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7 dead in stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:50:45 PDT
A man plowed into shoppers with a truck Sunday and then stabbed 17 people within minutes, killing at least seven of them in a grisly attack that shocked a country known for its low crime rate. The lunchtime violence in the Akihabara district, a popular...

Suicide car bomb kills US soldier, wounds 20 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:36:44 PDT
A suicide truck bomber who concealed his explosives under tanned animal hides struck a U.S. patrol base Sunday in northern Iraq, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding 18 other Americans, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. Two Iraqi contractors working at the base...

Presidio redevelopment plan heads into a fight Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:56:31 PDT
A visit to San Francisco's birthplace might leave one underwhelmed- after all, the spot where the City by the Bay was founded more than 200 years ago is currently an asphalt parking lot. People visiting the Presidio's Main Post today might enjoy spectacular...

Ask yourselves: Are campaign slogans better now than they were four years ago? Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:52:31 PDT
American voters, prepare yourselves for what could be the first $1 billion presidential campaign in American history - a high-stakes sales job for the ages. But according to experts in the world of marketing, sales and communications - watching the opening...

How to get involved Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:35:00 PDT
To learn more about the proposals for the Main Post, you can get a copy of the environmental report by visiting www.presidio.gov once it is released. To request a copy by mail, call (415) 561-4183 or e-mail mainpost@presidiotrust.gov. You also may take a free...

Salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:27:46 PDT
Health officials warned consumers today about an outbreak of salmonella in raw tomatoes, following the illness of one woman in Contra Costa County and 144 other infections nationwide. The source of the tomatoes is still unknown, but officials believe that...

Suspected gang member fatally shot in Concord Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:14:25 PDT
A 22-year-old suspected gang member was found fatally shot in the living room of a Concord apartment early Sunday morning after a loud altercation that left a second man with a stab wound, police said. Police responded at 4:17 a.m. to the 1300 block of Del...

Aftershock rocks China lake, creates landslides Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:45:02 PDT
A magnitude 5.0 aftershock shook a brimming, earthquake-formed lake and sent landslides tumbling down surrounding mountains Sunday, underscoring the persistent threat of flooding to more than 1 million weary refugees downstream. No new evacuations were...

Contemporary Jewish Museum opens Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
When Connie Wolf walks visitors through the Contemporary Jewish Museum, as she's done many times in the months leading up to today's opening of the dramatic new building on Mission Street, she projects a pleasing double personality. One part of her is the...

Tibet bridge protesters' 'punishment' familiar Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The three protesters who scaled the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled "Free Tibet" banners while suspended 150 feet over traffic a couple of days before the big Olympic torch run in April will have all the charges against them dismissed once they complete 25...

Clinton vows to work hard to get Obama elected Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Marking the end of her historic presidential candidacy Saturday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton urged her teary, angry, disappointed but finally cheering supporters to unite behind rival Sen. Barack Obama, for whom she gave a full-throated promise to "work my...

Firms showing flexibility on work-life balance Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Like many professional women, Elaine Miller reached a point when working full time and raising three children became too difficult. In 2001, after 16 years at Sun Microsystems, she left her 50-hour-a-week job as director of software strategy to spend more...

Fremont wedding party melee Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Six men attending a Fremont wedding reception were hospitalized Saturday night after getting the worst of a bloody fight with six to eight men who crashed the party, police said. The melee happened at the red-brick Niles Banquet Hall in Fremont's historic...

S.F.'s visual reminders of Kahlo, Rivera Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:13:40 PDT
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera left their mark in the Bay Area in large ways and small, but few San Franciscans know that the well-worn lobby of their own public hospital is home to a pair of paintings by the Mexican artists. On two San Francisco sojourns,...

Mexican-born artists enrich, inspire Bay Area Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:12:45 PDT
The opening next week of a major San Francisco exhibit of the work of Frida Kahlo is a reminder that Mexican artists have found a home and inspiration in the Bay Area at least as far back as 1930, when Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera, spent a year working...

Prestigious awards for Bay Area chefs Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:20:22 PDT
Bay Area chefs and restaurateurs took home three top prizes in tonight's James Beard Foundation Awards in New York, including best chef in the Pacific region. The awards, given annually, are considered the Oscars of the food world. Craig Stoll, chef and co-...

Jewish museum sees light after years of delays Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:15:16 PDT
A decade after architect Daniel Libeskind began his dramatic design for San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum - rising from the red-brick shell of an abandoned landmark languishing behind a Mission Street parking lot - the new museum finally opens its...

S.F.: Parking tickets in the park Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
HERE'S THE DEAL Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her...

Polish Podolski Powers Germany Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:36:00 PDT
KLAGENFURT, Austria (AP) - Beating the land where he was born was rewarding for Lukas Podolski. He simply refused to gloat about it. Lukas Podolski scored both goals Sunday night to give three-time champion Germany a brilliant start at the European...

Croatia beats Austria Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:36:00 PDT
Austria - Croatia dominated early and got a goal. Austria took control late, but never found the net. Luka Modric scored from the penalty spot in the fourth minute Sunday, then Croatia struggled to hold on against a desperate Austrian offense for a 1-0 win...

Celtics hold off Lakers 108-102, lead series 2-0 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:27:48 PDT
Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship. And maybe a little lucky to be there. Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston's defense mobbed Kobe Bryant long enough...

A look at the Torrey Pines course Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:45:27 PDT
As much as any sport this side of baseball, golf revels in its rich history. The U.S. Open comes to Pebble Beach and you can almost picture Tom Watson chipping in on No. 17 and merrily dancing onto the green. Any time the Open stops at the Olympic Club, its...

A's How they scored 6/8 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:15:21 PDT
A's 1st: Hannahan doubled to right. With two outs, Chavez singled to left, Hannahan scored. A's 1, Angels 0 Angels 4th: Anderson walked on a full count. Guerrero homered to left, Anderson scored. Hunter walked and one out later stole second. Matthews Jr....

Giants' How they scored 6/8 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:05:19 PDT
Nationals 1st: C.Guzman singled to left. With two outs, Milledge homered to left. Nationals 1, Giants 0. Nationals 3rd: Harris bunt single to first. With two outs, Dukes walked, Harris to second. Milledge singled to left, Harris scored. Nationals 2, Giants 0....

Notebook: DH Sweeney needs surgery Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:45:15 PDT
Designated hitter Mike Sweeney announced Sunday that he is scheduled to have surgery to repair the cartilage in his ailing left knee and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, leaving the A's without a right-handed bat in the middle of the order. Sweeney, who was...

Notebook: Sanchez's focus is laser sharp Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:45:15 PDT
- In examining Jonathan Sanchez's emergence, one can point to his shorter windup, better control and a new sinker. But the biggest reason Sanchez is 5-3 and pitching with the consistency of a Swiss timepiece is psychological. "I think more than anything it's...

Nadal routs Federer to win 4th French Open in row Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:48:16 PDT
Early in the second set of the French Open final, not quite halfway into what would wind up as Roger Federer's worst loss in 173 career Grand Slam matches, he watched intently as Rafael Nadal pushed a forehand wide to end a lengthy exchange. Federer saw the...

GGF crowd feels the pain Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In 1973, Bill Higgins saw history made in person when as a 13-year-old, he attended the Belmont Stakes that Secretariat won by 31 lengths to become the first Triple Crown winner since Citation in 1948. "I couldn't really appreciate it, but when he came into...

BELMONT STAKES NOTES / Bet they're asking about Da' Tara now Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In the days before the Belmont Stakes, Robert LaPenta kept waiting for someone, anyone, to ask him about Da' Tara. "Not one writer mentioned Da' Tara to come in anywhere in the race except next to last," LaPenta said. "They kept saying he didn't belong in...

Texas Indy win goes to Dixon Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Scott Dixon regained the lead a lap before a crash between his closest competitors and crossed the finish line under caution to win the IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night. On the 222nd lap, Dixon drove under Marco Andretti coming...

GYMNASTICS / Johnson is U.S. champion / Liukin is second as Americans gear up for Olympic trials Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Her schoolbooks are closed. Her pens are down. Shawn Johnson, the reigning gymnastics world champion in the all-around, finished exams about one week ago to end her sophomore year of high school. With no more distractions from things like geometry or modern...

Ivanovic shakes jitters to capture first Slam Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
At last, Ana Ivanovic overcame her stage fright. In two previous major finals, Ivanovic was so overwhelmed by the setting, so shaken by the stakes, that her focus fell apart and her shots went awry. Not on Saturday. Already assured of rising to No. 1 in the...

O'Brien lends his Quakes an assist Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Midfielder Ronnie O'Brien set up goals by Ryan Johnson and Ramiro Corrales and the Earthquakes defeated Columbus 2-0 in a Major League Soccer match Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. Johnson gave the Quakes (3-6-1) the lead in the 10th minute and Corrales...

Stanford steamrolls Fullerton to get to Omaha Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Stanford's Jason Castro broke a 5-5 tie with a three-run, two-out double in the sixth inning, sparking the Cardinal to an 8-5 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, sending Stanford to the College World Series. After losing 4-2 to UC Davis on May 30,...

Ochoa, Sorenstam chase LPGA leader Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Lorena Ochoa chopped into the mangled grass and was stunned to see her ball hop only a few inches, sending her to a double bogey on Saturday. By the time she recovered, she found some perspective in the McDonald's LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock in Havre de...

U.S. Open title was rooted in a tree / Since victory at Olympic, Janzen has struggled Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Ten years later, Lee Janzen remembers many details about his trip to San Francisco in June 1998. He stayed at the Hyatt Embarcadero in an oversized, corner room (his manager had connections). He made a wrong turn early in the week and found himself driving...

Tulowitzki working quad back into shape Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Troy Tulowitzki, on the disabled list with a tear in his left quadriceps muscle since May 3, could be sent on a rehab assignment as soon as the middle of the week, Rockies trainer Keith Dugger said. Colorado rewarded Tulowitzki's sensational rookie season...

Rowand worthy - but unlikely - to be All-Star Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Aaron Rowand made the final out of last year's All-Star Game in San Francisco, flying to right against the Angels' Francisco Rodriguez with the bases loaded to end a 5-4 American League victory. The numbers suggest Rowand deserves a shot to go to this year's...

GIANTS ON DECK Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY Opponent: At Nationals Time: 10:35 a.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Zito (1-9) vs. Mock (0-0) MONDAY Opponent: At Nationals Time: 4:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Cain (2-4) vs. Clippard (0-0) TUESDAY Opponent: At Rockies Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Misch...

AMERICAN LEAGUE / Damon adds to N.Y. history Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Johnny Damon went 6-for-6 with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, rallying the Yankees to a 12-11 victory over the Royals on Saturday. His six hits matched a Yankees record, and tied the American League mark for a nine-inning...

NATIONAL LEAGUE / Piniella misses Zambrano's fit Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Carlos Zambrano was in position to win his eighth straight decision when the Dodgers capitalized on a few defensive mishaps by the Cubs in a five-run seventh inning at Dodger Stadium. After Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer to cap the...

NBA / Pierce says he's ready for Game 2 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In the past two days, New England's most celebrated right knee - and to this point, the focal point of the NBA Finals - has been encased in ice, undergone electrical-stimulation therapy, even had lasers fired at it. Paul Pierce's knee has been primped,...

SPORTS CALENDAR Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY BASEBALL 10:30 a.m.Giants at WashingtonCSNBA68010:30 a.m.Philadelphia at AtlantaTBS1 p.m.L.A. Angels at A's, McAfee ColiseumCSNBA+106.9, 15501:30 p.m.L.A. Angels at A's, joined in progressCSNBA2 p.m.Minors: Bakersfield at San Jose5 p.m.Chicago Cubs at...

Doubles for nothing - A's fall again / Gonzalez ties extra-base standard, but Angels win Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Carlos Gonzalez has no idea what it's like to hit a single in the big leagues. Or a triple. Or a homer. He has seven hits, all doubles, and the latest two came Saturday night at the Coliseum. Gonzalez, traded to the A's in December's Dan Haren deal, is the...

Giants' lightning strike / Bowker's grand slam caps 6-run 8th in Washington Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A keen baseball man had an interesting observation: The Nationals, whose ancestors in Montreal used to spit out home-grown players the way Nabisco makes crackers, had two progeny of their farm system on the field Saturday night. The Giants, so maligned for...

BELMONT STAKES / ROYAL LETDOWN / Horse racing is yet again denied a winner of Triple Crown Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The end came on the far turn, Big Brown territory, where the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner always had the opposition at his mercy. In the 140th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, however, the stride, the speed and the power were not there. When jockey...

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
MONDAY Opponent: At Nationals Time: 4:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Cain (2-4) vs. Clippard (0-0) TUESDAY Opponent: At Rockies Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers: Misch (0-2) vs. Cook (8-3) WEDNESDAY Opponent: At Rockies Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers:...

Celtics Powe-pourri Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship. And maybe a little lucky to be there. Paul Pierce, darting around the parquet floor with ease, scored 28 points, Boston's defense mobbed Kobe Bryant long enough...

Walk-Off Slam For Ellis Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Mark Ellis found himself stuck between honesty and the company line. "It would have been awful to have gotten swept. No, no, not awful," the A's second baseman corrected. "It would have been tough to lose all three games to the division leader. Must-win might...

Mission complete: Get Zito a W Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
- Throughout his difficult season, Barry Zito insisted he has not thought about wins and losses, but his teammates have. When Zito left Sunday's game with a one-run lead after five innings, the three relievers who followed Zito were especially motivated....

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