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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Last year the NFL had a team play in its home stadium in a Super Bowl for the first time. On Sunday, the league will see another first that does put a delay in some of their preparations for this year’s big game. The NFC championship game between the

By ANDREW DALTON AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of security allowed dozens of men to ambush rapper Drakeo the Ruler, who was beaten and stabbed to death backstage at a Los Angeles music festival. That’s according to family members and lawyers of the rapper who’s legal name is Darrell Caldwell. They

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green is going into TV. The Golden State Warriors star has received an exclusive multiyear agreement to join Turner Sports as an active player, set to make appearances with the network’s Inside the NBA program among other content opportunities with Turner Sports and Bleacher Report.So, this means Green will sit

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Top-ranked Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas made the birdies they needed to keep pace on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines and shared the lead with hard-charging Adam Schenk after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Schenk made eight straight birdies to shoot a career-low, 10-under 62, also on

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials said most of the 345,000 disability checks they suspended are fraudulent. The Employment Development Department halted payments on disability claims associated with about 27,000 suspicious doctors. Thursday, state officials said 98% of those doctors were likely fraudulent because they had not verified their identities.

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina, Stanford, North Carolina State and Tennessee would be the top seeds if the women’s NCAA Tournament began today. The NCAA selection committee revealed the teams in line for the top 16 seeds, although none of Thursday night’s games were factored into the reveal. The top 16 seeds

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will return to Cleveland as an All-Star Game captain, and Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins are headed there as first-time selections. MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry joined them Thursday as the other players voted as starters

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has cleared Evander Kane after an investigation into his cross-border travel during the holiday break, paving the way for him to join the Edmonton Oilers. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that Kane has agreed to terms with the Oilers on a

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A rabbi who directed Chabad House at the University of California, San Diego has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a donation fraud scheme — one of several orchestrated by another rabbi who was sentenced this month for stealing millions of dollars. Yehuda Hadjadj entered the plea Wednesday in federal court. The

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s secretary of state says reparations for African Americans should be limited to the descendants of slaves. Shirley Weber is the daughter of sharecroppers who authored legislation creating the first-in-the-nation task force in California to study and recommend reparations. She said slavery drilled fear into families, stunting their ability to strive

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Mubadala Investment Company has signed on as the title sponsor of the final regatta of SailGP’s second season, which will include the $1 million, winner-take-all podium race. The Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix is scheduled for March 26 and March 27 on San Francisco Bay. Defending champion Team Australia

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visa’s fiscal first-quarter profits rose 27%, as improving economies worldwide as well as more people using digital payments helped lift the company’s fortunes. The San Francisco-based company said Thursday that it earned $3.96 billion, or $1.81 a share, up from a profit of $3.13 billion,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has a sore left knee and will miss Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Lakers coach Frank Vogel said James is day to day. The Lakers play Friday night at Charlotte. The 37-year-old James is second in the league in scoring at 29.1 points per

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the search says the Las Vegas Raiders have made a request to interview New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels about filling the void left when Jon Gruden resigned in October. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team was not announcing its

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple shook off supply shortages that have curtailed production of iPhones and other popular devices to deliver its most profitable holiday season yet. The results announced Thursday for the final three months of 2021 help illustrate why Apple is looking even stronger at the

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has launched a $185 million jobs program aimed at putting disadvantaged youth and young adults to work helping their communities while improving their prospects for future success. The Californians For All Youth Jobs Corps was funded in Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 “California Comeback Plan.”