GoFundMe launched to support Cal Prep soccer program
The head coach of the Aspire California College Preparatory in Richmond (Cal Prep) has launched a GoFundMe to fund uniforms, equipment and other program necessecities.Â
The cost for soccer uniforms and equipment is becoming increasingly...
Kaiser Richmond Sports Medicine facility renovated and expanded
The Kaiser Permanente Sports Medicine facility at the Richmond Medical Center is now better equipped to treat local athletes following a recently completed renovation and expansion, the hospital recently reported.
The facility features a new...
Chevron STEM event hits home with Junior Giants at Willie Mays Field
By Kathy Chouteau
The Willie Mays Field at Nicholl Park was alight with the smiling faces of Junior Giants players Tues., Oct. 25, when the team gathered for a Chevron Richmond STEM event that drove...
Raiders, 49ers host most expensive game experiences in NFL, study says
Las Vegas Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium and San Francisco 49ers games at Levi's Stadium are on average the two most expensive NFL game experiences in the NFL, when you take into account average...
Richmond’s upcoming ‘School of Baseball’ invites youth to hone skills
The Richmond Police Activities League and Richmond Little League Baseball & Girls Softball are partnering to hold their 3rd Annual School of Baseball (and Softball) at Nicholl Park.
The event will provide youth players will...
San Pablo’s pioneering Lady A’s ‘fearless and focused’
By Mike Kinney
The Standard recently caught up with San Pablo Baseball Association (SPBA) President Andre L. Williams, Sr., to learn more about the city's first-ever girls hardball team.
As we recently reported, the SPBA is...
New all-girl’s baseball team forms in San Pablo
A new baseball team in San Pablo is unique in that it is girls-only, a first for the city, according to Andre Williams Sr., president of the San Pablo Baseball Association.
Players ages 8 to...
Richmond native Sande French inducted into Black Tennis Hall of Fame
By Mike Kinney
When she was 8 years old, Sande French’s little brother Don gave her a globe for Christmas. Every night, she would spin it, then dream about the place where her finger would...
49ers announce RYSE Center as social justice grant recipient
San Francisco 49ers lineman Spencer Burford (No. 71) and linebackers Azeez Al-Shaair (No. 51) and Marcelino McCrary-Ball (No. 40) stopped by the RYSE Center in Richmond on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to help cement a social...
Nat Bates’ 1952 team inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
By Mike Kinney
Richmond City Councilmember Nat Bates won't soon forget those precious moments playing professional baseball in Canada 70 years ago, when he and his teammates, several of whom were also from Richmond, were...
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French Bulldog stolen in armed home invasion robbery in Pinole
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Richmond Promise looking to hire director of development
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond Promise, an organization that aims to build a culture of degree and certificate attainment in Richmond, is looking to hire a...
