By BEN ROSS Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Adama-Alpha Bal scored the go-ahead basket with 4.6 seconds remaining and Santa Clara beat No. 23 Gonzaga 77-76 on Thursday night. Bal had 17 points and six assists as the Broncos (12-6, 3-0 West Coast Conference) beat the Bulldogs for the first time since Jan.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Jevon Porter scored 26 points as Pepperdine beat Pacific 93-78 on Thursday. Porter was 11 of 17 shooting (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Waves (8-10, 1-2 West Coast Conference). Michael Ajayi added 21 points while shooting 10 for 17, including 1 for 5 from
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope had 26 points in UC San Diego’s 88-74 victory over Long Beach State on Thursday night. Pope shot 8 for 19 (5 for 8 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free throw line for the Tritons (10-6, 4-0 Big West Conference). Aniwaniwa
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — As a teenager, Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king. Such doubts have been swept aside as the 55-year-old takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Infielder Thairo Estrada agreed to a $4.7 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, among three players who struck deals Thursday as Infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis swapped proposed arbitration salaries with the team. First baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. agreed to $3.5 million and right-handed reliever Tyler Rogers to $3.2 million. Davis
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyrone McDougald wore a long-eared, leopard-style hat as he sorted through racks of warm clothes at a homeless service center in Portland, Oregon. He was already wearing multiple layers, but with no roof of his own, he grabbed two more coats to help him face a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Kane Milling scored 27 points, Elijah Pepper and Ty Johnson each added 20 and UC Davis beat Cal State Northridge 95-75 on Thursday night. Milling was 9 of 19 shooting, including 6 for 14 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Duncan Powell’s 19 points helped Sacramento State defeat Weber State 71-69 on Thursday night. Powell added eight rebounds for the Hornets (5-11, 1-2 Big Sky Conference). Zee Hamoda added 14 points while going 5 of 14 (2 for 10 from 3-point range), and also had five rebounds.
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cole Bajema and Keba Keita scored 14 points apiece, Brandon Carlson added a double-double and Utah ended a seven-game losing streak to UCLA with a 90-44 victory on Thursday night. The Utes (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12 Conference) just missed handing the Bruins (6-10, 1-4) their worst conference loss in program history.
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The 35th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival is in its final days and organizers are hosting some special screenings for valley students. “I actually do want to work in film, but more in a creative aspect I would like to do maybe as animation and films,” said Sophia Alejandre, an Indio High School student.
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden said airstrikes launched by the US and UK against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen were “in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea.” The president ordered the strikes just days after what the US military called a “complex attack” by the Iranian-backed militants
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The Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) announced it set a new record for passenger traffic in 2023. The airport reported a total of 3,237,325 passengers in 2023, surpassing the previous record set oneyear prior in 2022 by nearly 9%, when 2,981,844 traveled through PSP. Throughout 2023, PSP seteight new monthly passenger records. The airport also
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has announced the end of its search and salvage operations at the site of a CV-22B Osprey crash that occurred off Japan in late November, expressing regret for not being able to find the last of their eight crew members killed and saying
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 19 points, Eliza Hollingsworth added 18 and No. 16 Gonzaga won its 27th-straight home game, beating Santa Clara 87-49 on Thursday night. Ejim was 7-of-7 shooting and Hollingsworth made 8 of 9 as the Bulldogs shot 60% (34 of 57). Kayleigh Truong scored 13 points to surpass 1,000
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored with 1:05 left and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Thursday night to extend their franchise-record winning and points streaks. Gabe Vilardi tied it with 3:29 left, with Adam Lowry assisting on both goals, and Laurent Brossoit stopped 19 shots to help the Jets push
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The Indio Police Department’s Unsheltered Assistance Unit hosted its first annual resource fair on Thursday. Booths were set up on Miles Avenue. Resources included food, health care, shelter information, addiction support, and rehab options. “It’s the first unsheltered person‘s resource fair that we’ve had,” said Indio Police Department Acting Lieutenant Lisa Corton. “We want to
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street drifted to a mixed close. Tokyo’s benchmark extended its New Year’s rally, trading well above 35,000 and at its highest level since 1990. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged and oil prices surged. On Thursday, a U.S.
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels in response to their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea pulled the world’s focus Friday back on the yearslong war raging in the Arab world’s poorest nation, even as shipping across the wider Mideast remains threatened. As
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 shots and the NHL-worst San Jose Sharks snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. “It’s a little bit of weight off our shoulders for sure,” San Jose defenseman Mario Ferraro said. Luke Kunin, Fabian Zetterlund, Nikita Okhotiuk also scored
Continue ReadingBy COLBY GUY Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored on a backhander with less than a second to play in overtime, Matthew Tkachuk scored late in regulation to tie the contest and the Florida Panthers rallied past the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Thursday night to push their winning streak to nine
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