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Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mikaylah Williams scored a season-high 32 points, including a game-tying jumper with 4.3 seconds left that sent the game to overtime, and No. 5 LSU remained unbeaten with a 94-88 comeback win over Stanford on Thursday night. Williams also scored six of the Tigers’ 14 overtime points, including

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Connor Sevilla had 17 points in UC Davis’ 77-66 victory against Cal Poly on Thursday night. Sevilla shot 5 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Aggies (4-4, 1-0 Big West Conference). Pablo Tamba scored 14 points and added six

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Kayla Williams scored 21 points and California handed No. 19 Alabama its first loss 69-65 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday night. Ionna Krimili, who had 19 points, made three free throws in the last half minute to seal the win for the Bears (8-1), who never led by more than

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. The men’s bodies were not found. But based on footprints glimpsed in the

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Smart scored 18 points — the last two on clinching free throws with 2.9 seconds left — and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Thursday night. Desmond Bane also had 18 points along with seven assists. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama scored 15 points

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police believe 3 US and Canadian climbers who went missing on New Zealand’s highest mountain are dead.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman had surgery Thursday on his right ankle. The team said the procedure involved debridement and removal of loose bodies by Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles. Freeman is expected to be ready by spring training. The 35-year-old Freeman hurt his ankle on Sept.

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had four assists and Brandon Hagel scored twice to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to an 8-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Jake Guentzel, Conor Geekie and Cam Atkinson each scored a goal and assist. Anthony Cirelli, Nick Perbix and Nicholas Paul scored

AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Greg Roman has faced his share of criticism in his first year as the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive coordinator. With his unit struggling to reach the end zone over the past 2 1/2 games, Roman put the onus on himself to make sure there are improvements going

AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green sat out against the Houston Rockets on Thursday with the hope they will return for the second game of the back-to-back when the Golden State Warriors host Minnesota on Friday night. Curry has been dealing with pain in both knees. He underwent an

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the friendly competition is fierce each day among the four talented young pass rushers on the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive front, this week was a whole new tune. Defensive tackle Braden Fiske won the NFL’s defensive rookie of the month award Thursday — but he had to

Buffalo (10-2) at Los Angeles Rams (6-6) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Bills 8-4; Rams 5-7. Series record: Bills lead 9-5. Last meeting: Bills beat Rams 31-10 in Inglewood, Calif. on Sept. 8, 2022. Last week: Bills beat San Francisco 35-10; Rams beat New Orleans

Associated Press A search for a convicted murderer in a California town has put residents on edge, with schools closing and Christmas events being postponed. Cesar Hernandez, who was sentenced in 2019 to 80 years to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, escaped Monday morning shortly after arriving at the Kern County

CalMatters Seeing is believing — at least, that is how Jae’Shaun Phillips feels about attending Sacramento State, the California State University with the largest Black student body, with over 2,000 students. He is in the inaugural class of the Black Honors College, a new initiative created to support future Black scholars and leaders. Now, Sacramento

AP Sports Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bieniemy’s return to UCLA lasted only one season. The Bruins let go of Bieniemy on Thursday after fielding one of the nation’s worst offenses this season. It didn’t take head coach DeShaun Foster long to find a replacement. Indiana quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri will

Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) at Kansas City (11-1) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC/Peacock BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 4. Against the spread: Chargers 8-4; Chiefs 5-7. Series record: Chiefs lead 70-58-1. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Chargers 17-10 on Sept. 29, 2024. Last week: Chargers beat Falcons 17-13; Chiefs beat Raiders 19-17. Chargers offense: overall (24),

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka and center Alperen Sengun for their actions that led to ejections in a 120-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, and forward Tari Eason for an interaction with a fan following the game. The league announced Thursday that Udoka was fined

Chicago (4-8) at San Francisco (5-7) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 4. Against the spread: Bears 6-4-2; 49ers 4-8. Series record: 49ers lead 35-33-1. Last meeting: Bears beat 49ers 19-10 in Chicago on Sept. 11, 2022. Last week: Bears lost 23-20 to Lions; 49ers lost 35-10 to Bills. Bears offense:

Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled. Here are some things to know about tsunamis: What is a tsunami?

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved lease, non-relocation and development documents Thursday to clear the last major hurdles for the Athletics to construct a $1.75 billion stadium on the Strip and bring Major League Baseball to the expanding sports market. The lease and non-relocation agreements each cover 30