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AU: Zimbabwe election fell short of standards Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:14:06 PDT
African Union observers say Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential runoff fell short of the continental body's standards. The observers cite violence ahead of Friday's vote. They also note that the opposition was denied equal access to the media during the...

Helicopter collision in northern Arizona kills 6 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:15:03 PDT
A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six people dead and critically injuring a nurse. The collision Sunday east of Flagstaff...

Hunt for new S.F. zoo director on back burner Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:06 PDT
It's been six months since a tiger jumped out of its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo and killed a teenage visitor, but the institution is in such disarray that officials have decided not to look for a new zoo director until they can get things in order....

Some state workers rake in 6-figure OT checks Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:06 PDT
A nurse at a state prison in Monterey County collected $198,000 in overtime last year - bringing her total pay to more than $310,000. The chief investment officer for the state's pension system earned $403,000 in bonuses - for a total paycheck of $945,000....

Slow Food Nation comes to San Francisco Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:04 PDT
Pick up your forks and knives, and let the revolution start now. That's the rallying cry of the organizers of Slow Food Nation, an event designed to change the way people eat. Fifty thousand people, including some of the world's leading food authorities,...

Candidates' wives under media microscope Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:03 PDT
So now we know: Michelle Obama shops at Target, hates pantyhose ("painful") and made the "fist pump" cool. And Cindy McCain does lots of under-the-radar charity work, favors Oscar de la Renta and has a credit card bill that's been somewhere between $100,000...

Schwarzenegger now supports on McCain, environment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:03 PDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, appearing in a taped interview Sunday on "Meet the Press," defended GOP presidential candidate John McCain as "the real deal on the environment" within days of taking a shot at the Arizona senator's call for lifting the federal ban...

S.F. revels in annual outpouring of gay pride Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:02 PDT
There's nothing like celebrating marriage with hundreds of thousands of your closest friends. Less than two weeks after same-sex marriage became legal in California, drag queens, kids, politicians, shirtless men, married couples, straight couples and tourists...

Tropical Storm Boris strengthens at sea Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:15:32 PDT
Tropical Storm Boris strengthened unexpectedly to just below hurricane force Sunday but remained far from land over the eastern Pacific, forecasters said. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Boris' wind speeds increased to near 70 mph (110 kph) and it...

Bear mauls teen during 24-hour bike race in Alaska Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:38:22 PDT
A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a bear Sunday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue. The girl suffered head, neck, torso and leg wounds....

Israeli Cabinet approves Hezbollah prisoner deal Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:38:19 PDT
The Israeli government agreed Sunday to free a Lebanese gunman convicted in one of the grisliest attacks in the country's history in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers killed by Hezbollah guerrillas. The German-mediated deal was a rare political...

There's plenty of moose-ing around in N.D. town Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:50:15 PDT
The male moose mascot of a tiny North Dakota town has a mate, and she's the city's namesake. Joe the Moose has long been the mascot on the sign leading into Anamoose, in north-central North Dakota. But officials of the town of about 260 decided to give him a...

Rice urges stronger actions against Zimbabwe Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:45:32 PDT
Despite the U.S. push for strong U.N. penalties against Zimbabwe's government, Chinese officials said Sunday they favored more talks with one of its main African allies and trading partners. "The most pressing path pressing path now is to stabilize the...

Can Obama win any former confederate states? Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
As the nation's first major party African American nominee for president, Democrat Barack Obama would be testing the audacity of hope in his effort to wrest large blocks of the old Confederacy from Republicans. The plan is simple: Take record African American...

Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:31:07 PDT
The good news in northern California is that more than a thousand wildfires aren't growing. The bad news: There's no relief in sight. No new major fires had broken out Sunday as fire crews inched closer to getting some of the largest of 1,420 blazes...

Extra spark in Ma's push for electric meters? Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:05 PDT
State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma appears to have a very special interest in some special-interest legislation making the rounds both in Sacramento and in her hometown of San Francisco. At issue: legislation custom-tailored to give an outfit called Current Grid...

Climbers miss El Capitan record by 2 1/2 minutes Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:05 PDT
The climb straight up the Nose of El Capitan ended Sunday in dramatic fashion with Lafayette climber Hans Florine scrambling on his hands and feet, exhausted, his gear hanging off of him, as he desperately pushed to beat the world's record. He came close,...

SAN MATEO COUNTY / Feds to investigate SFO cargo jet fire Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Federal investigators said Sunday they would look into the cause of a fire aboard a cargo jet parked at San Francisco International Airport. Around 10 p.m. Saturday, the flight crew of a Boeing 767, operated by Airborne Express, reported seeing smoke and fire...

2 motorists die in unrelated crashes Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A pair of unrelated collisions took the lives of two Bay Area motorcyclists Sunday morning. A 38-year-old San Francisco motorcyclist died at a hospital before dawn Sunday as a result of injuries he suffered in a traffic collision near his home in the city's...

Brother-sister slayings could be gang related Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The victims of a double slaying over the weekend in a small house in a quiet Mountain View neighborhood were siblings - a young man who was trying to leave behind a troubled past, and his older sister, whose young son was in the house but survived the early-...

S.F.: No sidewalks on stretch of Townsend St. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
HERE'S THE DEAL No sidewalks in stretch of S.F.: In the 21st century, a city street without a sidewalk is like an apartment without a refrigerator or a skyscraper without an elevator. Shouldn't happen. But a stretch of San Francisco's South of Market corridor...

PRIDE EVENTS TODAY Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
SUNDAY TRANSPORTATION - Event participants are encouraged to take public transportation or bicycles to all events. - For traffic information, call 511 or go to traffic.511.org. - For more information about transportation alternatives and...

Extreme sailing takes over San Francisco Bay Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Call it extreme sailing. This is the kind of sailing with little time to enjoy scenic San Francisco Bay. A team of three sailors dangles off the sides of an 18-foot boat, with just their collective weight to keep it upright and to leverage against its large,...

Time to leave your phone alone while driving Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The cell phone and the automobile make an irresistible couple. Both liberate and empower - it's little wonder people like to use the two in tandem. But a new law is set to change that bond. Starting Tuesday, drivers in California won't be permitted to talk on...

Court 2 will be centre of attention, and other Week 2 preview items Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:13 PDT
There's a strange, almost haunting feel to Wimbledon on the middle Sunday. The place is vacant, save the odd practice session and a handful of journalists in the media center. Poster-sized photos - Borg, Laver, Billie Jean, Martina - seem to come alive near...

Former Stanford swimmer (very former) back in the swim Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:09 PDT
She is 42, the oldest competitor at the trials, has what she calls a "mommy's body" and concedes it would take a "parting of the Red Sea miracle" to make the Olympic team. But she's here, swimming with the slim kids. Susan von der Lippe went to Stanford and...

Notebook: Hurdler makes most of second chance Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:09 PDT
Given a second chance, Angelo Taylor was able to make his third Olympic team. The 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles and a repeat Olympian in 2004, Taylor's career was sidetracked in '06 when he was convicted of having sex with an underage...

Summer school is cool at Stanford Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:09 PDT
Barely three weeks after he took the last final exam of his high school career, Padric Scott was already earning credits in his first college class. And the belongings that were in his room at home in Tallahassee, Fla., are now in a dorm room that he's...

Chavez, Ryan Sweeney could return soon Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:08 PDT
Eric Chavez could be back in the A's lineup today in Anaheim. Chavez played catch and hit in the batting cage Sunday and indicated that his sore right shoulder, surgically repaired in October, is feeling better. Chavez has missed the last two games and has...

Will Giants fall back under no-hitting spell? Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:08 PDT
Manager Bruce Bochy said he has tried just about everything in an attempt to change the Giants' fortune at home. As they prepare to start a seven-game homestand tonight, however, Bochy came up with one more idea. "Maybe an exorcism on our bats," he joked. "...

Lochte No. 2 with a bullet Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:06 PDT
We got your all-time second banana right here. Move over, Phil Mickelson, Bud Abbott, Lou Gehrig and Tonto. Make a place at your famous-sidekicks table for Ryan Lochte, who is working hard to outgrow the title of World's Fastest Wet Human Not Named Michael...

Blanton's numbers not pretty Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:05 PDT
Joe Blanton isn't looking for silver linings, excuses, or even the words to express how he feels about his unfortunate fortunes. The A's struggling right-hander can articulate it to a fine point. "It's hard not to be frustrated," Blanton said. "It's just...

Gay's windy 100 highlights busy day Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:04 PDT
Trevell Quinley, the surprise winner of the long jump, summed up his feelings nicely after leaping his way onto the U.S. Olympic team: "It was orgasmic." There were 20 other similarly happy athletes Sunday after they made the team along with Quinley in seven...

Giants overpower - yes, overpower - A's Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:07:03 PDT
A lot will be made today of the Giants' breaking out for 11 runs on 13 hits, but Sunday's game might have taken its biggest turn when the A's scored their run. When A's designated hitter Jack Cust crushed a full-count fastball from Jonathan Sanchez over the...

Steroid testing to begin / Not all trainers agree with the eventual ban Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The California Horse Racing Board will begin testing for certain anabolic steroids effective Tuesday in a major step toward banning the drugs. California is one of 28 states allowing the use of anabolic steroids in horses, but national racing bodies such as...

Kurt Busch has right strategy in rainy win / Stewart dominates race, but tough luck continues Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Kurt Busch had strategy and luck on his side. Tony Stewart had neither. That's how Busch wound up ending his 29-race winless string Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301, while the frustrated...

Athletes heading for Japan Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Teams from 24 countries, including the United States, Canada and Germany, have decided to set up training camps in Japan ahead of the Beijing Olympics, according to a survey released Sunday. Concerns about air pollution, food safety and potential political...

GIANTS ON DECK Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: Cubs Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Lilly (8-5) vs. Zito (3-11) TUESDAY Opponent: Cubs Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: Channel: 11 Pitchers: Marquis (6-4) vs. Cain (4-6) WEDNESDAY Opponent: Cubs Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Dempster (9-3)...

A'S ON DECK Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: At Angels Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 36 Pitchers: Smith (4-6) vs. Garland (7-4) TUESDAY Opponent: At Angels Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Harden (5-0) vs. Santana (9-3) WEDNESDAY Opponent: At Angels Time: 12:35 p.m. TV: None...

Club tries to stomach home cooking again Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Manager Bruce Bochy said he has tried just about everything in an attempt to change the Giants' fortune at home. As they prepare to start a seven-game homestand tonight, however, Bochy came up with one more idea. "Maybe an exorcism on our bats," he joked. "...

Chavez, Sweeney might be in today's lineup Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Eric Chavez could be back in the A's lineup today in Anaheim. Chavez played catch and hit in the batting cage Sunday and indicated that his sore right shoulder, surgically repaired in October, is feeling better. Chavez has missed the last two games and has...

Tigers' Ordoñez on 15-day DL Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Detroit Tigers placed right fielder Magglio Ordoñez on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a pulled muscle in his right side. Ordoñez pulled his oblique muscle in the third inning of a 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Ordoñez is...

NATIONAL LEAGUE / Tampa Bay returns home in first place Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Backup catcher Shawn Riggans homered among his three hits and drove in two runs and the first-place Rays completed a remarkable first-half turnaround, beating the Pirates 4-3 in Pittsburgh on Sunday behind Andy Sonnanstine's seven effective innings. Tampa...

Spain finally realizes potential / Torres' goal gives Spaniards first major title in 44 years Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration. Spain made sure it didn't disappoint any of its fans Sunday night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany to win the European Championship, and after it. Fernando Torres scored in the...

Fantasy Corner / Disabling your team's power Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
David Ortiz ... gone. Alfonso Soriano ... gone. Victor Martinez ... gone. Unfortunately, we're not talking home runs here. We're talking about the disabled list, which along with "prolonged slump" are two of the most dreaded words in fantasy baseball. It's...

Summer school is cool at Stanford / Football players coming in early Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Barely three weeks after he took the last final exam of his high school career, Padric Scott was already earning credits in his first college class. And the belongings that were in his room at home in Tallahassee, Fla., are now in a dorm room that he's...

Sleepless night led Park to glory / Korean runs away with Women's Open title Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Inbee Park woke up in the middle of the night 10 years ago when she heard cheering from the living room of her tiny apartment outside Seoul. Her parents were up at 3 a.m. to watch Se Ri Pak become the first South Korean and the youngest winner of the U.S....

SPORTS CALENDAR Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAYARENA FOOTBALL 4 p.m.Wild Card Playoff: Orlando at ClevelandESPN26:30 p.m.Wild Card Playoff: Grand Rapids at ArizonaESPN2BASEBALL 4 p.m.N.Y. Mets at St. LouisESPN7 p.m.A's at L.A. AngelsChannel: 36 106.9, 15507:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Giants, AT&T...

Perry wins Buick again Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Kenny Perry shot a 6-under-par 66 on Sunday to win the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich., by a stroke at 19-under, likely locking up a spot on the Ryder Cup team that will face Europe at Valhalla, Ky., about 40 miles from his birthplace. "I'm ecstatic," he...

It's a game of tag, and Blanton's it Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Joe Blanton isn't looking for silver linings, excuses or even the words to express how he feels about his ill fortune. The A's struggling right-hander can articulate it to a fine point. "It's hard not to be frustrated," Blanton said. "It's just another...

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