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NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi museum has acquired a portrait of opera singer and music educator Daisy Cecelia Newman, who was born in Natchez. Her international career as a soprano soloist included a nomination for a Tony Award for a production of “Porgy and Bess.” Newman’s portrait will be included in an exhibit at

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — At some point near sunset and the start of the fourth quarter of the 108th Rose Bowl, the football fans in Arroyo Seco will rise together in memory of Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe. Instead of joining in a moment of silence, Utah and Ohio

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — E.J. Anosike and Vincent Lee combined to score 41 points and Cal State Fullerton held off Cal State Bakersfield to earn a 73-67 win in the Big West Conference opener for both schools, Damari Milstead put the Titans up by 10, 67-57 with 1:22 left and the team converted 6 of

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored with 30.1 seconds remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks spoiled a dazzling debut by Philadelphia goaltender Felix Sandstrom with a 3-2 victory over the Flyers. The 24-year-old Sandstrom made 43 saves in his first NHL appearance, but couldn’t stop

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds as Southern Utah beat Sacramento State 64-51. Bryce Fowler led the Hornets on Thursday night with 12 points.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An autopsy has found that a diabetic woman who died and killed two others in a wrong-way crash on a San Diego-area freeway had normal blood sugar and wasn’t under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office says the June crash on Interstate 5 in

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the potential trade tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers have made progress in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers about a trade involving veteran point guard Rajon Rondo. Cleveland has been urgently looking for a guard since Ricky Rubio suffered

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former billionaire Tim Blixseth has filed a lawsuit against Montana’s Department of Revenue seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages along with attorneys fees after a federal judge ruled the state wrongfully tried to force him into bankruptcy to collect back taxes. A Department

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA postponed Golden State’s game with Denver on Thursday, the same day that Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers and Denver’s Michael Malone entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. That raised the total number of head coaches on that virus-related list to seven. Rivers and Malone join the Los Angeles

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA postponed Golden State’s game with Denver on Thursday, the same day that Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers and Denver’s Michael Malone entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. That raised the total number of head coaches on that virus-related list to seven. Rivers and Malone join the Los Angeles

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony Michel’s hardnosed running style played a major role in the Los Angeles Rams’ surge into a playoff spot over the past month. Michel rushed for a season-high 131 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 27 carries in the Rams’ 30-23 win at Minnesota,

The Los Angeles Rams can clinch the NFC West with a win over Baltimore this weekend and an Arizona loss. The Rams will try to extend their four-game winning streak and the Ravens will try to end their four-game skid. Baltimore could have star quarterback Lamar Jackson back after he missed two games with an

By MARTHA BELLISLE and TERRY TANG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers. And experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. Dr. Paul Offit of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia says it’s “heartbreaking” knowing

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With a new and more infectious coronavirus variant sweeping California, attorneys representing inmates say violations of health orders by prison staff risk a repeat of the outbreaks that killed dozens in the first year of the pandemic. The most recent statistics show large percentages of employees

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s mountain snow holds 160% of the water it normally does at the end of December. That’s according to officials from the state Department of Water Resources, who measured the snowpack on Thursday in the Sierra Nevada. The measurement marks a strong start to the drought-stricken