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Monte Poole: Bruce Gradkowski gives boost to Raiders' QB situation

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:32:11 PST

Even when each yard seemed as long as a mile and first downs were in fantasy, even when the numbers were telling the same ghastly story told so often this season, the Raiders on Sunday did have a different look and feel about them.

Gary Peterson: Bar is low, but Raiders coach Tom Cable is clearing it

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:52:20 PST

We have to be honest here. You don't see many "Cable again in 2010" banners or T-shirts at Raiders home games. Mostly that's because Tom Cable's future as Raiders head coach is uncertain, unless you're certain the team should try someone new.

Daniel Borenstein: Pension error costly for taxpayers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:40:59 PST

The Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association has mistakenly overpaid former public workers for more than a decade, according to a new legal analysis that will set off a battle over tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and could send government workers rushing into retirement before fixes are made.

Poole: Andre Ward scores 11-round technical decision

BAY AREA NEWS GROUP — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:06:21 PST

Boxing's great righteous hope has arrived. Five years after fighting his way to a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics, five years into a professional career during which he has been doubted through his flawlessness, Andre Ward sits as a king among kings in the sport.

Turns out Bears offense Big bully

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:20:23 PST

At the guts of the Big Game, it was was the Bears' grinding dominance that produced an exciting, come-from-behind 34-28 victory over Stanford.

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Give 'Em Hill: Thanksgiving tidbits, served warm and smothered in snark

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:08:35 PST

Under no circumstances whatsoever. I don't care if the world is ending and this is the last Thanksgiving meal on earth. I don't care if it's in a swanky restaurant or a Swanson's Hungry Man TV dinner.

Inman: Cal holds on to upset Stanford 34-28 in a Big Game classic

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:15 PST

Mohamed's interception denies Cardinal's would-be winning drive

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Our Neighbors: Horses will run, and raise money

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:57:08 PST

DR. ANNE McCoy Cowan was a positive role model who came from a humble background to become a respected social worker in child welfare work and later in life a specialist in psychiatric social work.

The Eye on the East Bay

BAY AREA NEWS GROUP — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:31:09 PST

Only in the Bay Area would the Eye expect to find such a crystalline expression of the relative nature of suffering. Into the office comes the announcement of a "New Thanksgiving Tradition.

Richmond homeless shelter denounces casino payout

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:23:56 PST

Bay Area Rescue Mission President John Anderson rejects speculation about the potential for a deal with Pomo tribe in the wake of its public anti-casino stance. But he is questioning the timing of recent county health inspections that will cost his shelter $45,000 the week before Thanksgiving.

Barnidge: Libraries aren't just for books anymore

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:57:08 PST

AS STARTLING as this may seem in the era of Facebook, Twitter and texting, appreciation for literature may yet survive this generation. The signs are everywhere, if you look up from your BlackBerry to see them.

Monte Poole: Andre Ward can become next young American boxing star

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:48:27 PST

BOXING ISN'T dead and it isn't dying anytime soon. Signs of life were revealed as recently as last weekend, in the 1.25 million pay-per-view buys for the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight.

Gary Bogue: Bed bugs, mites? What kind of bugs have been biting me?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:18:02 PST

Some kind of bug has been biting this lady and she can't figure out what it is. Can anyone help?

Cam Inman: Stanford Axe has some cutting remarks for Cal, Stanford heading into the Big Game

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:29:50 PST

To grasp today's Big Game mojo between Cal and host Stanford, it's time for our third annual interview with The Stanford Axe.

Live blog on Big Game with Cam Inman

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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Terror trials will restore Americans' faith in rule of law

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:38 PST

"We (should) wrap him in bacon and deep fry him at a state fair while Lee Greenwood stabs him in the face." — Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" on confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed AND SERIOUSLY now, who doesn't agree?