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By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Moses Wood’s 26 points helped Portland defeat Pacific 81-73 on Thursday night. Wood added eight…

By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Zyon Pullin’s 16 points helped UC Riverside defeat UC Davis 72-65 on Thursday night. Pullin…

By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored 23 points and had six assists, and Drew Timme added 21 points to lead No.…

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Amari Bailey scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 7 UCLA to a 62-47 victory over…

By The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jalen Cole’s 25 points helped Northern Arizona defeat Sacramento State 77-55 on Thursday…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and UConn would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.…

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart and Eric Staal each scored a pair of goals and the Florida Panthers beat the…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At least one civilian and one firefighter were injured after a San Francisco home exploded and caught fire Thursday morning,…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he’ll…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Shipping companies have agreed to pay $45 million to thousands of Southern California fishermen, tour companies and…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In her San Francisco state of the city address Thursday, Mayor London Breed pushed back against…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — A day after leading Portland past his former Golden State team, Gary Payton II rejoined the…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California movie producer was sentenced in New York City to the maximum five years in prison…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Ukrainian relatives of a slain cinematographer are seeking damages in her death from actor…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former worker at a federal women’s prison in California was sentenced Thursday to 20 months in prison for sexually…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have traded center Mason Plumlee to the Los Angeles Clippers for point…

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Dennis the Menace has been found. A statue of the comic strip character that was stolen from a park in Monterey,…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta general manager Landry Fields says the Hawks were looking to bolster their depth and…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not all of Burt Bacharach’s hits were on the charts. The Oscar-winning songwriter and…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish signed a new contract with the San Diego Padres on Thursday that guarantees the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets picked up center Thomas Bryant from the Los Angeles…

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The tale of how a 14-year-old snowboarder from South Korea turned into one of the world’s…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Legendary composer Burt Bacharach, whose orchestral pop style was behind hits like “I Say a Little Prayer,” dies at…

By JOHN COON Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 18 points and No. 25 San Diego State held on to beat Utah State 63-61 on…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 33 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyrie Irving came out charging in his Dallas debut, keying a big run to open the game and…

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Corvette speeding at up to 100 mph ran a red light and smashed into another car Wednesday in Los Angeles, killing two people…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 31 points, including three free throws with less than a second left, to lift…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A tiny California mouse now has a big title after winning a Guinness World record for longevity. A Pacific pocket mouse named Pat…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Many Twitter users found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages on…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyrie Irving started in his debut with the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Clippers on…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A co-host of “Ear Hustle,” the Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast produced behind bars, was released from San…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California’s most at-risk…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board apparently have solved the mystery of why…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The western Joshua tree won’t be listed as threatened — yet…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers advanced proposals on Wednesday to strip Disney of its…