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What we're most excited for one week before spring training begins

TEst 4 February 4, 2019 - 5:50am
Anyone else ready for this offseason to end? Well, good news, baseball fans: Pitchers and catchers report in seven days!

Report: Raiders in talks to play '19 season in S.F.

TEst 4 February 3, 2019 - 11:48pm
The Oakland Raiders are in talks with the Giants about playing their home games next season at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

Former longtime Pirates pitcher Friend dies at 88

TEst 4 February 3, 2019 - 5:47pm
Bob Friend, the former Pirates right-hander who holds the franchise record for innings pitched (3,481), games started (477) and strikeouts (1,682), died Sunday at 88.

Ball from Bautista's bat flip sells for $28,000

TEst 4 February 3, 2019 - 8:45am
The home run ball that prompted Jose Bautista's notorious bat flip in 2015 has sold at auction for more than $28,000.

Olney: Why the Astros will win the 2019 World Series

TEst 4 February 3, 2019 - 5:44am
Signs point to a bounce-back season in Houston, and let's face it: Carlos Correa & Co. don't have far to climb to get back on top.

HR ball from Bautista bat flip auctioned for $28K

TEst 4 February 2, 2019 - 2:53pm
According to the Lelands auction house website Saturday, there were 17 bids on Jose Bautista's home run ball. The winning one went for $28,252.

A's closer Treinen wins case, to make $6.4M

TEst 4 February 2, 2019 - 2:53pm
A's closer Blake Treinen, who went 9-2 with 38 saves and a 0.78 ERA last season while making his first All-Star Game, won his arbitration case and will make $6.4 million in 2019.

Memorable moments in Atlanta sports history

TEst 4 February 2, 2019 - 11:53am
With Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, we look at other memorable moments in Atlanta sports history.

Hoyer confident about Cubs -- and his favorite football team

TEst 4 February 2, 2019 - 8:52am
The Cubs GM offers his thoughts on the sleepy offseason, his team's disappointing offense and the success of the New England Patriots.

Nationals ban backpacks from ballpark, cite safety

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 5:47pm
The Nationals have gone a step farther than other major league clubs by banning backpacks from their stadium in an era of enhanced security at MLB venues.

Matt Davidson agrees to deal with Rangers

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 5:47pm
Infielder Matt Davidson has agreed to a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. Davidson will be used as an infielder and could pitch as well, giving the Rangers their own two-way weapon.

For Women Scientists in Developing Nations, UCSF Fellowship Builds Confidence and Connections

Test February 1, 2019 - 5:47pm
The first recipient of QBI's Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences returns to Uganda with tools for success.
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He's 37 and throwing 99 mph: Meet MLB's ultimate comeback story

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 2:46pm
A can't-miss first-round pick with a million-dollar signing bonus until the yips derailed his major league dreams more than a decade ago, Luke Hagerty is proving it's never too late to make it big.

Rivera awed by first visit to HOF: No better day

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 2:46pm
Mariano Rivera's appearance Friday in Cooperstown with wife Clara on a sunny, frigid morning in upstate New York came less than two weeks after he became the first unanimous selection for the Hall of Fame.

Hammel gets minor league deal from Rangers

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 2:46pm
Free agent right-hander Jason Hammel has agreed to a minor league deal with the Rangers and will report to major league spring training.

Mikolas open to long-term deal with Cardinals

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 2:46pm
Miles Mikolas is open to discussing a long-term deal with the Cardinals rather than waiting to go on the open market after the season.

Farquhar gets minor league deal with Yankees

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 11:45am
Pitcher Danny Farquhar has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees after recovering from a ruptured aneurysm and brain hemorrhage while pitching for the Chicago White Sox last April.

Nats win 1st arbitration case of '19, beat Taylor

TEst 4 February 1, 2019 - 11:45am
Washington defeated outfielder Michael A. Taylor in the first salary arbitration decision this year.

UCSF’s Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Accepting Applications for the Spring 2019 Cycle

Test February 1, 2019 - 11:45am
The Resource Allocation Program, in partnership with many on-campus sources of research funding, facilitates the dissemination, submission, review and award of intramural research funding opportunities on campus.
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Functional Insulin-Producing Cells Grown In Lab

Test February 1, 2019 - 11:45am
UCSF researchers have for the first time transformed human stem cells into mature insulin-producing cells, a major breakthrough in the effort to develop a cure for type 1 (T1) diabetes.
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