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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25. Georgia received 55 first-place votes to remain the
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar will hold an all-star race next year at the Thermal Club in Southern California, with $1 million guaranteed to the winner of the made-for-TV exhibition. The $1 Million Challenge will be held on March 24 and air on NBC, with practice and qualifying
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Like many horrors before it, bad reviews didn’t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for “ The Nun II.” The sequel to the 2018 hit, released in 3,728 theaters by Warner Bros., topped the box office in its first weekend in North American theaters earning an estimated $32.6 million,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama congratulated Coco Gauff on her U.S. Open title Saturday, less than two weeks after attending her first comeback of the tournament. After Gauff rallied to beat Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, messages quickly poured onto the social media platform formerly known as Twitter
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when a curious fellow prisoner, an English-speaking Iranian, approached him in the courtyard for a conversation. The American did not reveal much at first, but it was the beginning of an unlikely friendship between White, a
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After well over a century of competition, nobody knows when Southern California and Stanford will meet again on a football field. The Trojans are headed into this rivalry’s hiatus with all of the bragging rights after a blowout victory that demonstrated both programs’ current place
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Payton Thorne threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Rovaldo Fairweather following California’s third missed field goal of the game and Tigers rallied for a 14-10 victory on Saturday night. “I don’t think we could have played any uglier or sloppier on offense. I’m really proud
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kaiden Bennett had a touchdown pass and ran for 101 yards and two scores to lead Sacramento State to a 34-6 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday night. Bennett capped off a seven-play, 80-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run on the opening drive and the Hornets (2-0), ranked No. 8
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Lynch kicked a 25-yard field goal in the second overtime and Fresno State escaped with a 34-31 victory over FCS-member Eastern Washington on Saturday night. Lynch also kicked a 44-yard field goal with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 24-all, forcing overtime. The Eagles (0-2),
Continue ReadingBy HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Chavis scored on Gus Varland’s game-ending wild pitch in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Saturday night in a game that started after a 4-hour, 10-minute rain delay. Los Angeles overcame a 5-4 ninth-inning deficit against Kyle Finnegan,
Continue ReadingBy GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Damien Martinez ran for a 64-yard touchdown on Oregon State’s first offensive play, setting the tone in the 16th-ranked Beavers’ 55-7 victory over UC Davis on Saturday. Silas Bolden had a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown, and a 22-yard scoring reception in the second quarter
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched six scoreless innings for his first win in more than a month, Thairo Estrada homered and had three RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Saturday night. Mike Yastrzemski had four hits and two RBIs, and J.D. Davis
Continue ReadingBy HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Chavis scored on Gus Varland’s game-ending wild pitch in the 11th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Saturday night in a game that started after a 4-hour, 10-minute rain delay. Los Angeles overcame a 5-4 ninth-inning deficit against Kyle Finnegan,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Logan O’Hoppe and Randal Grichuk homered, Tyler Anderson earned his second win since the All-Star break and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Saturday night. The teams combined for 11 hits, with six going out of the park — including four
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dante Moore threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns in his second college game and T.J. Harden had a 53-yard scoring run for UCLA, which used big plays to overpower the San Diego State Aztecs 35-10 on Saturday night. Although UCLA coach Chip Kelly won’t
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robbie Grossman scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. Grossman drew the first of three consecutive two-out walks against Lucas Erceg (3-4). Reliever Francisco Perez took over
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros talked about the need to improve their record at home as the regular season winds down. Then they went out and did just that. Alvarez homered and Kyle Tucker added two RBIs to give him an American League-leading 101 as
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel de Sousa Britto finished with eight saves to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 0-0 draw with D.C. United on Saturday night. Daniel had five saves in the first half for San Jose (9-9-10). Alex Bono had two saves in his third start of the season for DC United (9-12-7)
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Katherine Hui made it two big victories for American teenagers at the U.S. Open on Saturday, winning the junior title. Hui, an 18-year-old from San Diego who is entering her freshman year at Stanford, took the court for her final during 19-year-old Coco Gauff’s victory over Aryna Sabalenka for the women’s
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Much like wins, any optimism of players returning for Phil Nevin and the Los Angeles Angels are in short supply. Shohei Ohtani missed his sixth straight game due to a right strained oblique as the Angels hosted the Cleveland Guardians Saturday night. Before the game,
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