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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 17 points to lead Boise State to a 63-60 victory over Saint Mary’s on Friday night. Degenhart made 5 of 9 shots with a 3-pointer for the Broncos (4-3). He added five assists and four rebounds. Chibuzo Agbo pitched in with 11 points and eight rebounds, while
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California has hired D’Anton Lynn away from archrival UCLA to be Lincoln Riley’s defensive coordinator. Riley announced his choice Friday night to replace Alex Grinch, who was fired last month with two games left in USC’s disappointing 7-5 regular season. Lynn, the 34-year-old son of former Chargers head coach Anthony
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee grabbed the rebound off a missed 3-pointer and scored at the buzzer to rally San Diego State to a 63-62 victory over UC San Diego on Friday night. LeDee had a layup with 38 seconds left to play to pull the Aztecs (7-1) within 62-61. Bryce Pope missed a
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party took control. First, the Republicans voted to oust their speaker, Kevin McCarthy, and on Friday they voted to get rid of one of their own, indicted GOP Rep.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Brewton’s 19 points helped CSU Fullerton defeat North Dakota 64-54 on Friday night. Brewton had six rebounds for the Titans (3-4). Max Jones scored 13 points while shooting 3 for 10 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free throw line,
Continue ReadingJOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored a career-high 24 points, making six 3-pointers, while Spencer Johnson added a career-high 22 points to lead No. 19 BYU to an 85-56 victory over Fresno State on Friday night. Johnson also had five assists and five rebounds for BYU (7-0), which has
Continue ReadingCARY, N.C. (AP) — Allie Montoya and Maya Doms each scored in the opening four minutes and Stanford held off BYU 2-0 on Friday night to advance to its sixth championship appearance in school history. Stanford (20-0-4), in the College Cup for the 11th time, will play Florida State for the title on Monday. Stanford
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, two of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. near a freeway overpass in the northeastern part of the city, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Mark Lourenco.
Continue ReadingBy ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jacob MacDonald and Anthony Duclair each scored twice, and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 44 shots as the San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday night for their first road win this season. Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists and William Eklund
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue from his pitching elbow to help alleviate pain he experienced after his final start this past season. Waldichuk pitched Sept. 29 on the road against the Los Angeles Angels and then began experiencing discomfort. He was later diagnosed with
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former federal correctional officer was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates at a women’s prison in California where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct. A federal jury in June found John Russell Bellhouse guilty on two counts of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of three homeless people in separate incidents around the city, authorities announced Friday. All three shootings occurred in the early morning hours over several days in November, Police Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference along with Mayor
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Keenan Allen has been listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Chargers’ game at New England on Sunday. Allen has an NFL-leading 97 receptions and is second in receiving yards with 1,117. Coach Brandon Staley said Friday he was optimistic the 11th-year wide receiver will be able to play after
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest, busiest, most grueling season in Major League Soccer history is almost over for Los Angeles FC. And there’s still a chance to end it with a trophy. LAFC hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in the Western Conference final, which will be its
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An alternative mental health court to compel treatment for people with severe mental illness has received more than 100 petitions since launching in seven California counties in October, state officials said Friday. The state believes between 7,000 and 12,000 people statewide will eventually be eligible for
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Flacco isn’t exactly a rah-rah guy, but the veteran quarterback’s steady presence might be exactly what the Cleveland Browns need to stay in the playoff chase. Flacco will start Sunday for the Browns, kicking off his 16th NFL season by becoming the team’s fourth starting
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall, even though the state’s reservoirs are in good shape, state officials said Friday. The state’s Department of Water Resources said there was not much
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cameron Brink had 25 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots in 25 minutes for No. 3 Stanford, which routed San Diego State 85-44 on Friday and moved Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer one victory closer to history. VanDerveer is already the winningest women’s
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