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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The fate of a decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California implicated in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal is now in the hands of a jury. Prosecutors and defense lawyers gave their closing arguments Thursday in the trial of Jovan Vavic in

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Winners of the Roberto Clemente Award will wear his No. 21 on the back of their caps for the rest of their major league careers. Major League Baseball called it a special tribute to Clemente’s enduring legacy. Thursday’s announcement on opening day was timed for the

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The mother of a boy accidentally hit in the head with a baseball thrown by a Los Angeles Angels pitcher warming up before a game has filed a lawsuit against the team. Beatrice Galaz says in the lawsuit announced Thursday that the team’s negligence led to

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts U.S. Attorney says 11 people have been indicted for allegedly arranging sham marriages and submitting fraudulent green card applications to circumvent immigration laws. Rachael Rollins announced the indictments Thursday for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud in connection with operating a large-scale marriage fraud “agency” in Los

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Three-time Olympian Resi Stiegler will make a comeback to the ski racing scene this weekend at the World Pro Ski Tour championships in Taos, New Mexico. Stiegler retired a year ago and had a daughter eight weeks ago. She has big expectations. With lucrative prize money, the field is

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California implicated in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal is wrapping up. Prosecutors and defense lawyers gave their closing arguments Thursday morning in the trial of Jovan Vavic in Boston federal court. The

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The commercial Dungeness crab fishery off all of California’s coast will be closed this month because humpback whales have been entangled in fishing gear. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says fishery zones from the Sonoma-Mendocino county line north to the Oregon state line will close at noon on April

NEW YORK (AP) — Winners of the Roberto Clemente Award will wear his No. 21 on the back of their caps for the rest of their major league careers. Major League Baseball said it was a “special tribute to his enduring legacy.” The announcement was timed for the 50th anniversary of the year in which

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is baking in a summerlike heat wave as a strong ridge of high pressure continues to build across the West. Record high temperatures were recorded Thursday in many areas, with gusty Santa Ana winds thrown into the mix in Southern California. The National Weather Service says temperatures topped 80 degrees

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. is not among the Atlanta Braves players who will be missing Freddie Freeman as the team opens its season. Acuña criticized Freeman, the former longtime Braves first baseman who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason, in an Instagram Live interview.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson is stepping down after 19 seasons on the job. The team announced Joe Will remains interim GM until a full-time replacement can be found. Will has been running the team’s hockey operations since Wilson went on medical

RIPON, Calif. (AP) — Police say two Stockton women who were reported missing over the weekend were found dead inside a car submerged in a central California river near a country club where they had attended a wedding. Alyssa Ros and Xylona Gama were last seen Sunday night at Spring Creek Country Club in Ripon,

NEW YORK (AP) — Winners of the Roberto Clemente Award will wear his No. 21 on the back of their caps for the rest of their major league careers. Major League Baseball said it was a “special tribute to his enduring legacy.” The announcement was timed for the 50th anniversary of the year in which

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters are warning of unseasonable heat up and down California as a strong ridge of high pressure continues to build across the West. Record or near-record highs are likely Thursday in many areas, with gusty Santa Ana winds thrown into the mix in Southern California. The National Weather Service says temperatures

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shares of HP gained nearly 15% after Warren Buffett’s company snapped up 11.5% of the company that makes printers and computers over the past week in another uncharacteristic investment for the billionaire in a tech company. Buffett started the year telling his shareholders that he

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed pitchers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagán from the San Diego Padres for All-Star left-handed pitcher Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker. The Twins also will receive a player to be named later and the Padres will get $6.6 million in cash under terms of the deal.

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her spokesman says. That’s a day after the 82-year-old Democratic leader appeared unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic, her