Stories for July 2005
Stories for Sunday, July 31
'Wedding Crashers' Takes Box-Office Cake
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn caught the box-office bouquet as their comedy "Wedding Crashers" pulled a switch with a $20.5 million weekend, becoming the No. 1 movie after two weekends in second place.Johnny Depp's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," the top movie the previous two weekends, slipped to No. 2 ...
Two Men Dead in Pinole Shooting
A second victim of a shooting in Pinole Saturday night has died, Cmdr. Peter Janke said today.A total of three men were injured in the shooting, which occurred around 6:45 p.m. on a footpath beneath the Santa Fe Railroad trestle, according to Janke. David Gregory, 18, of Hercules, was pronounced ...
Teen Killed in Cliff Fall
A 16-year-old boy fell off a cliff near Davenport and died Friday night, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard reported today.The Coast Guard received a call at 8:10 p.m. Friday notifying them of a young man who had fallen off a cliff while climbing, the spokesman said. "He was ...
Saarloos Dominates Tigers
Kirk Saarloos took a shutout into the ninth inning and Nick Swisher homered to lead the streaking Oakland Athletics to their 11th win in 12 games, 5-2 over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Jay Payton added his fifth homer since joining the A's from Boston at the All-Star break as ...
Cornerbacks Focus Of Raiders Camp
For the first time in his NFL career, Raiders defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha entered training camp with peace of mind. Not even the presence of Oakland's top two draft picks, cornerbacks Fabian Washington and Stanford Routt, caused a ripple in Asomugha's pond of tranquility. It was a different story three ...
Walks, Hit Batters Cost Giants
Chris Capuano took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his seventh straight decision, and the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of wildness by San Francisco's pitchers to beat the Giants 5-1 Sunday. Capuano (12-6) allowed two hits in eight innings, improving to 7-0 in nine starts since losing ...
NASA Considers Repair Mission
A couple of short strips of filler material dangling from Discovery's belly had NASA scrambling Sunday to determine whether the protrusions might endanger the space shuttle during re-entry and whether the astronauts might need to attempt a repair. Return To Flight Section The potential trouble has nothing to do with ...
Stories for Saturday, July 30
QB Competition Heats Up At 49ers Camp
Tim Rattay and Alex Smith threw the same passes and called the same plays Saturday, each patiently taking his turn in the opening workout of the San Francisco 49ers' training camp. Coach Mike Nolan says the Niners' starting quarterback and his high-profile replacement will stay on equal footing for at ...
Giants Lose To Brewers; Trade Torrealba, Foppert
Ben Sheets pitched a six-hitter and Geoff Jenkins hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers past the San Francisco Giants 7-1 on Saturday night.After the game, the Giants announced that they had traded Yorvit Torrealba and pitcher Jesse Foppert to Seattle for outfielder Randy ...
Coast Guard Rescues 15 After Boat Crash
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 15 people from a pleasure boat that crashed at the entrance to the Oakland Estuary, authorities said Saturday. The Coast Guard received a report around 9:30 p.m. Friday that a 51-foot vessel called the Tasia hit a break wall, leaving an eight-foot hole in the ...
Payton Helps Zito Wins Seventh Straight
Jay Payton hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help Barry Zito win his seventh straight start and the Oakland Athletics win for the 10th time in 11 games, 9-5 over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Payton's homer was the big blow against Nate Robertson (5-9) in ...
Sharks Pick Talented Forward In First Round
Devin Setoguchi had no idea the San Jose Sharks would trade up in Saturday's NHL draft to select him with the eighth overall pick -- and that's just how the Sharks wanted it. Setoguchi, a multitalented forward from the WHL's Saskatoon Blades, was the top selection in a hectic draft ...
Feinstein Takes Center Stage In Roberts Nomination Process
John Roberts would replace the first woman on the Supreme Court at a time when interest groups are more focused than ever on the court's position on abortion. Only one female lawmaker will question Roberts publicly and then vote on whether his nomination should advance to the full Senate. "It ...
Hybrid Car Pool Exemption In Jeopardy
State officials say they aren't sure that the transportation bill approved by Congress on Friday includes language that will allow high-mileage, low-polluting hybrid vehicles to use carpool lanes with only one occupant. "The bottom line is we frankly don't know yet," said Jerry Martin, a spokesman for the California Air ...
Early Lead Carries A's To Win
Early in the season, Rich Harden had no margin for mediocrity. The Oakland Athletics couldn't score for the right-hander, and even one bad pitch could be impossible to overcome. With the A's rocketing up the standings these days, Harden has the freedom to pitch as terribly as he did Friday ...
Robinson Walks In Space
.Two spacewalking astronauts armed with caulking guns, putty knives and foam brushes practiced fixing deliberately damaged shuttle heat shields Saturday, as NASA extended what could be its last trip to the space station for a long while. With future shuttle flights grounded because of Discovery's fuel-tank foam loss during liftoff, ...
Stories for Friday, July 29
Scott Peterson Speaks Out From Death Row
Double murderer Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn son, has issued his first public message via the Web -- a thank you to supporters -- since he was condemned to death. "For me, the amount of support we have received is just incredible," he writes in a ...
Woodson Settling In With Raiders
Charles Woodson held out all training camp last summer, pinning his hopes on the elusive long-term contract he's sought for years. This year, he knew better. "We just felt that we would come in and sign a tender and get it out of the way," Woodson said Friday at the ...
Bourdais Wins San Jose Grand Prix
Sebastien Bourdais drove an almost perfect race on an imperfect track on Sunday, pulling away at the end to win the San Jose Grand Prix. "I think I was in the preferred position, but it was not an easy day," said Bourdais, who started from the pole and led 63 ...
Durham Pitch-Hit RBIs Key Giants Win
Pinch-hitter Ray Durham doubled in the go-ahead runs in San Francisco's five-run eighth inning and the Giants rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Jeff Fassero (2-6) pitched the seventh for the win, his first since May 21. Tyler Walker gave up a solo homer ...
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