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AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James is expected to begin splitting time between the Lakers and the team’s G League affiliate, even though coach JJ Redick said those plans could change. ESPN reported Friday that James will be going between the two teams after the Lakers complete a five-game trip Nov. 6.

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl and Keegan Kolesar scored a minute apart to give Vegas the lead, and the Golden Knights beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Friday. Ivan Barbashev had two goals, and Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague also scored for the Golden Knights. Alex Pietrangelo had three assists, and Jack

AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Players’ association head Tony Clark said teams are encouraging pitchers to throw as hard as possible, leading to more injuries and minimizing the importance of starting pitchers. Speaking before Friday’s World Series opener, Clark criticized how the game has evolved in the analytics age. There were a record-low

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Shohei Ohtani ‘s first trip to the World Series is a global sports event, it’s particularly big in Japan — and for Japan. Fans from Ohtani’s home nation bought more World Series tickets for the first two games than from anywhere outside North America, according to ticket

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The district attorney of Los Angeles County has recommended resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez who were convicted for killing their parents in 1989 and may now have a pathway to freedom after spending 34 years behind bars. Here are some things to know about the case: What happened

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. border inspector was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison for taking bribes to allow people and drug-laden vehicles to enter the country, authorities said. Witnesses testified at trial that Leonard Darnell George, 42, agreed to allow the vehicles through his lane in late 2021 at the San

AP National Writer Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future — a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor but one that the current publisher insisted was

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela was on the minds of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Friday’s opener of the World Series between the storied franchises. An informal memorial at a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium that popped up soon after the pitcher’s death on Tuesday was

AP Sports Writer When Chase Budinger was playing in the NBA, he had a locker room full of teammates who were working together to win and support each other off the court. Since switching to beach volleyball, it’s always been just him and a single partner. That’s changing this season on the AVP tour, with

Associated Press Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” according to a lawsuit filed against the network this month and obtained by The Associated Press. Penny Perry, a 79-year-old casting director who

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Star pass rusher Micah Parsons will miss another game for the Dallas Cowboys with a high ankle sprain, and the season debut for All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland will have to wait at least one more week. Parsons and Bland were ruled out Friday for the game at San Francisco on Sunday

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one of

CalMatters California plans to overhaul one of its cornerstone climate programs — a decision that could push gasoline prices higher in a state where residents already pay the most at the pump. On Nov. 8, just three days after an election marked by concerns over rising costs, the California Air Resources Board will hold a

AP Film Writer Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president, with the Oscar-winning actor expressing support for the Democratic nominee in a video Friday. “Climate change is killing the earth and ruining our economy, we need a bold step forward to save our economy, our planet and ourselves,” DiCaprio said in the video posted

CalMatters When the Trump administration presented a new plan exporting more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta five years ago, state officials and environmentalists objected that the new rules would increase the chances that salmon, smelt and steelhead would go extinct. Now, state and federal agencies are nearing the finish line on a replacement plan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the board’s plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Veteran journalists Robert Greene and Karin Klein announced their resignations Thursday, a day after the editorial page editor Mariel Garza left in

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Left-hander Alex Vesia, right-hander Brusdar Graterol and infielder Miguel Rojas were added to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series roster before Friday’s opener, and left-hander Nestor Cortes was restored by the New York Yankees. Outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and right-handers Evan Phillips and Edgardo Henriquez were dropped by the Dodgers and infielder

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with conspiracy

Associated Press The San Jose State women’s volleyball team finds itself at the center of a storm as the Spartans make a run toward their first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than two decades. Overshadowing the program’s strong season are national talk-show hosts and politicians weighing in on one of its players. At issue is