21+ min ago (278+ words) Charlie Puth, the multiplatinum-selling pop star known for "See You Again," "One Call Away" and other hits, will perform the national anthem at Super Bowl XL at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8. The announcement was made by the NFL on Sunday. Puth, a New Jersey native who has been nominated for a number of Grammy Awards, follows in the footsteps of such previous Super Bowl national anthem singers as Billy Joel, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Alicia Keys, Idina Menzel, Reba McEntire and Chris Stapleton. Lady Gaga performed the anthem at Super Bowl X in 2016, which was the last time the NFL's championship game was held at Levi's Stadium. The timing of this Super Bowl spotlight works out quite well for 32-year-old Puth, who is set to release a new album " dubbed "Whatever's Clever" " in 2026. It's his first new…...

43+ min ago (1009+ words) Nothing is pretty in Cleveland in the winter. Least of all the football. But Cleveland's nasty weather and even nastier defense didn't faze the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It was the perfect setup for a trap game. A short week. A holiday hangover. A roster looking ahead to a desperate, long-awaited bye week. It had "no-fun letdown" written in neon letters across the script. The Niners didn't care. They just went out and turned in one of their most professional, sharp performances of a season that has been nothing short of a surprise party. San Francisco wasn't flashy in their 26-8 win over the Browns. They weren't particularly exciting. But a ninth win is a ninth win. And in this league, a ninth win in December doesn't just loom large. It casts a shadow over the entire conference. What if the…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (530+ words) Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are included in a coastal flood advisory released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 6:54 p.m. The advisory is valid from Tuesday 6 a.m. until Sunday Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are included in a coastal flood advisory released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 6:54 p.m. The advisory is valid from Tuesday 6 a.m. until Sunday Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. "Up to 1.4 ft of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways," can be anticipated according to the NWS San Francisco CA. "At the San Francisco tidal gauge high tide is expected to be 0.8 ft above normal (6.66 ft MLLW) at 8:24 a.m. Tuesday, 1.2 ft above normal (7.00 ft MLLW) at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday,…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago (321+ words) CLEVELAND, OHIO - NOVEMBER 30: Jauan Jennings #15 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates his first down reception against the Cleveland Browns with George Kittle #85 during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Field on November 30, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) The Cleveland Browns did not take kindly to 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who was punched in the groin last game to earn Carolina's Tre'Von Moehrig a one-game suspension. "Like I see why he got punched in the (groin), because he said some things that you should not say to another man, ever," Browns defensive tackle Shelby Harris told reporters after the 49ers' 26-8 victory Sunday. "But, like, I don't respect it because you say that then run behind your O-line. That's some real soft (expletive), and I want that known. I see exactly why they punched him in the (groin). I'm surprised…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago (349+ words) Archbishop Riordan's Max Mitchell (81) and Archbishop Riordan's Michael Mitchell Jr. (9) dump Gatorade on Archbishop Riordan's head coach Adhir Ravipati in celebration of winning against Serra during the CCS Open Division championship at San Jose City College in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) De La Salle (12-0) vs. Santa Margarita (10-3), Saturday, Dec. 13, 8:00 p.m. at Saddleback College North: Archbishop Riordan (12-0) at Folsom (12-1), Friday, 7:30 p.m. South: Cathedral Catholic (10-2) vs. Los Alamitos (12-2) at Long Beach CC " Friday., at 7:30 p.m. North: Central East, Fresno (11-1) at Pittsburg (12-1) " Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m. South: Pacifica, Oxnard (14-0) at Granite Hills (10-3) " Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. North: Serra, San Mateo (8-5) at St. Mary's, Stockton (11-2) " Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. South: La Habra (11-3) at Bakersfield Christian (12-0) " Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. North: Woodcreek, Roseville (12-1) at Sonora (13-0) " Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m. South: Rio Hondo Prep (14-0) vs. Santa Fe Christian (13-0) at Carlsbad HS " Sat., Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m. North: Monte…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago (910+ words) Monte Vista players celebrate their 24-10 victory over Clayton Valley in a North Coast Section Division II high school football championship game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 in Dublin, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group) DE LA SALLE: COACH WANTS NORCAL OPEN GAME By the time De La Salle plays Santa Margarita for the CIF Open Division state title game on Dec. 13, the Concord school will have gone 21 days without playing a game. The Spartans beat Pittsburg on Nov. 21 to capture their 33rd consecutive North Coast Section title, earning a long three-week break. By maintaining their status as the best team in Northern California, De La Salle does not have to play a NorCal playoff game, and instead gets an automatic bid to the Open state championship game. While three weeks of rest sounds nice, coach Justin Alumbaugh believes the long break…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago (39+ words) San Jose Sharks' Tyler Toffoli (73) waits for a face-off against the Boston Bruins in the first period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago (694+ words) Washington State is bowl-eligible again after smashing Oregon State in the regular-season finale. The sixth victory secured a 2-for-2 record for the Cougars: Two seasons in Pac-12 purgatory, following the demise of the former conference and before the rise of the rebuilt version, and two bowl bids. The accomplishment is both impressive and unsurprising. Coaching changes, quarterback turnover, brutal schedules, tight budgets " none of it has successfully derailed WSU's drives for the postseason. The only obstacle the Cougars couldn't overcome in the past decade killed millions and shut down the global economy. They are bowling for the ninth time in the past 10 non-COVID seasons. That equals the success rate in Seattle, Eugene and Salt Lake City. And it's more postseason appearances in that span than USC, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, Stanford, Cal, Arizona State and Oregon State can claim. The Cougars…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago (1166+ words) Brock Purdy showed all the right moves Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. He dodged and scrambled away from pressure, doing a nice pirouette when necessary to avoid sacks. He correctly read an option play at the goal line and converted it into a 2-yard touchdown run. And then Purdy, a straight-arrow if there ever was one, even broke out "The Dougie," a hip-hop dance move that dates back to rapper Doug E. Fresh in the 1980s. "God forbid a white guy has a little bit of motion," tight end George Kittle joked following a 26-8 road win over the Cleveland Browns. For one afternoon with temperatures in the 30s and wind approaching 40 miles per hour, turf toe was a distant memory and the 49ers finished the last game before their bye with a 9-4 record and four games to play. So Purdy figured a celebration was…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago (892+ words) Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Mississippi team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to. The move comes two days after No. 6 Mississippi's victory over Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl rivalry game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a playoff berth when the bracket is announced Dec. 7. Kiffin wrote in a social media post that Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter denied his request to lead the team through the playoff "despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance." "Unfortunately, that means Friday's Egg Bowl was my last game coaching…...