By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Graham Ike scored 26 points and No. 23 Gonzaga clinched a bye into the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament by beating San Francisco 86-68 on Thursday night. The Bulldogs (23-6, 13-2) won their 29th straight game against the Dons (22-8, 11-4) to wrap
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Drew Doughty and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and two assists and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Anze Kopitar and Trevor Moore both had a goal and an assist for the Kings. Rookie Brandt
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines arts organization is preparing to rip out a roughly 30-year-old artwork that lines a beloved pond in a historic city park, outraging arts advocates nationally and surprising local residents. The New York artist who created the work says she can’t believe the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Brewton scored 26 points as CSU Fullerton beat Long Beach State 76-71 on Thursday. Brewton also contributed five rebounds and six assists for the Titans (13-16, 6-11 Big West Conference). John Square Jr. scored 17 points while shooting 4 of 4 from the field and
Continue ReadingBy JOSH WRIGHT Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Isaiah Watts and Andrej Jakimovski scored 18 points each and Myles Rice added 16 to help No. 19 Washington State rally past Southern California 75-72 on Thursday night. The Cougars (22-7, 13-5 Pac-12) trailed by 12 points late in the first half and didn’t take their
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents and pundits that reflects an increasingly complex landscape in which Big Tobacco companies aggressively push alternative products
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER AND OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — At least nine Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed and visitors to Yosemite National Park were told to urgently leave Friday as California’s most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada, where residents were urged to take shelter as
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER AND OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The most powerful Pacific storm of the season is forecast to bring up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow into the Sierra Nevada by the weekend, forcing residents to take shelter and prompting Yosemite National Park and at least two Lake
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Bent Leuchten had 16 points in UC Irvine’s 89-64 victory over CSU Northridge on Thursday. Leuchten had six rebounds for the Anteaters (21-8, 14-3 Big West Conference). Devin Tillis scored 11 points while going 4 of 6 from the field, and added seven rebounds. Carter Welling shot
Continue ReadingWOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Family, friends and classmates planned to gather Friday at a church outside Atlanta to say farewell to Laken Riley, the nursing student found slain after she went out for a morning jog on the University of Georgia campus. A funeral service for 22-year-old Riley was set to follow a visitation Friday
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell scored 22 points as UCSB beat Cal Poly 83-75 on Thursday. Mitchell added seven assists for the Gauchos (15-12, 8-9 Big West Conference). Yohan Traore scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Ariel Bland finished 6 of 6 from the floor to finish with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Kaleb Higgins scored 29 points as CSU Bakersfield beat UCSD 70-57 on Thursday. Higgins was 8 of 17 shooting, including 4 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 9 from the line for the Roadrunners (12-17, 7-11 Big West Conference). Marvin McGhee shot 6 for
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury last December handed down a rare decision: It convicted two Colorado paramedics for their roles in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain following an overdose of a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Johnston scored 26 points as Loyola Marymount beat San Diego 96-62 on Thursday. Johnston had five assists for the Lions (12-17, 5-10 West Coast Conference). Dominick Harris shot 6 for 9 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The list of memorable characters and personalities who entered popular culture through cable television is long: Honey Boo Boo. Tony Soprano. Lizzie McGuire. Don Draper. Jon Stewart. Beavis and Butt-Head. Chip and Joanna Gaines. SpongeBob SquarePants. Pick your own favorites. Chances are there won’t be
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Campaigning formally starts on Friday for the biggest election in Mexico’s history. Voters will choose the president, along with the winners of 628 seats in Congress and thousands of local positions. Elections will occur in all 32 jurisdictions, with more than 20,000 positions up for grabs,
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is upholding provisions of new Arizona laws that would require counties to verify the status of registered voters who haven’t provided proof of U.S. citizenship and cross-check voter registration information with various government databases. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton concluded Arizona legislators did not discriminate
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press STINNETT, Texas (AP) — As the largest wildfire in Texas history engulfed his town, Danny Phillips was left helpless. “We had to watch from a few miles away as our neighborhood burned,” he said, his voice trembling with emotion. In his hard-hit town of Stinnett, population roughly
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If an ancient prophecy is right, Michael “Barney” Chandler has just got the most important job in England. The 56-year-old former Royal Marine is the new ravenmaster at the Tower of London, responsible for looking after the feathered protectors of the 1,000-year-old fortress. According to legend, if
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After several days of extraordinary testimony, the judge in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump is set to hear arguments Friday over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the prosecution over a romantic relationship. Lawyers for Trump and
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