NAMES & FACES

Jimmy Garoppolo

The 49ers quarterback was caught by TMZ Sports out on a date with adult film star Kiara Mia on Wednesday night in Beverly Hills, shortly after the ESPYs awards show in Los Angeles. Will this affect the clean image that the 49ers are trying to cultivate after years of controversy off the field? Garoppolo was a media darling when he burst onto the Bay Area scene last fall, leading the team to five straight wins to end the season. He then signed a five-year, $137.5 million contract. But little was known about his personal life. Garoppolo, 26, was spotted with different women at Disneyland in the spring and a San Jose nightclub in May. All perfectly normal. But Mia, 41, has starred in such titles as “Naughty Nurses” and “Latinas on Fire,” according to her filmography on iMDB.com. We’ll see what kind of reaction this gets from fans, who likely don’t care who Jimmy G dates, as long as the team wins.

Bethany Hamilton

Surf’s up again for the woman who lost her left arm to a tiger shark 15 years ago. Hamilton, 28, is back to riding waves four months after giving birth to her second son, earning a wild-card spot in the first Surf Ranch Pro at the World Surf League’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore (Kings County). “It’s been a beautiful time in my life but I definitely love getting back in the ocean and getting my surf game back on, except this is going to be at the Surf Ranch,” said Hamilton, who has not competed in a event since May 2017, before she got pregnant. The Surf Ranch Pro, the eighth stop on the Women’s Championship Tour, will be Sept. 6-9 at the gigantic wave pool that is the brainchild of Kelly Slater. It’s in the Central Valley, some 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. “I’m really thankful for the life I have,” Hamilton said. “So much of life is in your head. So much of it is mental. I’m thankful for the amazing family that supports me.”