KCBS Sports Fans: America's Cup Return To SF Should Be Easy Call
Anywhere else on Earth, the chance to host a world-class event like the America's Cup would have the civic leaders abuzz.
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Anywhere else on Earth, the chance to host a world-class event like the America's Cup would have the civic leaders abuzz.
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of Larry Ellison and Oracle, but they're the ones who put a lot on the line. Ellison brought it to the city and it was even timed to line up with his annual Oracle World Conference. It could have been a really embarrassing loss for him, but things worked out.
Just a month ago, the America's Cup "village" along San Francisco's waterfront had few visitors. Then Oracle Team USA launched one of the greatest comebacks in the sport's history. On Wednesday, tens of thousands lined up along the city's waterfront to watch them retain the cup.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is so immersed in his boating team's stirring comeback in the America's Cup that he backed out of giving the marquee speech at his software company's biggest customer conference of the year.
The value of Oracle Corp. founder and CEO Larry Ellison's pay package dropped 18 percent in fiscal 2013, to $78.4 million, after the business software company missed its internal financial targets and he declined his annual cash bonus.
Nearly 20 years after beating Mr. America's Cup himself, Dennis Conner, Team New Zealand is on course to scuttle software billionaire Larry Ellison's hopes of keeping sailing's biggest prize.
The America's Cup Finals begin in San Francisco on Saturday, and city and team officials are hoping that the races themselves will finally take center stage rather than the tragedy and controversies that have overshadowed the regatta thus far.
The new, cutting-edge America's Cup boats are not without criticism and Oracle's Larry Ellison defends what some call risky engineering and sailing tactics, explaining, "It has to be a little bit risky."
Larry Ellison, America's third richest man and the CEO of Bay Area tech giant Oracle, took aim at Google in a wide-ranging interview with CBS News, calling out Google CEO Larry Page "specifically" for overseeing Google's decision to "take our [Oracle's] stuff."
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said the National Security Agency's surveillance program is "absolutely essential" in the war against terrorism.
Oracle is still having trouble closing enough business software deals to keep Wall Street happy. The quarterly results announced Thursday could escalate investors' fears about Oracle's ability to adapt to the changing demands of its customers.
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison bought a small Hawaii airline Tuesday, less than a year after he bought most of the Hawaiian island of Lanai.
People living in one San Francisco neighborhood were surprised when they recently learned that a new concert venue is going up near their homes as part of the America's Cup festivities.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison envisions his recently acquired Hawaiian island becoming a "little laboratory" for experimenting with more environmentally sound ways to live.
Oracle Team USA took top honors on San Francisco Bay Sunday afternoon, winning both overall, and the match-race championship in the America's Cup World Series.
A Hawaii public utilities agency on Monday approved the transfer of three Lanai utilities to Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison, clearing the way for his purchase of most of the island to close this week.
The people living on a rural Hawaiian island set to be bought by billionaire Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison have a laundry list of what they want him to provide.
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison has reached a deal to buy 98 percent of the island of Lanai from its current owner, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said Wednesday.
As the All Things Digital Conference came to a close, a federal judge delivered a setback to Oracle in its lawsuit against Google. Nonetheless Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has fond memories of his highly influential friend.
Larry Ellison acknowledged Oracle's interest in diversifying beyond its main business of database software while testifying Tuesday on the second day of a trial pitting two high-tech bellwethers.
Exhibition races this summer ahead of the America's Cup regatta next year may taken place in New York rather than San Francisco.
Oracle CEO and billionaire Larry Ellison's plans to bring the America's Cup to San Francisco in 2013 just got a whole lot smaller and even still, critics of the race aren't ready to sign off on the deal just yet.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced Monday that a scheduled vote by the Board of Supervisors on final approval for hosting the America's Cup sailing race has been postponed.
A federal judge has overturned a $1.3 billion verdict against business software maker SAP, calling it "grossly excessive."
Mark Hurd may get his $100 million payday after all. On Friday, Oracle disclosed that Hurd's compensation for the year came in slightly higher than even CEO Larry Ellison's.
