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By The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr. and Christoph Tilly scored 16 points apiece to help Santa Clara defeat San Francisco 69-62 on Saturday night. Marshall had eight rebounds and Tilly grabbed seven for the Broncos (19-12, 10-6 West Coast Conference). Adama Bal totaled 10 points and six boards. Ryan
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation. “They need help,” a union representing Haitian police said in a message
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A child and at least one other person were injured in a shooting outside of a Missouri high school Saturday, North Kansas City Police said, less than a month after a mass shooting at a Super Bowl celebration shook the area. Two victims were transported from
Continue ReadingBy JOSH WRIGHT Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Jaylen Wells matched a career high with 27 points, including 11 in the final 7 1/2 minutes as No. 19 Washington State beat UCLA 77-65 on Saturday. The Cougars (23-7, 14-5) rallied from 13 points down — their second double-digit comeback in three days — to
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points Saturday night, still going strong in his 21st NBA season as he tries to put the career scoring record out of reach. James drove past Michael Porter Jr. and hit a layup with 10:39 left in the second quarter of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel says he’ll be staying away from future Heisman ceremonies until Reggie Bush “gets his trophy back.” Manziel, the 2012 Heisman winner, announced the move on social media Saturday. “Doesn’t sit right with my morals and values that he can’t be on that stage with us every
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, Abel Alvarado and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Iceland has evacuated its world-famous Blue Lagoon due to nearby seismic activity that suggests an “imminent” volcanic eruption, the country’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday. Magma has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon, a popular geothermal spa known for
Continue ReadingSANDY, Utah (AP) — Andrés Gómez had two goals in the first half and added an assist to give Real Salt Lake a 3-0 home-opening win over LAFC in a game played in a near blizzard on Saturday. The start of the game was pushed back two hours because of the weather and just a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Holt, Zee Hamoda and Austin Patterson each had 15 points in Sacramento State’s 73-61 victory over Portland State on Saturday night. Holt also contributed eight rebounds and four blocks for the Hornets (8-22, 4-13 Big Sky Conference). Patterson shot 6 of 9 (2 for 4 from
Continue ReadingBy JESSE SOWA Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Brink sees her role for Stanford as “leader, scorer, a little bit of everything.” Brink had 18 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks as fourth-ranked Stanford pulled away from Oregon for a 76-56 win in the Pac-12 regular-season finale for both teams and possibly her
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Harry Giles III to a two-way contract on Saturday. Giles, 25, averaged 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 16 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season before he was waived on Feb. 8. The 20th pick in the 2017 draft, Giles has also played for
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning caucuses in Idaho and Missouri and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan. Trump earned every delegate at stake on Saturday, bringing his count to
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Desi-Rae Young scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half and No. 24 UNLV raced away early from San Diego State in a 100-41 win on Saturday for the Lady Rebels’ 11th straight victory. Young shot 9 of 10 and Lady Rebels (26-2, 16-1 Mountain West) were 38 of
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Freshman Isaiah Collier scored a career-high 31 points, including eight in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and USC defeated Washington 82-75 on Saturday. A 3-pointer by Koren Johnson got Washington within 72-68 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining, just 3 minutes after Southern California had built a 15-point lead. Collier took over a
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has received Donald Trump’s formal endorsement in his bid for governor, several months after the former president pledged to do so. Trump had a rally in Greensboro on Saturday that Robinson also attended and spoke at. The former president
Continue ReadingBy DORANY PINEDA Associated Press MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But when the heat topped 100 degrees
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions. The party chairman, former Ambassador and Congressman Pete
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have promoted assistant Nick Sorensen to defensive coordinator and hired former Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley for a role on the team’s staff, a person familiar with the hirings told The Associated Press. The person confirmed the hirings
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Timea Gardiner scored 16 of her 19 points in a dominating second half, leading scorer Raegan Beers returned to action and No. 11 Oregon State closed the regular season with a 79-56 win over California on Saturday. Gardiner scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Beavers poured in 27
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A tractor-trailer that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle that had crossed into opposing traffic, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Saturday. Breathtaking photos and video captured the rescue Friday of the driver in
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