San Francisco

A jury on Thursday found a Mexican man not guilty in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier that touched off a fierce national immigration debate two years ago, rejecting possible charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to first-degree murder.

Brian Hoyer had the San Francisco offense humming after sputtering through the first two preseason games, passing for 176 yards and two touchdowns in the first half before the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 32-31 victory over the 49ers on Sunday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brian Dozier and Kennys Vargas hit home runs, leading Jose Berrios and the Minnesota Twins over the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ervin Santana pitched a four-hitter for his third shutout of the season and hit a three-run double in another stellar bounce-back start, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

UNDATED (AP) — The San Francisco Giants entered last night's action on a three-game skid in which the bullpen blew ninth-inning leads on Saturday and Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriel Ynoa struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings in his first major league start to aid the Mets' rickety rotation, and New York completed a three-game sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with a 3-2 victory Sunday.

UNDATED (AP) — No major league team was better than the San Francisco Giants at the All-Star break. And no team has been worse since then.

UNDATED (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit three home runs for the Blue Jays and in hockey-happy Toronto, that's a hat trick.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to 1970s hit makers as the eventual leader of successor group Jefferson Starship, has died at age 74.