AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND — Late last summer, pitcher Justin Duchscherer couldn’t get himself on the plane to head off for another rehab outing. His recent divorce ate away at him. He thought he had become just like his own parents, who split up when he was a boy. He dearly missed his young son, [...]
AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA — Isaac Bruce’s final NFL game might be back in the very place where he spent his most productive years. Mike Singletary said the 37-year-old Bruce’s 49ers wide receiver mates approached the coach to say they wanted the 16th-year veteran to play Sunday at St. Louis in the team’s last [...]
ALAMEDA — Even as his peers recognized him as one of the top defensive players in the NFL, Oakland Raiders defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha wasn’t convinced he’d be making a return trip to the Pro Bowl. Having been passed over in the voting process several times before and with his team barreling toward a seventh [...]
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES — Bart Simpson and the Sugar Bowl game could disappear from the TVs of Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York, Los Angeles and other markets in a bitter dispute over fees that the Fox television network is demanding. As a midnight Thursday deadline approaches, Time Warner Cable offered an [...]
AP Sports Writer A decade passes, all gone in a flash. Let us count our blessings if not our cash. Remember those days of milk and honey? That blissful marriage of sports and money? Well, this year that marriage crashed on the rocks Amid tanked portfolios and tumbling stocks. Fans clung to their wallets and [...]
Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO — After watching grape harvesters toil in the vineyards on a summer day without shade, Garth Patterson was inspired to get them some relief. The Napa Valley businessman experimented with several prototypes before finding what he believes is the answer. He created a towable trailer with an aluminum canopy that provides [...]
The Associated Press Frozen eggrolls or puff pastry hors d’oeuvres make for easy holiday party prep, but they don’t do your guests any nutritional favors. Sure, a couple nibbles of a bacon-wrapped this or deep-fried that won’t tank your diet. But when the holiday party punch is flowing and the mood is merry, moderation can [...]
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON — The government gave GMAC Financial Services another $3.8 billion in cash and took a majority stake in the auto lender, aiming to stabilize the company as it struggles with big losses in its home mortgage unit. The fresh infusion is on top of $12.5 billion in taxpayer money Detroit-based GMAC [...]
The Associated Press Whether you’re hosting a traditional Christmas Eve Feast of Seven Fishes or just having a few friends for an intimate New Year’s Eve supper, sauteed flounder with red grapefruit beurre blanc is an impressive yet easy-to-prepare dish. The key to success is using a nonstick pan and having a long spatula for [...]
AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON — The government’s Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is aimed at making sure the housing market doesn’t take another turn for the worse and cause the economic recovery to unravel. This insurance policy taken out by the Treasury Department will [...]
In regards to Dec. 20 letter from by Roy Stripe: “Financially penalize rapists for crime.†I agree with Mr. Stripe and his concern with the waste of taxpayers money on “these men†and other men and women forever incarcerated, for these types of crimes against other human beings. I feel that if convicted (beyond a [...]
Immaculate Heart of Mary was the family church. My brothers and I were baptized, made our first holy communion, and were confirmed there. We continued attending even after we moved two blocks from the old neighborhood. My father’s custom was to stop at one of the several nearby panaderias or the grocery store, one of [...]
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