Assistant sports editor

Darren Sabedra

Darren Sabedra is an assistant sports editor for Bay Area News Group. He has been with the organization since the early 1990s and covered many sports beats, including Stanford football and basketball, pro baseball, the NFL and high schools. He also has worked on the sports copy desk. Darren is a San Jose State graduate.

Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback Sam Darnold (14) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after their 29-13 win over the New England Patriots for Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Sam Darnold rides NFL’s highs and lows to Super Bowl 60 win

February 9, 2026 at 1:42 p.m.

Darnold signed to back up Brock Purdy with the 49ers less than three years ago. Now he's a Super Bowl champion starting quarterback.

San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh is hoisted on the shoulders of his team after they defeated the Miami Dolphins 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX in this Jan. 20, 1985 file photo, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto.

Super Bowl history lesson: Our Top 5 games, teams, upsets and much more

February 6, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.

Where does Steve Young’s six TDs vs. Chargers rank? Or the Giants’ win over the undefeated Patriots? Was there a bigger upset than Jets vs. Colts?

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JANUARY 4: Bay Area sports commentator Greg Papa prepares to go live while filming the NBC Sports Bay Area’s Warriors Pregame Live show at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Bay Area radio legend Greg Papa announces cancer diagnosis

August 2, 2025 at 8:21 a.m.

Papa has been a signature voice on Bay Area sports radio since the 1980s.

Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) and Houston Rockets’ Steven Adams (12) wait for a possession call after a scramble in the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 2, 2025. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Warriors want no part of this history (again): A look at the 13 NBA teams to blow a 3-1 series lead

May 7, 2025 at 3:39 p.m.

The Warriors have lost and overcome 3-1 series advantages in their championship era. They will try to avoid another memorable collapse Sunday in Houston.

Maggie Steffens of Team United States scores a goal from a penalty during the Women’s Preliminary Round – Group B match between Team United States and Team Spain on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Flavor Flav wears special clock made by Maggie Steffens’ late sister-in-law

July 31, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

In a statement about Lulu Conner’s sudden passing, family says, ‘Lulu embodied the Olympic spirit: joy, peace, bringing people together.’

Baseball fans gather at Oracle Park, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in remembrance of Willie Mays who passed away earlier this week at the age of 93.. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

How SF Giants plan to honor the late Willie Mays when team returns home to play the Chicago Cubs

June 24, 2024 at 4:39 a.m.

Fans encouraged to arrive at Oracle Park early as Giants are planning a pregame ceremony in recognition of baseball icon Willie Mays.

One day after the team’s 118-94 loss to Sacramento, Golden State Warrior’s Klay Thompson reflects on his season during a press conference at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

So long, Warriors? Klay Thompson unfollows Golden State on Instagram

June 17, 2024 at 4:19 a.m.

Klay Thompson, who is about to hit free agency, is latest sports figure to stop following his own team on social media.

Hensley Meulens, manager for the Netherlands team, signs autographs before his team takes on the Dominican Republic for the semifinal game 2 of the World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday March 18, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group)

Investigation underway after former SF Giants coach posts video showing him in inflight cockpit

April 22, 2024 at 3:50 a.m.

Hensley Meulens, now a Colorado Rockies coach, is heard on the video joking, 'I’m going to land the plane tonight. So relax.'

Bishop O’Dowd football head coach Napoleon Kaufman applauds his team performance against Capital Christian in the final seconds of the fourth quarter of CIF Northern Regional Division 5-AA championship game at Bishop O’Dowd High in Oakland, Calif, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. O’down won 24-21. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Why new Dublin football coach Napoleon Kaufman says this job is perfect for him

April 19, 2024 at 1:37 p.m.

Former Raiders running back Napoleon Kaufman, who led O'Dowd to a state title in 2016, has been named Dublin's football coach.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) speaks to Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr during the second quarter of their preseason NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Draymond Green: “If we decided he wasn’t worth it … we would have moved off of him years ago”

April 19, 2024 at 4:05 a.m.

Steve Kerr gives a 700-plus word response about Draymond Green during a season-ending news conference, calls relationship between player, team "complex."

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