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By The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Enoch Boakye’s 19 points helped Fresno State defeat Air Force 84-70 on Saturday night. Boakye also contributed 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (9-11, 2-5 Mountain West Conference). Xavier Dusell scored 15 points, shooting 5 for 11 from beyond the arc. Jalen Weaver shot 3 of 5 from

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Clippers were embarrassed on their home court the first time they faced the Celtics. Los Angeles returned the favor during its visit to Boston. Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points in only 29 minutes and the Clippers routed the Celtics 115-96 on Saturday night. Paul George

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Moore is returning to the Los Angeles Angels after the sides completed a $9 million, one-year contract on Saturday. The 34-year-old pitcher spent most of last season with the Angels and went 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 41 relief appearances for Los Angeles. He was claimed off waivers by

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn’t take long for Southern California’s Bronny James to make an impact in his first game against rival UCLA. The freshman blocked the shot of UCLA’s Dylan Andrews as he drove to the basket, but the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James ended up celebrating a little too

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matthieu Pavon made an 8-foot putt for a dramatic birdie on No. 18 at Torrey Pines South for a one-shot victory in the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday that made him the first Frenchman to win on the PGA Tour. Pavon raised his arms in

By The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Pope’s 29 points helped UC San Diego defeat UC Davis 92-59 on Saturday night. Pope also had five rebounds for the Tritons (14-7, 8-1 Big West Conference). Tyler McGhie scored 18 points while shooting 6 for 14, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc. Aniwaniwa

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Maud Huijbens had her first career double-double and No. 17 Gonzaga defeated San Francisco 73-54 on Saturday, the Bulldogs’ 14th-straight win. Brynna Maxwell was 5-of-8 shooting with four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Gonzaga (20-2, 7-0 West Coast Conference), which reached

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — JJ Peterka scored two goals for the second straight game and the Buffalo Sabres netted five unanswered goals to rally past the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Saturday. Peterka passed Jeff Skinner for the team lead with 18 goals this season. “I think (it’s) just

By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Tsohonis’ 15 points helped Long Beach State defeat UC Riverside 65-53 on Saturday night. Tsohonis added five rebounds for the Beach (13-8, 5-4 Big West Conference). AJ George scored 14 points while going 6 of 11 and 2 of 3 from the free throw line. Jadon

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped overnight inside a ski lift gondola amid freezing temperatures at a Lake Tahoe resort, according to officials and media reports. Monica Laso boarded the gondola around 5 p.m. Thursday at Heavenly Ski Resort to ride down the mountain because she was too tired

By The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. had 29 points in California Baptist’s 81-79 win against Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. Yvan Ouedraogo’s free throw stretched Cal Baptist’s lead to 81-75 with 1:37 left. AJ Cajuste made a pair of free throws on back-to-back possessions to end the scoring with 1:12

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press A judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to get rid of photographs of legal documents that officers allegedly took during an unannounced raid on the home of an attorney representing a prominent Black Lives Matter activist. The attorney, Dermot Givens, said roughly a dozen Los Angeles police officers

DETROIT (AP) — With the Pistons down a point in the third quarter on Saturday, fans decided the time was ripe to chant: “Jared Goff! Jared Goff!” The Red Wings up three goals in the third period on Thursday night? “Jared Goff! Jared Goff!” So goes the sound of Michigan these days. Across the state,

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A man died of a suspected heart attack while hiking a strenuous trail in Utah’s Zion National Park, authorities said Friday. The 63-year-old man from San Diego, California, was found unresponsive on the West Rim Trail on Friday afternoon, the National Park Service said in a statement. Other hikers on the

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Whether the choices are serious or of a more trivial nature, Eileen Gu refuses to be hemmed in. Two years after exploding onto the world stage at the Beijing Winter Games, the 20-year-old Olympic champion, straight-A student and fashion model remains as comfortable on a

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Celestine hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final minute to lift California to a 73-71 win over Stanford on Friday night. The victory made first-year Cal coach Mark Madsen, a former Stanford standout, a winner over his alma mater in his first game facing the Cardinal. Stanford coach,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 29 points with seven rebounds, three steals and three blocks and No. 11 USC held off Washington State 70-62 on Friday night. McKenzie Forbes added 22 points for the Trojans (14-3, 4-3 Pac-12 Conference), who ended a two-game losing streak. Watkins, a freshman who missed one game this

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor scored two of Colorado’s three first-period goals helping the Avalanche to a 5-1 victory Friday night over the Los Angeles Kings in the team’s final game before the NHL All-Star break. In a matchup of the league’s top scoring offense and its third-stingiest scoring defense,