Golf Tips: Future solutions for Woods rules fiasco
During Masters week, the No. 1 question I was asked related to Tiger Woods’ two-stroke penalty after a rules official gave him permission to drop his ball. This raises the question of allowing a ruling reversal – including a penalty – to be enforced after a tournament committee reviewed a tape or somebody calling in after seeing it on television.
Earthquakes honor GHS student athlete
Gilroy High School senior Vetania Carrasco got a welcomed surprise March 15 when representatives from the San Jose Earthquakes showed up at her classroom with a $5,000 check.
The San Jose Earthquakes Foundation awarded Carrasco a one-time $5,000 scholarship in partnership with the Bay Area...
‘Tosca’ features searing drama and music
Opera San Jose begins its illustrious 32nd season with "Tosca," Puccini’s most melodramatic opera. “Tosca” is based on Victorian Sardou’s 1887 French language dramatic play La Tosca. The play starred Sarah Bernhardt, who played the lead in over 3,000 performances. Puccini became obsessed with turning the play into an opera. Librettist Luigi Illica advised Puccini against trying to turn the play into an opera because he felt it could not be adapted to a musical form and was too violent.
