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  • 5 reasons San Jose Sharks won out in new contract with Logan Couture

    Couture is on the second year of his two-year, $5.75 million deal in 2013-14, after which he would have been a restricted free agent (RFA). Though the deal cannot be officially signed until the current contract year ends July 5, it is being reported as done. ...

  • Union City Family dog euthanized after fatal attack on 6-year-old boy

    UNION CITY -- A family's pit bull mix dog was euthanized one day after it bit a 6-year-old boy who later died at the hospital, police said Wednesday.The dog, a 2-year-old male named Gava, had been quarantined at the Tri-City Animal Shelter in Fremont before it was put down Tuesday -- just one day after it attacked Nephi Selu at a home on Elizabeth Way where the boy lived with his extended ...

  • Rare Octopus on Display at SF Museum

    For the first time anywhere, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco has put on public display the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus - an octopus so rare it doesn’t yet have a scientific name. But that’s the least of the academy’s concerns. When it comes to mating, this octopus defies conventional behavior because unlike other species, these females don't ...

  • Chainsaw-Wielding Tree Trimmer Helps Nab Oakland Carjacking Suspect

    OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – An East Bay tree-trimmer is being credited with helping police nab a suspected carjacker Tuesday using his wits, and a chainsaw. At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday two juveniles displaying handguns ordered a man and his daughter out of their car near the intersection of Castro St. and San Leandro Blvd. in San Leandro, according to police. Shortly after officers spotted the vehicle ...

  • Gun Safety Tips For Safely Keeping A Gun In Your Home

    Over a third of American households currently contain at least one working firearm. With so many homes containing weapons, gun-related accidents make all-too familiar tragic headlines, compounded by the knowledge that most could have been avoided had added safety precautions been taken. Benjamin Nuzzi is a family man and former active duty United States Marine Corp. Sergeant marksmanship ...


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I Spit On Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman) [DVD]

I Spit On Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman) [DVD]

Part of being an adult is admitting when youre wrong, which is what I plan to do here. Simply put, my original assessment of Meir Zarchis rape-revenge film I Spit On Your Grave, which I wrote back in 1997 after viewing the film once, was off the mark. It was one of the earliest reviews I ever wrote, and in my zeal to take stand, I now recognize how much I exaggerated my negative assessment ... ...

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  • Man Found Near Death After SF Market Street Beating

    SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A man was found critically injured after an apparent attack near Market and Mason streets in San Francisco on Tuesday evening. The 49-year-old victim was found half-conscious in the street and possibly having a seizure about 7:30 p.m., police ...

  • Gameday Who Has The Edge In The MLB Vs. SJ Court Battle

    San Jose's mayor shocked Major League Baseball Tuesday by filing a lawsuit against Bud and his so-called "Blue Ribbon Committee." Here is the meat of the lawsuit. ';For years, MLB has unlawfully conspired to control the location and relocation of major league men’s professional baseball clubs under the guise of an ‘antitrust exemption’ applied to the ...

  • Bumgarner Aims To Continue Home Dominance Of Padres

    The Padres have won each of their last six games and will be looking to win seven in a row for the first time this season. San Diego has hit 20 home runs so far this month -- the second-most among NL ...

  • A’s Pushing For Larger AL West Advantage In Texas

    Brandon Moss hit his 13th homer while Jarrod Parker and two relievers held Texas (39-32) to three hits to help Oakland even the four-game set with a 6-2 win Tuesday. The A's (43-30) have dropped three of five since winning 21 of 26, but own a three-game lead over a Rangers club that has lost seven of eight and is 5-12 this ...

  • San Jose Sues to Get As

    Phoenix Coyotes were bound for Canada. The owner of the Coyotes had agreed to sell the team for $212.5 million, but the NHL intervened and said no team could move without league approval. In court papers, Major League Baseball supported the NHL. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court agreed, ruling that the right of a team owner to sell to the highest bidder did not trump the right of the league to ...

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