News 2008-06-01 Andanh.com

Shuttle Discovery blasts off for space station Sat, 31 May 2008 22:51:22 PDT
Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Saturday, carrying a giant Japanese lab addition to the international space station along with something more mundane _ a toilet pump. Discovery roared into a brilliantly blue sky dotted with a...

Obama quits Chicago church steeped in controversy Sat, 31 May 2008 22:51:22 PDT
Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery remarks at...

Florida, Michigan delegates will get half-votes Sat, 31 May 2008 22:50:22 PDT
Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes at this summer's convention with a compromise that left Barack Obama on the verge of the nomination but riled Hillary Rodham Clinton backers who threatened to...

Myanmar warned against premature resettlement Sat, 31 May 2008 21:51:19 PDT
Cyclone victims in Myanmar who leave relief camps may not receive the aid they need, making them even more vulnerable to disease and the elements, a U.N. official said Saturday following reports of forced evictions by the government. Human rights groups have...

Report: Calif. congresswoman's homes defaulted six times Sat, 31 May 2008 19:17:07 PDT
Rep. Laura Richardson, whose Sacramento home was recently sold into foreclosure, has two other homes in Southern California that have fallen into default six times, according to a published report. Five of the defaults totaling nearly $71,000 occurred in the...

President's job ratings fall to record low in California Sat, 31 May 2008 11:02:09 PDT
President Bush's approval ratings have dropped to an all-time low in California, according to a new Field Poll. The poll released Saturday by the Field Research Corp. found that only 25 percent of the 1,052 registered voters surveyed approved of Bush's...

Just a house in the hills - until the raid Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The house looked like any other in the hills overlooking Lake Mendocino: neatly painted blue walls, a redwood deck spreading into a yard of raked dirt and stones, a tidy shed to the side of the driveway. Then the 12-man major crimes task force kicked in the...

Pot is burning issue on Mendocino ballot Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Marijuana is so ubiquitous here that everyone, from schoolteachers to kids, can tell you when a sinsemilla bud is ripe. From late summer to fall, the county reeks with the skunk-like stench of ready-to-harvest weed. The annual $1.5 billion pot crop...

Newsom faces Monday deadline to erase deficit Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Tourists are flocking to San Francisco in droves. Property and sales taxes are up. Unemployment is down. Residents and businesses are spending money - lots of money - to live and work in the city. San Francisco is rolling in green. But it is also bleeding...

Mars probe appears to have landed atop ice Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Elated scientists probing the arctic surface of Mars with their newly landed Phoenix spacecraft said Saturday they are convinced they have found a bright and shiny layer of genuine ice only inches beneath the Martian soil and directly under the body of the...

Berkeley student, 16, to test English Channel Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Many try, very few succeed. Delia Salomon, a Berkeley 16-year-old, hopes to become one of the elite few. The high school sophomore intends to swim across the English Channel, among the most daunting of all athletic endeavors. It's a feat so rigorous that more...

Mini-van driver shot to death near S.F. freeway Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:07:33 PDT
A driver was killed and two passengers were injured Saturday night in a shooting near a Highway 101 exit in San Francisco, police said. Police received calls about 7:15 p.m. that shots had been fired at the intersection of Duboce, Otis and Mission streets,...

Man in car shot to death in S.F. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:07:30 PDT
A man was shot and killed on a street near Alemany Boulevard in San Francisco tonight, police said, close to Interstate 280. The man, 35, was parked in a vehicle in the 800 block of Huron Avenue near Laurel Street when he was approached from behind and shot...

Black and White Ball is back in town Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:07:29 PDT
Anthropologically, it falls somewhere between a fancy street festival and the gala opening of the Symphony. San Francisco's Black & White Ball is one of the city's biggest costume parties, and the classiest to boot. On Saturday night, the ball, a fundraiser...

1 vote made majority in gay marriage ruling Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Never doubt the impact of a single vote. Was it really just two weeks ago when the California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on same-sex marriage in the state? Given the changes in perception since then, it seems much longer. Gov. Arnold...

Laughing Sal presides over new Playland museum Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Laughing Sal is cackling once more. The gap-toothed, red-haired, plaster icon who terrified generations of kids at San Francisco's defunct Playland-at-the-Beach has resurfaced - maniacal laugh and all - in El Cerrito. Laughing Sal and thousands of other...

Saturday's State Meet Results Sat, 31 May 2008 23:05:15 PDT
Track and Field CIF State Championships At Norwalk, Los Angeles County Saturday's finals Notes: x-new national record; y-new state meet record. BOYS Team scores: 1. Dominguez 36; 2. Los Gatos 32; 2. Long Beach Poly 32; 4. Foothill 28; 5. Cathedral 20; 5....

Manny Ramirez joins elusive 500 home run club Sat, 31 May 2008 23:00:23 PDT
Manny Ramirez connected for career homer No. 500 on Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the milestone. Ramirez drove the first pitch into the seats in right-center in the...

George Vecsey: Affirmed, Alydar will never be topped Sat, 31 May 2008 15:54:01 PDT
Seen through the current prism of fragile, transient champions, Affirmed and Alydar seem from another planet, another age, another breed. Yet it was only 30 years ago that Affirmed and Alydar not only completed the Triple Crown but actually finished 1-2 on...

Really early musings on the college football season Sat, 31 May 2008 15:54:01 PDT
I'm waiting for the e-mail. Get it every year around this time from a buddy of mine who can't, for the life of him, understand my fascination with Florida State. Every year I jump into the deep end. Every year he laughs at me while I tread water and the...

Nicklaus bringing golf to far regions of the world Sat, 31 May 2008 15:54:00 PDT
Ohio - Evolving from the world's greatest golfer to the game's greatest international ambassador, Jack Nicklaus is mastering the fine art of foreign relations. He toasted a new course design deal in Russia with a shot of vodka despite his disdain for hard...

Dawkins' eruptions are rare and startling Sat, 31 May 2008 15:13:52 PDT
Johnny Dawkins' dignified, quiet demeanor and his behavior as a Duke assistant suggest he will be calm and understated at courtside but with occasional outbursts that will have shock value. Duke freshman Nolan Smith, who has been like a nephew to Dawkins...

Take your pick, Chicago: Beasley and Rose should be keepers Sat, 31 May 2008 15:13:52 PDT
Fla. - A simple question was posed to Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose. Who's better? Neither of the presumptive top two picks in next month's NBA draft took long before answering, and naturally, their opinions couldn't have been more different. "He's way...

Humpback whales thriving - and putting on a show - off the Farallon Islands Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The salmon off the Bay Area Coast may be in decline, with this year's season shut down, but humpback whales, harbor porpoises and other marine mammals and seabirds appear to be flourishing at the Farallon Islands Marine Sanctuary. Last Sunday's trip by the...

Word to the wise: Hungry sharks are expanding their range Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Big Dude in the Gray Suit has been hungry this spring. He's also known as "The S Word" among surfers and divers, and some call him "Big Whitey." You may recognize him as the great white shark, but by any name, he's been creating havoc in Mexico in the...

Holes in one Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
San Francisco: Daniel Danichek, 162-yard 4th, Gleneagles, 4-iron. Peninsula: Cathy Fancher, 105-yard 4th, Peninsula, 9-iron; Sally Kruse, 101-yard 6th, Sharon Heights, 6-iron; Chris Aliaga, 140-yard 13th, Burlingame, 9-iron; Jim McCall, 120-yard 9th,...

A FIGHTING SENSATION Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A largely Filipino crowd of about 1,000 packed the West-Wind Karate School in Berkeley on Saturday, above, to see Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, who worked out with David Diaz in a promotional event for their title fight in Las Vegas on June 28. At right, the 31-...

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL / Piedmont survives for first title Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It was agony and ecstasy within the span of an inning for Piedmont's Jeremy George. After watching a four-run lead evaporate during a disastrous inning of relief in the bottom of the fifth, George lined a two-run double to left-center field in the top of the...

Going great lengths to overshadow sprints / Distance records shine brightest on dazzling day Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In some other year, the buzz humming through the state meet crowd would have been about Vashti Thomas' three wins and the two fabulous sprint duels between St. Elizabeth-Oakland's Ashton Purvis and Highland-Palmdale's Jessica Davis. But on an idyllic day for...

Pole vault record helps Los Gatos to a surprisingly strong finish Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Dominguez-Compton won the boys team championship with 36 points, but Los Gatos pulled off a surprising finish, tying for second with vaunted Long Beach Poly behind pole vaulter Nico Weiler's record-setting performance. One year after setting a state record...

1-2 pitching punch delivers for Stanford / Bleich, Yount keep Cardinal alive Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Had Jeremy Bleich not missed almost the entire Pac-10 schedule because of elbow tendinitis, Austin Yount probably would not have become part of Stanford's pitching rotation. Thanks in good measure to both Yount and Bleich, Stanford's season remains alive...

Ex-college stars rarely excel as college coaches Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Johnny Dawkins is trying to do something few standout college players have done - become a standout college head coach. Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Lenny Wilkens, Byron Scott, Billy Cunningham, Rudy Tomjanovich, K.C. Jones and Don Nelson are part of a long list...

Cal routed by Long Beach, makes quick baseball exit Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Cal bowed out of the Long Beach State Regional without ever having led, taking a 9-2 loss at the hands of the hosts Saturday that eliminated them from the NCAA baseball championships. Starter Craig Bennigson (4-5) was pulled after giving up two runs in three...

THIS WEEK IN BAY AREA BASEBALL HISTORY Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 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: Giants (June 6, 1969): Willie McCovey (right) homered twice off Philadelphia's Rick Wise...

Kicking dirt onto instant replay is a human thing Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Upon further review, Lou Piniella provided the best reason for baseball to avoid introducing instant replay. "When an NFL coach drops that red handkerchief, I go to the refrigerator for four or five minutes," the Cubs' manager said, conclusively. If it slows...

Another way to get mugged in New York Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
MLB is gouging fans at this year's All-Star Game. It's a Yankee Stadium farewell, and the $75 tickets at last year's San Francisco-hosted All-Star Game go for $150. The $285 tickets go for $725. Commish Bud Selig promised the prices will drop in 2009 in St....

NUMBERS GAME Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
6 Consecutive times Cincinnati's Jay Bruce reached base to begin his big-league career. Only one other player in the past 80 years, Ted Cox of the Red Sox in 1977, reached base his first six plate appearances. 9 Combined home runs the first five innings for...

NEW ANGLE ON DRAFT / GIANTS: 'No pitcher left behind' strategy has been dumped Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Even if the second coming of Juan Marichal were available at No. 5 in Thursday's draft, you would think the Giants still wouldn't draft a pitcher. Under former draft chief Dick Tidrow, the Giants used first-round picks on pitchers eight times in nine years....

NEW ANGLE ON DRAFT / A'S: Unusually high position for club that often favors collegians Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The A's draft 12th, their highest selection since 1999, when they used the ninth pick on a lefty out of USC named Barry Zito. Recent drafts suggest the A's will pick a college player. They haven't used a first-round pick on a high schooler since 2001, when...

Slumping Barton sits, Hannahan starts at first Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Rookie Daric Barton, hitting .113 since May 3, was not in the lineup Saturday night, with Jack Hannahan making just his second career start at first base. Barton was expected to be the A's everyday first baseman coming into the season, but he has seen his...

Padres' Estes trips, fractures his thumb Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Former Giants pitcher Shawn Estes has to feel cursed. After working for more than two years to rebound from a Tommy John elbow reconstruction, and triumphantly earning his 100th career victory May 13 for the Padres, Estes tripped on the stairs between the...

A'S ON DECK Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY Opponent: Rangers Time: 12:05 p.m. TV: None Pitchers: Smith (3-4) vs. Feldman (1-2) MONDAY Opponent: Tigers Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: None Pitchers: Bonderman (3-4) vs. Harden (3-0) TUESDAY Opponent: Tigers Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 36 Pitchers: Willis (0-...

GIANTS ON DECK Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY Opponent: Padres Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Wolf (3-4) vs. Lincecum (7-1) MONDAY Opponent: Mets Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Perez (4-3) vs. Sanchez (3-3) TUESDAY Opponent: Mets Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Martinez (0-0) vs. Zito...

Lakers-Celtics is exactly what you asked for, fans Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Everybody happy now? Did you all get what you wanted after all that grousing and complaining? Was the NBA Finals engineered according to your specifications? That last one's a joke, of course. While the NBA is, for a set of reasons we haven't enough sociology...

Scaling back stadium expectations Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Sure I regret it now, investing all that money in a warehouse that I turned into the Museum of Bay Area Stadium Models (MOBASM). It turns out that people don't want to see living symbols of the way they've been led down primrose paths. Who knew? So all those...

Kribel's career has become a cold case Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A page on Stanford's Web site recognizes the greatest golfers in school history, from Lawson Little and Bob Rosburg to Tom Watson and Tiger Woods. A row of black-and-white photos sits atop the page - and there, wedged alongside Woods in the upper right-hand...

Vizquel's fun rubs off on us Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Editor - As usual, Bruce Jenkins got it right: Your eyes tell you everything you need to know about Omar Vizquel's qualifications for the Hall of Fame ("3-Dot Lounge," May 24). As I said to my wife after watching one of Omar's typically brilliant plays,...

PROFILE: Johnny Dawkins / The Devil in the details / Ex-Duke standout and assistant brings a zest fo Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The arrangement of papers on Johnny Dawkins' desk at Stanford suggests T-squares and rulers were used to achieve the precision of spacing and angles. It's reminiscent of a cornfield in which the rows of corn are in perfect alignment from three or four...

Hot Rangers right on A's heels / Chavez sizzles, Blanton fizzles - 4th straight loss threatens hold Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Players are coming and going this season as if the A's are swapping baseball cards, but the one constant through the first two months is pitching. On Saturday, however, Joe Blanton did not fare well at Texas. His teammates slogged their way back from a three-...

Giants sick on home cooking / Seventh straight loss at AT&T is dismal Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
When judging a rebuilding team such as the Giants, it is tempting to weigh their record against expectations. They win a few in a row and one wonders if maybe they are better than advertised. Then they lose games they seemingly should win, and Pollyanna...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next

Chinese Dir