MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If Pau Gasol is to become the subject of potential deals before next month’s trade deadline, he sure is boosting his market value.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — So many people felt a stake in Barbaro’s recovery. They imagined his pain, grimaced each time he faltered, took heart as each day passed and he was still alive, making painfully slow progress.

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a $15.8 million, one-year contract Monday night after the slugger spent hours at the ballpark being examined by team doctors.

OAKLAND — Charges will not be filed against former University of California football star Marshawn Lynch despite an Oakland woman’s accusations that he choked, slapped and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said Monday.

Dan Streett, a junior point guard and three-year starter, is the top scorer for the Trinity Prep boys basketball team.

Today

MONTEREY — Saturday started off on a very good note for my wife, Karen, and me.

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Lumber Co. blamed excessive logging restrictions from the historic Headwaters deal for its financial woes when it declared bankruptcy last week. But the timber company will run into fierce resistance if it tries to back out of the agreement, which protects thousands of acres of redwood forests.

HARLINGEN, Texas — Once down to about 15, the world’s only wild flock of the statuesque whooping crane has continued its comeback, now numbering a record 237 birds in its Texas Coastal Bend wintering ground.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court ordered the government Wednesday to continue funding an agency that counts young salmon and other fish in the Columbia River Basin and recommends water flows at hydroelectric power stations to protect endangered fish.