Sports

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2005, so begins the annual

You expect a certain amount of negative feedback when you single out individuals for an "Athletes of the Year" feature. I just didn't expect the strongest criticism to come from cheerleaders.

I realize that taking these tips from the black-and-white of the newspaper and transforming them into real swings on the range can be difficult. I often think about that when I am trying to convey a motion to my students. The simplest way to teach the swing is to illustrate the positions you should be in at the top and finish of the swing, and what happens in between.

Anyone who competed in or attended the last

For the first time in 16 years, the land of Sparta is preparing

Jeffries set to battle for first NABF women's super bantamweight

Gilroy boxer Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero will fight Sandro Marcos of Mazatlan, Mex. in the main event of May 18's Fight Night at the Tank at HP Pavilion in San Jose.

The Live Oak Leap. The Morgan Hill March. The One Lucky

The Bay Area was due for another quarterback crisis.