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Bob Highfill
Bob Highfill has worked in The Record's sports department since 1990. He has covered a variety of sports, including high schools, Pacific and professional sports. In 2006, he was named sports editor. Bob is a graduate of Lincoln High and the ... Read FullJason Anderson
Jason Anderson is an award-winning sportswriter whose work has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, Associated Press News Executives Council, California Newspaper Publisher’s Association and other organizations. Anderson came to ... Read FullStephen Roberson
1995 Sacramento State graduate with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Worked for the Oakdale Leader from 1996 to 1997, then spent 10 years with ANG Newspapers as the local sports editor for the San Joaquin Herald (formerly the Tri-Valley Herald's ... Read FullScott Linesburgh
Linesburgh has been a member of The Record's sports department for 22 years. A native of Wantagh, N.Y., he has covered the Stockton Thunder hockey franchise since its inception in 2005 and has spent two decades reporting on motorsports and various ... Read FullCategories
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Related Content- Gridiron tests begin in earnestHigh school football begins in earnest this Friday night with intriguing matchups, including Granite Bay at St. Mary's and Pleasant Grove at Lincoln. Stand up for the kickoff with these random thoughts for a Tuesday: […]
- Fans let feelings be heardSnoop Dogg plays Stockton Arena on Sept. 24, the same night many area high schools play their traditional rivals in football. The choice might pose more of a quandary for parents, who probably were more into Snoop in his prime than their high school-aged... […]
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- Gridiron tests begin in earnest
Author Archives: Jason Anderson
Singletary names Smith new starter
San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary made his move today, naming former No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith the team’s new starting quarterback. Singletary told reporters in Santa Clara this is “not going to be a flavor-of-the-month kind of thing,” adding “we feel that, right now, we need to go with Alex, and I feel [...]
More Big West basketball notes
More news from the Big West Conference, where Cal State Northridge has remade its roster with transfers, Cal State Fullerton has found a few good big men, a second championship contender has a key player who may not play this season, and a quality coach may be on his way out after more than a [...]
Big West basketball: Insights, plots and subplots
Which teams do coaches expect to contend for the Big West Conference championship? Which leading contender already lost two key players to injuries? Which player has emerged as an unlikely NBA prospect? You may have questions with the first day of college basketball practice just a week away, and here you’ll find a few answers.
For [...]
It’s official: Henry added to Texans’ practice squad
Edison High School graduate Chris Henry confirmed via e-mail last night what the transaction wire told us earlier in the day: He is officially a member of the Houston Texans. The third-year running back was added to the Texans’ practice squad Wednesday, 10 days after being released by the Tennessee Titans. Henry, a second-round draft [...]
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Henry reportedly signing with Texans
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Houston Texans are going to sign Edison High School graduate Chris Henry to their practice squad.
The third-year running back was waived by the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 28. The Titans selected Henry out of Arizona in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He had 122 yards [...]
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Titans waive RB Chris Henry
The Tennessee Titans released Edison High graduate Chris Henry today, parting ways with a player they selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. If he clears waivers, Henry could rejoin the Titans as a member of the practice squad or sign with another team.
Henry, 24, had 122 yards on 32 carries with [...]
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Rankin signs with Seattle Seahawks
Running back Louis Rankin signed with the Seattle Seahawks today and at this hour is flying to Seattle to join the team. The agent for the former Lincoln High School star said the deal is pending a physical examination scheduled for Tuesday. The Oakland Raiders released Rankin on Sunday. He cleared waivers at 1 p.m. [...]
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Touchdown!: Edison grad scores on second NFL carry
Lynell Hamilton, an Edison High graduate who had three carries as a senior at San Diego State after injuries crippled his college career, scored his first NFL touchdown today at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y.
We speculated during the week that Hamilton could see action for the first time today because Pierre Thomas and Mike [...]
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Shaun Hill shuts my mouth
You know who I’ve been thinking a lot about lately? Jeff Garcia. It wasn’t that I thought the 49ers should have signed Garcia after he was released by the Raiders, but I wondered how seriously they considered it. Bringing Garcia back would have highlighted the extent to which the 49ers have bungled their quarterback situation [...]
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Seahawks add Rankin to active roster