AP California News

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have been on the road for nearly two weeks, forced from their home building because of the Grammy Awards. It hasn’t slowed the Clippers down whatsoever. Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and 11 rebounds, James Harden scored 16 of his 21 points

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment LOS ANGELES (AP) — Killer Mike was detained at the Grammy Awards on Sunday after the rapper and activist won three Grammy awards including his first in more than two decades. In a video posted by the trade website The Hollywood Reporter, Mike was escorted in handcuffs by Los

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dua Lipa opened the 66th annual Grammy Awards with a high-octane medley: first, a tease of her forthcoming single, “Training Season,” then, her most recent single, “Houdini,” and finally, her disco-pop “Barbie” hit “Dance the Night.” From the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los

DETROIT (AP) — Earl “The Twirl” Cureton, who won two NBA championships in 12 seasons in the league, has died. He was 66. Cureton, who served as a community ambassador for the Detroit Pistons for the last 10 years, passed away “unexpectedly” on Sunday morning, according to a release from the Pistons. No other information

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — SoFi Stadium will begin work Monday on renovations to increase the size of its playing field area in preparation for hosting eight matches during the 2026 World Cup. Los Angeles Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff says the construction involves replacing concrete in the corners

TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested in East Texas on at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records. The legal issue comes as the younger Mahomes prepares to lead his team into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California applicants say unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents. The ruling Friday by Albany Judge Anne M. Nardacci may spur New York into issuing hundreds of licenses in a state where most

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CBS’ Nate Burleson might be the only person at the Super Bowl to get more air time than Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes or any of the other star players in the game. The network’s morning show, where Burleson is a co-host, will originate from Las Vegas this week. Burleson

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Ivica Zubac is back for the Los Angeles Clippers. Tyler Herro was out for the Miami Heat. The Clippers got their starting center back on Sunday, with Zubac in the lineup again after a nine-game absence because of a strained right calf. But Herro — who

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer pulled each of her star post players aside and asked them to stay within themselves and play to their strengths. Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen made all the right decisions two days after a rare loss. Brink had 19 points, 19 rebounds and

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer In reply to the NCAA claiming college sports would be thrown into “disarray” if rules banning name, image and likeness compensation being used as an recruiting inducements were lifted by court order, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a Sunday filing the association is defending “a world

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and GABE STERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden pitched for votes Sunday in Nevada, where the first-in-the-West primaries are underway with early and absentee voting. But the Democrat and his team are also using the visit to shore up support for the general election in November. The president

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phoebe Bridgers took an early lead at the 66th Grammy Awards, quickly winning four trophies ahead of the main telecast, with her and her boygenius bandmates bringing an infectious energy to the Premiere Ceremony. Host/songwriter Justin Tranter gave her the first award Sunday, best pop

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Grammy Awards are taking place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and the excitement started early. The Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast show, began with host/songwriter Justin Tranter setting the scene — giving out the first award of the day, best pop

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, beating out Texas and California for soccer’s showcase game. FIFA awarded the July 19 championship to the $1.6 billion venue, which opened in 2010, the culminating match of an expanded 48-nation, 104-game tournament that will

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Grammy Awards are taking place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and there’s a lot to be excited about. Women outpace men in the major categories, so expect to see a spotlight on its female nominees. That was true of the

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers battered California on Sunday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to nearly 850,000 people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the state braced for what could be days of heavy rains. The storm inundated streets and brought

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) — Kyle Willis woke up in Mexico on Sunday, weighing different options for entry into the U.S. after being turned away at the most fortified stretch of Texas’ border last week. The 23-year-old Jamaican, who said he left his country after facing attacks and discrimination due

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Rain and a raging wind on Sunday caused the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to be postponed, leading to the third Monday finish in the last six years. But that assumes it can even be played on Monday. Wyndham Clark two-putted