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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quentin Johnston’s three years of putting up big plays at TCU made him one of the top wide receiver prospects in this year’s NFL draft. It was his combine interview with the Los Angeles Chargers that made him the 21st overall pick Thursday night. “I

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linnea Johansson shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday at Wilshire Country Club. Johansson had a bogey-free round, one of just five in the first round. “Obviously a great day, great

MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — The operators of a San Francisco Bay Area oil refinery have agreed to pay $27.5 million for violating a 2016 agreement to reduce air pollution at the facility, federal regulators announced Thursday. Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. of Los Angeles was penalized for violating a consent decree at its refinery in

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens and lawful residents, with some improperly detained by the government for weeks after their sentences, said a lawsuit filed in state court Thursday. The lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani earned another win on the mound despite giving up five runs in a nightmare fourth inning, and he also tripled, doubled and singled in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Ohtani (4-0) had his rockiest start in

By SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Thursday. Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden Wesneski (2-1) worked the

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Time and again, Stephen Curry called for his Golden State Warriors to be better, to learn from the glaring mistakes and road losses that piled up in frustrating fashion and with little explanation as to why. Through all the distractions and challenges of a topsy-turvy

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Wild On Ice was euthanized Thursday after dropping out of the Kentucky Derby with a left hind leg injury following a morning workout at Churchill Downs, his owner said. The Texas-bred gelding breezed five furlongs in 1:01.40 before being pulled up while galloping down the backstretch before 6 a.m. A news

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen. Harry Reid’s role as chief defender of the mining industry across the West is for the first time feeling the wrath of environmentalists, who otherwise consider her an ally. National environmental groups, Native American tribes

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out 10, matching his career high, in six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to win the three-game series. Keller (3-0) gave up two runs on five hits, getting out of a third-inning jam

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California passes first-in-nation emission rules for trains to cut greenhouses gases, improve air quality.