White Sox say they weren’t aware at first that a woman injured at game was shot
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay remembered sitting alone in the stands as a 5-year-old…
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Aussie Jett Lawrence completes fourth perfect season in motocross history
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jett Lawrence has become the third rider to complete a perfect motocross season. The 20-year-old Aussie won both 450cc…
Continue Reading Padres place Jake Cronenworth on the 10-day IL with a fractured right wrist, ending his season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed Jake Cronenworth on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a fractured right wrist, ending his…
Continue Reading The 49ers are dealing with 2 injured kickers with 2 weeks before season opener
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are headed into the season with questions at kicker after…
Continue Reading Ohtani declined imaging after leaving Aug. 3 start with cramping, Angels GM Perry Minasian says
By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle after four…
Continue Reading California advances to Little League World Series championship with 6-1 win over Texas
By SETH ENGLE Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Louis Lappe homered, drove in five runs and gave up just three hits on the mound as…
Continue Reading Verdugo becomes 1st player in Red Sox history to hit a leadoff homer in the 1st in 3 straight games
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo became the first player in Boston Red Sox history to hit a leadoff homer in the first inning in three straight games,…
Continue Reading Man convicted of killing LAPD cop after 40 years in retrial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man accused of killing a Los Angeles police officer during a traffic stop four decades ago has been convicted again in a…
Continue Reading The 49ers’ heavy investment in Trey Lance backfires, but it hasn’t destroyed the franchise
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Few teams have ever invested as much capital into acquiring as the San Francisco…
Continue Reading Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price Is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting…
Continue Reading Publicist says popular ‘Price is Right’ game show host Bob Barker has died at his Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Publicist says popular ‘Price is Right’ game show host Bob Barker has died at his Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Pre-med Florida junior Leanne Wong chases a spot on the US Olympic gymnastics team
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Leanne Wong almost begged her professor at the University of Florida for a little extra…
Continue Reading Mississippi factory rolls out first electric-powered truck from California-based company
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — A new electric car factory in northwest Mississippi has produced its first vehicle, and California-based Mullen Automotive is…
Continue Reading Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, BERNARD CONDON and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down…
Continue Reading Beloved pets in Canada rescued from wildfires by volunteers who stayed behind
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Wildfires forced Amanda Dengler to flee her home in Canada’s Northwest Territories three times in the past 18…
Continue Reading Chicago police say two women were injured in shooting during White Sox game
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two women were injured in shooting during White Sox…
Continue Reading Chicago police are investigating a shooting at White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field
CHICAGO (AP) — Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago police say a…
Continue Reading Shooting that followed fight on street in Pasadena, California, wounds 5
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Five people were wounded Friday night in a shooting on a street in Pasadena, California, that followed a fight, authorities…
Continue Reading Purdy runs for a TD before Chargers backups roll past 49ers 23-12
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy ran for a 5-yard touchdown during a brief tune-up for the season opener…
Continue Reading Strider becomes first 15-game winner, leads Braves over Giants 5-1
By MIICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spencer Strider became the major leagues’ first 15-game winner, pitching three-hit ball…
Continue Reading Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When classes resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather…
Continue Reading Tellez homers for 1st time in three months as Brewers beat Padres 7-3 for 6th straight win
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez isn’t accustomed to waiting this long between homers. Tellez went deep for…
Continue Reading Ohtani helps send Mets into last place as Angels win 3-1
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani doubled to key a two-run third inning, leading the Angels to a 3-1 win over the New…
Continue Reading Simone Biles wows on vault while surging to the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Laurent Landi stood on the mat, arms slightly outstretched. He took one small step to his…
Continue Reading Nneka Ogwumike has 100th career double-double to rally Sparks past Dream 83-78 for 6th straight win
ATLANTA (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her 100th career double-double and the Los Angeles Sparks erased a…
Continue Reading Betts gets ovation, scores twice against former team, Freeman has 4 hits as Dodgers beat Red Sox 7-4
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts didn’t arrive at Fenway Park with any expectations. He wanted to be ready to…
Continue Reading Allen homers and drives in career-high 5 as Athletics pound White Sox 12-4
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Allen homered and drove in a career-high five runs, Zach Neal won his first start in seven…
Continue Reading Jury awards $3.75M to protester hit by hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles police in 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury awarded $3.75 million in damages this week to a protester shot twice with hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Kyra Carusa scores as the San Diego Wave beat the Orlando Pride 2-1
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kyra Carusa scored in the 75th minute and the San Diego Wave beat the Orlando Pride 2-1 on Friday night in the National…
Continue Reading Dodgers’ Betts says time has helped him find closure about how his Red Sox tenure ended
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts was surrounded by his past when he stepped onto the Fenway Park field on Friday night…
Continue Reading Bronny James has a congenital heart defect that caused his cardiac arrest, a spokesperson says
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern…
Continue Reading 49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys for 4th round pick
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys…
Continue Reading Morikawa breaks Tiger’s 36-hole mark at East Lake and shares Tour Championship lead with Hovland
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — One bad shot during practice led to Collin Morikawa spending two hours looking for a fix. And now he…
Continue Reading Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers renew claim that the FTX founder can’t prepare for trial behind bars
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried said Friday that prosecutors have delivered another four million…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money…
Continue Reading A father describes rushing his 7-month-old to safety during a California biker bar shooting
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Guidus was enjoying a spontaneous night out Wednesday with his 7-month-old daughter and…
Continue Reading Texas and California meet for a berth in the Little League World Series championship
By SETH ENGLE Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Texas will play California on Saturday for a bid to represent the United States in…
Continue Reading Aussie Jett Lawrence chasing perfection in motocross season finale
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Jett Lawrence has already given Honda its first 450cc motocross championship since 2003 while becoming the eighth…
Continue Reading DoorDash to pay $1.6M to its workers for violating Seattle sick time policy
SEATTLE (AP) — DoorDash will pay $1.6 million to its workers after a Seattle investigation found the company failed to implement the city’s…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani doubles to key 2-run inning as designated hitter vs Mets after tearing elbow ligament
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s right elbow was fine until he tore his ulnar collateral ligament with a 94…
Continue Reading NORAD scrambles F-16s to intercept civilian aircraft that strayed near Biden vacation spot at Tahoe
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. air defense scrambled fighter jets Friday to wave off a civilian aircraft that had entered temporarily…
Continue Reading The U.S. men’s gymnastics program is running in place. The answer is easy. Getting there is not
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The sound stunned Fred Richard. The energy too. Walking into the arena for the…
Continue Reading Touring North America, singer-songwriter Maisie Peters comes of age
By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With British pop singer Maisie Peters’ tour across North America underway, there’s one…
Continue Reading Padres reliever Robert Suárez suspended for 10 games, 6th pitcher penalized for sticky stuff
NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suárez was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Friday, the sixth pitcher penalized…
Continue Reading Divvying dollars key issue as ACC leader ponder western expansion with Stanford, Cal and SMU
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors held a video call to discuss — again — the possibility…
Continue Reading Jason Mraz is feeling free and curious — in music and in love
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mraz is freer than ever, and that liberation has allowed his curiosity to get the…
Continue Reading A Marine Corps pilot has died in the crash of a combat jet near a military air station in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine Corps pilot was confirmed dead Friday after the crash of a combat jet near a San Diego base, the service said in a…
Continue Reading California doctor lauded for COVID testing work pleads guilty to selling misbranded cosmetic drugs
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A “rock star” doctor who tested tens of thousands of people for COVID-19 in the pandemic’s early months in a…
Continue Reading Teenager Asher Hong takes narrow lead after first day of U.S. men’s gymnastics championships
SAN JOSE Asher Hong overcame an uncharacteristic fall on the floor exercise to take the lead after the opening round of the U.S. men’s…
Continue Reading Langeliers homers twice, Gelof hits tiebreaking shot as Athletics beat White Sox 8-5
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. reached high above the center field wall to snag a potential home run and…
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