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  • Ashis Roy 81 adds a half marathon to his bag of 115

    India's marathon man Ashis Roy added another half marathon to his bag of 115 full marathons as he completed his 11th 13-mile run in the San Francisco marathon 2013. Clocking a time of 3 hours and 37 minutes, the 81-year-old cardiologist, the oldest participant in the marathon, clipped five minutes from his last run in Alexandria, Virginia, three weeks back. Roy, a resident of Delhi's ...

  • My Mormon past left me afraid to have fun says Amy Adams

    Amy Adams has confessed that she was not confident enough after her first breakthrough as Hollywood glitz and glamour was quite different from her past in the Mormon Church. She revealed that she grew up as a Mormon and that had more of an impact on her values than her beliefs, the Sun reported. The 38-year-old star said that she choked and felt a lot of pressure after reaching at the ...

  • Boy 16 suspected of killing elderly Calif couple

    DAVIS, Calif. -; Police in Northern California say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of killing an 87-year-old attorney and his ...

  • N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes

    MARIPOSA, Calif. -; A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials ...

  • Rosetta Thurman Rocks Santa Barbara Nonprofit World

    Leading From Within (LFW) is sponsoring Rosetta Thurman, a nationally-recognized author, speaker and coach, to deliver a dynamic workshop on "6 Ways to Rock Your Nonprofit ...

Movie Review

There's Something About Mary

There are two possible responses to the Farrelly Brothers' new movie, "There's Something About Mary": either you will think it childish, stupid, juvenile, and sick, and walk out of the theater in the first half hour; or you will think it childish, stupid, juvenile, and sick, and walk out of the theater after the movie is over with tears in your eyes from laughing so hard. Since 1994's "Dumb and Du ... ...

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  • Prospect Quackenbush moved to Triple-A

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres promoted one of their top relievers from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A Tucson on Monday. Right-hander Kevin Quackenbush, ranked by MLB.com as the ...

  • Padres hope hot-hitting Cabrera returns soon

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Shortstop Everth Cabrera, who left Sunday's victory over the D-backs with a sore left hamstring, could miss this three-game series against the Giants at AT&T Park. Cabrera has what manager Bud Black termed a mild left hamstring strain and Black said the Padres will allow him to rest and rehabilitate the injury before deciding if a disabled-list stint is ...

  • Padres in holding pattern with Quentin Cabrera

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- There were few answers to be had Monday in regard to the health of shortstop Everth Cabrera and left fielder Carlos Quentin. Cabrera has a mild left hamstring strain and Quentin missed his third game in as many days with a sore left shoulder, an injury that popped up on a swing Friday against the D-backs. The news Monday on both was that they're still getting ...

  • Ciriaco provides valuable depth starts vs. Giants

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Newcomer Pedro Ciriaco got his first start with the Padres on Monday when he was filled in at shortstop for an injured Everth Cabrera, who is out with a mild left hamstring strain. The Padres traded for Ciriaco on Friday, adding him to the roster after second baseman Jedd Gyorko went on the disabled list with a right groin strain. As it turns out, it's a good thing ...

  • Draft pick Jones gets taste of big leagues

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Monday marked Giants second-round Draft pick Ryder Jones' first trip to AT&T Park, but it was by no means his first exposure to the organization. The Watauga (N.C.) High School product said he grew up a Giants fan because his grandparents, including a grandfather that recently died of cancer, were Giants fans while living in Northern California. Jones, who was ...

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