AP California News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bernie Blunt scored 25 points as Mercyhurst beat Sacramento State 66-60 on Saturday night at the Cal Classic. Blunt added four steals for the Lakers (5-4). Jeff Planutis scored 20 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 4 for 10 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miles Bird scored 18 points and Jared Coleman-Jones added 16 to help San Diego State edge No. 6 Houston 73-70 in overtime in the third place game of the Players Era tournament Saturday night. Nick Boyd added 14 points and freshman Pharoah Compton 13 for the Aztecs (4-2). Bird

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night for their season-high third consecutive win. Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored for Los Angeles, and David Rittich made 20 saves.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Lamar Washington and Elijah Fisher each had 17 points in Pacific’s 64-55 win against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night. Washington had seven assists for the Tigers (5-4). Fisher shot 5 for 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 10 from the free-throw line. Elias Ralph had 13

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rochelin’s 15 points helped UC San Diego defeat La Verne 109-33 on Saturday night. Rochelin shot 6 for 10, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc for the Tritons (6-2). Tyler McGhie scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 6, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. Aidan

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Notre Dame’s defense was backed up almost to its goal line while protecting a seven-point lead in the final minutes when Southern California’s Jayden Maiava fired a back-shoulder pass toward Kyron Hudson. Christian Gray alertly picked it off, somehow keeping his feet and the ball after a pirouette

AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Brashard Smith and ninth-ranked SMU never felt they were finished, even when already locked into the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in their league debut. “It was really important, just being undefeated in the conference,” Smith said. “We came in on a mission.” The Mustangs completed a sweep of

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State’s volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about participation in women’s sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday’s Mountain West tournament final, ending the Spartans’ season. The Rams (20-10) received the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State’s women’s volleyball season ended by loss to Colorado State in the Mountain West tournament final.

Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lauren Betts had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 1 UCLA to a 97-41 rout of Fresno State on Saturday in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown. Betts led five scorers in double figures for the Bruins (7-0). Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez each scored 15 points. Janiah Barker had

AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Despite all the adversity he faced throughout this season and his career, Ethan Garbers was able to have a memorable finale for UCLA. The senior passed for 289 yards, including a touchdown on his final attempt, as the Bruins rallied for a 20-13 victory over Fresno State at

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Tomley scored 28 points as Weber State beat Pepperdine 68-53 in the Desert Division championship game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Saturday night. Tomley shot 7 for 12 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (4-4). Blaise Threatt added 21

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Marcus Adams Jr. had 21 points in CSU Northridge’s 72-69 overtime win against Montana State on Saturday night. Patrick McMahon split a pair of free throws to pull Montana State to 70-69 with 18 seconds left in overtime. Jordan Brinson made two free throws on the ensuing possession for the Matadors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized a $182 million, five-year contract. The reigning World Series champions announced the deal with the two-time Cy Young Award winner on Saturday. Snell, who turns 32 on Wednesday, went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts for San Francisco this year,

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins will miss at least the next four games after the Los Angeles Chargers placed the running back on injured reserve Saturday. The team also placed safety Alohi Gilman on injured reserve and signed safety Tony Jefferson to the active roster. Dobbins sprained the MCL in his left knee

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills activated Matt Milano from injured reserve on Saturday, putting the starting linebacker in position to play Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. The 30-year-old Milano has missed nearly 14 months. He broke his right leg in Week 5 of last season and then tore his left

DALLAS (AP) — California starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza was unexpectedly out for the Bears’ regular-season finale Saturday at ninth-ranked SMU because of illness. Chandler Rodgers started in place of Mendoza, the sophomore who has thrown for 3,004 yards and 16 touchdowns this season. Mendoza last week became the seventh player in school history with a

AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Luck is returning to Stanford in hopes of turning around a struggling football program that he once helped become a national power. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Saturday that Luck has been hired as the general manager of the Stanford football team, tasked with overseeing all aspects

Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — For over two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a mentor of color for her son, Giovanni, now 11 and passionate about playing the violin. She has now found that space at a local church. New Hope Presbyterian Church, a multiethnic congregation led by a Black female pastor in

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Tru Washington scored 20 points, Donovan Dent added 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds and New Mexico beat Southern California 83-73 on Friday night in the third-place game at the Acrisure Classic. Nelly Junior Joseph added 15 points for New Mexico (6-2) and Mustapha Amzil scored 10. Dent and