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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 07.01.09 20:01 UTC

Oakland man pleads guilty in accidental shooting

A South Oakland man pleaded guilty this afternoon to aggravated assault in the accidental shooting of his cousin's girlfriend in 2007. Tim Salter, 22, was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 5 years in state ...

San Francisco Chronicle, 07.01.09 16:31 UTC

M & : Death threats against BART officer

(01-06) 22:06 PST San Francisco -- J ohannes Mehserle , the BART police officer who fatally shot a man on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland early New Year's Day, is being kept under wraps and ...

San Francisco Chronicle, 07.01.09 16:30 UTC

BART shooting victim's family files claim

(01-06) 18:50 PST OAKLAND -- An attorney for the family of the unarmed man who was fatally shot by a BART police officer early New Year's Day filed a $25 million claim against the transit agency ...

New York Post, 07.01.09 11:45 UTC

GIAMBI BACK WITH A'S

Last updated: 3:42 am January 7, 2009 Posted: 2:35 am January 7, 2009 Jason Giambi is back to where it all started and hopeful he can recapture some of his former glory. Two days shy of his 38th ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 07.01.09 05:37 UTC

Hall of Fame: Woodson, Dawson advance to final phase of selection

The Steelers of the 1970s had their days in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, it could be the turn for a few from the 1990s. Defensive back Rod Woodson and center Dermontti Dawson, teammates on ...

Telegraph, 07.01.09 04:02 UTC

Family of man shot in back by police sue for $25m

Relatives of a man who claim he was shot in the back and killed by a policeman while lying unarmed on the ground are suing the officer's employers for $25m.

CNN Top Stories, 06.01.09 20:33 UTC

Video of police shooting spurs inquiry

(CNN) -- A New Year's Day shooting in which a subway police officer fires a deadly shot into the back of an unarmed man has the San Francisco Bay Area demanding answers as authorities appeal for patience.

New York Post, 06.01.09 18:31 UTC

GIAMBI AGREES TO ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH ATHLETICS

Posted: 1:03 pm January 6, 2009 On the day the Yankees are introducing Mark Teixeira as their new first baseman, the man he is replacing has found a new home. Jason Giambi has agreed to one-year ...