DETROIT%26The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. have taken a big legal step toward shifting billions in retiree health care costs from the automaker to an independent trust fund. The union and attorneys representing several retirees sued GM on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit in an effort to [...]
Like the short-lived San Jose Grand Prix, the series that sanctioned that event for three summers in the heart of Silicon Valley has also landed on the scrap heap.
On Friday, a 12-year war came to an end when the Champ Car World Series agreed to cease operations, allowing American [...]
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According to various media reports during the past two weeks, the combined IndyCar Series and Champ Car World Series could look something like this:
2008 schedule: The Long Beach, Edmonton and Surfers Paradise (Australia) Champ Car races would be added to the IndyCar schedule. Champ Car’s Mexico City event might also be added.
Cars: The [...]
Baseball
Non-conference
Cal 5, Kansas State 1
Kansas St. 100000000-112
Cal 20110010x-590
WP - Ross (1-0). LP - Hutt (0-1). SV - Wolford (1). HR - Cruz (KSU); Kobernus (Cal). 2B - Gorman, Kobernus (Cal). 2 hits - Kobernus, Satin (Cal). 2 RBIs - Cooper (Cal). Records - [...]
CCS playoff schedules
Boys soccer
Division I
Semifinals
Bellarmine College Prep 5, Alisal 0
Overfelt 3, Leigh 1
Friday’s finals
At Milpitas
Bellarmine College Prep 5, Overfelt 0
Division II
Semifinals
Pajaro Valley 2, Gonzales 1
Palo Alto 2, St. Francis 1 (2OT)
Friday’s finals
At Milpitas
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MUMBAI, India%26A dozen years ago, many believed that India’s Tata Group%26the country’s oldest and largest conglomerate%26was a bloated behemoth that would eventually go under. Instead, it has become a powerhouse in the 21st century, focusing on core businesses like steel and automobiles and seizing opportunities, including the hugely profitable outsourcing business, [...]
SEOUL, South Korea%26The head of Nissan Motor Co. said even if the United States is not in recession, its auto industry is. “We are very lucid on the situation of the industry that there is a recession in the United States, at least in the car market,” Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn [...]
LOS GATOS
100 block of Stacia Street, 10:57 a.m. Feb. 20 Six auto burglaries were reported.
15400 block of Shannon Road, 2 p.m. Feb. 20 Someone broke into a residence some time after 8 a.m.
17500 block of High Street, 4:29 p.m. Feb. 20 A vehicle [...]
Indy Car racing has finally gotten together. The Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series signed a deal Friday to unify the two American open-wheel circuits, bringing them under the umbrella of the IRL. “I’m glad that they were able to get it done,” said A.J. Foyt, the first [...]
DETROIT%26GMAC LLC said Wednesday it plans to cut about 930 jobs in its auto finance business as it restructures to cut expenses in the wake of tightening credit markets and heavy losses last year. The company said it will merge 20 U.S. and Canadian offices into five regional business centers in [...]
