East Bay high school/community college scoreboard for Saturday, May 3 events

Tri-Valley Times: prepscores@bayareanewsgroup.com; 925-847-2166Baseball-CCCCCAA Playoffs First round Game 2Sequoias 4, Diablo Valley 1Sequoias          400          000          000--          4          6          3DVC          000          001          000--          1          10          3(Sequoias wins best-of-three series 2-0)Beardsley, Ortiz (8), Edmonson (9) and Dillon. York, McIntire (8), Snyder (9) and Van Holton. W: Beardsley Read more [...]

Michael Bourn, Jason Giambi exit Saturday’s game early with injuries, both …

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Michael Bourn departed Saturday's tilt with the White Sox after the third inning with left hamstring tightness.The Indians announced the center fielder was removed from action for "precautionary reasons." Bourn opened the season on the disabled list after he strained his left hamstring during spring training. He had surgery on the same hamstring over the off-season, though he stressed the two injuries had nothing to do with each other.Bourn reached on a bunt single to lead off Read more [...]

With 1 year in Senate, Scott in 1st statewide race

COLUMBIA, SC — After more than a year in the U.S. Senate, South Carolina Republican Tim Scott will soon be in his first statewide contest. And that, according to some of those vying to replace him, puts them on a level playing field with the incumbent.The contest is only for the two years remaining in the term vacated last year when Jim DeMint resigned from the Senate to run the Heritage Foundation. Scott was a first-term congressman representing Read more [...]

Luxury Homes for Sale in Edmonton, Alberta from Point2 Homes

Edmonton has quite a few luxury homes for sale that would make any home owner proud. Point2 Homes, the real estate listings portal developed by Point2, provides homes for sale in Edmonton, but also nationwide. Following are a few examples of luxurious homes currently listed for sale in Edmonton. For a more thorough list you can check out the Point2 Homes website. 239 Windermere Drive, Edmonton This 4-bedroom, 6-bathroom home boasts an area of 6,800 sqft of luxury living. It features state of the Read more [...]

Home demolitions: Homebuyers find competition from builders seeking land

House shoppers could be forgiven for looking sideways at the other folks milling around at open houses — the competition, it would appear. But in today’s tight real estate market, the less obvious competition may be builders scouting for buildable land in Portland’s prime neighborhoods. They show up cash in hand, and sometimes outbid “regular” buyers – even if it means paying more than asking price. Market forces are pushing builders toward areas they would have considered too much Read more [...]

Ortiz brothers to race against each other in Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jose and Irad Ortiz Jr. join select company Saturday when the brothers ride against each other in the Kentucky Derby.The most recent set of siblings in the same Derby were Eddie and Sam Maple in 1984. The others were Chris and Greg McCarron in 1976, and Milo and Angel Valenzuela in 1960. None of the brothers won the race in the year they competed against each other, although Chris McCarron is a two-time winner and Milo Valenzuela won once.The 20-year-old Jose rides 15-1 Read more [...]

The Ballen Group of Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas is Listing a Condo in …

Las Vegas, NV, May 03, 2014 --(PR.com)-- This Spring Valley, Las Vegas Condo was listed for sale on April 22nd. This Las Vegas Condo located on Peace Way is listed for $83,000. This Condo is a part of the Las Vegas subdivision Chateau Nouveau.This Las Vegas condo located in Spring Valley has one bedroom and one bathroom. This Las Vegas condo is measured at 814 square feet. This Las Vegas condo was built in 2003 and is a 2 story. This Spring Valley, Las Vegas home has access to a pool.This condo Read more [...]

HORSE RACING: Ortiz brothers to race against each other in Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jose and Irad Ortiz Jr. join select company Saturday when the brothers ride against each other in the Kentucky Derby. It doesn’t happen often. The most recent set of siblings in the same Derby were Eddie and Sam Maple in 1984. The others were Chris and Greg McCarron in 1976, and Milo and Angel Valenzuela in 1960. None of the brothers won the race in the year they competed against each other, although Chris McCarron is a two-time winner and Milo Valenzuela won Read more [...]

Gov. McCrory wants to sell the state’s helicopter

RALEIGH To save money, Gov. Pat McCrory wants to sell the state’s helicopter. The 1998 Sikorsky S-76 cost $265,000 to operate and maintain in 2013, even though it logged only 14.3 hours in flight. So the governor is putting it on eBay. “This is one more example of how state government is operating more efficiently by taking a close look at resources and finding ways to cut costs,” McCrory said in a statement. The 12-passenger helicopter could fetch $3 million at Read more [...]