Sports

• Marino takes lead at AT&T National - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:15 -0600
  BETHESDA, Md. — Steve Marino used to consider it a treat the few times he played Congressional as a teenager. It was a thrill on Thursday to play bogey-free in the first round of the AT&T National and shoot 5-under 65 for a one-shot lead. Marino, who grew up a half-hour away in Fairfax, Va.
• THE FREAK SITS DOWN CUBS - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:13 -0600
  On the lengthy list of Tim Lincecum quirks is his ability to remain stress free on game days.The Freak does not get freaked out.
• A's, Duchscherer nail down win over ChiSox - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:12 -0600
  CHICAGO — Thursday night hardly started out as an All-Star Game sales pitch on Justin Duchscherer's part. A homer from DeWayne Wise to lead off the bottom of the first. A double from the next man up, A.J. Pierzynski, who would later score on Jermaine Dye's double.
• Yanks' A-Rod splits with wife, rumored with Madonna - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:12 -0600
  NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News. The story on the newspaper's Web site comes amid reports linking Rodriguez to Madonna.
• It's an all-Williams final at Wimbledon - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:11 -0600
  WIMBLEDON, England — A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the next match. Scouting? Not really. More like rooting.
• Coughlin fastest in 100 free - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:10 -0600
  OMAHA, Neb. — Natalie Coughlin qualified fastest in the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries, with 41-year-old Dara Torres third-quickest at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Thursday. Coughlin's time of 53.64 seconds set a trials record but was off her American mark of 53.39.
• Sharks sign veteran Rob Blake - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:10 -0600
  SAN JOSE — Rob Blake is heading up the California coast, hoping to end his stellar NHL career with a shot at another Stanley Cup title in San Jose.
• Merritt beats top dog in 400 - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:44:05 -0600
  EUGENE, Ore. — Jeremy Wariner isn't invincible anymore — a point LaShawn Merritt proved once again Thursday night. Merritt pulled his second upset of the year over the world's supposed fastest 400-meter runner, running away from Wariner in the homestretch to win the U.S.
• LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:45 -0600
  Most of us, at one time or other, have been given the advice "listen to your doctor." We agree completely, but not the way you think. It is amazing how many medical doctors and PhD's in our community are runners.
• Tour of California may ride in Santa Cruz - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:40 -0600
  SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County residents might want to pay a little more attention when the Tour de France cycling race begins Saturday. Come next February, many of those professional cyclists could be pedaling past their front doors.
• Salinas' Perez set to make next step in promising career - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:39 -0600
  I f Salinas super featherweight Eloy "The Prince" Perez can preserve his undefeated record Aug. 28 near Seattle, the next step in his career will be an important one. "I'm going to focus on finding a promoter for Eloy," said Kathy Garcia, who manages the 21-year-old for Garcia Boxing.
• UNKIND EIGHTEENTH - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:37 -0600
  They didn't reach the finals, but the gritty locals reached the final hole.
• CSUMB athletic director resigns - Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:37 -0600
  He arrived during the school's biggest challenges in developing its sports programs. But now athletic director Howard Gauthier is leaving with CSU-Monterey Bay pointed in the right direction, accepting a job at Idaho State, where he will teach sports management.