AP California News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest in a series of wet winter storms gained strength in California early Monday, with forecasters warning of possible flooding, hail, strong winds and even brief tornadoes as the system moves south over the next few days. Gusts topped 30 mph (48 kph) in Oakland and San Jose as a

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Branden Carlson scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer, giving Utah a 70-69 victory over UCLA on Sunday night and snapping the Bruins’ six-game winning streak. Dylan Andrews hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining for the Bruins, who led by six earlier

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings began a four-game East Coast road swing last week with perhaps their lowest point of the season. They finished it with arguably their highest. So far anyway. Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third period, including a short-handed go-ahead goal with 3:10

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Sebastian Mack received a flagrant-2 foul and was ejected against Utah on Sunday. The freshman guard is the Bruins’ leading scorer at 13.5 points per game. Utah’s Branden Carlson appeared to take a shot to the face with 9:53 remaining in the first half. He stayed down on the court

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Lauren Betts had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 9 UCLA to a 74-55 win over Oregon on Sunday. Londynn Jones added 15 points for the Bruins while Charisma Osborne had 11 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Kiki Rice had 10 points and nine rebounds for UCLA (20-5,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James still wants to participate in the Paris Olympics this summer, sure sounds like extending his NBA career for at least a couple more seasons is an option and said he would like to see his playing days end as a member of the Los

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The conversation began seven years ago when Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama won his fourth PGA Tour title to pass Shigeki Maruyama, his mentor. Maruyama told him the ultimate mark was nine tour wins, a record for most by an Asian-born player. Matsuyama had little reason

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Shohei Ohtani did not participate in live batting practice Sunday, and his Los Angeles Dodgers spring training debut is on hold. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani, who is coming back from elbow surgery, will not play in Thursday’s opener against the San Diego Padres. The two-time MVP signed

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 18 points, despite having an off-shooting night, and helped No. 10 Southern Cal beat 11th-ranked Oregon State 58-50 on Sunday. The 6-foot-2 freshman guard, who is the second-leading scorer in Division 1 behind Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, was just 6 of 32 from the

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest in a series of wet winter storms blew ashore in Northern California on Sunday, with forecasters warning of possible flooding, hail, strong winds and even brief tornadoes as the system moves south over the next few days. Gusts topped 30 mph (48 kph) in Oakland and San Jose as

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jorge Soler smiled when asked whether he could become the first right-handed batter to hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove beyond AT&T Park’s right field wall. “I don’t know,” he said Sunday after his $42 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants was finalized. All 102 splash hits since

PHOENIX (AP) — A convicted murderer who fled from a halfway house in the Phoenix metro area is back in custody, authorities say. Officials with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry said Daniel Cahill was arrested Saturday afternoon by the department’s fugitive apprehension unit in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service. They said

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided, officials and a relative said. The university confirmed that Marco Troper, a Berkeley freshman, was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon at the university’s Clark Kerr Campus. Troper was later pronounced dead by emergency

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend, while Sony’s “Madame Web” flopped with one of the lowest debuts for a movie centered on a Marvel character.

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a movie. But it never felt quite right, until a few years ago when they decided to be the instigators. “It was just a feeling,”

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ilia Topuria boldly declared himself a UFC world champion in his social media biography for months before he actually became the first Georgian to win a title. When Topuria finally got the belt strapped around his waist at UFC 298 on Saturday night, he cried

By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Boone Jenner scored with 12.9 seconds left and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday night. With time running down in the third period, Jenner took a pass at center ice from Johnny Gaudreau and broke in on net, shielding

By The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Bent Leuchten’s 14 points helped UC Irvine defeat CSU Bakersfield 77-71 on Saturday night. Leuchten added four steals and three blocks for the Anteaters (19-7, 12-2 Big West Conference). Andre Henry added 13 points. Devin Tillis and Justin Hohn scored 11 points apiece. Kaleb Higgins led the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Unbeaten Ilia Topuria stopped Alexander Volkanovski in the second round to claim the featherweight title at UFC 298 on Saturday night, ending the Australian champion’s four-year reign. Topuria (15-0), a Georgian who lives and trains in Spain, controlled the first round of his first UFC

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — KJ Simpson scored 30 points and Colorado rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit to beat Southern California 92-89 in double overtime on Saturday night. The Buffaloes (17-9, 8-7 Pac-12) got 18 points and eight rebounds from Tristan da Silva and 14 points by Cody Williams,