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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Alabama Crimson Tide caused a stir at the Rose Bowl when they revealed they’ve restricted their players’ game film viewing on iPads heading into the College Football Playoff semifinal against Michigan because of concerns about hacking. As it turns out, Michigan is also taking

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officers from two Nevada law enforcement agencies opened fire during a pre-dawn chase through Las Vegas as they tried to stop a man who fatally shot his mother, then stole a police cruiser and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint while trying to evade police, authorities said Friday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday declared a statewide emergency in response to an ice storm that felled power lines, leaving more than 20,000 people without electricity around the Christmas holiday. Burgum also plans to seek a presidential disaster declaration that would free up federal aid to help cover the

By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in the first period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Thursday night. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for Edmonton in the opener of a

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Logan Thompson made 32 saves, bouncing back from a shaky performance, and the Vegas Golden Knights stopped a four-game slide by holding off the Los Angeles Kings for a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Jack Eichel, Michael Amadio and William Karlsson scored for Vegas — all

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 17 points and 11 assists two days before his 39th birthday, Anthony Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Charlotte Hornets to their ninth straight loss with a 133-112 victory Thursday night. Rui Hachimura scored

By The Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore had 23 points and 22 rebounds, Lassina Traore added 16 points and 17 rebounds and Long Beach State defeated CSU Fullerton 81-71 on Thursday in a Big West Conference opener. Traore recorded the third 20-20 game in the last 30 years for Long Beach State.

By The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Andre Henry’s 23 points helped UC Irvine defeat UC Riverside 73-66 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener. Henry shot 7 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free throw line for the Anteaters (8-5). Carter Welling scored

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A former college student accused of stabbing two people to death and wounding a third in Northern California was found competent to stand trial, a prosecutor said Thursday. Carlos Reales Dominguez will return to court on Jan. 5 and criminal proceedings will be reinstated if there isn’t any challenge to his

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Herro had 26 points and seven rebounds to help the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Golden State Warriors 114-102 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Star forward Jimmy Butler sat out his fourth straight game because of a strained left calf, while Kyle

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope scored 23 points as UC San Diego beat CSU Bakersfield 76-64 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener. Pope also contributed five rebounds for the Tritons (7-6). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for

By The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Dionte Bostick had 22 points in CSU Northridge’s 83-73 win over Cal Poly on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener. Bostick also contributed three steals for the Matadors (10-3). De’Sean Allen-Eikens scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Jasman Sangha had 19 points

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Dylan Andrews scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, Adem Bona also had 13 points and UCLA took control after halftime for a 69-62 win over Oregon State in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night. The Bruins (6-6), who ended a four-game losing streak,

By SOPHIE AUSTIN, TRÂN NGUYỄN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to patients in other states will be protected from prosecution. Workers will receive more paid sick leave on the heels of a big year for labor. And companies can’t fire employees for using marijuana

By The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper scored 27 points as UC Davis beat UC Santa Barbara 76-62 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener for both teams. Pepper shot 9 for 19 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Quinn Denker banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to help Idaho defeat Sacramento State 61-58 on Thursday night in a Big Sky Conference opener. Idaho inbounded it with 3.0 seconds left. Julius Mims caught a long pass from Tyler Linhardt and handed it off to Denker

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. had a career-high 22 points with eight rebounds and five steals, and fellow freshman Jackson Shelstad scored a season-high 21 points to help Oregon beat USC 82-74 on Thursday night to begin Pac-12 play. Oregon started on a 12-2 run and dominated the first half in taking a

By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who authorities say fatally shot his mother two days after Christmas led police officers on a chase through the suburbs of Las Vegas and, along the way, stole a police vehicle and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint, shooting and killing one of

By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who authorities say fatally shot his mother near his childhood home two days after Christmas led police officers on a chase through the suburbs of Las Vegas and, along the way, stole a police vehicle and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint, shooting

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a decade of accounts by a former Los Angeles-area gang leader about orchestrating the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are strong evidence to deny his release to house arrest ahead of his trial in June, prosecutors in Las Vegas said