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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local department store is to unveil a seven-story poster of the former Cy Young Award winner on its facade. Bauer was unwanted this season

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Charlotte, North Carolina. Course: Quail Hollow Club. Yardage: 7,538. Par: 72. Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Max Homa. FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm. Last week: Tony

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even before he joined Lyft’s board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service. But he never expected to be thrust into the driver’s seat at a time when

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local department store is to unveil a seven-story poster of the former Cy Young Award winner on its facade. Bauer was unwanted this season

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits, scored once and fired up the crowd in his return to Petco Park, and Ha-Seong Kim hit a tiebreaking three-run homer as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Monday night for their third straight win.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four times in a 13-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Betts helped propel a Los Angeles offense that belted out a season-best 15 hits. The Dodgers

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America said

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood writers to begin strike Tuesday after contract negotiations break down; first industry walkout in 15 years.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Mauricio Dubón had three hits, highlighted by a tiebreaking RBI double in a five-run seventh inning, and the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Monday night. The game was tied at 2-2 with one on and one out when Dubón, who played for

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Through every playoff triumph and every glaring mistake, Mike Brown stuck by his young Sacramento Kings knowing how much all of these moments will mean for the future. He instructed rookie Keegan Murray to “let it fly” when his shot wasn’t falling. The NBA coach

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros starter Luis García left Monday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants with right elbow discomfort after throwing just eight pitches. García allowed a leadoff single to LaMonte Wade Jr. and had thrown six pitches to Thairo Estrada when he stopped and motioned for

MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Four people were found fatally shot inside an RV in a small Mojave Desert community over the weekend, authorities said, yet another act of deadly violence that keeps the U.S. on a record pace for mass killings this year. The victims were three women and a man, authorities said Monday. There

BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. (AP) — A single-engine plane crashed near a California mountain airport on Monday, killing all three people aboard, authorities said. The Beechcraft A36 went down about 2 p.m. near Big Bear City Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane struck a vacant lot, and there was no fire, fire

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologized Monday for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company — part of an industry that her office just audited — that paid far more than her state salary. After previously refusing to disclose the terms of