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A VTA light-rail train collided with an unmarked San Jose Police car Thursday night, injuring the on-duty officer inside.

The force of the crash pushed the vehicle several yards, leaving shattered glass on the roadway and the officer trapped inside his car on First Street just north of Highway 880.

The officer was transported to Valley Medical Center for treatment, where he is in serious but stable condition. His identity was not released. Two passengers in the light-rail train complained of pain, but did not receive treatment.

The two-car train, which was carrying 19 passengers, was heading north on First Street about 6 p.m. when the car drove into its path, said Bernice Alaniz, spokeswoman for the Valley Transportation Authority. Both the train and the car were heading north.

The collision temporarily halted service for about two hours.

San Jose Police officer Enrique Garcia said the incident is under investigation.

NAPA - The Raiders are cranking up the heat on no-show quarterback JaMarcus Russell by working out free agent Daunte Culpepper this morning.

Coach Lane Kiffin confirmed the move Monday, one day after he characterized the contract negotiations between the Raiders and No. 1 draft pick Russell as “going kind [...]

Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco both had three hits and an RBI as the Detroit Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the A’s Monday night at McAfee Coliseum.

Jordan Tata, brought up to take the injured Kenny Rogers’ spot in Detroit’s rotation, allowed two runs [...]

The A’s were inactive on the trade front Monday, but a deal the team made a little over a month ago seems to be working out for both parties.

Andrew Brown was acquired from the San Diego Padres on June 29 for outfielder Milton Bradley. Brown was brought up to Oakland [...]

Antoan Richardson had four hits, scored two runs and stole his 42nd base of the season to help the San Jose Giants beat Lake Elsinore 7-2 in a California League game Monday night at Municipal Stadium.

The Giants swept the four-game series.

Shawn Estes, on a rehabilitation assignment from the San [...]

It was game time for the A’s, and Mike Piazza was still slotted as the designated hitter and Joe Blanton was the starting pitcher.

Two of the players whose names have appeared in recent trade rumors were still out there, doing what they get paid to do in the uniforms they started the [...]

No, it couldn’t be any other way. This long and storied, bile-filled history between the Dodgers and Giants demands it. Barry Bonds’ casting as the villainous superstar requires it.

Of course the chase of the home run record would come to Chavez Ravine. Of course Dodgers fans would become part of the [...]

LOS ANGELES - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will be in attendance today when Barry Bonds and the Giants begin a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Bonds, who probably won’t be in the lineup today, is one home run away from matching Hank Aaron’s all-time record of 755.

The league might [...]

For fans of rumors, today is like a national holiday. July 31 marks baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, which means speculation will whip through the airwaves like a hurricane until 1 p.m.

Last year on this date, 29 players changed uniforms. And that was considered a slow day. The trade deadline can be [...]

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Police in central Afghanistan at daybreak today discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban, officials said.

The victim’s body was found in the village of Arizo Kalley in Andar District, six miles west of Ghazni city, said Abdul Rahim Deciwal, [...]

AMMAN, Jordan - Poverty, hunger and public health failings continue to worsen in Iraq, according to a report released Monday from Oxfam International, which says that more aid is needed from abroad and which calls on the Iraqi government to decentralize the distribution of food and medical supplies.

The report, based on [...]