Rio Tinto, Nippon Steel Agree on Iron Ore Prices

Rio Tinto said it has struck a deal with Japan's Nippon Steel for a 33% to 44% drop in iron ore term prices for the 2009-10 contract year.

EBay Gains in Fights Over Fakes

Luxury companies take a hit in the fight to control who sells their brands online in Europe.

Shell Gas and Power Chief Resigns

Linda Cook, one of the most senior women in the global oil industry, is stepping down as an executive director of Royal Dutch Shell PLC after losing the battle to become the Anglo-Dutch oil major's new chief executive.

Rio Tinto, Nippon Steel Agree on Iron Ore Prices

Rio Tinto said it has struck a deal with Japan's Nippon Steel for a 33% to 44% drop in iron ore term prices for the 2009-10 contract year.

Denver cruises, even Western finals

The Denver Nuggets are so much more than just Carmelo Anthony. A dominating effort on the boards and a great performance by the bench helped the Nuggets overcome a below-par effort from an ailing 'Melo on Monday night, when they raced past the Los Angeles...

Morning Huddle / What our writers are thinking, seeing, hearing

SILENCE NOT GOLDEN: Disappointing development with coach Mike Singletary and the 49ers. Other than the coordinators, position coaches have not been allowed to speak to reporters. It's not a good idea to prevent grown men from answering routine questions...

Kennedy best fill-in ever

Adam Kennedy came to Oakland as a stopgap, to fill the time and the space in the A's lineup until Mark Ellis' calf healed. Kennedy has given the A's much more than they bargained for when they traded for him May 8. On Monday, for example, he provided most of...

Ishikawa gets the message

Was it curious that Travis Ishikawa and Jonathon Sanchez did in the Braves on Monday shortly after general manager Brian Sabean's state-of-the-lack-of-power address? Or were they simply due? Ishikawa's first four-hit game and Sanchez's first win since April...

Moves now limited by no moves in past

At some point in the next few years, the Giants might have to part with Matt Cain. They might need to give up the notion that Cain and Tim Lincecum will become dual aces as intimidating as Koufax and Drysdale or Schilling and Johnson. Under the right...

Raiders' star finds strength in Berkeley High coach

When Nnamdi Asomugha was a Cal senior invited to the NFL combine, his agent offered to send Asomugha to any top-notch personal trainer of his choice. If Asomugha could boost his strength and speed, maybe he could nudge himself up a bit from his projected...

NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT / Gwynn returns Aztecs to field

Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer who returned to his alma mater in 2003 for his dream coaching job, got the news Monday morning that his San Diego State team is back in the NCAA postseason for the first time since 1991. The Aztecs and right-hander, Stephen...

NCAA TENNIS / Bears top Cardinal in final

Cal's top women's doubles team produced an NCAA championship Monday in College Station, Texas, six days after the Bears lost the team final to Duke. Mari Andersson and Jana Juricova defeated Stanford's Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette 6-3, 6-4. It's the...

MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP / Orange rally late for 11th title

Kenny Nims hadn't realized how desperate things had become for Syracuse because he refused to consider the possibility that the defending NCAA lacrosse champions actually might lose. "Never count us out," said Nims, who scored with 4.5 seconds left in...

Sports calendar

TODAYTimeEvent (* taped, ^ joined in progress)TVRadioBASEBALL 5 p.m.St. Louis at MilwaukeeESPN7 p.m.Seattle at A'sCSNCA860, 16407:15 p.m.Atlanta at GiantsCSNBA680, 1010NBA PLAYOFFS 5:30 p.m.East finals: Cleveland at Orlando, Game 4TNT1050NHL PLAYOFFS 4:30...

Ibanez - from free agent to Triple Crown threat

Fans of the Giants and A's didn't complain that their teams, both in need of sock, didn't pursue the best free agent on the market over the winter. Then again, who knew? The only noise by fans anywhere came from Phillies' fans who loudly wondered why their...