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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor’s First Amendment case against Gov. Ron DeSantis helps its own free speech lawsuit against the governor. A decision last week by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that revived a First

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — The Epson Tour remains the primary path to the LPGA Tour, now with larger purses and a new wrinkle on how to get into those tournaments. The Epson Tour released its 2024 schedule on Tuesday, most noteworthy the five tournaments with $300,000 purses or more —

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer UCLA’s domination of college basketball hit its title-hogging peak with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton in the middle. The two big men helped drive the Bruins’ unprecedented run of seven straight NCAA championships (1967-73) along with impacting the history of the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. As the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Arizona hired San Jose State’s Brent Brennan to be the Wildcats’ next head coach on Tuesday, replacing Jedd Fisch about 48 hours after he left for Washington. Brennan, 50, agreed to a five-year contract with Arizona, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Camilo Villegas was laughing about the time he was disqualified from Kapalua 13 years ago on his birthday. That was long before he was married, had his first child and then lost his daughter to brain cancer. He has been through a lot. So has Chris

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer can become college basketball’s all-time wins leader this week when the Cardinal face Oregon and Oregon State at home. The Hall of Fame coach, who already has the most victories in women’s basketball, sits one win behind former Duke men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski’s record of

Synopsys is buying Ansys in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $35 billion, the first big buyout attempt of the year that would join two big automation and engineering software companies. Ansys shareholders will receive $197 in cash and 0.3450 shares of Synopsys common stock for each Ansys share. “This transformative combination brings together each

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Site: La Quinta, California. Courses: PGA West (Stadium). Yardage: 7,187. Par: 72; PGA West (Nicklaus). Yardage 7,159. Par: 72; La Quinta CC. Yardage: 7,160. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel). Previous winner: Jon Rahm. FedEx Cup

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple’s grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, and potentially affect billions of dollars in revenue a year. The justices rejected Apple’s appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple’s app store rules for apps purchased

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer can become college basketball’s all-time wins leader this week when the Cardinal face Oregon and Oregon State at home. The Hall of Fame coach, who already owns the most victories in women’s basketball, sits one victory behind former Duke men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski record of

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+. John said he was “incredibly humbled”

By JOCELYN NOVECK and MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writers So it be, so it is, as Cousin Greg would say: “Succession” had a fittingly successful sendoff at the Emmys, the addictive saga of the roiling Roy family dynasty winning best drama for a third time and five more awards, including three top acting prizes. But

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Succession” secured its legacy with its third best drama series award, “The Bear” feasted as the night’s top comedy, and the two shows about squabbling families dominated the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys. Quinta Brunson of “Abbott Elementary” and Steven Yeun and Ali Wong

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will have a third shot at Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. This time, Buffalo gets to play at home. And there won’t be a Super Bowl rematch between Mahomes and Jalen Hurts. At least not this season.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 27 points and 15 rebounds, LeBron James scored 25 and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder’s four-game winning streak with a 112-105 victory Monday night. D’Angelo Russell had 14 points and seven assists as the Lakers held off the

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist secured an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney +. John said he was “incredibly

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the team, this time as a special assistant in the front office, according to a person with direct knowledge of the hire. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition

NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Perdomo agreed to a $5 million bonus with the Atlanta Braves on Monday, the largest amount on the first day of the 2024 international signing period and the highest for a Venezuelan-born international amateur. The 17-year-old shortstop was rated the No. 3 eligible prospect by MLB.com. Leo De Vries, rated

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Succession” secured its legacy with its third best drama series award, “The Bear” feasted as the night’s top comedy, and the two shows about squabbling families dominated the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys. Historic wins also came for Quinta Brunson of “Abbot Elementary” and

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Bear” and “Succession” racked up the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys, Quinta Brunson scored an emotional and historic win for “Abbott Elementary” and the Netflix series “Beef” made its own mark with five victories. “The Bear,” the FX dramedy about a squabbling family