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Like so many other young athletes I'd interviewed through the years, the 11-year-old boy boldly proclaimed that one day he would reach the ultimate level in his sport.

Some say they will one day be Olympians, others stars of the NFL or NBA. more...
  01/22/2010 11:58pm
Although 2010 is barely under way, 19-year-old Nevada City native Graeme Pitts has already jumpstarted his race season with a trip to Australia to compete in the National Mountain Biking Series.
  01/21/2010 11:37pm
While watching the Patriots get bombed by Baltimore Sunday morning, I lamented an 0-3 start to my Wild Card Weekend picks on Facebook when an old “friend” popped in with some advice.
  01/11/2010 10:43pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.
  01/11/2010 1:23pm
Amgen officials could announce the final Tour of California route as early as next week, and locals are crossing their fingers in the hope participating cyclists will pedal through downtown Grass Valley.
  01/04/2010 11:43pm
Joining the BMW Sauber F1 Team at the Jerez Circuit in Spain Tuesday, Alexander Rossi completed his first Formula 1 test with a fast lap of 1:20.227, set on lap 32 of 82 laps for the day, logging 365 kilometers.
  12/05/2009 12:16am
Known throughout the Utah State University football program as the “Grass Valley trio,” James Brindley, Brennan McFadden and Chris Ulinski all took to the field for the final time in their college football careers Saturday.
  11/29/2009 10:29pm
While Amgen Tour staffers were scouting county roads Wednesday, local officials met in the hope the Tour of California would weave through downtown Grass Valley.
  11/25/2009 11:42pm
Former Nevada Union standout Spencer Havner struck paydirt once again.
  11/16/2009 11:01pm
So, Spencer Havner, you just scored your first touchdown in the National Football League ... What do you want to do for an encore?

How about score two?
  11/02/2009 11:47pm
Plodding along on the practice squad wasn't exactly what Spencer Havner had in mind for his career in the National Football League.
  10/27/2009 10:18pm
Longtime Nevada Union fans might remember watching 2001 graduate Spencer Havner flying all over the field from his linebacker position making tackle after hard-hitting tackle.
  10/26/2009 1:45pm
Just a couple of years ago, during our annual “State of the Classic” sitdown, I was chatting up Duane Strawser about the upcoming golden anniversary of the Nevada City Classic bike race.
  10/22/2009 11:19pm
Three-time defending Tour of California champion — and 1998 Nevada City Classic champ — Levi Leipheimer let it slip today that Nevada City will host the opening stage of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California via his Twitter...
  10/22/2009 9:44am
Grass Valley native Matt DiBenedetto is just about ready to take one step closer to realizing his NASCAR dreams.
  10/21/2009 11:17pm
How about them Raiders?

OK, calm down Raider Fan, one win doesn't make a trend.

And two wins certainly don't make a season, unless of course your team is the one that does actually reside in Oakland.

I kid. I kid.
  10/20/2009 10:36pm
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