Robertson, Portland defeat Santa Clara 80-75 in OT
By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Robertson scored 32 points, seven in the overtime, as Portland took down Santa Clara 80-75 on…
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Johnson’s 30 lead UC Davis over Hawaii 75-63
By The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ty Johnson’s 30 points led UC Davis past Hawaii 75-63 on Thursday night. Johnson was 11 of 16…
Continue ReadingMaple Leafs acquire D Ilya Lyubushkin from Ducks in 3-team trade involving Hurricanes
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Anaheim Ducks in a three-team trade involving…
Continue ReadingSmith’s 2nd triple-double powers Utah past Stanford, 90-68
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deivon Smith put up his second triple-double of the season and Cole Bajema knocked down five of the six 3-point shots he took…
Continue ReadingBetts scores 20 as No. 8 UCLA cruises to 70-41 victory over Arizona State
JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Lauren Betts had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kiki Rice added 14 points to help No. 8 UCLA beat…
Continue ReadingPadilla hits big 3s, No. 7 USC outlasts Arizona 95-93 in double overtime
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Seventh-ranked Southern California lost its star player, but not its composure. Kayla…
Continue ReadingAt least 3 injured in shooting at Southern California dental office, suspect in custody
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A man was taken into custody Thursday in connection with a shooting in Southern California that left at least three people…
Continue ReadingCurry has 31 points and 11 rebounds, leads Warriors to 110-99 victory over Knicks
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A much better start for Stephen Curry led to one of the best in the NBA this season for the…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA top seeds in second women’s NCAA Tournament reveal
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor pushes back against criticism of fast food minimum wage law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has denied a news report that he pushed…
Continue ReadingShirtless US Senate candidate submerges himself in Wisconsin lake, issues challenge to opponent
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A shirtless candidate for U.S. Senate broke through the ice of a Madison lake Thursday hoping…
Continue ReadingMusk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform
By DAVID KLEPPER and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded…
Continue ReadingPirates’ Skenes retires Orioles’ Holliday in Grapefruit League matchup between top draft picks
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes retired the Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday on a grounder to…
Continue ReadingGiants right-hander Beck has aneurysm in upper part of pitching arm, weighing options
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck has been diagnosed with an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm…
Continue ReadingHatch watch is underway at a California bald eagle nest monitored by a popular online camera feed
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani stuns Dodgers — and many around the world — with marriage announcement
By DAVID BRANDT and STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writers GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers — and many around the…
Continue ReadingA California county ditched its vote-counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Voters in this rural California county have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while…
Continue ReadingWhat will win at the Oscars? AP’s film writers set their predictions
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey…
Continue ReadingA California county ditched its vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Voters in Northern California’s rural Shasta County have twice voted for Donald Trump by…
Continue ReadingHumanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giants
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of humanoid…
Continue ReadingFord electric vehicle owners can now charge on Tesla’s network, but they’ll need an adapter first
DETROIT (AP) — Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla’s charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there’s a…
Continue ReadingWhat is Super Tuesday? Why it matters and what to watch
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The biggest day of this year’s primary campaign is approaching as 16 states vote in contests known as…
Continue ReadingKostyuk, Saville and Boulter advance to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, Daria Saville of Australia and Katie Boulter of England advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cymbiotika…
Continue ReadingA billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start. Again
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from…
Continue ReadingBlizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER AND OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The most powerful Pacific storm of the season started barreling into the…
Continue ReadingA brazen iPhone scam in Iran reflects its economic struggles and tensions with the West
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With flashy celebrity ads and promises of deep discounts, a shop in Iran’s capital had…
Continue ReadingJamal Murray scores 32 points, Nuggets use big run to beat Kings 117-96
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 32 points, Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in just three…
Continue ReadingColorado wins 3rd straight, beats Cal 88-78 behind Simpson’s 27 points and Da Silva’s 22
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — KJ Simpson scored 27 points, Tristan da Silva added 22 and Colorado beat California 88-78 on Wednesday night for its third…
Continue ReadingClimate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
By FELICIA FONSECA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims…
Continue ReadingVisitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower’s stinking bloom in San Francisco
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an…
Continue ReadingOlympic medalist JJ Fetter calls for sailing officials’ resignations in lawsuit dispute
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — With American sailors in an Olympic slump, two-time medalist JJ Fetter is calling for the…
Continue ReadingFreight train carrying corn derails near Amtrak stop in northeast Nevada, no injuries reported
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ pleads guilty to charges tied to bank robberies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a string of robberies and attempted…
Continue ReadingUC Berkeley officials denounce protest that forced police to evacuate Jewish event for safety
BERKELEY Leaders of the University of California, Berkeley, have denounced a protest against an event organized by Jewish students that forced police…
Continue ReadingYoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Even Shohei Ohtani was intrigued by Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s exhibition debut…
Continue ReadingDigital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for unauthorized use of journalism
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Digital news outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet are joining the fight against…
Continue ReadingWe may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year’s Oscars are evidence
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Hayao Miyazaki was contemplating whether he would come out of retirement in 2016, he put together…
Continue ReadingNo. 17 Saint Mary’s has an impressive turnaround to move to the verge of an outright WCC title
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — When Saint Mary’s stumbled to five losses in the first eight games of a season that…
Continue ReadingTexas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and…
Continue ReadingWNBA Draft moves to Brooklyn and will have space for 1,000 fans to attend
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA Draft will have a new home this year and for the first time in eight seasons have…
Continue ReadingRyan Gosling, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste set to perform at the Oscars
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The Oscars just got an infusion of Kenergy. Ryan Gosling will sing the pop power ballad “ I’m Just Ken ” at the…
Continue ReadingCan conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — On a recent evening outside Washington, the president of Argentina had the eyes and…
Continue ReadingAnthony Kim is joining LIV Golf for the rest of 2024. And maybe beyond
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Anthony Kim returns from nearly a 12-year hiatus to join LIV Golf and will play the remainder of…
Continue ReadingMLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it’s a tough task in today’s game
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Max Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the…
Continue ReadingEmerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs’ org, looks to local leaders to bridge divides
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Francine Spang-Willis wishes the landscape of the Crazy Mountains near Livingston, Montana, could speak for itself.…
Continue ReadingVekic and Yastremska are among those advancing in the Cymbiotika San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Croatia’s Donna Vekic and Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska were among those moving into the second round of the Cymbiotika San…
Continue ReadingLeDee has 27 points, 11 rebounds to lead No. 20 SDSU to a 72-64 win against San Jose State
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee had 27 points — 21 in the second half — and 11 rebounds for No. 20 San Diego…
Continue ReadingHischier has 4 points as Devils score 7 straight goals to rout Sharks 7-2
By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes added a goal and two assists, and the…
Continue ReadingGreat Osobor, Darius Brown II lead No. 22 Utah State to 77-73 OT win over Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Great Osobor had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Darius Brown II added 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and No. 22 Utah…
Continue ReadingFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer said Tuesday that a suggested 100-year prison sentence for…
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