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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A recalled Nevada license plate meant to “drive away” Californians is getting one last chance to go back on the streets. The plate — which reads “GOBK2CA,” short for “Go back to California” — was recalled by the state Department of Motor Vehicles in May after it received a complaint, KOLO-TV

BOSTON (AP) — Oakland Athletics scheduled starting pitcher Paul Blackburn has been scratched because of an illness for Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The team made the announcement about 90 minutes before the scheduled start. Blackburn (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to be replaced by right-hander Austin Pruitt (1-5, 2.93).

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field and burst into flames during the second of two landing attempts in fog just before dawn Saturday at a Southern California airport, authorities said. The crash of the Cessna C550 business jet occurred around 4:15 a.m. in Murrieta, about

CHICAGO (AP) — Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she’ll retire at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement on Twitter, saying she “never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life forever.” “It is with

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart made the WNBA All-Star draft about picking their current and former teammates. Wilson took her Las Vegas Aces teammates Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young with her first two picks in the draft Saturday. She drafted Kelsey Plum as her top

CHICAGO (AP) — Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and 2-time World Cup champion, announces she’ll retire at end of NWSL season.

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t trade for Mookie Betts three years ago to be an infielder. However, his offensive production when starting on the dirt is better than when he’s patrolling the outfield. Betts hit a pair of solo homers and drove in four runs,

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A brief look at Saturday’s third round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach (all times EDT): LEADING: Nasa Hataoka with a 6-under 66 to reach 7-under 209. TRAILING: Allisen Corpuz (71) at 210. CHASING: Hyo Joo Kim (73) and Bailey Tardy (75) were three shots behind. FADING: Rose

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie West, two popular figures in women’s golf despite being separated by 19 years and 67 wins, stopped to hug as they walked up the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach on Friday, their farewell to the U.S. Women’s Open. For

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Yu Chang hit a bases-loaded single in a five-run second inning in his return from the injured list and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Friday night. Chang, out since April with a broken bone in his left hand, drove in the first

LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star center fielder Mike Trout won’t attend next week’s All-Star game in Seattle while he recovers from a broken left wrist. “It was a tough decision for me, but I got to get my hand right,” Trout said Friday before the Los Angeles Angels visited the Dodgers. Wearing a cast that

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest, it was announced Friday. The money covers damage from the Rey Fire as well as the costs of fighting the blaze,

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders. In a brief statement, the governor’s office said