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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy has been on quite a ride since entering the NFL as the final pick of the 2022 draft. Purdy worked his way onto the San Francisco 49ers’ roster as a rookie, then went on a storybook late-season run when forced into

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Randal Grichuk was looking forward to getting Thursday off for physical recovery and mental recalibration after the Los Angeles Angels put him on waivers for the second time in two weeks. The worn-out outfielder was forced into action anyway in the first inning after teammate

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand strewn with straws, burned tinfoil and a white powder. Hours later, the mother woke and found her daughter struggling to breathe, according to investigators who described the scene in

MIAMI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers got an assist — and perhaps a run — due to a faux pas by a Miami Marlins ball boy. The Dodgers led 3-0 in the sixth inning and had Mookie Betts on first when Freddie Freeman hit a hump-back liner that landed just beyond the infield and

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Luis Rengifo strained his left biceps while taking a swing in the on-deck circle Thursday night, forcing him to leave the Los Angeles Angels’ 3-2 victory over Cleveland in the first inning. The Angels’ trainers left the dugout to check on Rengifo after he took

MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Ryan Pepiot pitched a perfect game for 6 2/3 innings as Julio Urías’ replacement in the Dodgers’ rotation, and Los Angeles routed the Miami Marlins 10-0 on Thursday night for just their second win seven games. Josh Bell grounded a single up the middle with two outs in the seventh for

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 25 points and Sabrina Ionescu broke the single-season 3-point record to help New York beat the Los Angeles Sparks 96-89 on Thursday night, giving the Liberty eight straight wins. New York (32-7) moved a half-game behind Las Vegas for the No. 1

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Wilks spent plenty of time in his first offseason as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers designing a scheme that can take advantage of the immense talent of edge rusher Nick Bosa. Now that Bosa’s lengthy holdout is over and he

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators said Thursday that a failed radio transmission and a distracted air traffic controller led to a close call between a Southwest Airlines jet and a smaller plane waiting to take off from San Diego in June. Both planes had been cleared to use the same runway. The National Transportation Safety Board

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham learned that he won’t have to face charges stemming from his arrest in Southern California last month during what the club has described as a “medical episode.” Graham declined to go into detail about exactly what happened leading

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The city of San Diego filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking $12.2 million in back rent for the city-owned waterfront land on which SeaWorld San Diego operates, escalating a dispute linked to pandemic impacts on the theme park. The San Diego County Superior Court lawsuit filed by City Attorney Mara W. Elliott

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are debating nearly 1,000 bills during the hectic final two weeks of the Legislative session. Here’s action taken by the California Legislature Thursday: AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON CHURCHES’ LANDS Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California could soon turn their