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Firefighters hold their own in Calif. wildfires Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:20:37 PDT
Firefighters on Sunday were given a welcome boost by cooler, damper weather as they battled a vast blaze ravaging Santa Barbara County, but were anxiously watching forecasts that call for a quick return to high, dry temperatures. "We've got a window here with...

Hit and run victim identified Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:25:08 PDT
The 78-year-old man who was killed by a hit and run driver on a pedestrian walkway next to Shoreline Drive in Alameda has been identified as George Marceline, a resident of the East Bay island city, Alameda County authorities said Sunday. Police said...

Valverde keeps Tour lead; Hushovd wins stage Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:43:30 PDT
With villagers calling out to him as he sped through the countryside, Alejandro Valverde kept his lead in the Tour de France on Sunday and basked in the honor of wearing the yellow jersey. The Spaniard held back as Norwegian sprint specialist Thor Hushovd won...

Big Sur residents stay to protect their homes from fire Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:29:15 PDT
They went through the last of the bananas here today and started in on the lettuce. Hundreds of these stubborn holdouts - ordered days ago to leave this fire-scorched area - remain hunkered down on their properties, garden hoses at the ready. Meanwhile,...

Bush defends decisions on North Korea, Olympics Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:37:11 PDT
President Bush on Sunday defended removing North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and attending the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics as world leaders assembled to address soaring gas prices, climate change and African aid. They...

Tropical Storm Bertha approaches warmer waters Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:12:55 PDT
Tropical Storm Bertha is approaching warmer waters and is likely to strengthen during the coming days. At 11 a.m. EDT Sunday, Bertha was centered about 1,185 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph...

Student stabbings: suspect freed Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:12:55 PDT
The parents of a French student savagely stabbed to death in London called Sunday for his killer or killers to turn themselves in, and urged the British people to help police solve the crime. Police released without charge the only person so far arrested in...

India, world shipping's toxic waste dump Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
On its final voyage, the 25-year-old, 370-foot Russian trawler Komandarm Shcherbakov collected 3,000 tons of blue whiting fish from Denmark's Faroe Islands and ferried the catch to Nigeria. Three months later, the rust-riddled vessel sailed into this port -...

Immigrant sanctuary laws seen as practical Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
San Francisco's 1989 sanctuary law grew out of the religious-based sanctuary movement through which churches across the country offered a safe haven to Central Americans who fled civil war and political persecution but were unable to gain asylum in the United...

Ex-worker on crusade against chemical plant Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It was the dead birds that set Rita Smith off. Her husband, Steve, had been ill for years, with oozing sores on his skin, shortness of breath and mental confusion. She suspected that it all was tied to a Mojave Desert chemical plant where they both had...

How Pelosi might work with a President Obama Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It is a prospect that thrills liberals and terrifies many Republicans: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi working hand-in-glove with a President Barack Obama. If a Democratic tide rolls in this November, as some forecasters predict, the relationship between the two...

2,000 firefighters make a stand in Big Sur Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Nearly 2,000 firefighters made a stand Saturday on Highway 1, near famous inns and spas bereft of tourists on this holiday weekend, as crews sought to beat back the out-of-control Basin Complex wildfire in Big Sur in advance of a heat wave expected to start...

S.F. police start youth boxing program Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The girl they call "Cash" steps into the boxing ring and squares off against the cop. He's a big, 43-year-old San Francisco police officer, wearing fat leather mittens. She's a 15-year-old high school student, with bright red boxing gloves. She hits the...

S.F.: Muni riders get shelter, but no seats Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
HERE'S THE DEAL No seats at Muni shelter: As she waited for a Muni K or M train at St. Francis Circle, the woman leaned against a metal railing and listened to her iPod. What's wrong with this picture? Plenty, according to Edward Louie, who believes the woman...

Longshore union remembers pivotal 1934 strike Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Up and down the West Coast on Saturday, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union commemorated the historic maritime strike of 1934, which spurred the formation of one of the nation's strongest unions. "There had never been a strike of that...

S.F.'s bumper crop of potholes to get repairs Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Rik Myslewski has been driving over the same pothole on Cesar Chavez Street for so long that he's given it a name. He calls it Dave. "I kind of like Dave," said Myslewski, who has lived in the city for 58 years. "He's been there since 1989. I've driven over...

Man found dead near Pier 70 in S.F. is IDd Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The body of a man who was found in the water near Pier 70 in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon was identified as that of 48-year-old San Francisco resident Edward Howell, the San Francisco medical examiner's office said Saturday. The cause of death has not...

Driver killed in crash was S.F. resident Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Verkie Jones Jr., a 49-year-old San Francisco resident, has been identified as the driver who was killed in a single-car crash early Saturday in San Francisco's Monterey Heights neighborhood, according to the San Francisco medical examiner's office. The crash...

Man, 78, killed in hit-and-run at Crown Beach Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A 78-year-old man was killed while taking a stroll on a pedestrian walkway at Crown Beach in Alameda in a hit-and-run incident Saturday morning, Alameda police officials said. The police said Dionisio Molina, 36, of Alameda was driving a green Jeep Cherokee...

Duchscherer is the A's lone All-Star Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:00:16 PDT
The A's gave Justin Duchscherer a chance in the rotation, and Duchscherer made it pay off. For himself and the A's. Duchscherer, who owns the majors lowest ERA (1.96) after moving from reliever to starter, was named Sunday as the A's only...

Bruce Jenkins from Wimbledon Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:03:40 PDT
Each morning during the past week of Wimbledon, Bruce Jenkins has offered new observations and thoughts from the tournament for SFGate readers. This is his final morning report. The massive television exposure isn't enough, nor are the countless trophies...

SWIMMING TRIALS: Phelps, Hoff win 5th titles Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:26:48 PDT
Neb. - Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won't be going to China at all. Phelps clinched his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Saturday night,...

Saturday's Track Trials winners/Sunday schedule Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:23:10 PDT
Saturday's winners MEN 20k racewalk: Kevin Eastler, 1.27:7.1 3000m steeplechase: Anthony Faniglietti, 8:20.24 High jump: Jesse Williams, 7-06.5 WOMEN Shot put: Michelle Carter, 61-10.5 Hammer throw: Jessica Cosby, 232.00 Final day As intense and joyous and...

Look out, Spitz, Phelps is coming after you again Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:36:00 PDT
Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won't be going to China at all. Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Saturday night, powering away...

SaberCats advance to AFL semifinals Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:07:36 PDT
Mark Grieb threw for 283 yards and seven touchdowns, and the defending Arena Football League champion SaberCats advanced to the conference finals with a 64-51 victory over the Colorado Crush at HP Pavilion on Saturday. San Jose will play the winner of today's...

Golf notes: Lewis' Open excellence unrewarded by LPGA Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:07:36 PDT
, Md. - Stacy Lewis got her professional career off to an amazing start. Now she gets to start over. In a policy that no longer makes sense, Lewis will not get credit for her tie for third in the U.S. Women's Open as she tries to earn enough money to get her...

TOUR DE FRANCE / Spaniard speeds to Stage 1 victory Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
With a steep finishing mile favoring a rider with explosive acceleration, the first stage of the Tour de France seemed tailor-made, several riders predicted last week, for a cyclist like Alejandro Valverde, the Spanish national champion who is the leader of...

Another wild finish at Daytona / Kyle Busch outlasts Edwards in race that ends under caution Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Kyle Busch fell a lap down at Talladega and came back to win. So when a steering problem dropped him to the back of the field at Daytona, he didn't panic. He simply settled in for the long drive back to the front. And back to Victory Lane. Busch bested Carl...

HORSE RACING / Pure Clan clicks home to win American Oaks Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Pure Clan beat Satan's Circus by three-quarters of a length Saturday in the $750,000 American Oaks at Hollywood Park in Inglewood (Los Angeles County). Ridden by Julien Leparoux, Pure Clan ran 11/8 miles on the turf course in 2:00.50. She paid $7, $4 and $...

Pernice eyes first win in seven years Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Tom Pernice Jr. was easy to ignore Saturday in the AT&T National in Bethesda, Md., until he finished in the lead. All he did was make 15 pars on an explosive afternoon of birdies and bogeys at Congressional, and his lone complaint was that he made only two...

Women with Bay Area ties take top three spots in shot put Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The three women on the Olympic team in the shot put have Bay Area connections (one of them tenuous), although none currently lives in the region. Winner of the competition Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials was Michelle Carter with a personal-...

Cramps hit Gay but he should be OK / Hamstring trouble ends hopes of 200 berth in Beijing Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It looked like an invisible giant had lifted Tyson Gay off his feet and flung him to the track. A serious hamstring cramp will do that to a sprinter. In the amount of time it takes for a hammie to go haywire, Gay's dream of doubling in the sprints at the...

U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS / A week's work Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Michael Phelps at the Olympic trials: June 29 400 IM heats - 2nd 400 IM final - 1st, 4:05.25, world record Monday 200 free heats - 1st 200 free semis - 2nd Tuesday 200 fly heats - 3rd 200 free final - 1st, 1:44.10, U.S. record' 200 fly semis - 1st Wednesday...

Phelps, Hoff qualify for 8th event apiece Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
To the untrained eye, Michael Phelps looked pretty good Saturday night at the Olympic trials. He dusted Ian Crocker in the 100-meter butterfly, coming from behind at the turn to easily beat the world-record holder in a time of 50.89. It was the cherry on the...

A's in deep in Chicago / Swisher, 2 others homer as White Sox shut down Oakland Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Nick Swisher hasn't changed much, except for his home run celebrations. With the A's, he and dance partner Milton Bradley grasped, stomped their feet and boogied together in the dugout after either hit a home run. With the White Sox, Swisher's new partner is...

Injuries keep mounting, but record still healthy Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Remember the revolving door into the A's trainer's room last year? Players were shipped to the disabled list in record numbers. The A's used the DL 22 times, tying the 1992 team for most in Oakland franchise history. The '08 A's are on pace to top that. On...

NATIONAL LEAGUE / Padres thwart reeling Arizona Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Jake Peavy threw seven scoreless innings, Scott Hairston homered twice and Adrian Gonzalez homered in the Padres' 4-2 victory over the slumping Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday night. "I was definitely better than I had been my previous couple of starts,"...

AMERICAN LEAGUE / Rivera, Yankees hold off Red Sox Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
New York closer Mariano Rivera pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning and preserving a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. After Mike Mussina pitched six shutout innings, Rivera...

Yankees, Red Sox lead All-Stars Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez will highlight an American League All-Star team loaded with Yankees and Red Sox, according to a report on the New York Post's Web site. Balloting for the All-Star Game ended Wednesday and the official results will be announced...

You can believe Giants have something going Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
If the Giants look in the mirror today, they just might see the 2006-07 Warriors looking back. Their makeover has been in progress for a while now, but Saturday's 5-2 victory completed the task in a way that only a comeback win against the Dodgers could....

Tulowitzki's temper tantrum is costly Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
This trip for the 15-day disabled list cuts a little deeper for Troy Tulowitzki and the Rockies. Just three weeks after returning from a torn thigh tendon that cost him 46 games, the Colorado shortstop sliced his right palm when his pounded his maple bat...

Williamses win doubles title Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
About 3 1/2 hours after Venus Williams beat sister Serena to win the women's singles title, the Williams sisters won their seventh Grand Slam doubles title, beating Lisa Raymond of the United States and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday. The...

SPORTS CALENDAR Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY ARENA FOOTBALL NoonDivisional Playoff: Grand Rapids at ChicagoESPNBASEBALL 11 a.m.A's at Chicago White SoxWGN106.9, 155011 a.m.All-Star Game Selection ShowTBSNoonChicago Cubs at St. LouisTBS1 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Giants, AT&T ParkCSNBA680, 11705...

Davis gave fans a sense of hope Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Editor - An open letter to Baron Davis: In my head, I'm having a battle because I know that you made the right decision for yourself to go home to Los Angeles. But I just can't get over the three great years you put into bringing the Warriors back from...

WIMBLEDON MEN'S FINAL / Nadal is as ready as he truly can be vs. Federer Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It is customary for Rafael Nadal to set up camp in a house about two blocks from Wimbledon. You picture him leaping out of a dining-room chair in a sprint to the pantry, or perhaps carrying around a couple of 200-pound uncles to tone his biceps. It's not...

WOMEN'S FINAL / Venus finally tops Serena to join All England elite Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Wimbledon has a way of separating the greats of tennis, revealing the clear distance between glory and regret. Just as Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova left indelible marks at the All England Club, there's an emptiness in the lives of Ivan...

Dreams coming true for Padres' Adrian Gonzalez Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Adrian Gonzalez shrugs off the All-Star-caliber numbers he's collecting with the San Diego Padres. He's not getting caught up in the talk that he'll likely be the only representative the Padres will send to the Midsummer Classic at Yankee Stadium. A season...

Zito wins throwback night on the mound Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The story of Dodgers starter Chan Ho Park might give Giants fans hope for Barry Zito's future. The most-recent performance of Zito might give the same fans hope for his present. Zito outdueled Park on Saturday night, winning a matchup of has-beens at...

U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS / The Surgin' Surgeon is one fast operator Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Come on, the deadline clock is ticking, throw me a bone. We need a nickname. Ben Wildman-Tobriner put himself in the Olympics spotlight Saturday night, finishing second in the 50-meter freestyle, a glamour event in which the USA hasn't failed to win gold or...

Bobby Crosby latest on DL for Oakland Athletics Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:40:33 PDT
Oakland shortstop Bobby Crosby went on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained left hamstring, giving the Athletics seven players on the DL. Crosby had started Oakland's first 84 games this season before he was sidelined Thursday. His DL stint is...

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