San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO — Break out the bubbly, San Francisco. This is only your second-driest winter in recorded history. A massive storm streaked the Bay Area with rain Friday, bogging down commutes from…
Thompson: Raiders, Oakland were made for each otherSan Jose Mercury NewsOakland is on its “last chance” huh? That’s some tough talk from Raiders owner Mark Davis. The frustration over the lack of action makes sense….
Oakland: Appearing frail, owner of controversial security firm pleads with …San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Wheeled into a courtroom where she spoke reluctantly and weakly to a judge, the owner of an embattled security firm…
San Jose Mercury NewsThe Raiders re-signed veteran offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday, making Barnes the first of the team’s 18 prospective unrestricted free agents to be locked up before free agency begins. Barnes, who…
The GuardianEach week before the Oscars, which take place on Sunday, Guardian film reviewer Tom Shone has been breaking down the likely winners at this year’s Academy Awards. Today, his final take on how the…
San Francisco: Charges dismissed against man in 2013 Hunters Point killingSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO — A 25-year-old man is out of jail after prosecutors dismissed murder charges against him in connection with a fatal…
KSPRThe Olympic break did little to slow down Joe Pavelski. After recording his second hat trick this season, Pavelski looks to send the San Jose Sharks to their fifth win in six games when they…
Childish Gambino postpones Oakland concertSan Jose Mercury NewsHip-hop star Childish Gambino has postponed his sold-out concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland due to technical difficulties. The show, originally set for Thursday, is now scheduled…
MTV.comThe ‘Blurred Lines’ singer and wife of nine years announced they’re separating earlier this week. By Emily Blake. Robin Thicke has apparently been lying low since he and wife Paula Patton announced they’re separating earlier…
Josh Donaldson likely No. 2 hitter in Oakland A’s lineupSan Jose Mercury NewsPHOENIX — Look for Josh Donaldson to bat second for the A’s to start the season. It’s where he finished the 2013 campaign…
San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — A bizarre yearlong federal case involving a San Jose man convicted in a doomed FBI-infiltrated plot to blow up an Oakland bank came to a quiet end Thursday with the…
San Jose Mercury NewsRobin Thicke’s antics with Miley Cyrus at last year’s MTV VMAs did irreparable damage to his marriage to Paula Patton, according to TMZ. And here I thought it was that outfit. No,…
San Jose Mercury NewsSANTA CLARA — While the 49ers weigh the long-term futures of Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick, the team’s first contract extension this offseason was awarded Friday to Daniel Kilgore, a potential successor…
Josh Donaldson likely to hit second in Oakland A’s batting orderSan Jose Mercury NewsPHOENIX — As Thursday’s Cactus League lineup suggested, Josh Donaldson is looking at a new role for the A’s in 2014. He…
Oakland A’s acquire additional infield depthSan Jose Mercury NewsPHOENIX — The A’s made a tweak in their infield depth Thursday morning when they designated Andy Parrino for assignment in order to be able to make…
ComputerworldIDG News Service – U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ captured and stored still webcam images of millions of Yahoo users including substantial quantities of sexually explicit material, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday. GCHQ gathered the images…
Oakland: Teen admits killing man at BART station in San Leandro but says it …San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — One of two young men charged with murder for a shooting outside a BART station in…
San Jose Mercury NewsThe good news for San Francisco Giants fans: Michael Morse feels good about his swing, and he showed off some of that needed pop with two liners to the right-field wall. The…
San Jose man to be sentenced in Oakland bomb plot, but questions of his threat …San Jose Mercury NewsA year ago, Matthew Aaron Llaneza schemed to blow up a Bank of America branch in Oakland…
MiamiHerald.comPALM BEACH GARDENS — There was a strange sighting Wednesday at PGA National Resort & Spa. Tiger Woods was playing in the Honda Classic pro-am, and for one of the few times he has been…
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO — The death of San Francisco’s notorious Bushman — one of two men who have made a living for decades by scaring tourists at Fisherman’s Wharf — is a loss…
San Jose Mercury NewsTwo words: Michael. Vick. Whomever the Raiders line up as starting quarterback will have flaws. That’s just where they are as a franchise at this point. A big-time quarterback at the peak…
MTV.comAfter two years of on-and-off dating the couple appear to have split again. By Gil Kaufman. After two years of on-and-off dating and a rumored engagement, Katy Perry and John Mayer have reportedly split up….
San Francisco Giants willing to share AT&T Park with Oakland A’sSan Jose Mercury NewsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the Oakland A’s filing into Scottsdale Stadium for the Cactus League opener, Giants president and CEO Larry Baer…
E! OnlineJustin Bieber is continuing to enjoy his time in Atlanta. A source tells E! News exclusively that the 19-year-old pop star had a “great time” when he visited Andretti Indoor Karting and Games in…
‘X Factor’ Epic Fail Rejects Next Justin BieberTMZ.com“X Factor” — the freshly cancelled singing competition show — didn’t help its chances of survival by booting a contestant who could have become the next Justin Bieber….
Native American remains found buried at Transbay Transit construction siteSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO – Contractors found human remains at the Transbay Transit Center project site in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood this morning,…
Detention hearing postponed for San Francisco startup founder accused of …San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO – A startup founder who is accused of defrauding an investor of $210,000 appeared briefly in federal court in San…
San Jose Mercury NewsThe monster that started it all is making his(her?) way back to theaters this summer. The trailer for the reboot of the Godzilla franchise launched this morning and one thing is clear,…
Sacramento BeeSANTA CLARA — The Harbaugh-to-Cleveland story has taken on a he-said, she-said, Browns-said quality. The truth usually lies somewhere in the middle, but in this case, it seems to skew toward the 49ers’ side…
San Jose Mercury NewsLansdowne, an Oakland native who rose through the ranks at the San Jose Police Department starting in 1966, took the top post in San Diego after leaving San Jose. He said he…
San Jose Mercury NewsMiley Cyrus wasn’t going to conquer the world with music alone. That much was abundantly clear from her records, which combine to make Britney Spears’ catalog seem like the collected works of…
Telegraph.co.ukFacebook has quietly shelved its controversial email feature, introduced three years ago, because “people haven’t been using it”. Founder Mark Zuckerberg launched the service in 2010, criticising traditional email for being “too slow and formal”…
San Jose Mercury NewsThe Raiders signed cornerback Taiwan Jones to a three-year contract extension Monday, keeping the local product in a silver-and-black uniform through the 2017 season. “I was excited when they came to me…
San Jose Mercury NewsBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam said Sunday that his team and the 49ers did, indeed, discuss the prospect of a trade of 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to Cleveland. Harbaugh and 49ers CEO Jed…
Seattle Post Intelligencer[WARNING: The following contains spoilers from the Season 4 finale of Downton Abbey. Read at your own risk.] We are grateful to have Downton Abbey in our lives, but our devotion to the…
Boston HeraldFRESH START: Jason Collins sits on the bench with new (and former) teammate Paul Pierce during his debut with the Nets last night in Los Angeles. 1. Monday, February 24, 2014. PrintEmail Comments …Nets’…
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — Netflix and Comcast annnounced a deal Sunday to speed up the delivery of movies and television shows to millions of customers. The stunning agreement could usher in a new…
New York TimesCommissioner Adam Silver said it was “poetic” Jason Collins (35) was returning to the Nets. Jason Kidd (5), Collins’s teammate in New Jersey, knew his value. Barton Silverman/The New York Times. On Pro…
San Jose Mercury NewsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays strolled into the Scottsdale Stadium clubhouse Saturday morning, a small bag hanging over his right shoulder. The next member of the 600-homer club to walk through…
San Jose Mercury NewsMichael Sam, who is hopeful of being the first openly gay player in the NFL, says he has another goal that he hopes to accomplish. “I just wish people would see me…
Guardian Liberty VoiceBrooke Burke-Charvet was possibly disrespected in the worst way by the hit television show Dancing With The Stars. She had been a co-host on the show for eight consecutive seasons. Known for her…
MTV.comThe Fallon regular stopped by premiere week of ‘The Tonight Show’ to rap, perform and have a good time with his best buddy. By Kelci Shipley. As the closing act to Jimmy Fallon’s premiere week…
San Jose Mercury NewsReggie McKenzie finally has gained equal footing with the rest of the NFL general managers, but having a full complement of draft picks and big money for free agents won’t get the…
Oakland A’s third baseman Josh Donaldson already thinking about OctoberSan Jose Mercury NewsPHOENIX — Friday was the second day of full team workouts for the A’s, but third baseman Josh Donaldson, even at this early…
San Jose Mercury NewsThe note that Jan Koum has taped to his desk in his Mountain View office says it all: “No Ads! No Games! No Gimmicks!” It’s from Brian Acton, Koum’s co-founder of the…
One killed, four wounded in East Oakland shootings ThursdayTri-Valley HeraldOAKLAND — An 18-year-old man was fatally shot and another wounded in a Thursday afternoon gunbattle in East Oakland, one of several shootings that injured three…
Washington PostPhotos: View Photo Gallery: Nordic combined, men’s ski cross and women’s hockey highlight the day. SOCHI, Russia — Victory was close enough to start clock-watching, to sneak a peek at the digits ticking down…
Bus shooting punctuates violent day in OaklandSan Francisco Chronicle(02-20) 18:49 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Two men opened fire near an AC Transit bus in East Oakland, but no one was hit in one of several…
Court agrees to fast-track San Jose’s baseball antitrust appealSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — A federal appeals court Thursday granted San Jose’s request for speedy consideration of its claim that Major League Baseball violated U.S….
San Jose Mercury NewsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Late Tuesday night the Giants and Brandon Belt agreed to a $2.9 million, one-year deal, avoiding an arbitration hearing. Belt had flown to Florida for Wednesday’s scheduled hearing and…
San Jose Mercury NewsDevo guitarist Bob Casale dead at 61. Bob Casale, guitarist and one of the original members of Devo, died suddenly Monday from heart failure brought on by health complications, his brother and…
A film lover’s tour of San FranciscoSan Jose Mercury NewsGood movies create a visual landscape all their own, but when the backdrop is intended to be so recognizable it becomes a character in the picture…
San Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Investigators believe they have identified the body found burned to death near the entrance to an Oakland hills park trail Saturday night but are not yet naming her. The victim…
Today’s Music Picks: 2 Chainz comes to OaklandSan Jose Mercury NewsI’ve seen 2 Chainz twice in concert and was impressed both times. He’s got charisma to spare and certainly knows how to rock the microphone….
The Hollywood GossipThe Bachelor Season 18 Episode 7 saw Juan Pablo cut his remaining group of women from six to four, with the quartet at the end earning hometown dates. Actually, he only cut it…
Washington PostSOCHI, Russia — Back in fourth grade, when they were first paired together at the local ice rink, Meryl Davis was so shy she could hardly look Charlie White in the eye. And he…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they’ve never considered parting ways. A perfect pairing, they were nearly flawless at the Sochi Olympics,…
San Jose Mercury NewsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the physique of an All-Pro tight end, it’s no surprise that Michael Morse does his offseason workouts with NFL stars, including 49ers running back Frank Gore. Morse, listed…
San Jose Mercury NewsNEW ORLEANS—LeBron James won’t assume the eventual date with Indiana that so many others expect. He definitely has another one with Kevin Durant—in just a few days. The NBA’s two best players…
