AP California News

By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell scored 23 points as UC Santa Barbara beat Hawaii 77-71 on Saturday night. Mitchell added five assists for the Gauchos (14-11, 7-8 Big West Conference). Josh Pierre-Louis scored 16 points while shooting 7 for 11 and added four steals. Matija Belic had 11 points

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff was in the first row on Saturday. The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris was courtside for the HBCU Classic at the NBA’s All-Star weekend in Indianapolis, taking in a college game between Virginia Union and Winston-Salem State. He spoke earlier Saturday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CBS chief executive and president Les Moonves has agreed to pay a $11,250 fine to settle a complaint accusing him of interfering with a police investigation of a sexual assault case, according to documents released Friday by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. According to the documents, Moonves acknowledged working

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton played a ton of basketball last summer as part of the team that USA Basketball sent to the Philippines for the World Cup. And he’s hoping to play a ton of basketball this summer, too. Haliburton didn’t hesitate when asked Saturday if he’s hoping

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brandt Clarke scored on a breakaway with 27 seconds left in overtime for his first career goal and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the slumping Boston Bruins 5-4 on Saturday. Clarke had just been sprung from the penalty box for taking down David Pastrnak and

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — A.J. Preller had the benefit of a free-spending and patient owner during his past few seasons as general manager of the San Diego Padres. That might not be the case anymore. Eric Kutsenda has taken over as the San Diego Padres control person following the

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Purdue and reigning national champion Connecticut have certainly appeared to separate themselves from the rest of the top teams in college basketball with only a month left until Selection Sunday. For the committee that will select the NCAA Tournament field, the Boilermakers have the edge on the Huskies for

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen made a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift No. 11 Oregon State to a 79-77 victory over No. 9 UCLA on Friday night. After an official’s review, the basket counted and the Beavers (21-3, 10-3 Pac-12) had

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored 23 points to guide San Diego State to an 81-70 victory over New Mexico on Friday night. LeDee made 7 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer and 8 of 11 free throws, adding four steals for the Aztecs (20-6, 9-4 Mountain West Conference). Lamont Butler had 13 points

By STEVE MIMS Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Freshman sensation JuJu Watkins scored 33 points and No. 10 Southern California defeated Oregon 88-51 on Friday night for its fifth consecutive victory. Watkins was 12 for 25 from the field, including 3 of 8 on 3-pointers, despite leaving the game for a while in the

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices. Federal law bars

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s length and physical style took California right out of its rhythm and helped the Cardinal run away from their local rival. Kiki Iriafen had 23 points and 11 rebounds, powering a balanced attack and leading No. 3 Stanford past the Golden Bears 84-49 on

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Spieth signed for the wrong score on Friday at the Genesis Invitational and was disqualified for the first time in the 263 tournaments he has played on the PGA Tour. Spieth owned up to the mistake in a post on X. “Today, I signed for an incorrect scorecard and stepped

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California judge is under investigation by a state agency for allegedly making antisemitic remarks when addressing a deputy public defender, failing to recuse himself from cases involving attorneys and other people he socialized with, sexually harassing women, and other ethical violations. Humboldt County

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay began with an eagle and never let anyone close to him the rest of the round Friday. He shot a 6-under 65 to build a five-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational going into a weekend that won’t include Tiger Woods. Woods made another

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods returned to the PGA Tour and lasted only 24 holes, withdrawing Friday from the Genesis Invitational with flu-like symptoms and dehydration after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole at Riviera. Rob McNamara, his longtime associate and vice president of TGR Ventures,

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A Compton man who may have been breeding pit bulls was mauled to death in a backyard, authorities said Friday. The 35-year-old man died after he was attacked Thursday night, Los Angeles County authorities said. His name wasn’t immediately released. The man’s girlfriend discovered his body in a kennel area Friday

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional, echoing similar arguments made this year by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the grocery store chain Trader Joe’s in disputes about workers’ rights and organizing. The Amazon filing, made Thursday, came in response to

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials and questioning their integrity. The NBA announced the fine Friday for Lue. The fine was related to the veteran coach’s comments to his team Wednesday night after the Clippers’ victory at Golden State. Lue got two