Ray throws second career complete game as SF Giants split series
PHOENIX — The Giants went into their series finale at Chase Field with a noticeably depleted bullpen. Last night’s 6-5 win, 10-inning win required manager Bob Melvin to use five…
SF Giants’ Matt Chapman could return following rehab game
PHOENIX — By weekend’s end, third baseman Matt Chapman could finally be back from the injured list. Chapman, who hasn’t played since June 8, checked off another box in his…
Eric Pohlkamp’s hat trick, Michael Misa’s assist highlight Sharks prospect scrimmage, end of development camp
SAN JOSE — Eric Pohlkamp hadn’t scored a hat trick in a while. “My last hatty was actually in juniors, my second year in Cedar Rapids against Dubuque,” the Sharks’…
Morgan Hill woman found dead following missing person report
MORGAN HILL – The body found near a lake Wednesday night was identified Thursday as that of Marissa DiNapoli, an 18-year-old Morgan Hill woman reported missing earlier this week, according…
East Bay pizza chain Zachary’s to open in downtown Livermore
Deep dish pizza is coming back to downtown Livermore. Zachary’s Chicago Pizza is expanding for just the sixth time in its 42-year history, as the beloved East Bay pizza shop…
Oakland man sent his girlfriend on prostitution ‘tour’ of US, police say
OAKLAND — They met on a dating app, and then she moved into his Oakland hills apartment. Soon, she was traveling around the country, from farm towns of California to…
Man charged with raping sex worker at gunpoint
OAKLAND — A man has been arrested and charged with raping and robbing a woman he met in an open air sex market, but the robbery may have been his…
Italian film industry rocked by ‘fantasy film’ linked to American director sought in double murder – The Mercury News
By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press ROME — The head of the Italian Culture Ministry’s film department resigned Thursday following revelations that an American film director accused in a double homicide…
Use cherries to make this relish for grilled meat – The Mercury News
A couple of years ago I bought a fancy cherry pitter at Sur La Table. For decades I’d been using the two I’d inherited from my mother. I loved those…
Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness – The Mercury News
By BERNARD CONDON, Associated Press NEW YORK — Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep…