AP California News

By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 24 points and Gonzaga completed a season sweep over Pepperdine with an 86-61 victory on Thursday night. Ike made 11 of 17 shots and added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-5, 3-1 West Coast Conference). Nolan Hickman was 7 of 16 shooting, including 3

By The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Corey Stephenson finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds to help Cal State Bakersfield defeat UC Riverside 80-56 on Thursday night. Kaleb Higgins added 17 points and six assists for the Roadrunners (6-11, 1-5 Big West Conference). Marvin McGhee had 14 points and was 5 of 8

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and the short-handed Indiana Pacers held off the Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night. Indiana was without newly acquired forward Pascal Siakam, who had yet to join the team following a trade from Toronto, while fellow All-Star Tyrese Haliburton missed his

By The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Tsohonis had 20 points, Jadon Jones scored 19 and Long Beach State defeated Hawaii 79-71 on Thursday night. Tsohonis shot 8 of 15 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line for the Beach (12-7, 4-3 Big West Conference). Jones made all eight

By The Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Johnny O’Neil scored 23 points as Santa Clara beat Pacific 88-69 on Thursday night. O’Neil also contributed seven rebounds for the Broncos (13-7, 4-1 West Coast Conference). Carlos Marshall Jr. was 4 of 7 shooting (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 12 points. Adama Bal

By The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Yohan Traore scored 19 points and UC Santa Barbara rolled to a 97-69 victory over Cal State Northridge on Thursday night. Traore added nine rebounds for the Gauchos (11-6, 4-3 Big West Conference). Cole Anderson scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 5 for 10

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 17 Gonzaga handed coach Lisa Fortier her 250th victory with a 72-48 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night. Calli Stokes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to put Gonzaga on top 52-38 and then

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country. Federal investigators said

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Rangers retired Adrián Beltré’s No. 29 jersey the season after the third baseman played his final game, the celebration included messages from George Brett, Mike Schmidt and Chipper Jones. All those Hall of Fame third basemen told Beltré that night in 2019

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. fielded a long, high pass inside the Cal logo at center court, dribbled once before firing a quick pass to a wide open Moses Wood in the corner for a game-winning 3-pointer at the horn to lift Washington to a 77-75 win over California on Thursday night. The

By The Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Saint Thomas had 20 points to help Northern Colorado hold on for a 77-75 win over Sacramento State on Thursday night. Thomas had nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Bears (10-7, 3-1 Big Sky Conference). Dejour Reaves scored 16 points, going 6 of 11

BERLIN (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event. The former movie star and California governor was stopped for a routine check after arriving Wednesday, customs spokesperson Thomas Meister said. Schwarzenegger was able

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dusty Baker is back for a third stint with the San Francisco Giants. The longtime manager will return as a special adviser to baseball operations and work on both the baseball and business sides, the team announced Thursday. “I’ve enjoyed my stops at various places but I’m happy to be back

PANAMA CITY (AP) — UCLA junior Omar Morales of Mexico opened with a 1-under 69 on Thursday and shared the lead with Santiago de la Fuente of Mexico and Jose Arzu of Guatemala after one round of the Latin America Amateur. Morales hit the opening tee shot in the U.S. Open last year at Los

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school on Thursday, alleging it caused Kristin Smart’s murder through negligence. Smart, then 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo on the state’s scenic Central Coast over Memorial Day weekend

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel was among two candidates on Thursday who interviewed for the Los Angeles Chargers opening. The Chargers also announced earlier in the day that former Stanford University coach David Shaw interviewed, bringing the total number to 11. The Chargers are looking for a coach and

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Zach Johnson embraced the pressure of being the U.S. Ryder Cup captain last year, even if the experience didn’t go the way anybody on his team hoped. A few months later, Johnson is past all the pressure and the second-guessing — and those newly

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Former Stanford University coach David Shaw interviewed for the Los Angeles Chargers opening. The Chargers announced the interview on Thursday. He is the 10th candidate to interview. Shaw did not coach last season and was an NFL Network analyst. He was also a frequent presence around UCLA practices since his

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer When Sean Strickland went after Dricus Du Plessis last month outside the octagon during UFC 296, jumping over a row of seats to throw a series of haymakers, it would have been easy to dismiss that as a publicity stunt to promote their main event at UFC 297. Du

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge says a nearly 65-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project, a decision that could threaten a key source of funding for a controversial plan backed by Gov.