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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teenager David Martínez scored early in the second half to help Los Angeles FC rally for a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Wednesday night. Austin (9-12-8) took a 1-0 lead into halftime when Jáder Obrian used the first career assist from Osman Bukari to score in the second minute of

AP Soccer Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Evander scored a pair of goals and the Portland Timbers remained in play for the postseason with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday night. Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Mora also scored for the Timbers (12-10-7), who are currently in eighth place in the Western

SEATTLE (AP) — Paul Marie scored in the 89th minute for San Jose on Wednesday night, Amahl Pellegrino added a goal for the Earthquakes in a 2-2 tie with the Seattle Sounders. Jordan Morris scored two first-half goals, his second multi-goal game this season, for Seattle San Jose (5-21-3) has lost five of its last

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo and Alaric Jackson went back to work Wednesday with the Los Angeles Rams after both veterans served two-game suspensions to start the season. While Garoppolo is a bigger name, the backup quarterback’s absence was much less difficult for the Rams (0-2) than playing without Jackson, their

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stole his 49th base and moved closer to becoming the first player in major league history with 50 homers and 50 steals in a season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday night. Ohtani, who began the day two shy of each mark, singled to lead

Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski homered on the game’s first pitch, Michael Conforto also hit a solo shot and the San Francisco Giants beat the sinking Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Wednesday night. Baltimore has lost eight of 10 to fall five games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East with 10

AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-0 on Wednesday. Machado homered twice for the Padres, who won two of

Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — An NFL head coach eventually realizes if a rookie has the ‘it’ factor. Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce knows the moment he saw it in tight end Brock Bowers. “The day he walked in the door,” Pierce said Wednesday. “We knew we were getting a blue chipper. I

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Eric Wagaman scored with one out in the 13th inning when Jordyn Adams’ grounder deflected off the glove of third baseman Miguel Vargas, and the Los Angeles Angels dealt the Chicago White Sox their 117th loss, rallying for a 4-3 victory on Wednesday. Instead of winning consecutive series

Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name, after a recently released 2016 video that appeared to show him attacking the R&B singer Cassie. “Mr. Combs’ behavior as captured in a recently released video is so fundamentally

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga was a full participant in practice for the first time since tearing a ligament in his knee last November and could be set to return to game action this week. Hufanga tore his ACL in a win over Tampa Bay

AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I

AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016, the latest in a monthslong series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence from the hip-hop mogul. The video aired Friday appears to

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco. The state could be among the first to

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some Brazilian users regained access to X on Wednesday despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country’s Supreme Court, a reunion apparently resulting from the social network changing the way its servers are accessed. But the renewed access may be short-lived. Late last month, Justice Alexandre

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have elected not to put receiver Cooper Kupp on injured reserve with the hopes he could still recover from his ankle injury in a shorter time frame. The Rams put offensive lineman Jonah Jackson and safety John Johnson on injured reserve Wednesday after both

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by a woman who alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by jailed movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson on Tuesday dismissed

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Soderstrom homered and Zack Gelof hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning as the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday, putting the Milwaukee Brewers in the playoffs. Chicago’s loss clinched the NL Central title for the Brewers, their third in four years. Milwaukee became the

NEW YORK (AP) — A second judge refuses to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, citing the possibility that he will tamper with witnesses.

REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California couple whose bodies were found under their neighbor’s home in a nudist ranch died from “blunt force trauma to the head,” an autopsy found. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released the cause of death of Daniel Menard, 79, and his wife Stephanie, 73, on Tuesday, the Los