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Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in…

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl had two goals and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-1 on Tuesday…

Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson scored Anaheim’s first power-play goals of the season, Lukas Dostal made 27…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born Dodgers ace who inspired ‘Fernandomania,’ has died at age…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James gave his 20-year-old son a pep talk before they rose from the Lakers bench. Amid rising cheers,…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the day the Los Angeles Rams got wide receiver Puka Nacua back on the practice field, chatter about…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers will honor Jerry West with an empty seat at their new arena and a court decal with the Hall of…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman is penciling himself into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for their World Series opener…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The location of a women’s volleyball match between Nevada and San Jose State on Saturday has been moved from Reno,…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Flaherty will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener against the New York Yankees…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua has been designated to return to practice after missing five games with a knee injury. The…

CalMatters In a major step toward California’s first effort to bury climate-warming gases underground, Kern County’s Board of Supervisors on…

AP Baseball Writer Sometimes, it really does help to have all that money. The big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will meet in a…

AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in Los Angeles early next year on charges that he fired a gun at a…

Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Orange County, California, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to…

AP Sports Writer Oregon has made a splash in its first Big Ten season but the other former Pac-12 teams are finding the transition far more…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Paul Blackburn had a procedure this month to repair leaking spinal fluid, the team announced…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes expects to be on the New York Yankees’ World Series roster against the Los Angeles Dodgers…

AP Basketball Writer USC star JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers headline The Associated Press preseason All-America women’s college…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Glenn Close will be the next recipient of AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards career achievement…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an…

AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — It’s rare that Pat Riley doesn’t get to make the final call when it comes to Miami Heat matters. After all,…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While California may be solidly Democratic in presidential contests, a handful of competitive races in the state…

AP Basketball Writer The Boston Celtics begin this season as the NBA champions. And sometime this season, the Celtics might take over the top spot on…

AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for more than 300 yards, the defense held its ground outside of a few key plays and…

Associated Press Olivia Chen and Pauline Ang, friends and business partners on boba milk tea brand Twrl, have tried three times to get on “Shark…

AP Education Writer Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new…

AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s Kyler Murray rolled out to his left before turning on the jets, beating a Chargers defender…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The expansion San Diego FC will make its debut against the LA Galaxy in Carson during Major League Soccer’s opening weekend…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nomadic Athletics will play home games on grass as they move from Oakland to Sacramento next season rather…

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star receiver Brandon Aiyuk will miss the rest of the season after tearing…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is always the goal for the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s been elusive recently,…

AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — If LeBron James Sr. and his son, Bronny, make NBA history Tuesday night by playing in the same game for…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While not exactly a modern metric, Aaron Boone is convinced the New York Yankees have their highest kumbaya in…

CalMatters Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, a Democrat from Corona who is running for state Senate, missed about two-thirds of her votes this year…

AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Micah Parsons isn’t sure if the first injury absence of the two-time All-Pro pass rusher’s…

AP Business Writer The Walt Disney Co. is tapping Morgan Stanley executive James Gorman to serve as its next chairman, beginning early next year. The…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in…

CalMatters A $1,044 outing at a glitzy Hollywood nightclub. A $1,316 meal at a Los Angeles steak and seafood restaurant. A $4,500 experience to see…

AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is expected to be out four to six weeks with a broken…

NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game in the League Championship Series rose 12 minutes to 3:16 this year along with an increase…

Associated Press The Navy identified on Monday the two crew members who died last week in a jet fighter crash near Mount Rainier as two 31-year-old…

NEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes appears likely to rejoin the New York Yankees pitching staff for the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.…

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Disney names Morgan Stanley Executive Chairman James Gorman as its next board…