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By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISO (AP) — Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, although his cause of death was not immediately

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lassina Traore had 21 points in Long Beach State’s 86-67 victory against UC Riverside on Thursday night in the Big West Conference Tournament. Long Beach State plays top-seeded UC Irvine in the semifinals on Friday. Traore added 11 rebounds for the Beach (19-14). AJ George scored 21

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s election-year provocation, debuted Thursday at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, unveiling a violent vision of a near-future America at war with itself. “Civil War,” reportedly A24’s biggest budget release yet, is a bold gamble to capitalize on some of the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Keenan Allen said at the end of the Los Angeles Chargers’ disappointing 2023 season that he didn’t want to play anywhere else. Fast forward to Thursday night, and the team’s longest-tenured player was traded to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick. Allen is going into the final season

By The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Justin McKoy had 16 points in third-seeded Hawaii’s 75-68 win over the No. 7 seed, CSU Northridge on Thursday night in the Big West Conference quarterfinals. The Rainbow Warriors advance to face second-seeded UC Davis in Friday’s semifinals. McKoy shot 4 for 13 (3 for 7 from

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer Stanford has fired men’s basketball coach Jerod Haase after he finished his eighth season at the school without a single NCAA Tournament appearance. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced the decision on Thursday night, shortly after the Cardinal finished a second straight losing season with a 79-62 loss to No.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington State is on the verge of going somewhere it has never been, and the Cougars can do it in the final year of the current version of the Pac-12 Tournament. Isaac Jones scored 16 points, and No. 22 Washington State beat Stanford 79-62 in

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford fires men’s basketball coach Jerod Haase after 8 seasons, no NCAA Tournament appearances.

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cameron Tyson had 18 points in No. 4 seed Seattle’s 81-57 victory against Cal Baptist on Thursday night in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Seattle plays top-seeded Grand Canyon in the semifinals on Friday. Tyson added five rebounds for the Redhawks (19-13). John Christofilis scored 17 points,

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League will have new owners by the season’s end following a sale the puts the club’s value at $113 million, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because

By JOE REEDY and ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writers The Chicago Bears are acquiring wide receiver Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers for a fourth-round pick. Two people familiar with the decision confirmed the move to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the trade hasn’t been announced. Allen has

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves in his 75th career shutout, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Thursday night. Fleury is 11th on the NHL shutouts list, one behind Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito. The 39-year-old goaltender got plenty of help from

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Whether he was burying his shots or moving the ball, Paul George seemed to make all the right decisions. The Clippers will sure take more of that. George made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 27 and Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bulls

SEATTLE (AP) — More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. The latest lawsuit, representing seven passengers, was filed in Washington’s King County Superior Court Thursday against Boeing,

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the San Jose Sharks for a 6-3 win on Thursday night. Ludvig scored his second goal of the season on a shot from the left point at

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract to bring back linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles. A person familiar with the deal said Thursday that Flannigan-Fowles will remain with the Niners for a fifth season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaedon LeDee knocked down a jumper with 14 seconds left in overtime to give San Diego State the lead and added two free throws to set the final margin as the Aztecs topped UNLV 74-71 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Thursday night. San

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seventy-eight protesters were ordered to do five hours of community service and pay restitution to avoid criminal proceedings for allegedly blocking traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours in November to demand a cease-fire in Gaza, prosecutors said. The Nov. 16 protest came as San Francisco was hosting President