‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — With nearly identical ear-to-ear smiles, Ron and Leah Polonsky stroll through campus…
Continue ReadingGrinsell has 9 Ks over 7 scoreless innings, Oregon beats UCSB 2-1 at Santa Barbara Regional
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Grayson Grinsell struck out nine batters over seven scoreless innings to help No. 3 seed Oregon beat host UC Santa…
Continue ReadingBazzana, Macias lead No. 15 national seed Oregon State over UC Irvine 5-3 at Corvallis Regional
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit a two-run home run, Dallas Macias singled in a pair and No. 15 national seed Oregon State defeated UC…
Continue ReadingIn a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand
By JACK DURA Associated Press Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots by…
Continue ReadingYoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers get back to winning with a 4-1 victory over the Rockies
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run over six solid innings, and Jason Heyward and Will Smith had…
Continue ReadingBouanga, LAFC beat Dallas 1-0, extend win streak to 5 games — all shutouts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored a goal for the second consecutive game, Hugo Lloris finished with two saves and Los Angeles FC beat FC…
Continue ReadingMost US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — On one side of the classroom, students circled teacher Maria Fletcher and practiced…
Continue ReadingAaron Judge hits his 21st home run to lead the Yankees past the Giants 7-3
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third time in two games in San Francisco and the New York Yankees…
Continue ReadingCalifornia firefighters continue battling wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco
By TRÂN NGUYỄN AND THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters made significant progress Sunday to tame a…
Continue ReadingCrawford’s slam and Miller’s arm lead surging Mariners to 9-0 win over Angels
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Bryce Miller struck out nine in six innings and the Seattle…
Continue ReadingOregon officials close entire coast to mussel harvesting due to shellfish poisoning
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have closed the state’s entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an “unprecedented” outbreak of…
Continue ReadingAndujar and Rooker lead Oakland outburst against Chris Sale as A’s beat scuffling Braves 11-9
By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Miguel Andujar went 4 for 5 with a homer, four RBIs and three runs scored and the Oakland Athletics…
Continue ReadingSan Diego sends Fresno State home with a 7-5 win in Santa Barbara Regional
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Jakob Christian hit a two-run home run in the first inning and San Diego held off Fresno State at the end beating the…
Continue ReadingKim’s 3-run double helps lead Padres past Royals 7-3
By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim hit a go-ahead three-run double, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Higashioka homered…
Continue ReadingSlingsby rallies to stay alive while Scott has Britain in the lead in Canada Sail Grand Prix
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby of Team Australia rebounded from two poor…
Continue ReadingAs Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans ‘I’m so sorry for ever leaving’
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the…
Continue ReadingMaxwell strikes out 11 in 2-hitter, Oklahoma beats UCLA 1-0 to reach Women’s CWS semifinals
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kelly Maxwell delivered the breakout pitching performance Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso had been…
Continue ReadingPadres left-handers Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove placed on 15-day injured list
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed left-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove on the 15-day injured list Saturday. The 37-year-old…
Continue ReadingPelicans will use final Lakers’ 1st-round pick from the Anthony Davis trade in 2025, AP source says
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have opted to wait until 2025 to use the last of the three first-round…
Continue ReadingLive Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary
The Associated Press Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the…
Continue ReadingFrom collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to…
Continue ReadingDaughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt files court petition to remove father’s last name
The Associated Press A daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt filed paperwork to legally remove “Pitt” from her name on the day she…
Continue ReadingTurley hits grand slam in front of record crowd to help host Oregon State beat Tulane 10-4
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Gavin Turley hit his fifth grand slam of the season and host Oregon State beat Tulane 10-4 on Friday night in front of a…
Continue ReadingAaron Judge caps huge May by hitting 2 more homers to lead the Yankees past the Giants 6-2
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Judge grew up watching San Francisco Giants games on television and in person, imagining…
Continue ReadingTy France hits go-ahead homer as Mariners beat Angels 5-4
By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ty France hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los…
Continue ReadingBrown hits two home runs, UCSB holds off Fresno State rally to win 9-6
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Jessada Brown hit two home runs and drove in four runs and Aaron Parker went 5-for-5, leading regional host UC Santa…
Continue ReadingCanady throws 3-hitter as Stanford tops Oklahoma St. in World Series elimination game
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With the season on the line, Stanford’s NiJaree Canady delivered the kind of performance…
Continue ReadingKings agree to a contract extension with coach Mike Brown, AP source says
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a extension with coach Mike Brown to keep him under contract through the 2026-27…
Continue ReadingTovar has 3 hits, homers as Rockies provide Hudson with run support in 4-1 victory over Dodgers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar homered and had three hits, Dakota Hudson allowed only one run and four hits in…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events around the…
Continue ReadingJake Cronenworth drives in 3 runs in 9-run 8th, Padres beat Royals 11-8
By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jake Cronenworth drove in three runs in a nine-run eighth inning, Luis Arraez had four…
Continue ReadingOregon hangs on to beat San Diego 5-4 after Bryce Boettcher hits tie-breaking homer in 11th
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Boettcher homered leading off the top of the 11th inning and Logan Mercado worked out of trouble in the bottom…
Continue ReadingRodríguez scores go-ahead goal late, Martínez follows with hat trick as NYCFC routs Earthquakes 5-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Rodríguez scored the go-ahead goal in the 80th minute and substitute Alonso Martínez added a hat trick from there as New…
Continue ReadingReynaldo López fans 8 in 6 strong innings and Jarred Kelenic hits 2-run double as Braves top A’s 4-2
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Reynaldo López set a season high with eight strikeouts, Jarred Kelenic hit a two-run double and…
Continue ReadingKendle’s two-out, two-run single gives UC Irvine a wild, 13-12 win over Nicholls State in the NCAAs
CORVALLIS, Oregon (AP) — Caden Kendle’s two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth lifted second-seeded UC…
Continue ReadingIllinois House speaker’s staff sues to unionize
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Staff members for the Illinois House speaker on Friday filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingGiants minor league shortstop Anthony Tandron gets 56-game drug suspension
NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants shortstop Anthony Tandron was suspended for 56 games Friday following a positive test under Major League…
Continue ReadingPlanned Parenthood sought a building permit. Then a California city changed zoning rules
By DEBORAH BRENNAN/CalMatters CalMatters FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — The war over abortion is raging in statehouses around the country, but in…
Continue ReadingA year after a ‘catastrophic’ leg injury, gymnast Brody Malone is back and maybe better than ever
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brody Malone stuck his high bar dismount, his legs practically magnetized to the mat. He…
Continue ReadingChobani yogurt billionaire buys San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing Co.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. — maker of its famous Anchor Steam and Christmas Ale beers — has been purchased by…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, reports ‘many’ arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstration
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — University of California, Santa Cruz, reports ‘many’ arrests at pro-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingNicole Brown Simpson’s sisters want you to remember how she lived, not how she died
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Legal Affairs Writer In the familiar images that circulated after her June 1994 death, Nicole Brown Simpson appears frozen in…
Continue ReadingAaron Judge homers twice in first trip to San Francisco to cap off spectacular May
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Judge capped off one of the best months of his nine-year career in fitting fashion in the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by…
Continue ReadingJudge denies petition to recall death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Friday denied a petition to recall the death sentence against…
Continue ReadingJudge’s 275th HR, Soto’s triple lift Yankees to 8-3 win over Angels as Volpe’s hitting streak ends
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 275th home run, Juan Soto broke things open with a bases-clearing triple…
Continue ReadingDegree attainment rates are increasing for US Latinos but pay disparities remain
By FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press Earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Riverside was surreal for Angelina Chavez,…
Continue ReadingMarina Mabrey hits 6 3-pointers, scores 20 as the Sky beat the Sparks for 1st home win
CHICAGO (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and tied a career high with six 3-pointers, Elizabeth Williams had 17 points, 11 rebounds and four…
Continue ReadingKavan’s 1-hitter leads No. 1 Texas past Stanford, star pitcher Canady 4-0
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan threw a one-hitter, and No. 1 seed Texas defeated Stanford 4-0 on Thursday in the…
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