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WASHINGTON – As an NBA assistant coach since retiring after a Hall of Fame career, Patrick Ewing might have a better seat than many of his contemporaries to compare this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team to the fabled Dream Team of 20 years ago.

Whether you want to replace your income for your family in the event you should die young or help preserve an inheritance for your heirs, life insurance can serve as the cornerstone of a sound financial plan. It can also serve as a key component of succession planning by protecting a buy-sell agreement or further your charitable giving program.

Anyone who has witnessed the students in the violin program at Antonio Del Buono Elementary School perform has to marvel at the discipline and talent. There are “wee” little ones who intently pluck the strings and slide across the instrument and there are the “older” students who are practiced and can “feel” the music. The program, born in 1999 and founded by teacher Lori Franke, is on the chopping block. Half the budget will vanish. That’s $17,000 gone. So, MayorAl and good guy garlic chefs Sam Bozzo and Gene Sakahara are throwing a dinner at 6 p.m. Friday (tonight) at the IFDES Lodge-Portuguese Hall at 250 Old Gilroy St. Call (650) 305-0168 for tickets or buy at the door. It’s $25 pasta, bread, salad and the amazing young violinists – plus the good feeling in your stomach that you get when you lend a hand.

SANTA CRUZ – The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said Thursday investigators have found "insufficient" evidence to arrest San Francisco Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval on sex assault charges.

LOS ANGELES – “Failed to protect a child predator from harming children for over a decade.”This is Joe Paterno. This is Penn State. “A striking lack of empathy for child-abuse victims.” This is the one of the most revered leaders in the history of American sports. This is the school that blindly followed him.

The San Jose Sharks re-signed defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to a five-year contract extension, the team's Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced Wednesday.

Shout Out #1 goes to Charles Weston and his volunteers for another great race on July 4th, the Freedom Fest 5k and 1 mile. There were over 760 runners this year, and the kids accounted for about half of that total.