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Week in Review May 13-19
It was a whirlwind week at Chargers Park, beginning with the first three OTA sessions of the offseason and culminating with the addition of one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history, Dwight Freeney. Here is a recap of what went down. On Monday, the entire team hit the field, and we documented the change of position for two ...
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Zito gets no support in shutout loss to Rockies
SF@COL: Zito uses quick hands to glove comebacker DENVER -- The Giants received improved pitching and defense Sunday, but their lively offense took a nap during a 5-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. San Francisco finished 1-5 on its two-city trip, which included three losses in four games against Colorado. The Giants committed 13 errors during the trip but had only one Sunday, an awry ...
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Offense breaks out behind Cashners solid start
WSH@SD: Blanks bashes a mammoth home run to deep left SAN DIEGO -- The Padres got an effective outing from their starting pitcher for the second time in as many days, but it was their offense that led them to victory on Sunday. A four-run fifth and a five-run seventh helped Andrew Cashner and the Padres easily defeat the Nationals, 13-4, at Petco Park. Cashner, who left to a standing ...
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As complete sweep with third straight comeback
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Bullpen takes third loss in three days against Atlanta
LAD@ATL: Gonzalez drives a single to open the scoring ATLANTA -- The only good thing the Dodgers can say about their series against the Braves is that it's over. The Atlanta sweep concluded Sunday with another late loss, 5-2, by the Dodgers' bullpen in a four-run eighth inning. Kenley Jansen was charged with the decisive runs for the second consecutive game, and the Braves scored ...
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Girl Killed Parents Shot In Gunmen’s Brazen Assault On Sacramento Area Home
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a 10-year-old girl is dead and her parents are hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos says the girl and her parents were inside their home on the 6300 block of Channing Drive when at least two gunmen ...
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Peter Sagan takes finale as Tejay van Garderen wins 2013 Amgen Tour of California
Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) claimed the final yellow jersey in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California after Peter Sagan (Cannondale) out-kicked the bunch in Santa Rosa to take his second stage win and clinch the green points jersey. "Everything just finally came together," van Garderen said. "I've known for years that I've been capable of a ride like this -- with ...
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Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic for 1st title finishing with back-to-back 65s
MOBILE, Ala. - Jennifer Johnson won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first tour title, birdieing four of the final six holes for a one-stroke victory over Jessica Korda and Pornagong Phatlum. The 21-year-old American closed with her second straight 7-under 65 for a tournament-record 21-under 267 total on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Magnolia ...
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Associated Press Sacramento Daybook
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Associated Press Los Angeles Daybook
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Do not reelect Carmen Trutanich as Los Angeles City Attorney
latest LA Times/U.S.C. poll showed incumbent City Attorney Carmen 'Nuch' Trutanich a distant 18 points behind challenger Mike Feuer, and lagging far behind in fundraising. It's an almost unheard of predicament that Trutanich finds himself in (an incumbent facing defeat), but on May 21 he will earn the distinction of becoming the first incumbent City Attorney to fail to be ...
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Hundreds of teens in Southern California go to LDS prom
Kyle Norris, 16, and Keanna Mortensen, 16, of the Canoga Park California Stake on the top deck during a harbor cruise for the LDS prom in Southern California. Behind them is the Long Beach Harbor and the Queen ...
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The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey pays more income tax than big cities of the North
A small leafy enclave to the south-west of London, where Elton John, Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Jenson Button live, has been revealed as the biggest payer of income tax in the ...
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As prepare to face reliever-turned-starter
Email OAKLAND -- The A's will face a first-time starter Monday when they visit the Texas Rangers. Josh Lindblom, who has appeared in 101 Major League games as a relief pitcher, was scheduled to be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock (4-0, 2.08 in seven starts) to make the start in place of Alexi Ogando. Ogando, also a reliever-turned-starter, was placed on the disabled list with right ...
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Norris on injuries Someone will always step up
Email OAKLAND -- Athletics catcher Derek Norris does not express concern when players like Brett Anderson and Josh Reddick go missing from the lineup because of injuries. He figures the A's will do just fine in the long run because of the depth in the organization. "Baseball is built around adapting to change," Norris said. "Someone is going to step up. This team is ...
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Girl killed parents hurt by shots fired into home
SAN FRANCISCO -; A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and her parents were hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting, sheriff's officials ...
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Calabrian wines make a splash at Vino California
wine Tuesday with the trade seminar: Call to Calabria: Discovering Wines From the Toe of Italy's Peninsula. Attendees were guided through a tasting by a trio of LA wine personalities: Anthony Dias Blue ...
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Giants have few rotation alternatives in Minors
Email DENVER -- The Giants' decision makers have an excellent reason for remaining patient with their struggling starting pitchers: Who's suitable to replace any of them? The organization's top pitching prospects, such as Clayton Blackburn, Kyle Crick and Chris Stratton, are at Class A and need much more Minor League seasoning. The alternatives at Triple-A Fresno come with ...
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Scutaro Posey get break in Colorado series finale
Email DENVER -- Though the Giants could have used Marco Scutaro's hot hitting and Buster Posey's formidable presence to bolster Sunday's lineup, manager Bruce Bochy considered their long-term welfare and left both regulars on the bench for the series finale against the Colorado Rockies. At 37, Scutaro will need occasional breaks to remain offensively productive. The second ...
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Maybin might start rehab stint on Friday
Email SAN DIEGO -- Center fielder Cameron Maybin could be headed out on a Minor League rehabilitation stint as soon as Friday if he responds well to swinging the bat this week. Maybin, who on Sunday missed his 28th consecutive game with a right wrist impingement, will hit in the batting cage and on the field before games on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. "You can expect if Cam has a good ...
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Getting plunked not uncommon in Padres lineup
Email SAN DIEGO -- When Chase Headley was hit by a Jordan Zimmerman pitch in the seventh inning Saturday, he calmly took off his shin guard and jogged toward first base. It was a breaking pitch that got away from Zimmerman, didn't really sting much and was something that has become pretty common. The Padres have been hit by 21 pitches this season, the second most in the majors (Pittsburgh, ...
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Headley happy to play in speedy game
SAN DIEGO -- A big smile washed across Chase Headley's face Sunday morning when he was asked about the Padres' 2-1 victory over the Nationals on Saturday. The smile wasn't so much for the win itself, but the time of the game -- two hours and one minute. "Awesome," Headley said, beaming. The game was the shortest the Padres have played since Aug. 23, 2005 when Jake ...
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SoCal Baseball Teams Gather for ‘Home Run for Chelsea’
Approximately 8,000 people gathered in Balboa Park for the 3rd annual "Finish Chelsea's Run," in honor of Chelsea King. NBC 7's Elena Gomez speaks with participants about the run and Chelsea's ...
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Logan Couture emerges as leader on Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. -; When Logan Couture limped off the ice in the middle of a tied game San Jose desperately needed to win, it looked as if he was taking the Sharks' playoffs hopes with ...
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Van Garderen tops podium in Tour of California
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- Tejay van Garderen stayed out of trouble to seal his first professional stage race title Sunday, winning the Tour of California in front of BMC Racing Team's home fans. The American cruised through the smooth and scenic final stage from San Francisco to Santa Rosa without incident to edge Australia Michael Rogers for the ...
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Hunter's Point redevelopment going forward
Hunter’s Point and the redevelopment project for the idle shipyard may or may not see a neglected part of the city transformed into a upward moving residential and commercial suburb, but the effort will be a long and costly process.
The Hunter’s Point project is an ambitious plan to redevelop a former naval shipyard and make it one of the premier residential and commercial areas of the city of San Francisco, it will cost a fortune at a time when housing prices are down and will throw up many hurdles for the company, Lennar Corporation, undertaking the project. Read more
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