Kyle free throw, Donnie Freeman made two layups, and Kingz made a 3-pointer to give Syracuse a 99-93 lead with 1:56 left in double-overtime. Freeman added another layup before the Orange sealed it from the free-throw line....

MARTINEZ — It was a million-dollar heist pulled off with blazing speed, where dozens of men burst into a San Ramon jewelry store in broad daylight, swinging hammers, filling their bags, and firing shots before fleeing to getaway cars in a meticulously...