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  • Warner may face strict CA action for Twitter outburst

    Australian Test batsmen David Warner is likely to be charged with detrimental public comment for his Twitter outburst under Cricket Australia's (CA) code of conduct, delivering a setback to his leadership aspirations. Condemning Warner, CA's high-performance chief Pat Howard had confirmed that Warner will be disciplined after using the social networking site to launch a savage attack on cricket ...

  • Kelly Osbourne embarrassed after builder saw her naked

    Kelly Osbourne, who is having renovations done at her Los Angeles home, was left red faced when a workman walked in to her bedroom and saw her naked. The 'Fashion Police' star, 28, later took to Twitter to express her dilemma. "DyingRightNow getting work done on my house and one of the builders just walked into my bedroom while i was half naked! my face is so red (sic)," she wrote. Osbourne, ...

  • CA to improve pay conditions for Oz women cricketers to boost professionalism

    Australian women cricketers are set to take a major leap towards professionalism after Cricket Australia's (CA) expected announcement of a major improvement in pay and conditions for female players next week when it unveils the women's Ashes squad. The success of the national team the Southern Stars and the sacrifices women make to play domestic and international cricket, will also be ...

  • 2 Powerball tickets in CA have 5 of 6 numbers

    Lottery officials said late Saturday that tickets sold in San Jose and Taft matched five of the six numbers in the near-record jackpot estimated at about $600 ...

  • Chavez scores as Earthquakes draw with Rapids 1-1

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. -; Marvin Chavez scored his first goal of the season to help the San Jose Earthquakes pull out a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday ...

Movie Review

Les Misérables (1998)

For those who have seen the Broadway musical version of "Les Misrables" (and after more than a decade of performances, I know there are many of you out there), Bille August's film rendition of Victor Hugo's sweeping French novel will seem very familiar. The screenplay, by novelist Rafael Yglesias ("Fearless"), follows almost the exact same trajectory as the musical, which maintains the major plot ... ...

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  • Lincecums wobbly start sinks Giants

    SF@COL: Lincecum slips off mound resulting in a balk DENVER -- Pitching and defense, which turned the Giants into champions, continued to make them look like chumps. San Francisco's free fall continued with Saturday night's 10-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Tim Lincecum surrendered six runs in five innings and committed a third-inning throwing error that enabled the Rockies to ...

  • Zito looking to rebound in finale vs. Rockies

    The clock is ticking for Juan Nicasio. Despite a 3-1 record, the Rockies right-hander hasn't performed up to snuff through the first six weeks of the season, unable to pitch longer than six innings in any of his eight outings so far while his ERA has ballooned to 5.13. All the struggles have Nicasio's spot in the Colorado starting rotation hanging in jeopardy as Jeff Francis gets ...

  • Cashner looks to force split against Nats in finale

    Since moving to the starting rotation at the end of April, Padres right-hander Andrew Cashner has been on quite a roll. In five starts this season, Cashner is 2-2 with a 2.51 ERA, allowing four runs or less in four of the starts. He'll try for that same kind of success in Sunday's series finale against the Nationals at Petco Park. While the right-hander didn't factor into the ...

  • Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home

    A mini Yorkie, Walter, was reunited with his owner Tricia O'Kelley on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Walter was taken by dognappers who demanded $1,000 for his safe return. Someone in a white sports car dropped him off on his street in Los ...

  • Bus strikes kills woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

    A woman's airport visit to greet an arriving traveler turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section ...

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