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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Freddie Freeman is headed home to Southern California and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The free-agent first baseman has…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — AP source: Free-agent first baseman Freddie Freeman and Los Angeles Dodgers agree to $162 million, six-year…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 31 points and the streaking Toronto Raptors held off a fourth-quarter comeback…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 10 rebounds, Wesley Matthews made a clutch…

ATLANTA (AP) — Virginia broke a meet record to win the 200-yard medley relay and Stanford won the 800-yard freestyle relay in the opening night of…

By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has been released from jail in Chicago after an appeals court agreed…

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Nick Martinez and the San Diego Padres have finalized a contract that could be worth at least $25.5 million over…

PROVO, Utah — Caleb Lohner had a career-high 20 points as BYU rolled past Long Beach State 93-72 in the first round of the NIT. Joel Murray led the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victor Fazio, a Democratic congressman from California who served for 20 years and rose to become an influential leader…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help the Minnesota…

By NORM FRAUENHEIM Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — David Price’s long career has prepared him for just about anything. From starter to…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Rams have released punter Johnny Hekker after 10 seasons. The Super Bowl champion Rams dropped their…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A jury has awarded $85 million in the death of a man who was restrained by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies in 2015. The…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County Jail after court rules he should be released pending his…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Mack was watching the television show “Bel-Air” with his fiancéé and son last…

WASCO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the death of an inmate at a California prison is being investigated as a homicide and the victim’s cellmate…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say they’ve solved the 1988 killing of a San Diego County woman — but the suspect died in an Indiana house…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who started a brush fire when he threw lit fireworks into a Los Angeles homeless encampment was spared prison and placed…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Nursing a nagging foot injury, Rafael Nadal improved to 18-0 this season, edging Reilly…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It’s Von Miller time in Buffalo. The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have agreed on an eight-year contract extension with Tomas Hertl,…

PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say eight adults have been hurt after a car smashed into a Southern California middle school. No children were…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California wildlife officials say a Northern California man who admitted to taking two bear cubs from their den and…

CHICAGO (AP) — Court orders Jussie Smollett be released from jail on bond during appeal of conviction of lying to police about…

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff has resigned, his attorney said, after being accused of filing false voter registration…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles had the best February in its 115-year history. Executive Director Gene Seroka said Wednesday that volume…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are playing the Valspar Championship. At least they…

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres has had surgery on his broken left wrist. General manager A.J.…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man died nearly two years ago as he screamed “I can’t breathe”…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer An American aircraft-leasing company with some of its planes stuck in Russia says it is making progress in getting…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company that marketed and sold a “drinkable sunscreen” has agreed to a legal settlement with the state of California to…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report for graduation rates among this year’s NCAA Tournament teams found the gap between white and…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN…

By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has been released from jail in Chicago after an appeals court agreed…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels right-hander Griffin Canning won’t be ready for opening day after a…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Lyft will add a fuel surcharge of 55 cents to each ride given by drivers to offset surging gasoline prices.…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Two people familiar with the moves confirm that the Raiders will finalize a three-year deal with former Arizona…

By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rita Moreno told her “Enjoy it, honey!” and that’s what Ariana DeBose has been doing…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard has become the ninth player in women’s basketball history to…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the…

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected…

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor-comedian George Lopez is launching a new series — of books. Lopez has a four-book deal with Viking Children’s Books for…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his second consecutive shutout, Valeri Nichushkin and J.T.…

PULLMAN, Wash. — Tyrell Roberts had 23 points as Washington State beat Santa Clara 63-50 in the NIT first round. Josip Vrankic led the Broncos on…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Frank Vatrano tied the game early in the third period and scored the winner 1:11 into…