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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport, authorities said. Had the guitars been authentic, they would have been worth $18 million, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. The agency said

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons placekicker Younghoe Koo’s status for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers is uncertain due to a right hip injury. The Falcons on Friday listed Koo as questionable for the game and signed kicker Riley Patterson to the practice squad. Koo has made 19 of 26 field goals this season.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died. Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic against in-state rivals Alabama State University

AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris doesn’t want to hear about the production of his Atlanta Falcons’ offense. The coach is ready to see yardage translate to more points. The Falcons will be looking for an offensive revival following their bye week when they face Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers (7-4)

AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott on Friday ruled out tight end Dalton Kincaid from playing against San Francisco on Sunday night, while holding open the door for starting linebacker Matt Milano’s return after missing nearly 14 months due to injuries. Kincaid will miss his second game with

A look at key dates before and during the San Jose State women’s volleyball season. The Spartans are 14-6, plus six wins via forfeit by four schools in Mountain West Conference regular-season play. Some players cited fairness in women’s sports as a reason for not playing, with plaintiffs in a lawsuit earlier this year asserting

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Basheer Jihad scored 20 points, Joson Sanon added 19 and Arizona State blew a 13-point point lead before the Sun Devils beat New Mexico 85-82 Thursday night at the Acrisure Classic. BJ Freeman scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half for Arizona State (6-1). Alston Mason made

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time. Other locations have weighed similar “generational tobacco bans,” which phase out the use of

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Ross scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting Thursday night to help Saint Mary’s beat Southern California 71-36 at the Acrisure Classic. Saint Mary’s (7-0), which is off to its best start since the Gaels tied the program record with nine consecutive wins to open the 2013-14 season, plays the

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) — Devin Tillis had 15 points in UC Irvine’s 76-59 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday night at the Western Slam, Tillis went 6 of 8 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Anteaters. Jurian Dixon finished 7 of 8 from the field to add 15 points. Andre

AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored nine of his career-high 28 points in overtime and No. 23 Mississippi beat BYU 96-85 on Thursday in the Rady Children’s Invitational to extend its nonconference winning streak to 19 games, the longest in the country. Murray hit a jumper 1:17 into OT to give

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop production and plug its wells or face costly fines. Inglewood Oil Field owner Sentinel Peak argues in the lawsuit, filed this week, that the law, which

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Stewart Jr. scored 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Santa Clara pulled away from TCU in the second half for a 69-52 win in the Acrisure Invitational on Thursday. The Broncos broke the game open with a 24-3 run to turn a one-point deficit into a 20-point lead with

AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 of his 22 points points in the second half and Camden Heide added 15 for No. 13 Purdue, which beat N.C. State 71-61 on Thursday in the opening game of the Rady Children’s Invitational. It was a rematch of last season’s Final Four game,

Associated Press The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development and climate change. The 294-page draft plan includes calls for avoiding or minimizing direct and indirect impacts from overgrazing, pesticide use and unauthorized off-roading; relocating trees when

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State said Thursday it was disappointed Boise State forfeited its semifinal match in the Mountain West women’s volleyball tournament but that the Spartans were focused on the future. Boise State, which twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the conference tournament Wednesday

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With artificial intelligence at a pivotal moment of development, the federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized AI safeguards to one more focused on eliminating red tape. That’s a promising prospect for some investors but creates uncertainty about the future of any guardrails on the technology, especially

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Donavan Yap’s 18 points helped San Jose State defeat Long Beach State 82-66 on Wednesday. Yap shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Spartans (4-5). Josh Uduje scored 17 points while finishing 8 of