Bay Area shoppers are balancing budgets against shopping lists and Black Friday deals this year. Some folks even found them with in-person shopping on Thanksgiving in the East Bay. Shoppers were on the hunt inside a Concord Dollar Tree store on Thanksgiving Day. Learn More

Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic. Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament. Ohtani won his fourth MVP award this month, shortly after he helped the Dodgers win their second straight World Series title. He returned to the mound this season after not pitching in 2024 while recov

After multiple glaring defensive lapses in the first quarter on Monday against the Utah Jazz, the Warriors are reinforcing the emphasis on game-plan discipline. At the top of the list for any defense is knowing your (opposing) personnel, generally referred to by the acronym KYP. The Warriors took a 9-9 record into Monday’s game, a clear sign of struggle, and immediately failed the KYP test. Atop the defensive game plan for Utah were 7-foot-1 forward Lauri Markkanen, averagin