AP Player of the Week: Cotie McMahon of Ohio State helps Buckeyes beat Iowa
By The Associated Press The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 11 of the season: COTIE MCMAHON, Ohio…
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LeBron James to miss Lakers’ game against Clippers because of left ankle pain
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Clippers on Tuesday night because of left ankle pain. It will…
Continue ReadingHow (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer The winner in the Oscar race this year is “Oppenheimer” with 13 nominations, followed by the…
Continue ReadingHarrison Endycott is looking for starts and is willing to travel. From California to Bahrain
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer For years, it was not unusual for players on the lower end of the priority list to bounce between the PGA Tour and…
Continue ReadingTurboTax maker Intuit barred from advertising ‘free’ tax services without disclosing who’s eligible
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have barred TurboTax maker Intuit Inc. from advertising its services…
Continue ReadingPGA Tour heads to Torrey Pines, LPGA Tour stays in Florida
By The Associated Press PGA TOUR FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Courses: Torrey Pines GC. South (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72) and North…
Continue ReadingAirbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on…
Continue ReadingZetterlund leads Sharks to 4-3 shootout win over slumping Kings
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fabian Zetterlund scored the first goal of the game and the clinching goal in a shootout to…
Continue Reading‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marked by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered…
Continue ReadingCalifornia State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end…
Continue ReadingBarnes scores 32 points as the Kings beat the Hawks 122-107 to stop their 4-game skid
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 32 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Atlanta…
Continue ReadingKennady McQueen posts season-high 21 as No. 16 Utah upends No. 2 UCLA in overtime
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kennady McQueen had a season-high 21 points, Dasia Young and Matyson Wilke each made four…
Continue ReadingTrainer Bob Baffert asks to end appeal of DQ of Medina Spirit for failed drug test at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says on social media that he has asked attorneys to end his appeal of Medina Spirit’s…
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Grieving Warriors get back to work after watching tribute to late assistant coach Dejan Milojević
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Before the Golden State Warriors returned to the practice floor Monday following an…
Continue ReadingTribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10…
Continue ReadingUSC’s JuJu Watkins extends record with 10th honor as Pac-12 freshman of the week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins of No. 11 Southern California extended her record as Pac-12 freshman of the week with her 10th honor on Monday. She…
Continue ReadingNick Dunlap withdraws from Torrey Pines after becoming 1st amateur in 33 years to win on PGA Tour
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap has withdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines to contemplate his options as the…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges HIV-positive inmate died after being denied medication at Northern California jail
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges he contracted a…
Continue ReadingFormer gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer who points to ‘historic’ trial
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon…
Continue ReadingNorman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged…
Continue ReadingFlash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rains sweep through much of US
By DENIS POROY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in San Diego on Monday as…
Continue ReadingDexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62
ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King…
Continue ReadingDexter Scott King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died of cancer, King Center says
ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died of cancer, King Center…
Continue ReadingMemphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth…
Continue ReadingKansas State jumps to 4th in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina is still No. 1
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingCalifornia State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement…
Continue ReadingRussell and James dominate 4th quarter in Lakers’ 134-110 rout of Trail Blazers
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 34 points, LeBron James added 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the…
Continue ReadingPanarin scores go-ahead goal as Rangers rally in the third period for 5-2 victory over Ducks
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The two most consistent parts of the New York Rangers came up big during the third period of…
Continue ReadingTitans interview former Stanford coach David Shaw as 10th candidate for open job
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans interviewed former Stanford coach David Shaw in person on Sunday, making him the 10th different…
Continue ReadingSan Jose State hires Ken Niumatalolo as new football coach
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose State has hired former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as the Spartans head coach. Athletic…
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Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer now winningest coach in major college basketball, passing Mike Krzyzewski
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Only Her. Tara VanDerveer’s face shined in every corner of Maples Pavilion with…
Continue ReadingU.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap wins The American Express for the first PGA Tour victory by an amateur in 33 years
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap wins The American Express for the first PGA Tour victory by an amateur in 33…
Continue ReadingStanford’s Tara VanDerveer now winningest coach in major college basketball, passing Mike Krzyzewski
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Only Her. Tara VanDerveer’s face shined in every corner of Maples Pavilion with…
Continue ReadingStanford’s Tara VanDerveer is all-time winningest coach in college basketball history with her 1,203rd career victory
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer is all-time winningest coach in college basketball history with her 1,203rd career…
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Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies at 75
Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna,…
Continue ReadingLeonard scores 14 points in 5 minutes, Clippers overcome 18-point deficit to stun Nets 125-114
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After getting outhustled and outshot for three quarters, the Los Angeles Clippers turned into a…
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Former firefighter accused of planting explosives near California roadways pleads not guilty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a homemade bomb and…
Continue ReadingMan arrested near Taylor Swift’s NYC townhouse after reported break-in attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who…
Continue ReadingVonleh’s late basket helps No. 3 Colorado hold off No. 6 Southern California 63-59
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — There were the two steals from Kindyll Wetta down the stretch, along with the charge that…
Continue ReadingDe La Fuente rallies to win the Latin America Amateur and get in to the Masters and both Opens
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Santiago De La Fuente of Mexico birdied the last two holes for a 6-under 64 on Sunday, giving him a two-shot victory in the…
Continue ReadingBaffert’s National Treasure made 9-5 favorite for $3 million Pegasus at Gulfstream
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bob Baffert is the only trainer to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational twice. And…
Continue ReadingMarlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81
Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81.…
Continue Reading‘Mean Girls’ fetches $11.7M in second weekend to stay No. 1 at box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million…
Continue ReadingMuch of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this…
Continue ReadingQuinton Byfield’s goal gives Kings a 2-1 win over Rangers to spoil Jonathan Quick’s return to LA
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the Los Angeles Kings…
Continue ReadingJordan Love’s strong 1st season as Packers QB ends with disappointing playoff loss
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — For all that went well in Jordan Love’s first season as the starting…
Continue ReadingLogan Couture makes long-awaited return, records assist in Sharks’ 5-3 win over Ducks
By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sharks captain Logan Couture made a long-awaited return from injury with an assist in his first…
Continue ReadingSaint Mary’s (CA) secures 77-60 victory against San Francisco
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aidan Mahaney’s 22 points helped Saint Mary’s (CA) defeat San Francisco 77-60 on Saturday…
Continue ReadingHarris scores 16 in Loyola Marymount’s 68-61 win over Pepperdine
By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Dominick Harris had 16 points in Loyola Marymount’s 68-61 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday…
Continue ReadingHuff scores 26 off the bench, Gonzaga knocks off San Diego 105-63
By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Braden Huff scored 26 points off of the bench to lead Gonzaga past San Diego 105-63 on Saturday. Huff also…
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