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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Desmon Farmer and Kurt Karis have been promoted to assistants on coach Andy Enfield’s basketball staff at Southern California. Farmer spent the last two seasons as the team’s director of scouting after serving as a graduate assistant for one season. He previously worked with pro and elite youth athletes on skill
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Only four Atlanta pitchers have had multiple seasons with 200 strikeouts. That’s why it’s so impressive that Spencer Strider has reached the milestone in his first two full seasons. Michael Harris II ended a homer drought with two blasts, including a go-ahead shot in the fifth,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Ryan Yarbrough from the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday after being rebuffed in their pursuit of Detroit Tigers ace Eduardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez used his no-trade clause to block a trade, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “To have a chance
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tigers ace Eduardo Rodriguez used his no-trade clause to block a deal to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. “To have a chance to come to a team with guys that he’s familiar with, on a team that’s playing for a championship, it’s surprising,” Dodgers manager
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s lieutenant governor and other elected officials on Tuesday urged Taylor Swift to postpone her Los Angeles concerts as a way to stand in solidarity with striking hotel workers. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and dozens of state and local politicians signed an open letter telling Swift that her tour makes the
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The big-budget San Diego Padres, desperate to turn around their disappointing season, obtained 43-year-old left-hander Rich Hill and a left-handed bat in first baseman/designated hitter Ji Man Choi from the Pittsburgh Pirates in one of three trades prior to Tuesday’s deadline. A year after acquiring
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tigers ace Eduardo Rodriguez used his no-trade clause to veto a deal Tuesday and remain with Detroit, general manager Scott Harris said. Harris confirmed the team had an agreement on a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers and also confirmed that Rodriguez exercised his no-trade clause
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech consultant Nima Momeni will stand trial for murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, a San Francisco judge ordered Tuesday. Lee’s violent death shocked the tech community as fellow executives and engineers praised his generosity, curiosity and leadership skills. He was
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels capped a busy trade deadline on Tuesday by acquiring reliever Dominic Leone from the New York Mets for minor league shortstop Jeremiah Jackson. The 31-year-old Leone was 1-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 31 games with the Mets. The right-hander is 22-23
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California company will pay $1 million for violating federal environmental laws by making and selling devices that defeated smog controls on diesel trucks, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Sinister Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Roseville, doing business as Sinister Diesel, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and to violating the Clean Air Act by
Continue ReadingBy TY O’NEIL, STEFANIE DAZIO and RIO YAMAT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s Mojave National Preserve on Tuesday faced the difficult task of stopping the fire without bulldozers and other heavy equipment that could damage the region’s famous Joshua trees and other sensitive plants. Crews are using
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The big-budget San Diego Padres, desperate to turn around their disappointing season, obtained 43-year-old left-hander Rich Hill and first baseman/designated hitter Ji Man Choi from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for three players. The Padres are led by stars Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Juan
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Griffin Canning on the 15-day injured list with right calf tightness before their game Tuesday night at Atlanta. The Angels recalled right-hander Victor Mederos from Double-A Rocket City. They also recalled outfielder Jordyn Adams from Triple-A Salt Lake. Infielder Michael Stefanic was optioned to Salt Lake
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colton McKivitz spent his first three seasons in the NFL bouncing back and forth between the practice squad and active roster for the San Francisco 49ers with limited opportunity to play. Now McKivitz heads into Year 4 with a big role on one
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson knows what it is like to fall short of expectations, especially when recovering from an injury. That is why the Los Angeles Chargers cornerback is trying to take things in stride as he works his way back from last season’s knee injury.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts is back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup after missing two games with a sore right ankle. The All-Star was set to start in right field and bat his usual leadoff position on Tuesday night against the Oakland Athletics. Betts sat out weekend games against the Cincinnati Reds after
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer With speculation swirling about the future of the Pac-12, Commissioner George Kliavkoff presented details of a long-awaited media rights deal to league stakeholders who concluded Tuesday’s meeting without voting on whether to accept the terms, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The meeting
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to opposite sides of a Lone Star rivalry. That’s how it goes this time of year. Verlander was shipped from New York to Houston ahead of Tuesday’s trade
Continue ReadingZendaya has posted a tender tribute to Angus Cloud, her “Euphoria” co-star who died this week at age 25. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile, or hear his infectious cackle of a laugh (I’m
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst part for Jennifer Brady during her two years away from the WTA Tour was not the injuries themselves — the fracture in her right knee or the tissue tear in her left foot — that caused the prolonged absence she finally ended Tuesday by
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