AP California News

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Facing a tough division opponent on a short week, the Seattle Seahawks couldn’t afford to be sloppy, ineffective or get off to a slow start. That’s exactly what happened for the first 30 minutes of Thursday night’s 31-13 loss to San Francisco that once again showed

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — After running for two touchdowns and helping San Francisco beat the rival Seahawks for a fourth straight time, Christian McCaffrey was going to enjoy his celebratory meal. The fact it was a Thanksgiving feast on Seattle’s home field made it even more delicious. “That was a

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 22 points in his homecoming and Joshua Morgan blocked a school-record 10 shots for No. 23 Southern California, which blew most of a 20-point lead before beating Seton Hall 71-63 in the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thursday with Bronny James sitting near

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith was active for Thursday night’s game against San Francisco despite being limited in practice this week with an elbow injury. Smith suffered a contusion on his triceps, near his elbow, in last Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He was limited in Seattle’s light practice on

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bronny James was on the court with his No. 23 Southern California teammates for pregame warmups Thursday for the second straight game, although he mostly watched from under the basket, did some rebounding and then took three shots from the corner. James went through warmups

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jalon Moore made 6 of 7 from the field, 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and finished with 18 points to help Oklahoma beat Iowa 79-67 Thursday at the Rady Children’s Invitational. Javian McCollum scored 14 points, Otega Oweh 13 and Sam Godwin added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting for

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro” because of his 5-foot-7 stature, certainly not his influence on golf. The longtime pro at Bel-Air Country Club touched everyone from U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin to Fred Astaire and even Mikhail Baryshnikov. Merrins died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 91 after

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California basketball coach Mark Madsen says Fardaws Aimaq, whose parents are Afghan refugees, was called “a terrorist” by a heckling fan after a game against UTEP this week in the SoCal Challenge. “Throughout and after Monday’s game, Fardaws Aimaq was allegedly subjected to abhorrent and offensive comments from a fan, including

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Cross scored 27 points and Tulane edged California 84-81 to claim third place in the SoCal Challenge Surf Division on Wednesday night. The Green Wave trailed by as many as 11 points midway through the second half, but Sion James hit a turnaround jumper, Kolby King scored off

By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Anton Watson scored a career-high 32 points on nearly perfect shooting and No. 11 Gonzaga held off UCLA 69-65 Wednesday night in the fifth-place game at the Maui Invitational. The Bulldogs (4-1) led by 13 in the first half before staving off a late charge from the

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Devin Tillis had 24 points in UC Irvine’s 77-71 win over Toledo in a second-round game at the BallDawgs Classic tournament in Henderson, Nevada on Wednesday. Tillis was 8 of 8 shooting, including 4 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Anteaters (5-1).

By The Associated Press SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Connor Hickman scored 16 points as unbeaten Bradley beat UTEP 63-59 on Wednesday to claim the SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship. Hickman shot 5 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Braves (5-0).

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 22 seconds to play, and the Dallas Mavericks blew a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter before rallying back for a 104-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. LeBron James scored