Olof Mellberg, former Aston Villa legend, begins his role as STL City coach, facing snowy conditions during preseason training in St. Louis.

City SC starts its third training camp, and new coach Olof Mellberg wants a team with "nonstop" players who will keep their focus the whole game.

The New York Red Bulls will begin their 2025 preseason at IMG Academy for 10 days and then train in California for two weeks to compete in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational, hosted by LA Galaxy.

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.

San Jose firefighters returned Friday from fighting the blazes that have raged across Los Angeles County. The crew was there for a little over a week and spoke of the destruction they witnessed and the gratitude of the people they helped.

SAN JOSE — Hobby Lobby has opened a big new San Jose store, taking over the location of a long-shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond outlet. The arts and crafts store, which espouses conservative and Christian views and values, also displays a “now hiring” sign on the exterior of the store at 5353 Almaden Expressway in south San Jose.

Saturday, Jan. 18 Phoenix at Detroit, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Like Alberta clippers scudding across the Great Plains, the winter transactions just keep rolling in across MLS.

The Caltrain NorCalMLK Celebration Train will make its way up the Peninsula from San Jose to San Francisco on Monday, Jan. 20.

San Jose State faces Nevada in MWC play Saturday. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the two teams.

Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School is one of five campuses on a list for potential closure in the Franklin McKinley School District. Officials say cuts are necessary because the district has lost 40% of its student body since 2011.

Mama Kin in downtown San Jose will close its doors. The venue bought in musicians of various styles, hosted karaoke and held country nights.