The San Francisco Giants reportedly were "involved" in discussions with free-agent starting pitcher Cody Ponce before he agreed to sign with Toronto.

Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.

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