What you missed over the weekend. —A Saturday deadline for Occupy the Farm protesters to leave a tract of land owned by UC Berkeley has come and gone. University officials are now weighing their options. Last week, the UC Office of the President issued a new report recommending changes to the way campus officials respond to demonstrations. UC President Mark Yudof commissioned the report after clashes between campus police and Occupy ......

A state appeals court on Wednesday denied a petition by a San Rafael neighborhood group to delay the scheduled June 4 start of the San Rafael Pacifics baseball season at Albert Park. The Albert Park Neighborhood Alliance had appealed Marin County Superior Court Judge Lynn Duryee's ruling in February that the North American League team's season at Albert Park would not have a significant effect on the environment, as the ......

It's no mystery why the once mighty Sharks are on the brink of elimination in the opening round of the NHL playoffs. Most of this season's newcomers have been woeful and aside from Joe Thornton, San Jose's most celebrated stars have under-achieved miserably when it counted most. Not only has Patrick Marleau failed to score a single point in the series while taking just seven shots in four games, the ......

Unlike his masked, leather-clad alter-ego, Brian Wilson is not a "Machine." In fact, the eccentric closer, who is probably facing season-ending surgery, said Sunday he has been dealing with elbow problems since 2010. Pitching through pain that year, Wilson tied the team record with 48 saves and didn't allow an earned run in 10 post-season appearances, including getting the final out that clinched San Francisco's first World Series championship. But, ......

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for four sailors missing after a yacht struck the rocks near the Farallon Islands on Saturday during a race, and will not be resuming the search Monday. The Coast Guard and Air National Guard searched an area of more than 5,000 square miles over a period of more than 30 hours following the fatal boating accident Saturday afternoon, Petty Officer Caleb Critchfield ......