Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring…
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Tara VanDerveer’s longtime assistant Kate Paye takes over as new Stanford coach
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kate Paye spent nearly two decades as Stanford’s coach-in-waiting, her high energy…
Continue ReadingLeg issue keeps IF Jake Cronenworth out of Padres’ starting lineup
MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth was out of the lineup Tuesday after a leg issue caused him to leave a game a night…
Continue ReadingKawhi Leonard’s status for Clippers’ playoff opener against Mavericks remains murky
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard’s status for the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks remains murky.…
Continue ReadingCarl Erskine, Dodgers pitcher and last surviving member of ‘Boys of Summer,’ dies at 97
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game…
Continue ReadingParticipant, studio behind ‘Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially…
Continue ReadingBlake Griffin retires after high-flying NBA career that included Rookie of the Year, All-Star honors
By The Associated Press Blake Griffin announced his retirement Tuesday after a 14-year career that included six All-Star selections, Rookie of the…
Continue ReadingMichigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan was given three years of probation, fined and hit with recruiting limits by the NCAA on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCiting safety, USC makes rare cancellation of speech by valedictorian who supported Palestinians
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California canceled a commencement speech by its…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration recruits 15 states to help enforce airline consumer laws
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in 15 states to enforce consumer-protection laws…
Continue ReadingWhitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals…
Continue ReadingCrop-rich California region will fall under state monitoring to preserve groundwater flow
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California officials voted Tuesday to step in to monitor groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley in…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark and Angel Reese hope to carry over college momentum to the WNBA
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and a deep WNBA draft class hope the momentum they created lifting…
Continue ReadingSonny Gray cherishes what was likely his last start in Oakland as A’s prepare to move
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray earned his first career win for the Athletics in Oakland on Aug. 15, 2013,…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons armorer received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary…
Continue ReadingParker wins major league debut and García hits 3-run homer as Nationals beat Dodgers 6-4
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitchell Parker won his major league debut and Luis García Jr. hit a three-run homer, his first…
Continue ReadingConnor McDavid becomes 4th in NHL history with 100 assists as the Oilers rout the Sharks 9-2
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Warren Foegele scored twice and Adam Henrique and Dylan Holloway each had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers…
Continue ReadingKirill Kaprizov helps Wild end Kings’ eight-game home winning streak with 3-1 victory
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles 3-1 on…
Continue ReadingSonny Gray pitches Cardinals past his former A’s as St. Louis wins 3-1
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray struck out six and didn’t walk a batter over six scoreless innings to…
Continue ReadingPadres’ Jackson Merrill and Brewers’ Jackson Chourio making big early impressions
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Another day, another set of milestone accomplishments from Major League Baseball’s rookie…
Continue ReadingPadres break loose for 6 runs in the 5th inning and go on to beat the Brewers 7-3
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Merrill went 3 for 5 and singled home two runs during a six-run rally in the fifth…
Continue ReadingMike Trout’s 2-run homer highlights 5-run outburst in the 8th as the Angels top Rays 7-3
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Trout’s two-run homer highlighted a five-run outburst in the eighth inning…
Continue ReadingGiants rally with 3 runs in 7th to beat NL-worst Marlins. Miami manager Skip Schumaker is tossed
MIAMI (AP) — Jung Hoo Lee had two hits, including a tying single in the seventh inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame an early three-run…
Continue ReadingDodgers recall pitcher Ricky Vanasco from minors. His next appearance will be his major league debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled pitcher Ricky Vanasco from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned right-handed pitcher J.P…
Continue ReadingJackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball’s color barrier
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s…
Continue ReadingFormer Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former U.S. Marine was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood…
Continue ReadingKen Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who won 3 World Series with Oakland, has died at 78
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ken Holtzman, MLB’s winningest Jewish pitcher who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago…
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Three-time World Series champion Ken Holtzman dead at 78
(KION-TV)- Ken Holtzman who played a massive role in the Oakland Athletics winning three straight World Series titles in the 1970s has died at the…
Continue ReadingWNBA will pay for flights for playoffs and back-to-backs. Expansion to 16 teams possible by 2028
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will once again pay for charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for…
Continue ReadingZion Williamson, at long last, set to suit up for the Pelicans in the NBA postseason
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s been nearly five years since Pelicans fans packing a downtown block party erupted as…
Continue ReadingPadres sign veteran infielder Donovan Solano to minor league deal
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Infielder Donovan Solano signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. The deal was announced Monday before the Padres’…
Continue ReadingDecades after a US butterfly species vanished, a close relative is released to fill gap
By HAVEN DALEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that…
Continue ReadingParis Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at…
Continue ReadingCalifornia officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Monday sued Huntington Beach over a new law that lets the…
Continue ReadingIn war saga ‘The Sympathizer,’ Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native…
Continue ReadingTestimony in USC case before labor relations board administrative judge could be wrapping up
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A National Labor Relations Board complaint against the University of Southern California that…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico judge sentences “Rust” movie armorer to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico judge sentences “Rust” movie armorer to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting by Alec…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark admitted she was a bit nervous before being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the…
Continue ReadingCardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots to headline the BET Experience concerts in Los Angeles
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots will headline concerts to celebrate the return of the BET…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down airport highways and key bridges in major US cities
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific…
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Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite…
Continue ReadingBureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said…
Continue ReadingBureau of Prisons tells AP it plans to close California women’s prison where inmates were subjected to rampant sex abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bureau of Prisons tells AP it plans to close California women’s prison where inmates were subjected to rampant sex…
Continue ReadingScheffler turns the Masters into another Sunday yawner with a dominating win
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler drained all the drama out of the Masters. Which has become a familiar…
Continue ReadingWNBA fashionistas showcase their styles at the draft with spotlight on women’s hoops
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The WNBA wears Prada. The stars of the game wore top fashion labels Monday night that turned the draft into a…
Continue ReadingLithuania’s Mykolas Alekna breaks discus throw record that stood since 1986
RAMONA, Okla. (AP) — Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma…
Continue ReadingGun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a…
Continue ReadingExpansion club Bay FC edges Seattle Reign for first home win in NWSL
By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Joelle Anderson forced an own goal for the go-ahead score in the 87th minute to lead Bay FC to a 3-2 victory over the…
Continue ReadingProfar’s tiebreaking 3-run double in 7th inning lifts Padres to 6-3 victory over Dodgers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurickson Profar broke a seventh-inning tie with a three-run double, Jackson Merrill had three…
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Without Curry, Green, the Warriors beat the Jazz 123-116 and wind up with the 10th seed in the West
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr firmly believes his team still has a shot to make a splash this postseason —…
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