San Jose Mercury News

Barry Bonds works for the Giants, not the other way around, and now would be an excellent time for both sides to remember that. What it would take? Eleven words,...

It is a patently ridiculous premise, which is fitting because it goes with the most ridiculous day on the sports calendar. It is called "The Tedford Factor," a brand-new draft...

With a full-time job and two kids, Michael Shanafelt doesn't have much time to watch movies. Seeing his Netflix or Blockbuster rentals collect dust on top of his TV, and...

Understanding Barry Bonds sometimes requires a translator. His history of grandiose statements makes it hard to tell when he is being serious. Even Bonds once joked that he only believes...

The happiest person in baseball Tuesday should have been Hank Aaron. After the way Barry Bonds pretty much removed himself from the Giants' lineup until June or July, the record...

Craig Newmark may be the world's most famous customer support representative. The founder of Craigslist, the classified ads Web site, spends much of his time personally answering customer e-mails, monitoring...

Kevin Towers has made his confession. The Padres general manager suspected Ken Caminiti of using steroids and feels guilty that he did nothing. He says that he imagines that all...

Cell phones will replace AM radio in a few years as the place drivers go for information on traffic jams. But all the broadcasters who compete to provide endless updates...

The questions raised at a conference in Mountain View recently were not the kind you'd expect from a meeting of executives from large tech companies. Do Asian women hamper their...

Less is more with Apple Computer's very tiny and very hot new iPod Shuffle digital music player. But it's also less. Introduced last week at the big Macworld show in...