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AP Film Writer Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend, and “Terrifier 3” in its second proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d’Or winner“Anora” got the

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry hit 335 career homers, made eight straight All-Star teams and won four World Series rings. Yet one October loss still haunts him. “I never got past ’88,” the former slugger said. Strawberry, of course, was recalling the memorable 1988 National League Championship Series, when his heavily favored

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carson Conklin and Elijah Tau-Tolliver each accounted for three touchdowns, Zach Schreiner kicked a 36-yard field goal on the first possession of the second overtime and Sacramento State held on to beat Weber State 51-48 Saturday night. Conklin was 32-of-47 passing for 357 yards and three TDs. Tau-Tolliver had 141 yards

Temwa Chawinga scored her league-leading 20th goal of the season and the Kansas City Current beat the San Diego Wave 4-1 on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chawinga become the first player to score against all of the other NWSL’s teams in a single season with her goal in the 57th minute at

HOUSTON (AP) — Daniel Steres scored in the 11th minute of stoppage time Saturday night to help the Houston Dynamo beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 in the regular season finale for both teams. Houston (15-10-9) will be the No. 5 seed and play the fourth-seeded Seattle Sounders in a best-of-three first-round series in the MLS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marlon Santos scored his first MLS goal in stoppage time Saturday night to help Los Angeles FC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 in the regular season finale for both teams. LAFC (19-8-7), which is tied with the LA Galaxy atop the Western Conference with 64 points, earned the No. 1

Associated Press Voters in Nebraska and Arizona will see competing measures on their November ballots — in one case about abortion, in the other about primary elections. If voters approve them all, what happens next could be up to the courts to decide. Like more than a dozen other states, Arizona and Nebraska have constitutions

AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Jennings threw three long touchdown passes in the first quarter and No. 21 SMU rolled to a 40-10 victory over Stanford on Saturday night. The Mustangs (6-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) started fast on the way to winning their eighth straight road game and becoming bowl eligible

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Lan Larison ran for 182 yards and a touchdown and Miles Hastings threw four touchdown passes, including a 90-yarder to Samuel Gbatu Jr. early in the fourth quarter as UC Davis held off Eastern Washington 48-38 Saturday night. The Aggies (7-1), the No. 6-ranked team in the latest FCS coaches’ poll,

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished. Woodland had three birdies over his last six holes and extended his bogey-free

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company. The walkout, which affected four stores in Los Angeles and three in Orange County, began Friday morning and

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Grant Sergent threw two of his three touchdown passes to Ja’Seem Reed, who had 162 yards receiving, and San Diego beat winless Marist 34-6 on Saturday. Sergent was 11-of-22 passing for 202 yards and Reed finished with eight catches. Josh Heverly also made a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter for

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping this bullpen game goes better than their last one. The Dodgers are going with a parade of relievers as they try to close out the New York Mets in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday night. There has been

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jack Wagner threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns to lead Idaho to a 34-29 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday. Wagner’s 21-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Dwyer stretched Idaho’s lead to 34-16 with 6:11 remaining. Bo Kelly tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Giancarlo Woods to pull Cal Poly to

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Nash caught a touchdown pass for a school-record seventh straight game and San Jose State defeated Wyoming 24-14 on Saturday. Nash, who came in with a nation-leading 62 receptions and 10 receiving touchdowns, had 10 more catches against the Cowboys (1-6, 1-2 Mountain West) for 98 yards. His 17-yard

AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Miller Moss threw an interception in the third quarter, the defense allowed two touchdown drives in the fourth — including one after a blocked field goal — and USC blew another late lead, losing 29-28 at Maryland on Saturday to extend its season-sinking skid to three. The

Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — CJ Bailey passed for 306 yards and two touchdowns, including a 41-yarder to Hollywood Smothers in the fourth quarter, rallying North Carolina State to a 24-23 win over California on Saturday. Bailey had an uneven day and was under a lot of pressure from the Bears defense before leading

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews continue to battle strong winds while they work to extinguish a brush fire in Oakland that ignited Friday afternoon, burning two homes and forcing 500 evacuations before it was contained. The firefight will continue through the evening and at least Sunday morning, fire chief Damon Covington said in

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Ethan Garbers finally got UCLA’s offense in gear and it gave the Bruins their first win in the Big Ten. Garbers set carreer highs with four touchdowns passes, 383 yards throwing and a 49-yard TD run on Saturday and UCLA snapped a five-game losing streak with a 35-32 win over

AP Business Writer Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses in a bid to end a costly walkout that has crippled production of airplanes for more than a month. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said early Saturday that