Sports

49ers star Vernon Davis launches program to help kids in Richmond apartment complex

By: Robert Rogers | March 30, 2012 – 6:28 pm

San Francisco 49ers star Vernon Davis has brought a lot of magic to the football field during his six seasons in the NFL. On Thursday,...

Richmond-born runner an Olympic hopeful

By: Lexi Pandell | March 27, 2012 – 12:54 pm

Charonda Williams is a rising star in track and field. Sprinting is her life and career, but it wasn’t always this way.

As Richmond ponders soda tax, United Nations report urges similar taxes

By: Thomas Kleinveld | March 26, 2012 – 12:30 pm

A recent report by the United Nations calls for a worldwide tax on soft drinks—exactly like the one Richmond will be voting on this November.

Athletes awarded scholarships to Texas College

By: Spencer Whitney | March 23, 2012 – 9:01 am

On Thursday afternoon at Kennedy High School, players, parents, and coaches filed in to the library to celebrate signing day for two football athletes. A...

Kennedy High women’s track team making great strides

By: Spencer Whitney | March 20, 2012 – 2:30 pm

While other sports such as football and basketball often get the most attention, the track and field team at Richmond’s Kennedy High School has been...

Out on the Bay: Sea Scout training for young people

By: Ashley Hopkinson | March 15, 2012 – 10:02 am

This year the Sea Scouts, a national organization focused on teaching young people knowledge of seamanship as well as maritime history and skills, will celebrate...

Richmond’s Wrecking Belles roll out a new season

By: Lexi Pandell, Stacey Kennelly and Byron Wilkes | March 7, 2012 – 11:32 am

Richmond’s roller derby team, the Wrecking Belles, boasts the most wins the Bay Area Derby Girls league’s history. The women kicked off their season at...

Belles of the Bay (Watch)

By: Byron Wilkes | March 7, 2012 – 11:28 am

Byron Wilkes gives a glimpse inside the world of Bay Area roller derby and the Richmond Wrecking Belles.

Belles of the Bay (Read)

By: Lexi Pandell | March 7, 2012 – 10:33 am

Eight women in helmets, bulky protective pads, tight spandex and rollerskates gather in a pack. Just behind them, two girls — the jammers — are...

Belles of the Bay (Listen)

By: Stacey Kennelly | March 7, 2012 – 10:32 am

North Gate Radio’s Stacey Kennelly takes you to the Richmond Wrecking Belle’s practice space and to their first game of the 2012 season.

Rockets win again, run streak to 10

By: Robert Rogers | February 11, 2012 – 1:32 pm

The Rockets just keep on climbing. Just days after the new American Basketball Association power rankings placed the Richmond Rockets in eighth place nationally, the...

Richmond Rockets win big, run streak to five

By: Robert Rogers | January 22, 2012 – 3:51 pm

The Richmond Rockets improved to 10-3 on the season with a dominating win over the Sacramento Heatwave Saturday night. The final score was 120-102, with...

Kennedy high gym renamed in honor of ‘Dolly’

By: Robert Rogers | January 15, 2012 – 11:12 am

Dolly Felix made a difference, and now her name graces the building where she touched so many lives. About 300 people packed the John F....