AP California News

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shea Theodore scored two goals for the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night in a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, who lost Trevor Zegras to a potentially serious lower-body injury. William Karlsson and Alexander Holtz also scored and Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for the division-leading Golden

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donovan Dent had 20 points in New Mexico’s 83-77 win over San Jose State on Wednesday night. Dent added five assists for the Lobos (7-2, 1-0 Mountain West Conference). Mustapha Amzil scored 19 points while shooting 6 for 12 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 9 from the

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Nique Clifford scored 19 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had six assists as Colorado State beat Loyola Marymount 83-54 on Wednesday night. Jalen Lake and Kyan Evans added 14 points apiece with each making four 3-pointers for the Rams (5-3). Will Johnston led the Lions (3-4) in scoring, finishing with

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Just when Trevor Zegras appeared to be turning the corner on becoming a true two-way NHL player, the Anaheim forward went down with another injury. The Ducks can only hope his latest setback isn’t serious enough to interrupt Zegras’ promising start to the season. Zegras left Anaheim’s 4-1

AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A 29-point loss in Minnesota on Monday. A 41-point loss in Miami on Wednesday. Add it up, and it’s the worst two-game stretch in Los Angeles Lakers history. The Lakers lost to the Heat 134-93 on Wednesday, that loss coming two days after a 109-80 loss to the Timberwolves.

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Zion Bethea’s 16 points helped Pepperdine defeat Life Pacific 119-57 on Wednesday night. Bethea also contributed five assists and four steals for the Waves (3-6). Stefan Todorovic scored 16 points, shooting 6 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc. Dovydas Butka went 7 of 11 from the field

DENVER (AP) — Sebastian Akins scored 22 points as Denver beat Sacramento State 80-59 on Wednesday night. Akins added six assists for the Pioneers (4-6). DeAndre Craig scored 18 points, shooting 7 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc. Isaiah Addo-Ankrah shot 3 for 10, including 3 for 8 from beyond the

AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for assists in beating the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Wednesday night. The Heat had 42 assists, one more than the previous mark of 41 against Portland on March

MAKAWAO, Hawaii. (AP) — Five Hawaiian crows on Wednesday were released on Maui for the first time as part of an ongoing effort to return the species to its home, conservationists said. The Hawaiian crows, or alala, were last found on Hawaii’s Big Island, but they went extinct in the wild in 2002, officials with

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Ever since making the switch from high school receiver to running back in college, Isaac Guerendo has had few opportunities to show what he can do as a runner. Now with Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason out with injuries for San Francisco, that could all change

AP Baseball Writers PHOENIX (AP) — National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes was elected to the players’ association eight-man executive subcommittee on Wednesday just six months after his big league debut as three players were dropped who had advocated for the ouster of union deputy executive director Bruce Meyer. Jack Flaherty, Ian Happ

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Fresno State has hired former FCS championship coach Matt Entz to take over its football program. The school announced Wednesday that Entz will replace interim coach Tim Skipper, who took over after Jeff Tedford stepped down in July because of health concerns. Entz will help guide Fresno State in its transition

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “grave concerns” for three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada who are missing after a planned ascent of the country’s highest peak, Aoraki, as efforts to find them stalled for a third day amid bad weather. Strong winds meant an aerial search for

Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton underwent season-ending knee surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles. The team announced Melton had the procedure for a partially torn left anterior cruciate ligament that he injured Nov. 12 against Dallas. Tests showed that surgery was the best option, the Warriors said Nov. 20 when providing an update on Melton’s

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years. “I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said on stage during a wide-ranging interview at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New

AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats and Republicans agreed on at least one thing before November’s election: California would play a central role in determining control of the U.S. House. Indeed it did. Democrat Adam Gray’s come-from-behind victory over Republican Rep. John Duarte in a Central Valley farm-belt district Tuesday — the final

Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of the state. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry called it “game-changing” for his

PALERMO, Calif. (AP) — Two children wounded in a California school shooting and the gunman likely killed himself, sheriff’s officials say.

PALERMO, Calif. (AP) — Two children were in “extremely critical condition” Wednesday after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman died at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said. The gunman may have targeted the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo because of its

Oroville, Calif. (AP) — After a shooting at a Northern California elementary school, the suspect is dead, sheriff’s department says.