Parents, league strike out
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Pets need homes this holiday
More than 1,200 Silicon Valley animals need a home for the holidays. Silicon Valley animal shelters are launching “Shelters First” (www.sheltersfirst.org), an awareness campaign that targets the 67% of Santa Clara county households that love pets – encouraging everyone to find their next pet at a shelter. (That’s over 400,000 families!) Currently, only 25% of pet owners adopt from shelters.
MLB: American and National League previews
Here is a look at the American League: Tough field – Even with the expanded playoffs, and assuming favorite Detroit wins the Central Division, at least one of these American League teams won't make the playoffs – the New York Yankees, Boston, Tampa Bay, Texas and the Los Angeles Angels. And that doesn't count an improved Toronto team. So the playoff field won't be watered down.
Warm winter prompts ‘going to the snow’ experience
February brought South Valley some ultra-warm winter days. Folks headed to the beach and packed into frozen yogurt shops as outdoor temperatures soared near 80.
GOLF: Europe turns tide, stuns U.S. team
MEDINAH, Ill. – The remarkable Ryder Cup victory that will ring through Europe for years ended where it began – in the shadows on Medinah's 18th green. On Saturday evening, with the United States a punch away from turning the Ryder Cup into a knockout, Ian Poulter made the last of his five straight birdies at No. 18 to earn Europe a point it needed like a starving man needs food.














