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Jonathan Sanchez stuns the baseball world in dramatic fashion on this night

Maybe this is just going to be one of those miracle, unexplainable, unfathomable seasons for the Giants.

Another weird night at the Big A, with the Angels losing players but still scoring runs and winning

Mike Napoli was a DH, the Rally Monkey became a front-runner, and the Angels had the better bullpen Friday night, although that's kind of like saying unemployment claims only fell at a slower pace than last month.

Boo! Mark Teixeira must be back in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif. - For Mark Teixeira, "the homecoming tour," which is what he kiddingly calls it, is finally coming to an end this weekend.

George Brophy had knowledge on his side with the Twins in the 1970s

Calvin Griffith's main baseball advisers when he brought his team to Minnesota for the 1961 season were a pair of former big-leaguers: brother-in-law Joe Haynes and brother Sherry Robertson. Haynes carried the title of executive vice president and Sherry was the farm director.

Suns locking up Steve Nash is the right thing to do

My first reaction when I heard the Suns and Steve Nash are closing in on a two-year, $22-million contract extension?

John Kuester's success with Pistons depends on two issues

John Kuester seemed a little uncomfortable in his debut news conference as Pistons head coach. I don't know if that was because he was speaking to more than 100 people, or because of the gravity of the moment, or because his seat was on fire.

Dave on Demand: The television week in review

The new TV philosophy seems to be "if a story is worth doing, it's worth doing nonstop".

Not such a simple solution after all

For a moment this week, it looked like a bit of sanity might be restored to federal policy on illegal immigration. The Obama administration announced plans to discontinue a Bush-era rule that sought to force employers to fire workers whose Social Security numbers didn't match up with records in federal databases. The reason for the reversal? Those databases are riddled with too many errors.

5 things GM must do to thrive

Unprecedented government assistance has given General Motors a new lease on life. Now it's up to the automaker's executives, engineers, designers and factory workers to make it more than a stay of execution.

Dave on Demand: The television week in review

The new TV philosophy seems to be "if a story is worth doing, it's worth doing nonstop".

Is there a college course to teach parents how to navigate college admissions?

Here's a radical notion: How about bringing down college costs by eliminating the tons of glossy-stock, full-color brochures with which schools inundate high school juniors and seniors?

China's ethnic policies root cause of Uighur riots

The following editorial appeared in The Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday, July 9:

There's no humane way to enforce an inhumane law

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Tuesday, July 7:

Into the white-knuckle blue

There's been a lot of scary news recently. Where to begin?

VW-Porsche ties may steer industry future

I'd love to be a guest at the next Porsche-Piech family dinner. Not because two of the richest and most secretive clans in Europe probably pour a dynamite single-malt, but to see the inevitable food fight.

Moving forward: Mavericks aren't being bashful

Admittedly, this is not the old Shawn Marion, the one that the Dallas Mavericks never could stop, the Marion that always seemed to supply the perfect punctuation to whatever Steve Nash was handing out.

Bucks expect to see some light

You might have heard about the NBA's salary cap taking a dive this season and next for basically the same reasons that might have slashed your household budget.

Moving forward: Mavericks aren't being bashful

Admittedly, this is not the old Shawn Marion, the one that the Dallas Mavericks never could stop, the Marion that always seemed to supply the perfect punctuation to whatever Steve Nash was handing out.

Will Phillies gamble on Pedro Martinez?

What did Dominican newspaper Candela Deportiva do Thursday when it reported that the Phillies had signed righthanded pitcher Pedro Martinez for $4 million? Adelantarse a los acontecimientos, according to both Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and Fernando Cuza, the agent for Martinez. You know: jump the gun.

Angels having one of their best all-time years in hitting, running and scoring, but will it be enough

The Angels lead the American League West and, indeed, the American League Central in runs per game.

Royals' Greinke should start All-Star Game

Marlins' saving grace will be to acquire a closer

Camp Donovan set to begin in Arizona

Baker and Liriano lost amid the Twins' struggles

Phillies shouldn't turn to Pedro Martinez for pitching help

Cavaliers know they need Varejao

A new way to get kicks in the NFL

Time for media, world to move on to more important stories than Michael Jackson's life, death

Obama's attempt to enlist Russian support against Iran fizzled. Now what?

Sarah Palin: As intelligent as a bag of hammers?

Defined by war

Court video brings back horrors to thousands of Cambodians

In Pursuit of Elegance': Businesses can benefit by engaging customers in unintrusive ways

Messages get to the heart of an affair

Ron Artest gets another chance to put his past in the rear view mirror, this time with Lakers

Big move possible but unlikely for Phillies

Marian Gaborik prefers not to look back in anger at Wild

Taking a look out the Phillies' window of opportunity

After nine years, world should be able to tolerate Yankees' resurgence

Rangers' Nadel is an artist whose words are brushes

Time definitely on Villanueva's side with the Pistons

Economic downturn could cap LeBron James' ambitions

Editorial Roundup

McNair's shocking slaying shatters another myth

Speedy news cycle can make tomorrow's headlines old news

Parents gave up their jobs to be near their son, who was badly wounded in Iraq; now, they could use a little assistance

Detractors to Obama's high-court nominee pollute honest debate of Sotomayor's record through distortion

President Obama should do what he says about secrecy

New 3-D sensors coming soon to computers, cameras, other gadgets

Chegg.com CEO finding balance with new company

Angling in dark puts trout in new light

Av lose classy Sakic, face of their franchise

Not giving children everything can be a good lesson

Phillies could use Halladay

Ranking the siblings in sports

Nathan, Rivera still going strong as two of game's best

Pistons' coach search: Why Johnson didn't get it

Low-profile Kuester has shown his mettle

Ranking the siblings in sports

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