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Los Angeles Rams (3-4) at Seattle (4-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Rams by 1 1/2 points. Series record: Seahawks lead 27-26. Last meeting: Rams beat Seahawks 17-16 on Nov. 19, 2023 in Inglewood, Calif. Last week: Rams beat Minnesota 30-20; Seahawks lost to Buffalo 31-10. Against the spread: Rams 2-5, Seahawks

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As much as the San Francisco 49ers tried to downplay the curse of the Super Bowl loser leading up to this season, the first half of 2024 has looked just like that. A summer dominated by contract disputes. A string of injuries that put many of

AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Count on Lars Tiffany canceling men’s lacrosse practice at the University of Virginia for one specific day in January. He already knows his players have no plans to be there. The Cavaliers athletes long ago alerted their coach that a group will be taking a road trip to

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits two months after their contract expired. The arrests came Wednesday around 5 p.m. as union members sat in the middle of a busy street following a march that began near the Hilton Union

Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used to feed the elderly. Andrew Do, a county supervisor who recently resigned his post, entered the plea

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks announced rookie Macklin Celebrini will return to team activities on Thursday, nearly three weeks after he was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft in June, had made an impressive debut by recording a goal

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder and designated hitter Jorge Soler from the Atlanta Braves in a trade for right-hander Griffin Canning on Thursday. Soler has been a productive power hitter for five teams over the previous 11 major league seasons. The Cuban slugger was the MVP of

LA Chargers (4-3) at Cleveland (2-6) Sunday, 1 p.m., EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Chargers by 2. Against the spread: Chargers 4-3; Browns 3-5. Series record: Chargers lead 19-9-1. Last meeting: Chargers beat Browns 30-28 on Oct. 9, 2022 in Cleveland. Last week: Chargers beat Saints 26-8; Browns beat Ravens 29-24. Chargers offense: overall (23),

AP Pro Football Writer Two-time Super Bowl-winning coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists in the coaching category for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. One other Super Bowl winner, Mike Holmgren, also made the cut Thursday after voting by the Hall’s nine-member Blue Ribbon committee. The

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal complaint. The former employee was arrested last

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony with the Hollywood sign in the background. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, several said voting

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Athletics owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas and U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan, club executive Sandy Dean said Thursday. Dean made his remarks to a special meeting of the

AP Film Writer No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag. He and many other A-listers were gathered recently at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles for its glitzy annual fundraising gala. Tarantino was among the honorees. And as he approached the podium to make his speech, the bag did not go

Stanford (2-6, 1-4 ACC) at N.C. State (4-4, 1-3), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: N.C. State by 10. Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? N.C. State emerges from an open date with a chance to put together a strong finish for the second straight year. The Wolfpack’s offense has

UCLA (2-5, 1-4 Big Ten) at Nebraska (5-3, 2-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Nebraska by 7. Series record: Nebraska leads 7-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Nebraska goes for bowl eligibility, which would be a major accomplishment as second-year coach Matt Rhule attempts to rebuild a program that hasn’t played

AP Technology Writer PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets of Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and lighting off fireworks. A dozen arrests were reported by police Thursday, but officials emphasized that most fans celebrated peacefully. Video showed revelers throwing

NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts have a place in the Hall of Fame after the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series title, donating their equipment to Cooperstown. Freeman gave his spikes from Games 1 and 2 against the New York Yankees and Betts his batting gloves from Game 5, the Hall said

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will commemorate their World Series championship on Friday with a downtown parade followed by a celebration at Dodger Stadium. The team said Wednesday that because of logistics, traffic and timing, fans won’t be able to attend both events. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 25 points, Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 12 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-105 on Wednesday night. Deni Avdija had 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a game-saving block when he stuffed Norman Powell on a