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AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are flipping Jack Flaherty and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto in their rotation for the National League Division Series against the rival San Diego Padres. Yamamoto will start Game 1 on Saturday and Flaherty will go in Game 2 on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The changes

AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has had a frustrating and uneven start to this season, losing all three games against power conference teams in painful ways. For all the setbacks and struggles, the Gophers have been at their best while defending the pass — as in best-in-the-nation best. They’re the only team in

AP Sports Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti joined a chorus of major conference leaders suggesting the NCAA Tournament be expanded beyond the current 68 teams. “I think there are some positive feelings towards expansion in our league,” Petitti said Thursday at Big Ten Media Day. The NCAA presented a plan

AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019. The woman does not use her name and goes by Jane Roe in the lawsuit filed in Los

AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose prospect Will Smith likes to fire up YouTube and watch the Sharks’ epic Game 7 comeback against Vegas for inspiration. Smith was just a 14-year-old kid living on the other side of the country during that memorable 2019 playoff game. But now he has joined

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors plan to review 1996 murder case of the Menendez brothers who killed their parents.

AP Health Writer Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation’s dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The latest cases were found in workers who had contact with infected cattle in California’s Central Valley, where more than

AP Sports Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin’s list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news

AP Sports Writer FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The San Jose State women’s volleyball team’s quest for perfection ended with its first loss of the season on Thursday night at Colorado State. At least the Spartans were back on the floor. Because lately it’s been cancellation after cancellation by their opponents for reasons that have

AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Joe Hortiz had already earned a nickname from the Harbaugh family before his first game as the Los Angeles Chargers general manager. Hortiz was called “Chef Hortiz” by Jack Harbaugh, the father of coach Jim Harbaugh, after making a series of moves during the final two weeks

Green Bay (2-2) at Los Angeles Rams (1-3) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Packers by 3. Against the spread: Packers 2-2; Rams 1-3. Series record: Packers lead 50-47-2. Last meeting: Packers beat Rams 20-3 at Green Bay on Nov 5, 2023. Last week: Packers lost to Minnesota 31-29; Rams lost to Chicago

AP Basketball Writer BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers were hitting golf balls into a lake and some people couldn’t figure out why. Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat played dominoes in the Bahamas until the wee hours of the morning. The Golden State Warriors sprawled out on a Hawaiian lawn for some morning

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software, will be open to more

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to the longevity of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and its ubiquity every year when the holidays roll around. But the Grammy winner admits she initially wasn’t

CalMatters Nearly a year after California settled a major wage theft case with The Cheesecake Factory, most of the money hasn’t reached the workers, underscoring the state’s challenges in helping employees get back pay. Only 42 of the former janitors who worked for the restaurant chain’s contractors have received their cut of the settlement, a

UCLA (1-3, 0-2 Big Ten) at No. 7 Penn State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 27 1/2. Series record: UCLA 4-2 WHAT’S AT STAKE? Unfamiliar opponents trending in opposite directions will meet for the first time since 1968. The Nittany Lions, looking for their fifth-straight 5-0

CalMatters In the chaotic final days of the legislative session, lawmakers jammed through major changes to California’s “Lemon Law ” that protects consumers from defective cars even as members complained that the complex legislation was rushed too quickly. Gov. Gavin Newsom nonetheless signed the measure into law earlier this week, saying it was important to

No. 8 Miami (5-0, 1-0 ACC) at California (3-1, 0-1), Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Miami by 10 1/2. Series record: Tied 2-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? After pulling off a last-second escape against Virginia Tech last week, Miami looks to remain undefeated in a rare trip to California. The Hurricanes won