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Big Brown wins Preakness; poised for Triple Crown Sat, 17 May 2008 21:24:37 PDT
Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me," Desormeaux said. "I stopped pushing. I said, `That's enough.'" His big bay...

Bighorn Fire 86 percent contained Sat, 17 May 2008 20:35:34 PDT
Firefighters slogged through hot and dry weather Saturday but managed to gain the upper hand on a wildfire that burned 490 acres of parched brushlands in the San Gabriel Mountains. The Bighorn Fire on the flanks of Mount Baldy was 86 percent contained...

Doctor: Sen. Kennedy had seizure but not stroke Sat, 17 May 2008 16:07:34 PDT
Edward Kennedy's primary care physician says the senator is "not in any immediate danger" after suffering a seizure at his Cape Cod home Saturday. Dr. Larry Ronan says preliminary tests showed the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat has not suffered a stroke....

Iraq detains 1,000 in anti-al-Qaida crackdown Sat, 17 May 2008 12:58:59 PDT
Nearly 1,000 people have been detained in a sweep to break al-Qaida in Iraq's sway in Iraq's third largest city, Mosul, but many of the fighters have fled to nearby areas, where troops are hunting for them, Iraqi officials said Saturday. Iraq's leaders...

12-year-old China quake survivor loses leg Sat, 17 May 2008 12:24:57 PDT
As Huang Siyu ran down the stairs of her school after the powerful earthquake, the building collapsed and her teacher was killed. A chunk of falling debris crushed the fifth grader's left leg, and her schoolmates dragged her to safety. "I was so scared," said...

Burma's death toll is doubled to 78,000 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from the killer cyclone as heavy rains Friday lashed much of the area stricken by the windstorm two weeks ago, further hampering relief efforts. Aid workers shackled by Burma's military regime struggled to get...

State inspectors probe collapsed carnival ride Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
All but two of the 23 people injured Friday night on a ride at the Calaveras County Fair have been released from hospitals, and state inspectors were combing over the amusement attraction to determine why it collapsed, law enforcement officials said Saturday....

Sad truth strikes quake survivors Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Hope drained out of this mountain valley Saturday as thousands of homeless residents came to realize a grim truth - there is precious little, if any, time remaining to find more survivors of the devastating earthquake. "Yesterday we could still hear the...

Marriage ruling boosts Newsom statewide Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Fresno, meet Gavin Newsom. Emboldened by Thursday's historic California Supreme Court ruling overturning the state's ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco mayor said he might swing by for a visit someday soon. "This is not just San Francisco," Newsom...

SAN FRANCISCO / Runners head to starting line Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The 97th running of the Bay to Breakers footrace happens Sunday morning in San Francisco. The run over a mostly flat course (with one steep exception on Hayes Street) starts at 8 a.m. at Howard Street and the Embarcadero and ends on the Great Highway. About...

Meeting in S.F. on getting aid into Burma Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
More than 50 philanthropists and financial advisers joined an emergency briefing Friday at the San Francisco Foundation, looking for effective ways to get cyclone relief into Burma in the face of formidable resistance by the Burmese government. Even as Burma'...

Torture protests at UC law school ceremonies Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Some 50 protesters, clad in orange jumpsuits and black hoods to emulate the infamous photos of prisoners in Iraq, picketed UC Berkeley's law school graduation ceremony Saturday, demanding that the university fire Professor John Yoo for his authorship of the...

Magowan 'did save baseball for San Francisco' Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Peter Magowan will retire as the Giants' president and managing general partner at the end of this season, he announced Friday, ending a 16-year reign that brought to San Francisco a new ballpark, Barry Bonds, a World Series and ultimately scorn for the team'...

Navy's Monterey school is lab for terror war Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In the 1920s and 1930s, silent film stars Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow threw lavish parties and skinny-dipped in the Roman plunge of the Hotel Del Monte near the Pacific's sandy shores. The hotel's swimming pool has long since been filled with sand, and...

Governor backs same-sex marriage ruling Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A day after the state Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples should have the right to marry in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he supports the court's decision even though his personal view is that "marriage is between a man and a...

Napa wine pioneer Robert Mondavi dead at 94 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Robert Mondavi, the charismatic Napa Valley vintner whose work helped establish California wines as among the world's best, died Friday morning. He was 94. A spokeswoman for the Robert Mondavi Winery confirmed that Mr. Mondavi "died peacefully" at his Wappo...

UC student dies in fall from roof Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Less than 24 hours after he had graduated with a degree in anthropology, a UC Berkeley student was found dead early Saturday, apparently having fallen from the roof of a Berkeley apartment building onto the sidewalk. The body of Alan Kaname Hamai, 22, was...

OAKLAND / Man shot and killed in Fruitvale district Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A man was shot and killed in Oakland's Fruitvale district, police said Friday. The 49-year-old victim, whose identity hasn't been released, was found behind a van on the 1400 block of Derby Avenue about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, police said. The street is near the...

San Francisco: It's only a crude resemblance Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
HERE'S THE DEAL: Dark patch on San Francisco beach: "And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude. Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea." But seriously. That's not oil on the beach at the terminus of Noriega Street and 48th Avenue in the Sunset District of...

Hybrid boat waves hello to S.F. Bay Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Green technology came to the blue waters of San Francisco Bay on Friday, when what the manufacturer calls the world's first hybrid recreational boat was introduced to two of California's top resource officers. The super-fast, super-sleek 25-foot speedboat...

Whipsawed gay couples brace for legal twists Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Judy Appel married her lesbian partner at San Francisco City Hall in 2004, then saw their marriage annulled by the California Supreme Court six months later. Now they plan to remarry, with the court's blessing and with the knowledge that their newly legal...

Giants' How they scored 5/17 Sat, 17 May 2008 22:05:34 PDT
HOW THEY SCORED White Sox 1st: Cabrera singled to left. Ozuna singled to right, Cabrera to third. Quentin hit a sacrifice fly to right, Cabrera scored. White Sox 1, Giants 0 White Sox 2nd: Ramirez infield single to third. Hall singled to center, Ramirez to...

Notebook: Bochy and Guillen's shared history Sat, 17 May 2008 22:05:34 PDT
Bruce Bochy and Ozzie Guillen would not seem to share much in common, beyond their membership in the 30-man club of major-league managers. Bochy has spent his entire career in the National League, scraped out nine years as a backup catcher and speaks in a...

Peirsol Edges Phelps Sat, 17 May 2008 21:55:32 PDT
A rousing duel between Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps and another world-class time by Natalie Coughlin were the highlights Saturday of the 41st annual Santa Clara Grand Prix swimming meet. While Phelps is the best swimmer in the world, Peirsol is a...

Ratto: What to make of the A's Sat, 17 May 2008 20:55:20 PDT
Now that the blue-gray smoke has cleared and the Giants' ownership transition pyrospectacular is over (God, they'll do anything to make you look at them, won't they?), let us consider for a moment the A's, who: - Beat Atlanta last night 5-4 to end a...

The ACL Epidemic Sat, 17 May 2008 20:25:15 PDT
Showing up at 7 a.m. for sprint and distance intervals with her teammates on the track at Stanford, the first game of the season still six months away, beats the heck out of last month's trip to the NCAA women's basketball championship game as far as Michelle...

CCS track and field: San Mateo's Spencer wins 3 events Sat, 17 May 2008 20:15:13 PDT
Misters and shade-tents might have provided the highlights of the scorching day for many athletes at the Central Coast Section track and field trials, but there were some impressive performances turned in at Gilroy High School. The meet was a qualifier for...

Notebook: Hudson's crazy days of yesteryear Sat, 17 May 2008 20:15:13 PDT
Walk into the Braves' clubhouse, and it's quiet and civil. Just how manager Bobby Cox wants it. Nothing like Tim Hudson's previous baseball world, back in his youth in Oakland. "We were young, and we had a crazy clubhouse," said Hudson, recalling the free-...

The bull pen Sat, 17 May 2008 19:55:10 PDT
Peter Magowan's replacement, Bill Neukom, is trying to stifle any talk that the under-new-direction Giants may be willing to compromise on their territorial rights to San Jose, allowing the A's to move in. Neukom said the Giants' 1992 purchase included the...

Numbers game Sat, 17 May 2008 19:55:10 PDT
NUMBERS GAME 0.67 {utriangle} Cliff Lee's ERA, the third lowest since 1948 for a pitcher seven starts into a season. Who was lower? Fernando Valenzuela (0.29, 1981, Dodgers) and Mike Norris (0.45, 1980, A's). 2-10 Red Sox's record in domes. 12 Consecutive...

History Sat, 17 May 2008 19:55:10 PDT
A weekly look back during this anniversary season for the local nines: the 50th anniversary of the Giants in San Francisco and the 40th anniversary of the A's in Oakland. - A's (May 24, 1995): Dennis Eckersley earns his 300th career save in a 5-3 win...

Shea hey Sat, 17 May 2008 19:55:10 PDT
We walked into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the other day in Cleveland, and a ballgame broke out. Elvis, Mick and the Boss? Actually, the first exhibit through the front doors included Willie, Mickey and the Duke. You know, the old Terry Cashman jingle....

Meet Bill Neukom Sat, 17 May 2008 19:45:08 PDT
The center on the Stanford law school's intramural basketball team in 1964 had "a nice left-handed hook shot," according to Chuck Armstrong, a guard who also coached the team. "He was good," Armstrong said. "He would crash the boards. We went to the finals,...

A's On deck 5/17 Sat, 17 May 2008 19:35:06 PDT
TODAY Opponent: At Braves Time: 10:35 a.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Duchscherer (3-2) vs. Reyes (1-1) MONDAY Opponent: Rays Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Shields (4-3) vs. Blanton (2-6) TUESDAY Opponent: Rays Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Kazmir (2-1)...

Giants' On deck 5/17 Sat, 17 May 2008 19:35:06 PDT
TODAY Opponent: White Sox Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Danks (3-3) vs. Cain (2-3) MONDAY Opponent: At Rockies Time: 5:35 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Misch (0-0) vs. De La Rosa (1-2) TUESDAY Opponent: At Rockies Time: 5:35 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers:...

Stinging Rays Sat, 17 May 2008 19:35:06 PDT
Hey, Florida isn't just a football state. Now they're playing a little baseball, too. And not just during the weeks of spring training. It's the latter half of May, and the two major-league teams aren't in the basement. In fact, they're the biggest stories of...

A's How they scored 5/17 Sat, 17 May 2008 19:35:06 PDT
A's 1st: With two outs, Cust homered to center. A's 1, Braves 0 A's 2nd: Barton walked on a full count. Suzuki safe on failed fielder's choice, Barton to second. R.Sweeney homered to right. A's 4, Braves 0 A's 3rd: Crosby hit an infield single to short and...

The 'Road' To A Championship Sat, 17 May 2008 16:34:39 PDT
You could almost sense a chill among the Utah fan base when Kobe Bryant's elegant bank shot gave the Lakers a 26-12 lead in Game 6 on Friday night. Something was terribly wrong, in a building where the Jazz are practically unbeatable, and no manner of late-...

Giants How they scored 5/16 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:07:19 PDT
White Sox 7th: With two outs, Swisher singled to left. Ramirez homered to left. White Sox 2, Giants...

Street closures Sat, 17 May 2008 00:07:18 PDT
The Bay to Breakers footrace on Sunday will necessitate closures of some streets. Here is the schedule, which may change: Steuart, Spear, Main, Beale, Fremont, First, Second, New Montgomery streets and Hawthorne Alley between Mission and Folsom streets:...

A time line: Magowan and the Giants Sat, 17 May 2008 00:07:12 PDT
A time line of Peter Magowan and the Giants Compiled by Johnny Miller, Chronicle Research Librarian. November 10, 1992 Major League Baseball rejects Giants' owner Bob Lurie's $115 million deal with Florida investors which would have moved the Giants to St....

Bay to Breakers: Sausalito veterinarian can't quite quit the running game Sat, 17 May 2008 00:07:12 PDT
As an elite field of runners converges on San Francisco for Sunday's ING Bay to Breakers, Chris Lundy finds herself at a crossroads of her racing life. In one breath, the 37-year-old Sausalito resident and full-time veterinarian in San Francisco says her...

A's How they scored 5/16 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:07:12 PDT
A's 2nd: Suzuki singled to center. R.Sweeney doubled to center and took third when Suzuki was out trying to score. Murphy walked. Eveland safe on a sacrifice plus pitcher Jurrjens' throwing error, R.Sweeney scored, Murphy to third. Hannahan grounded out to...

William Neukom, Giants' new managing general partner Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Experience - President, American Bar Association, August 2007-present. Initiated World Justice Project to promote the rule of law internationally. Also promoted access to legal service for the poor; rebuked the Bush administration about torture,...

Stanford, Cal win at NCAAs Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Stanford junior Missy Penna and Cal sophomore Marissa Drewrey each pitched their teams to victory in their regional openers in the NCAA softball championship. Penna (35-10) threw a four-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts, including eight in her first time through...

Kotsay helping Chavez deal with back surgery Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Mark Kotsay has Eric Chavez's back, if you will. As Chavez continues to rehabilitate from October back surgery, he has a been-there-done-that source he can trust. Kotsay underwent back surgery himself in March 2007. He played 10 minor-league rehab games in...

A'S ON DECK Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY Opponent: At Braves Time: 4:10 p.m. TV: Channel: 36 Pitchers: Harden (1-0) vs. Hudson (6-2) SUNDAY Opponent: At Braves Time: 10:35 a.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Duchscherer (3-2) vs. Reyes (1-1) MONDAY Opponent: Rays Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers:...

GIANTS ON DECK Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: White Sox Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 11 Pitchers: Buehrle (1-5) vs. Zito (0-7) SUNDAY Opponent: White Sox Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Danks (3-3) vs. Cain (2-3) MONDAY Opponent: At Rockies Time: 5:35 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Misch...

Pierzynski's return is greeted by boo-birds Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The fans booed when A.J. Pierzynski was announced as the White Sox's starting catcher Friday night. They booed even louder when Pierzynski stepped to the plate in the top of the first (he grounded out). And they seemed to cheer with added zeal when he air-...

OLYMPICS / Double-amputee can dream gold Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
An international appeals court Friday cleared the way for double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius to make a historic bid to appear in the Beijing Olympics, ruling that his carbon-fiber running blades are - for purposes of competition - indistinguishable from...

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