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By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — With a limited budget, the Guardians surprised many people around baseball when they claimed…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The move by Stanford and California to the Atlantic Coast Conference was one born out of need not convenience. After…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer When Micah Parsons entered the NFL two years ago, the biggest question was where he was best suited to play.…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Trent Williams spent much of the first decade of his NFL career being held back by playing for a dysfunctional…

By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An energy infrastructure project bigger than the Hoover Dam is how Hunter…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference inviting Stanford, California and SMU to join the league in 2024-25, sources tell…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. had a full day: The Atlanta Braves star got married in the morning, hit a…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents ordered the young Senegalese men to wait in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jewell Loyd had 25 points to lead the Seattle Storm to a 72-61 win over Los Angeles on Thursday night, dealing a setback to the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — A solid job by opener Jakob Junis and one big inning on offense were enough to carry the San…

By PAUL J. WEBER, ACACIA CORONADO and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A vision of armed officers at every school in Texas is…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When thousands of fans couldn’t get tickets for megastar Taylor Swift’s summer…

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Lan Larison ran for 109 yards on 16 carries and had three of UC Davis’ five rushing touchdowns as the Aggies beat…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has won a favorable ruling in one of two civil lawsuits filed…

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A member of the violent MS-13 street gang pleaded guilty Thursday for his part in the murders of four people, including…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man newly transferred to Oregon’s psychiatric hospital managed to escape while fully…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians are hoping some Angels throwaways can get them to the postseason. Trying to chase…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Two-time U.S. Soccer Player of the Year Julie Ertz has retired from soccer after a 10-year career that included…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk said Thursday that his social network X, formerly known as Twitter, will give users the ability to make voice and…

By The Associated Press Nevada (0-0) at No. 6 Southern California (1-0), Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network) Line: USC by 38 1/2, according to…

By The Associated Press Coastal Carolina at UCLA, Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: UCLA by 14½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series record:…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer When it comes to tight ends in the NFL, one stands alone. Kansas City’s prolific pass catcher Travis Kelce…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Minkah Fitzpatrick’s first season in the NFL got off to a bit of a slow start. Once he got traded to the…

By JOCELYN NOVECK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly McKernan’s acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant,…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward hit two-run homers in the third inning, Mookie Betts had his…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored on a penalty kick in the 61st minute and the Los Angeles Galaxy held off the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s planned transformation of San Quentin State Prison…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA’s pledge to provide private planes for all postseason air travel has a few…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Big Ten football is used to grabbing the spotlight on Saturdays during the fall. However, it is putting a new spin on…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bosa still hasn’t reported to the San Francisco 49ers as his contract…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — After the most successful month in franchise history, the Seattle Mariners might prefer if August just…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered and drove in three runs in his first four-hit game in the…