Sports Focus: Sept. 21, 2023
This special "football edition" of Sports Focus checks in with former NFL stars Steve Young and Maurice Jones-Drew, among other coaches. We also take a look at the inaugural season of girls' flag football in California and the bond between players at Serra High School in San Mateo.
Sports Focus: Aug. 20, 2023
We have a conversation with the CIF 2023 male scholar-athlete of the year from San Ramon. Also featured are a group of kids from East Oakland who competed at the Junior Olympics and a teen from Menlo Park whose work to donate sporting goods to schools in need landed him on stage at the ESPY awards.
Sports Focus: July 24, 2023
In honor of the FIFA Women's World Cup, we explore the impact of soccer on the Bay Area in this special edition of Sports Focus
Sports Focus: July 21, 2023
A trio of teen weightlifters are US champs and they train in Oakland. While in San Francisco, there's the country's oldest chess club that's been home to masters of the game Plus, the story of a California girl who is one of the best cricket players in the U.S.
U.S. Women's National Team wins at PayPal Park before heading to World Cup
Thousands of the people came to PayPal Park Sunday afternoon to cheer for the US Women's National Team, who could win its 3rd consecutive World Cup this year.
U.S. Women's National Team practices at Stanford before sendoff game in San Jose
Sunday’s send-off game starts at 1 p.m. in San Jose at PayPal Park, and they could be the first team, men or women's, to win 3 consecutive World Cups.
Sports Focus: June 18, 2023
On this episode, see the story of twin brothers Matthew and John Jarvis from the South Bay who are competitive swimmers with Down syndrome. Their coach beams about their accomplishments and says they are changing perceptions. Plus, hear more about a star of the Oakland High Scholl boys basketball team who led the team to a state title. And don't miss a chance to see the world of competitive combat robotics.
Sea Bowl, the beloved Pacifica establishment, bowls its final strike
The iconic Sea Bowl bowling alley in Pacifica closed for the last time Wednesday after 65 years entertaining customers.
Sports Focus: May 19, 2023
As the school year comes to a close, we feature Bay Area student-athletes from twin wrestlers teaching other kids to a girl who is getting scouted for her talents as a freshman and an East Bay senior who excels at track and field while also giving back to the community in her family's home village in Nigeria.
Sports Focus: April 18, 2023
Check out the accomplishments of some of the Bay Area's finest high school athletes who have excelled in basketball, boxing, mountain biking and cheerleading. Also, learn more about efforts to get girls of color involved in the world of gaming and e-sports.
Sports Focus: Celebrating Bay Area athletes
KTVU celebrates Bay Area athletes who don't always get the same recognition that the pros do.