 (Felipe Dana, The Associated Press) World Cup: Germany beats Argentina 1-0 in extra time for title Germany wins its first Cup as a united country; West Germany had won three World Cups. |
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LiPo Ching
) Marine captain refused to leave Afghan interpreter behind A former Marine, now a law student at UC Berkeley, spent years helping his Afghan friend, whose life was in danger from the Taliban, to obtain a visa to come to the United States. |
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) Sonny Gray pitches Oakland A's past Seattle Mariners Oakland A's hit All-Star break with majors' best record at 59-36, but after playing for 17 straight days a little time off is welcome. |
 ( ) Barnidge: One of the joys of East Bay living -- deer in the vegetable garden Everybody has a different remedy for deterring deer from eating tomato plants. |
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) Morgan Hill teen wins $36,000 award for combating bullying Taunted for his cerebral palsy, Morgan Hill teen created a group to help teens and adults combat bullying. He won a $36,000 award for visionary community service. |
Celebrities  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) George Clooney rejects Daily Mail's apology The actor accuses the paper of “a premeditated lie” when it wrote that Amal Alamuddin’s mother didn’t want daughter to marry him on religious grounds. |
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) Giants' battery of Bumgarner, Posey provide charge heading to All-Star break Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner become first battery mates in major league history to hit grand slams as Giants double up Diamondbacks |
Spotlight  (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Katherine Heigl: I'm not 'difficult' to work with Actress making TV comeback in NBC's 'State of Affairs |
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) Google's 'war room' gets ready for World Cup final A team of about 20 data analysts, writers, translators and illustrators is monitoring search traffic before, during and after each match of the tournament, looking for fun World Cup trends among searchers around the world. |
 This barren, desert prison is where O.J. Simpson lives  Some here call it the 'O.J. House,' the only gated community in a vast stretch of desert rich in gold and silver, pioneer trails and proud, isolated towns north of Reno. |
(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Katherine Heigl: I'm not 'difficult' to work with Actress making TV comeback in NBC's 'State of Affairs |
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) George Clooney rejects Daily Mail's apology The actor accuses the paper of “a premeditated lie” when it wrote that Amal Alamuddin’s mother didn’t want daughter to marry him on religious grounds. |
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JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) Kawakami: Kaepernick shoulders blame for loss  Colin Kaepernick's late-game interception allows the Seattle Seahawks to hold off the San Francisco 49ers and advance to the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos |
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Nhat V. Meyer
) Purdy: Brutal heavyweight fight went way of Seahawks This was a wicked, awful, exhausting game for both the 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks. |
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JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO
) Thompson: 49ers defense shows fight even after Bowman injury The San Francisco 49ers defense was not as dominant as it needed to be Sunday. But when things looked most bleak against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game, the defense got the ball back to the offense with a chance to win. Twice. Even without the unit's best player. |
