SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Ben Gregg had a career-high 22 points, Graham Ike scored 15 of his 19 points during a big first half, and No. 24 Gonzaga beat San Diego 101-74 on Saturday night. Ike and Nolan Hickman sparked a 55-point first half from the Zags (11-4, 2-0 WCC) and the contributions from Gregg
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — De’Sean Allen-Eikens scored 20 points as CSU Northridge beat Hawaii 76-66 on Saturday night. Allen-Eikens shot 5 of 12 from the field and 10 for 10 from the line for the Matadors (12-3, 3-0 Big West Conference). Gianni Hunt scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 9
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — William Nylander had two goals and an assist, Martin Jones made 23 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs handed San Jose its 11th straight loss, beating the Sharks 4-1 on Saturday to open a home-and-home set. Mitchell Marner and Calle Jarnkrok also scored and Tyler
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say an attack in a remote community in the southern state of Guerrero killed at least five people. A human rights groups says at least six others were wounded, but officials say they have not been able to confirm anyone being wounded. The Guerrero state prosecutor’s office said late
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Parker Bjorklund’s 13 points helped St. Thomas defeat Sacramento State 63-50 on Saturday night. Bjorklund shot 4 of 10 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line for the Tommies (12-5). Raheem Anthony scored 12 points while shooting 2 of 3 from the field
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Robertson had 19 points in Portland’s 78-64 victory against Pacific on Saturday night. Robertson also contributed nine rebounds, eight assists, and three steals for the Pilots (7-9, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Tyler Harris added 16 points while shooting 7 for 13, including 1 for 3 from
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. The hold was
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. The hold was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Lassina Traore scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Long Beach State defeat UC Riverside 83-75 on Saturday night. Marcus Tsohonis scored 16 points while shooting 7 for 17, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds, seven assists, and
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights group in southern Mexico says an attack in a remote community in Guerrero state caused an undetermined number of deaths and wounded at least six people. The director of the Minerva Bello Center said Saturday that the attack with drones and gunmen Thursday in Buenavista de los Hurtado
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — William Nylander had two goals and an assist, Martin Jones made 23 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs handed San Jose its 11th straight loss, beating the Sharks 4-1 on Saturday to open a home-and-home set. Mitchell Marner and Calle Jarnkrok also scored and Tyler
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judith Light from “Poker Face” and Sam Richardson from “Ted Lasso” both became first time Emmy winners with acting wins at Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Light, 74, took her first Emmy in a nearly 50-year television career for playing a 1960s radical hiding out
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judith Light from “Poker Face” and Sam Richardson from “Ted Lasso” both became first time Emmy winners with acting wins at Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Light, 74, took her first Emmy in a nearly 50-year television career for playing a 1960s radical hiding out
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PRESS RELEASE – SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced today that the Board of Governors has unanimously approved the Coachella Valley Firebirds as hosts of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. The event will be held at Acrisure Arena, a world-class sports and entertainment venue in Palm Desert, Calif., which
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Kenan Blackshear’s 18 points helped Nevada defeat Fresno State 72-57 on Saturday night. Blackshear also contributed seven rebounds and four steals for the Wolf Pack (14-1, 1-0 Mountain West Conference). Jarod Lucas scored 17 points, going 7 of 12 (3 for 3 from 3-point range). Hunter McIntosh
Continue ReadingDHAKA (AP) — Voters in Bangladesh began casting their ballots Sunday as polls opened in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League to seize a fourth consecutive term. Authorities said at least 18 arson attacks were reported
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Stephanie King told CNN she was returning to her home in California after a visit to Portland, Oregon, when she heard a loud roar of wind on her Alaska Airlines flight on Friday. King said she was seated in an aisle seat in row 12 of Flight 1282, but
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions Sunday on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. The sanctions will freeze any property the companies have in China and prohibit organizations and individuals in China from doing business with
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, as questions swirled about his condition and the secrecy surrounding it. The Pentagon did not inform the
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When the deputy secretary of defense began assuming some of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s responsibilities on January 2, not even she knew that it was because Austin was hospitalized, two defense officials told CNN. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks,
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