California’s early statehood was defined by the gold rush that started in the late 1840s, giving us the name “49ers.” Miners hoping to strike it rich flocked to Northern California from around the ...

In 1848, gold was discovered in California. News spread quickly, and suddenly the state experienced an influx of settlers ...

The Sacramento River Cats were set to play as the Sacramento Gold Diggers for a few games but backlash over a promotional video forced a name change.

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Promotional video featured two women with dollar signs flashing in their eyes upon seeing a player -- prompting outrage over ...

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There once used to be up to 10,000 grizzly bears roaming California, but they eventually disappeared from the state as humans ...

They were going to call themselves the “Sacramento Gold Diggers.” The name was meant to pay tribute to the California Gold ...

The River Cats have pulled away from using its Gold Diggers alternate kit that the team announced on Thursday, saying the ...

“It's a gold rush of epic proportions of gold rushes ... Meta also raised concerns about the transition, telling California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta in a letter last year that it would have "seismic ...