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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams — 11 baseball, 15 NBA and

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Former ESPN sportscaster Cordell Patrick was ejected from an RV crash onto a busy Southern California freeway this week and lived to tell about it. Covered in bandages, Patrick described the experience in hospital-bed interviews with Los Angeles-area TV news stations as he recovered from multiple broken bones. “It was

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.” The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are receiving $104 million in Energy Department grants that

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have established a foundation for the future. However Sean McVay understands the coaching carousel could take away one of the key members of his staff. McVay hopes to have defensive coordinator Raheem Morris back next season, while recognizing his status as one

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Smartphones could get much smarter this year as the next wave of artificial intelligence seeps into the devices that accompany people almost everywhere they go. Samsung, the biggest rival to Apple and its iPhone, provided a glimpse of how smartphones are evolving during a

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević has been hospitalized in Salt Lake City after suffering a medical emergency on Tuesday night, the team said Wednesday. The seriousness of the situation led the NBA to postpone Wednesday’s game between the Warriors and the Utah Jazz. The league did not immediately

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was published in 2020. Oprah Winfrey kept telling her to read it. But she put it off. It seemed an imposing read.

By JANIE HAR Associated Press RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires that for years stealthily snapped up more than $800 million worth of rural land for a new walkable, affordable and green city between San Francisco and Sacramento now needs voters to embrace the idea. Jan Sramek, the former

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Kyle Juszczyk remembers the different feel when he took the field for the first time in the playoff rivalry between his San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. Two storied franchises with rich traditions that produced big stars facing off against each other on the playoff stage.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević has been hospitalized in Salt Lake City after suffering a medical emergency on Tuesday night, the team said Wednesday. The seriousness of the situation led the NBA to postpone Wednesday’s game between the Warriors and the Utah Jazz. The league did not immediately

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams — 11 baseball, 15 NBA and

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Promoters of a secretive Silicon Valley-backed ballot initiative to build a new city on farmland between Sacramento and San Francisco are releasing more details of their plan as they submit paperwork Wednesday to qualify for the November election. California Forever, the company that stealthily snapped up

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer In the run-up to the Australian Open, defending champion Novak Djokovic’s right wrist was sore — hardly ideal for a tennis player who swings his racket primarily with that arm. Cam Norrie, the tournament’s 19th-seeded man, has been dealing with wrist pain, too. As has Brenda Fruhvirtova, one of

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Four men were found dead Tuesday at a Southern California home, but there wasn’t any immediate word on the cause of their deaths, authorities said. Los Angeles County firefighters were sent to a home in Palmdale, a desert community north of Los Angeles, at about 4:30 p.m., authorities said. Firefighters found

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 18 of his season-high 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-117 on Tuesday night for their ninth win in 11 games. Kawhi Leonard and James Harden added 16 points apiece to complete

By The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Hill scored the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired and racked up 24 total points to lead Fresno State past San Jose State 85-82 on Tuesday night. Hill also contributed six rebounds and nine assists for the Bulldogs (8-9, 1-3 Mountain West Conference). Donavan Yap scored 13

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday accused a deputy director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services of sexual harassment and retaliation against a senior employee while the agency did nothing to stop it. Ryan Buras, an appointee of Gov. Gavin Newsom, harassed Kendra Bowyer

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Boris Katchouk scored in the ninth round, Petr Mrazek made the clinching save on San Jose’s Filip Zadina, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Sharks 2-1 in a shootout on Tuesday night. Chicago broke a three-game losing streak in the matchup of the NHL’s two worst teams

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant made two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining and the Phoenix Suns staged a furious comeback to beat the Sacramento Kings 119-117 on Tuesday night. Grayson Allen tied a franchise record with nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points for the Suns, who trailed 113-96 before

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski each scored his 18th goal this season to share the team lead, and Jake Oettinger won a matchup of Western Conference All-Star goaltenders as the Dallas Stars pulled away from the Los Angeles Kings for a 5-1 victory Tuesday night. Dallas got three goals in a four-minute