Too Big for The Nest
After 69 years, Sacramento State has outgrown the hallowed sports facility
With a seating capacity for just over a thousand fans, it’s smaller than most Capital Region high school gyms. Despite its limitations, the cozy Hornet Gym — also known as The Nest — has been the main facility for NCAA indoor sports at Sacramento State since 1955.
Dedication, Dance and Violence
Meet the Sacramento State student who moved from India to study mixed martial arts with Urijah Faber
At only 18 years old, Aranjot Kaur moved from her home in India to Sacramento to pursue her dream: becoming a professional mixed martial arts athlete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, one of the world’s most influential MMA organizations.
Getting to Know: Tom Meschery
The former basketball pro settles into a peaceful life as a writer in Sacramento’s University Heights
Writer and Sacramentan Tom Meschery is celebrating the recent release of “The Case of the ‘66 Ford Mustang.” The series is set in Oakland, and Meschery draws from his time spent in the Bay Area, which includes playing basketball for the NBA’s Warriors during the 1960s.
With ‘Boulevard Dreams,’ the Sacramento History Museum Focuses on Lowriders — as Cars and as a Cultural Touchstone
A ‘paradigm shift’ for a treasured local institution
More than two dozen 1950s and ‘60s vintage cars were parked in a semi-circle in front of the Sacramento History Museum’s entrance, heralding attendees to enter a world they had likely encountered over the past several decades but may have feared or simply misunderstood.
Sacramento Republic FC Celebrates 10 Years in the State Capital
The soccer club has captured the heart of the region with its successes
While other professional soccer teams have come to town with hype and promise, only to flicker briefly before disappearing — teams like the Gold, Spirits, Geckos, Scorpions, Senators and the Knights — the United Soccer League’s Sac Republic connected with the Capital Region in a major way.
History Speeds on at the West’s Oldest Running Racetrack
Historic Stockton 99 Speedway keeps the racing dream alive in San Joaquin County
The roar of auto engines and the smell of gasoline, hot dogs,
barbecue and beer have marked summer Saturday nights at
the Stockton 99 Speedway since 1947 at the oldest
running racetrack west of the Mississippi.
Braving the Wild Waters
The Sierra Nevada’s huge snowpack is melting, making for thrilling rafting adventures this year
The South Fork of the American River looked like the high seas or a stormy lake in late May, with four times the normal amount of water coursing through Chili Bar, known for challenging rapids even in dry years.
Lake Tahoe Sets New Attendance and Viewing Records for American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament
Crowds surged as NBA superstar Steph Curry battled for the title
A record 76,810 fans turned out to watch the star-studded tournament.
A’s on the Move
The last major league team in Oakland finalizing move to Las Vegas, leaving Capital Region fans bereft
Fans filed into the RingCentral Coliseum for a late June day game, less than 15 hours after New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán no-hit the A’s to become the 24th pitcher in MLB history to toss a perfect game.
Homeless World Cup Comes to Sacramento for First U.S. Appearance
Weeklong tournament brought together homeless and formerly homeless players from Ukraine, Chile, Finland and more
Sacramento was in the international spotlight July 8-15, when the 18th Homeless World Cup, a compelling weeklong soccer tournament that spotlights the plight of worldwide homelessness, was held on the campus of California State University, Sacramento.