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Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona doesn’t plan to change the way he uses closer Cody Allen after the embattled right-hander gave up back-to-back homers in the ninth inning Friday against the Royals. Francona said Saturday that the Indians need Allen, and while the manager may use him before the ninth on occasion, there’s no change to Allen’s job description.

Signs were present as early as the opening kickoff that Friday just wasn’t going to be the San Ramon Valley football team’s night. Two players were banged up on the kickoff, beginning a first quarter in which the Wolves gained zero yards and possessed the ball for just 1 minute, 57 seconds. Despite regrouping for a strong second quarter, it never got significantly better as the No.

Some problems aren’t problems at all, said John Regalia. The upbeat head coach at St. Ignatius looks at his three-helmeted quarterback race as a positive, not a negative. “It’s a great competition,” he said heading into the opener at Palo Alto at 7 p.m. Friday. “There’s no clear-cut favorite. All three players are bright, knowledgeable and very capable. That’s why it’s a good problem to have.

A horse that began her career at Golden Gate Fields couldn’t accomplish much more in four starts than Ollie’s Candy has this year. The 3-year-old filly dominated two sprints on Golden Gate’s synthetic surface, then won the Grade 2 Summertime Oaks going 11/16 miles on dirt at Santa Anita and finished second in the Grade 2 San Clemente Stakes going 1 mile on grass at Del Mar. She’ll try to give trainer William E.

What’s up, bay? •Love those Waffles. Klay Thompson’s dad Mychal assured me that Klay will retire with the Warriors. Stephen Curry told Ben Rohrbachk of Yahoo Sports that he doesn’t want to play anywhere but the Bay Area. How about matching tattoos to make it official: “WFL.” Warrior For Life. The Waffle Brothers. •Jerks build ballparks.

Julie Thompson at the red carpet for the Thompson Family Foundation at Hotel Vitale, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. Mychal Thompson said of his son, Klay, “I think you’ll see a hungrier player. He’s going to try to try to get more versatile, try to get to the basket a little more, more free throws ... more efficient on offense that way. less Mychal Thompson said of his son, Klay, “I think you’ll see a hungrier player.

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland defensive end Carl Nassib needs to work on more than his pass-rushing skills in training camp. His grandma wants him to clean up his language. Nassib became a breakout star of the first episode this season of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series, which is documenting Cleveland’s training camp this summer.

•Looking over the Warriors’ regular-season schedule, I was shocked and surprised. The NBA is going to make the Warriors play the regular season? •Can we please put Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame immediately? Also Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens and Marvin Benard? Not because they do or don’t deserve the honor, but because that would put an end to the endless boring debates.

ST. LOUIS — The upside to Jim Furyk finishing so early at the PGA Championship was being able to watch the final round on television, partly as a player but mostly as the Ryder Cup captain. And that meant seeing plenty of Tiger Woods. “I really wanted to see kind of how Tiger was playing, and I only got to see ... I don’t know, like every shot he hit for the rest of the day,” Furyk said Monday with a laugh. “It was great theater, really.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) throws during the top of the first inning of an MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics at AT&T Park on Friday, July 13, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. less San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) throws during the top of the first inning of an MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics at AT&T Park on Friday, July 13, .

Willie Harts III, above, is one of the many playmakers leading Chronicle preseason No. 2 Pittsburg, while Dorian Hale, right, quarterbacks No. 1 De La Salle- Concord. It started with so much promise. Looking invincible, Pittsburg raced to a three-touchdown lead in its first state-championship game only to fall hard, losing 28-21 to Narbonne-Harbor City in December’s CIF 1-A title game in Sacramento.

San Francisco 49ers' head coach Bill Walsh, center, shares a laugh with quarterback Joe Montana, in red jacket at right, and receiver Dwight Clark, left, during picture day at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, Jan. 16, 1985. The 49ers will meet the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX on Sunday. less San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark (87) listens to a few words from 49ers owner Eddie De Bartolo Jr., before picture day in San Francisco, Jan. 16, 1985.

ST. LOUIS — Tiger Woods at times looks similar to the man who won the PGA Championship four times among his 14 major titles, except for the results. And except for the way he began the week of the final major of the year. He took an ice bath.

ST. LOUIS — Before he hits a single shot at the PGA Championship, Zach Johnson already has made a name for himself. Yes, that Zach Johnson. And that other Zach Johnson, too. No, golf fans, you are not seeing double. There are two of them roaming the grounds at Bellerive Country Club this week. One needs no introduction.

Former 49ers and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wide receiver speaks to the media at in Chattanooga Friday, ahead of his own version of a Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wide receiver and National Football League Hall of Fame inductee Terrell Owens, right, speaks to a group of kids before their shopping spree at Dick's Sporting Goods, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn.