Striking teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District said overnight Wednesday they reached a tentative deal to return to the classroom. According to the teachers union, the two sides reached an agreement early Wednesday morning after a marathon bargaining session. Learn More

It was a put-up or shut-up week, and a lot of the teams that desperately needed a win wilted under the pressure. There also were more devastating injuries, which we never can seem to escape, to key players on legit NFL playoff contenders. Learn More

Considered by some the NBA’s most notorious burner of bridges, Jimmy Butler III says he is delighted to be in a region known for its bridges. And not because he has so many targets to set ablaze. It’s because Butler senses the Golden State Warriors possess an unrelenting quest for victory that matches his own. Learn More