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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DENTON, Texas (AP) — California coach Justin Wilcox says he and his players spent “about seven seconds” talking about the school’s impending move to the Atlantic Coast Conference a day before the season opener. There’s still a season to be played in the Pac-12, and it started nicely for

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit his team-leading 23rd home run, Paul Blackburn pitched five innings for his second victory in six starts, and the last-place Oakland Athletics beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Saturday to win back-to-back games for the sixth time since the All-Star

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Mikey Keene threw for four touchdowns Saturday to lead Fresno State to a 39-35 win over Purdue in the season opener for both teams. Keene, a transfer from Central Florida, threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Erik Brooks with 58 seconds left for the game

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Mountain West Conference made pitches late last month to the Pac-12’s final two members after realignment, Oregon State and Washington State. Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez made presentations to Washington State on Aug. 24 and to Oregon State on Monday, Associate Commissioner Javan Hedlund confirmed Saturday. Stanford

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge threw out the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media and marketing company in the FIFA bribery investigation, citing a May decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving an aide to former New York

By RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson

By RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September

By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Ashton Daniels passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns and Stanford opened its season with a 37-24 victory over Hawaii on Friday night. The Cardinal were making their debut under new coach Troy Taylor, who spent the last four seasons at Sacramento State. Daniels, a sophomore, made

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Atlanta Braves haven’t had much regular-season success at Dodger Stadium since 2014. They turned to local product Max Fried to change that. Fried tossed seven shutout innings in the stadium located about 15 miles from his old high school, and the Braves beat the

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newlywed star Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 31st homer and stole his 63rd base, Max Fried tossed seven shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight win. The Braves (89-45) lead the Dodgers (83-51)

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. lofted a ball to right field, watched it just clear the wall and then raised his arms, almost in relief as much as celebration. Tatis, who has driven a number of balls to the wall or the warning track at Petco Park

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalia Bryant threw out the first pitch on Friday night before the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the Atlanta Braves as the Lakers NBA franchise for which her father Kobe starred was honored. The 20-year-old University of Southern California student tossed the ball from in front

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — When Perry Minasian arrived to take over as general manager of the Los Angeles Angels in November 2020, he immediately committed himself to improving player development. He’s about to get a glimpse of that progress for the remainder of the 2023 season following a dramatic

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart shot a small batch of red and blue confetti from a fake champagne bottle before machines showered the stage with plenty more. The scene celebrating the university’s acceptance into the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday was quite the contrast to the