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By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jalen Benjamin helped lead Santa Clara past San Diego on Saturday night with 23 points off of the bench in an 82-69 victory. Benjamin had six assists for the Broncos (17-10, 8-4 West Coast Conference). Johnny O’Neil scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds. Carlos Marshall Jr.

By The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sam Griffin had 21 points, Akuel Kot scored 20 and Wyoming defeated San Jose State 80-75 on Saturday night. Griffin also added seven rebounds for the Cowboys (13-12, 6-6 Mountain West Conference). Kot hit four 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds. Mason Walters scored 18 on 7-for-12

By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Michael Ajayi’s 26 points helped Pepperdine defeat Portland 91-70 on Saturday night. Ajayi had eight rebounds for the Waves (11-17, 4-9 West Coast Conference). Jevon Porter scored 18 points while shooting 9 of 12 from the field, and added three blocks. Malik Moore shot 6 for 11,

By AKIRA OLIVIA KUMAMOTO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Samantha Sumiko Pinedo and her grandparents file into a dimly lit enclosure at the Japanese American National Museum and approach a massive book splayed open to reveal columns of names. Pinedo is hoping the list includes her great-grandparents, who were detained in Japanese American incarceration

By The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 21 points, Ryan Nembhard added a double-double and Gonzaga rolled to a 102-76 victory over Pacific on Saturday night, dealing the Tigers their 13th straight loss. Ike made all nine of his shots from the floor and added six rebounds for the Bulldogs (20-6,

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it’s widely accepted next year’s ambitious waste-reduction targets won’t be met. Over time, food scraps and

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ndewedo Newbury had 16 points and San Francisco beat Loyola Marymount 82-59 on Saturday night to up its win streak to six. Newbury shot 6 for 10, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Dons (21-6, 10-2 West Coast Conference). Marcus Williams scored 14

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart had 24 points in Boise State’s 90-66 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night. Degenhart had nine rebounds for the Broncos (17-8, 8-4 Mountain West Conference). O’Mar Stanley shot 6 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free

SEATTLE (AP) — Jaylon Tyson scored 28 points and Jalen Celestine sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with five seconds left to help California rally for an 82-80 victory over Washington on Saturday night. The Golden Bears (11-15, 7-8 Pac-12 Conference) trailed 75-70 with 4:23 left to play before staging their comeback. Grant Newell scored back-to-back baskets

By The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Tyon Grant-Foster scored 19 points as Grand Canyon beat Cal Baptist 79-76 on Saturday night. Grant-Foster had six rebounds for the Antelopes (24-2, 14-1 Western Athletic Conference). Gabe McGlothan added 15 points while going 5 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and

By The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Jadon Jones scored 22 points as Long Beach State beat Cal State Northridge 87-73 on Saturday night. Jones shot 6 for 9 from beyond the 3-point line and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Beach (17-9, 9-5 Big West Conference). Lassina Traore added 18

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was on a roll — and it was barely enough to beat Sabrina Ionescu. And fittingly, he won by three. The Golden State star and NBA’s all-time 3-point king beat Ionescu 29-26 in the Steph vs. Sabrina competition at All-Star Saturday night, the first

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews had his second straight hat trick to push his NHL-leading goals total to 48 and added two assists for a career-high five points in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 9-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Matthews broke a tie for the Toronto record for hat tricks in a

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 20 points as UC San Diego beat Cal State Fullerton 76-69 on Saturday night. Tait-Jones also had six rebounds for the Tritons (17-9, 11-3 Big West Conference). Tyler McGhie scored 16 points while going 5 of 18 (4 for 11 from 3-point range). Hayden

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The lawsuit filed in U.S. district court for the southern district of New

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Andrej Jakimovski led a rally midway through the second half that sent Washington State to a 72-59 win over Stanford for the Cougars’ seventh straight victory. The Cougars’ 10th win in their last 11 games at least temporarily put WSU (20-6, 11-4 Pac-12) in a first-place tie with No. 5 Arizona,

By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dejour Reaves scored 24 points, Saint Thomas added 23 and Northern Colorado beat Sacramento State 80-75 on Saturday night. Thomas added nine rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Bears (16-10, 9-4 Big Sky Conference). Brock Wisne had 12 points Austin Patterson led the Hornets (6-21,

By The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress had 18 points in UC Riverside’s 67-61 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night. Hargress had six assists and three steals for the Highlanders (12-15, 7-8 Big West Conference). Isaiah Moses and Kaleb Smith added 13 points apiece. The Aggies (15-11, 10-5) were led by

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele first competed at cards on the long flight to Australia for the Presidents Cup. They became partners in team events, roommates on the road, close friends who take vacations together with their wives, and more practice rounds than they can

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 13 of her season-high 28 points in the decisive third quarter and No. 17 Gonzaga won it’s 20th-straight game and eighth-straight West Coast Conference title with a 91-78 victory over Pacific on Saturday. The Bulldogs, two weeks after taking a 53-23 halftime lead en route to a record-breaking