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EL PASO, Texas — JP Moorman II had 14 points as UC Riverside topped UTEP 52-40. Zyon Pullin and Dominick Pickett both pitched in with 11 points for the Highlanders (4-2). Jamal Bieniemy had 11 points to lead the Miners (3-2).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Yakov Trenin scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had an assist, Ryan Johansen added a goal and an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. Mikael Granlund also scored for the Predators, and Juuse Saros made 29 saves. Nashville stopped a two-game skid and handed

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 16 points, Tyree Appleby added 15 and No. 23 Florida handled California 80-60 in an opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Myreon Jones added 13 points for the Gators, who will meet Ohio State for the title on Wednesday. Jordan Shepherd scored 15 points for Cal.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Isiaih Mosley scored 23 points as Missouri State romped past Long Beach State 92-66 in an opening-round game of the Naples Invitational. Gaige Prim added 20 points for the Bears. Joe Hampton led the Beach with 15 points.

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Peyton Watson had 19 points, Johnny Juzang added 13 and No. 2 UCLA beat Bellarmine 75-62 in the Empire Classic. Watson shot 9 of 12 and had four rebounds, easily outpacing his 3.3 points average through four games this season. David Singleton added 13 points on

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s new coronavirus testing laboratory won’t face sanctions for what state officials called “significant deficiencies.” The state Department of Public Health said Monday that the Valencia Branch Laboratory near Los Angeles was found to have problems with training and record-keeping but authorities couldn’t substantiate reports stemming from a whistleblower that the

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani has reached agreement on a $36 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. DeSclafani emerged as a key member of manager Gabe Kapler’s rotation during the NL West champion Giants’ record-setting 107-win season, going a career-best 13-7 with 152 strikeouts and a 3.17 ERA over 31 starts.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say three people have been arrested in a robbery and shooting last month that critically injured a retired Oakland police captain and left another suspect dead. Oakland police say two men were arrested in Sacramento County and a third was taken into custody in Houston, Texas. They are suspected of

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — In a story published November 19, 2021, about cash falling out of an armored truck onto a Southern California freeway, The Associated Press, citing information from the California Highway Patrol, erroneously reported that the truck was heading to an office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The FDIC says it doesn’t

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named his senior adviser on energy policy as the next president of the powerful state body that regulates utilities. Alice Reynolds is set to lead the five-member California Public Utilities Commission starting Dec. 31. The job requires Senate confirmation, but that’s

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police arrested eight people and seized more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana after serving a search warrant at an illegal cannabis growing facility at a Los Angeles warehouse.  Officials say tips from residents led narcotics officers to the facility in an industrial park in the Sylmar neighborhood of the San Fernando

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq recorded 14 points and 16 rebounds to lift Utah Valley to an 83-45 win over Idaho. Trevante Anderson led the Vandals with 13 points.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Quintana had 24 points as Loyola Marymount topped SMU 76-70. Kendric Davis led the Mustangs with 17 points.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes returned to the witness stand on Monday to tell a story likely to determine whether she is convicted or acquitted of criminal charges alleging she duped investors and patients into believing she had invented a breakthrough in blood-testing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police have arrested four people and seized 21 illegal weapons, ammunition and drugs after serving search warrants at two San Francisco homes. Authorities said Monday that federal and local agencies identified social media accounts listing firearms for sale and worked together in the investigation that led to two addresses in San

NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini have been named baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year Award winners. Posey was the National League winner. He sat out the 2020 season after twin girls adopted by he and his wife were born prematurely. Posey announced this month

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged in Southern California with kidnapping his 3-year-old son and sexually assaulting his 16-year-old niece after authorities said he drove across the country with the children. The kids were found safe and 35-year-old Jacob Clare was arrested last Thursday in Dana Point, California after a

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of Cards” more than $30 million because of losses due to his firing from the show for sexual misconduct. That’s according to an arbitration decision issued Monday. An arbitrator agreed that Spacey breached

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An American man has filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government held him for more than a month in immigration detention even though he was a U.S. citizen. Brian Bukle filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday alleging he was unfairly kept in an immigration detention facility when he should have