San Jose Mercury News

Speedskater Elli Ochowicz left the oval spitting mad, saying the starting referee tried to trick her into a false start in the 500-meter sprint. "This is the Olympics," she said...

MediaNews Group is discussing a possible alliance with Gannett Co., the nation's largest newspaper chain, to acquire Knight Ridder Inc., the San Jose newspaper company that has put itself up...

Although the San Francisco Giants' first full-squad workout isn't until Feb. 21, manager Felipe Alou already has begun contemplating the top of his batting order--which could feature Barry Bonds hitting...

Since they started recording their eccentric, irreverent podcast from their Midwest farmhouse, Dawn Miceli and Drew Domkus would joke about "world domination." They haven't quite achieved that goal yet. But...

Their road uniforms still are emblazoned with "New Orleans." But forgive the NBA's Hornets for being a little confused about where exactly to call home. This vagabond franchise, just a...

The investment firm demanding Knight Ridder put itself up for sale stands to collect a $300 million bonus in August if its fund meets performance targets. The potential windfall was...

Google has taken its local search service and wrapped it to go. Starting this week you can download the new Google Local software to a Java-enhanced mobile phone to find...

Last Sunday was flag day in the NFL. Teams combined to commit 246 infractions that yielded just over a mile's worth of penalty yards. The biggest culprits were the Baltimore...

One moment, it was a fairy-tale finish. Two of golf's most popular forces--Tiger Woods and John Daly--dueling into extra holes with a playoff so riveting that it seemed to suck...

The phone rings. It's the San Francisco Giants. They're calling season ticket-holders. The team wants to make sure they know all the options for reselling or donating seats they can't...