Pepper’s 24 lead UC Davis past UCSB 79-69
By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper scored 24 points as UC Davis beat UCSB 79-69 on Thursday. Pepper added seven…
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Mogbo’s 21 help San Francisco defeat San Diego 95-79
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Mogbo’s 21 points helped San Francisco defeat San Diego 95-79 on Thursday. Mogbo added…
Continue ReadingCSU Bakersfield hits 12 of 12 from the line in OT to beat Long Beach State 82-76
By The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 34 points and CSU Bakersfield went 12-for-12 from the free throw line in…
Continue ReadingBona, Andrews help UCLA hold off Oregon State late for a 71-63 win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona and Dylan Andrews each scored 18 points to allow UCLA to hold off Oregon State, 71-63 on Thursday night. The Bruins,…
Continue ReadingHawaii wins 76-68 against CSU Fullerton
By The Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Noel Coleman scored 21 points as Hawaii beat CSU Fullerton 76-68 on Thursday. Coleman shot 6 for 9…
Continue ReadingOregon beats USC 78-69, sending Trojans to 6th straight loss in longest skid since 2014-15 season
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Shelstad scored 20 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, and Oregon…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift could make it from Tokyo to the Super Bowl. Parking her private jet could be tricky
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis…
Continue ReadingMasic scores 23 in Portland’s 65-60 victory against Pacific
By The Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Vukasin Masic scored 23 points as Portland beat Pacific 65-60 on Thursday. Masic added seven…
Continue ReadingBiden is left with few choices as immigration takes center stage in American politics
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Almost immediately after he walked into the Oval Office on his first day as…
Continue ReadingMcGhie scores 24 in UCSD’s 83-62 victory over CSU Northridge
By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler McGhie’s 24 points helped UCSD defeat CSU Northridge 83-62 on Thursday. McGhie was 9 of 16…
Continue Reading‘Pineapple Expresses’ and rising seas are battering California’s piers, threatening iconic landmarks
By JULIE WATSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — More storms, rising seas and huge waves are taking their toll on California’s…
Continue ReadingSaran has 17 as UC Irvine downs Cal Poly 73-59
By The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Derin Saran’s 17 points helped UC Irvine defeat Cal Poly 73-59 on Thursday. Saran also…
Continue ReadingTrio rally Stanford to 71-62 victory over Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Brandon Angel and Maxime Reynaud posted double-doubles and Michael Jones hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 as Stanford rallied…
Continue ReadingMaxwell scores 19, No. 19 Gonzaga women hit 8 straight 3s to roll past San Diego 80-52
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brynna Maxwell scored 19 points and made four 3-pointers in the third quarter, when Gonzaga was 8 of 8 behind the arc, to lead the…
Continue ReadingGoodell reinforces NFL’s gambling policy leading into the week of the Super Bowl
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to all 32 teams Thursday to reinforce the…
Continue ReadingJim Harbaugh is ready to resume his chase of a Super Bowl title with the Chargers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh fulfilled one of his goals by winning a national championship at his alma…
Continue ReadingPatrick Cantlay takes off PGA Tour board hat, shoots 64. He trails Thomas Detry by 1 at Pebble Beach
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay has spent about as much time on the phone as the golf course this week…
Continue Reading9 hospitalized after 200 prisoners rush corrections officers in riot at Southern California prison
BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) — Eight corrections officers and an incarcerated man were injured in a riot involving around 200 inmates in the recreational…
Continue ReadingChris Shula, the grandson of Don Shula, will be the Rams’ new defensive coordinator, AP source says
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Shula, the grandson of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, will be the Los Angeles Rams’…
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg’s long apology tour: A brief history
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Mark Zuckerberg turned at a Senate hearing to address the parents of children…
Continue ReadingInvestigation into killings of 19 burros in Southern California desert hits possible breakthrough
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) — There may finally be a breakthrough in a long-running investigation into the killing of wild burros in California’s Mojave…
Continue ReadingIn California, Black lawmakers share a reparations plan with few direct payments
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s Legislative Black Caucus released a slate of reparations bills to implement…
Continue ReadingBrock Purdy’s rise to 49ers starting QB was evident from early in his first training camp
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York has always appreciated coach Kyle Shanahan’s…
Continue ReadingMarlins’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. loses in salary arbitration on his 26th birthday
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. got disappointing news on his 26th birthday, losing to the Miami Marlins in the first salary arbitration…
Continue ReadingApple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter,…
Continue ReadingGetting a dental X-ray? A new recommendation says you don’t need a lead apron
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live. The…
Continue ReadingWhat’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Associated Press The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the…
Continue ReadingThe Chiefs’ Super Bowl brain trust involves former head coaches on each side of the ball
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes remembers what Matt Nagy was like when he first arrived in Kansas City in…
Continue ReadingWisconsin hires former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch as safeties coach
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Southern California defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has resurfaced at Wisconsin as the Badgers’ new safeties coach.…
Continue ReadingVols AD refuses to let NCAA ‘irrationally’ make example of Tennessee over NIL
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Tennessee athletic director Danny White said he is refusing to let the NCAA “irrationally” make an example…
Continue ReadingUCLA’s Laiatu Latu goes from medically retired player to hot NFL prospect
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Laiatu Latu writes the three letters above his notes from class and football meetings: LYL.…
Continue ReadingPatrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy are chasing greatness and the greatest in Tom Brady and Joe Montana
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Mahomes is chasing Tom Brady. Brock Purdy is playing in the shadow of Joe Montana. Winning the Super…
Continue ReadingMajor automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure…
Continue ReadingLeBron James and Anthony Davis both ruled out for Lakers vs. East-leading Celtics
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both ruled out of Los Angeles’ national…
Continue ReadingChurchill Downs moves Kentucky Derby post draw ahead one week before historic 150th running on May 4
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s…
Continue ReadingDream acquire 2-time WNBA steals leader Canada and send McDonald to Sparks in swap of guards
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream acquired two-time WNBA steals leader Jordin Canada in a trade that sent guard Aari McDonald to the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingDisney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should ‘move on’
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what…
Continue ReadingCalifornia teenager charged with swatting faces adult charges in Florida
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A California teenager accused of swatting a Florida mosque has been arrested and transported across the country to face felony…
Continue ReadingNigeria forward Asisat Oshoala joins Bay FC on transfer from Barcelona
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer National Women’s Soccer League expansion team Bay FC has acquired Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala from…
Continue ReadingBoygenius on the 2024 Grammys, ‘The Record,’ the Chicks and the ever-looming question of new music
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the 2024 Grammy Awards, boygenius — the major label rock band built of Phoebe Bridgers,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia pummeled by first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers as ‘Pineapple Express’ sweeps state
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains as the…
Continue ReadingFrank Vatrano scores late in OT to lift Ducks past Sharks, 3-2
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Frank Vatrano made sure the long flight to Toronto for the All-Star Game festivities would go…
Continue Reading6 killings in likely cannabis dispute spotlight violence and risk in California’s illegal pot market
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slayings of six men last week at a remote desert crossroads that…
Continue ReadingPearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls ‘our best work’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Pearl Jam blasted out their forthcoming album to a few hundred family,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge dismisses case seeking to force US to pressure Israel to stop bombing Gaza
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. district judge in California dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that sought to force the Biden administration to do all it…
Continue ReadingKings snap 4-game skid, beating Predators 4-2 going into All-Star break
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Turcotte had his first NHL goal and assist and the Los Angeles Kings beat the…
Continue ReadingButler scores 31 points to help Heat beat Kings 115-106 and snap 7-game skid
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and the Miami Heat snapped a seven-game skid with a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on…
Continue ReadingLeonard, Harden help Clippers pull away from Wizards, 125-109
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, James Harden added 25 and the Los Angeles Clippers…
Continue ReadingWandy Peralta and the Padres agree to a $16.5 million, 4-year contract, AP source says
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Free-agent reliever Wandy Peralta and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $16.5 million,…
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Californians don’t have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California residents don’t have to pay for and pass a background check every time…
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