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Revised Route Announced for the 2018 California Coast Classic Bike Tour Presented by Amgen

LOS ANGELES - Following last week’s unexpected California Transportation Department announcement that a stretch of Highway 1 will reopen months ahead of schedule, organizers of the California Coast Classic Bike Tour presented by Amgen have re-routed the 8-day flagship fundraising ride for the Arthritis Foundation. The ride will return to its “traditional” coastal route this Sept. 22-29.

“It’s a dream come true,” said Shannon Marang Cox, ride director for the CCC Bike Tour. “Not only are we returning to our beloved route, our participants will have the once-in-a-lifetime distinction of being among the very first cyclists to ride 13 acres of brand new California coastline!”

Rawhide Storm Back to Tie, Fall in Extras

STOCKTON - Tommy Eveld had Stockton on the ropes in the tenth with the Rawhide leading 5-4 and the Ports down to their final out. Then the game turned on a dime. Luke Persico doubled down the left field line to tie the game at five and, four pitches later, Luis Barrera hit a chopper up the middle. Camden Duzenack made a diving attempt, but the ball squeaked by into center to score Persico and send the Ports to a 6-5 win.

Stockton (39-24) had led for the first five innings after building a 4-0 advantage over Rawhide starter Tyler Keele, who pitched to two hitters in the fifth and allowed four runs on seven hits. But Visalia clawed their way back to force extras on the long ball.

Tuiasosopo Misses Trip to NCAAs by Slimmest of Margins

SACRAMENTO - Two weeks ago, Aisiah Tuiasosopo won a Mountain West title hammer throw title by four inches but on Saturday she was on the opposite end at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, missing a trip to the NCAA Championships by just one-quarter of an inch as she attempted to extend her collegiate career another two weeks.

After a pair of fouls to start Saturday's competition, the Bulldog senior landed the second-best throw of her career at 61.30m/201'-1". Unfortunately, the attempt was just outside of the final qualifying spot of 61.33m/201'-2" as she would finish 14^th overall.

Emily Nicholson Lands ACWPC All-America Honors

FRESNO - Fresno State water polo freshman Emily Nicholson was named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Division I All-America Team, announced on Monday by the organization. She received honorable mention accolades and was one of just six freshmen out of 58 All-Americans.

"I'm very proud to see Emily on the All-America Honorable Mention list," head coach Natalie Benson said. "Another first for our young program, this award recognizes the strong contribution she made to our program this year."

Foxes Come Up Short at Orange County SC - Fresno FC's 16 Shots Not Enough to Penetrate Orange County Defense

IRVINE, Calif - Fresno FC pounded 16 shots on fifth-place Orange County SC (6W-3L-2D), but the Foxes (2W-4L-6D) couldn't get through to goal, losing 3-0 on Saturday night at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine. Orange County's Thomas Enevoldsen opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and the hosts added two more in the second half to hand the Foxes their second consecutive loss in USL play.

The Foxes appeared to establish tempo early, but we're unable to penetrate an Orange County defense that helped goalkeeper Andre Rawls collect a league-best sixth clean sheet this season. Twice in the opening seven minutes, midfielder Pedro Ribeiro tried to get through the defense with a through ball, only to have Jemal Johnson and Renato Bustamante flagged offsides, respectively.