AP California

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Owens scored 19 points as UC Riverside beat CSU Bakersfield 71-59 in a Big West Conference opener on Thursday. Owens…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Justin Ahrens scored 18 points off of the bench to help lead Loyola Marymount past Portland 92-72 on Thursday night in the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and All-Star outfielder J.D. Martinez finalized a $10 million, one-year deal Thursday. Martinez spent…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Even from atop the NBA standings, the Boston Celtics remember the losses. Three weeks after absorbing…

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, both career highs, to lead No. 19 Gonzaga to a 77-63 win over…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill had a broad smile on Thursday, not…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Most of the Los Angeles Rams knew hardly anything about Larrell Murchison before…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Quarterback Jarrett Stidham called getting the opportunity to start his first NFL game…

JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Thursday by a man with a violent criminal history during…

CYPRESS, Calif. (AP) — Snowbirds are a common sight in Southern California in wintertime — except when they’re actually a bird. A snowy owl…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider is facing a federal lawsuit for…

By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (11-4) AT LAS VEGAS (6-9) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, FOX FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: 49ers by 9 1/2 AGAINST THE…

By WILSON RING Associated Press Two of the three suspects facing federal charges in a case that led to the 2018 killing of a Vermont man pleaded not…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-10) at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (9-6) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Chargers by 6…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new series of storms began dropping more rain on California Thursday, raising concerns that the already drenched northern…

By HOLLY MEYER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church.…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Bradley’s 27 points helped San Diego State defeat Air Force 71-55 on Wednesday in a Mountain West Conference opener.…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jermarl Baker Jr., scored 20 points as Fresno State beat Wyoming 58-53 in a Mountain West Conference opener on Wednesday.…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 15 points and Sage Tolbert added five in the overtime as San Jose State knocked off UNLV 75-72 on…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Just weeks ago, the Golden State Warriors might not have pulled off a win like this without…

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Malik Monk scored 33 points, including the tiebreaking free throw with 0.7 seconds…

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — When migrants arrive to the main crossing point into southern…

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — When migrants arrive to the main crossing point into southern…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Callum McRae’s 19 points helped Sacramento State defeat Stanislaus State 72-51 on Wednesday. McRae also had 15…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Holiday Bowl emerged from a two-year pandemic hiatus with a new home and the same reputation…

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed Wednesday when two cars collided in Palm Desert, authorities said. The crash occurred at about…

OJAI, Calif. (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed over decades of alleged sexual misconduct at an elite private high school in Southern…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The math wasn’t hard. The Miami Heat got a lot of points off turnovers, and nearly went the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate was decapitated earlier this week,…

EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — A man who fled after allegedly killing two people and wounding two more in a Northern California home was arrested Wednesday…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Not even the “Granddaddy” of all bowl games is immune from opt-outs. There will be…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Even though Tyler Higbee has spent his entire NFL career in one helmet, he…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As the sacks and pressures keep piling up each week and the records and awards get…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at the biggest women’s prison in…

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A Colorado man was arrested for investigation of committing hate crimes in California after two young adults of Asian…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of rapper Theophilus London filed a missing persons report with Los Angeles police…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Whale Watch Week in Oregon returned in-person for the first time since the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police announced a $50,000 reward on Thursday for tips that lead detectives to the hit-and-run driver who killed a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edyth “Edie” Landau, the Oscar-nominated producer and executive vice president of National Telefilm Associates, has died at…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last of hundreds of abandoned, orphaned or abused animals that were taken in by Southern California’s once-prominent…

NEW YORK (AP) — Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory and Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Oday Aboushi won’t serve a one-game suspension for…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has missed only three games in nine years, all…